The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-01-22

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~ 4 sfaEs4 @aT ,aas
THx fExIrRyIIARr or the sIAIE,s
7 Your earnest attettion Is invited 10 the ~,
4 forsof sAs wssse1 Of - Psskes0kya q 1,
!ss Aoeamens which yiu repAy. .YeEaeaa Eea
By persons who may not be called TO lcgis,
iStc In reAeFcnce u fhe n aaSeMeav = sup,
port Of eony!c.s. In my vis,ts T. tAis isstT.
tuition during the past two ysars, and in ny
Il 0MciNi relations with the warden. have uni
formly been pleased with his eas.sstsgsrfs
to meet the onerOus requiyeneats of bis pOs
sition. While he has labofed 70 brin. the
u6s1agcmaat0f9n - fnn1een1eaty 1nWsGn Gnsitc
harmony with the hRmane tendencies oftAc
age, ne has neither relaxed the dfscipline Of
tt6s oAnvic4s. uer aljAInls1ed. tAeas eG1csshey
aahossrs !. 4 Y e e sspsa Ne inssi.si'oa
The number ofssNsttts bovse tp0l6 tAc
bQoks at the tats q tAe sapexts Va E6; Of
may ss sdSeSse ssss M tcsSs s9dstlsass 81 pen. pen
itcntiasy essAnamra4e i Noyse -, ana, thrre
* ese.ss 60 isis + ss s s;s
taeeeun1, aa enonafakhg nncsesss n cine.
.apposl fnd shsF e. u M
I fspSiss anA ceses n m nspsrtassda n6a been
taken ont ef this fund. You MN leer1'
.sfSssSs az ~ sRs sss q x.
sAep Soen q the psisoa wsS isdisienslycx.'
pended, and that, The additional shop room
Contemplated mas been compieted' That
pcstips oss tho ssppropriaaton desi9ncsl to
light the prison with gas, instead Of .9il,wAs
Tor the purpose % which IL wast bs applied.
The warden YccomMends m additional ap-s
propriation OF 81, 500 Tor the purpose Of sup
plying gas aa1 to this add nv hearty ap.
proval Whh tho smsll sppropriation Acc.
cssary to make this much needed improve
= - -AA A.Aa
~ explosive md ttang gerOus pr ropeg4lcs, and
the unhealthy. gases generated by 70 large D
number of lights as are found necessafy for
the purposes OF this institsaien, nnakes it not
only cruel parsinony. bat Ia reality an sx-i
tsASAgAoeSs 20 wftbM03d the appropriation
troying the roof Of the boiler honse- old
shinsic-roof very much exposed wlfleh wac
repaired. raised, and ail covered With slate
at q cost Of TAIL. Another fire occurred on
the eth Of Jnly, 1878, which destroyed two
q the shops an d ne1as ssitatednu expenditure
posai OF the executivs council for emcrgen
cics ofthis nature. BY this Expenditure lhe
shops were replaced IN bytter and eater cOnl
dition than before. Fire walls were carried
up between them, ,ard between each % them
and the other shops with which they were
connected. II WILDE the duty OF the Gen.
eral Assembly to consider tho propriety Of
tho other impruv en- ents rccomin ended. I
make mo appetite recommendations, hut re-
Yer you to the report OF the visitIng commit
tee astthori1ed by the Fousteenth D. t3eueraf
Assemhay for information sssto the peccssi.
ty for those improvements.
II this aenerai Assepshly resolve "a eontin
ne the xvafem 0f can trA q lAhor which ia.
lieye Ia generally conceded to ba The heat
mode OF siving cTnpioyricnt to the tonsitts,
itwW become yoaf duty ~ provide for:ads
yerusing and letting the contract. II q 70
n, anA AuN 49, x>..k1 N.%x - 49,.
better price than we have hcrefofnre Obtain
ed Labor In the ulinois nenitcn4iavv soi.A
for q price nearly dovtblc that al Otifs under
the present cuntract rrhis dt0ersrsec cohId
he neither in The more Fortunate location of
the prison. nor the better fncftitics "a secure
resolutlnp, number aj. approved Aprii 9Rd.
1872 appointed Robert ii. Ffnkbilte1 q corn
petent buflder, .ee examine and estlmatc the
value Of material FURNISHED and work done
by the contractors for the convict labor al
"the pcnitetti tiary, in building two shops.
upon which they claim money Il due them I
As the General Assembly also made proyi.
sions to raise these thops an other, stsry / |
thought II proper to have this work done he
fore they were disturbed preparatory 10 This
Accordingly Mr.. Finkbine
visited the penitcntiary, fnada The esfjtnstc
as required, and his report IL on fiie in the
executive Office fo. the use of the Gsnera |
Assembly r t## s # fs sE s8
,sup .rp,,,nx,, ,.,.s,rs~r,..x
80 - - - '''N
Herewith there viii be transmitted to you
the report Of the commissioners OF the addi l
tional penitentiary. II gives in detail the
transactions OF thu commisssonefs In the |
performance of their duties. 1t appcar RS from I
the accompanying pamphlet that there were |
differences OF opinion in the commission,
which led 70 the Rrspar a;ioa of tso separate
reports, both Of which were ordered printed,
and will be fonnd IN single f,amphiet I /
have not thought il necessary or profitable |
or summarize these documents. In the de
tails going to make up the history of the
a." snhstantisj u dia.,auna Of oninin,, sa;,
matters ofpolicy more than In matters of dc 4
tan.
ihe reports show that the commissioners
obtained one tract OF land for farming pur
poses, ana another OF hfteen acres, ten Of
wnich was dora bJ the citizens Of JOues
county. The other i've acres are to be paid
Tor, and the commissioners ask that the Gen
eral Assembly appropriate S1,5tO for this
purpose. Near this 10 acres, upon which the
penitentiary Il located, there is M eserlast-
ing spring 50 much higher than the prosPec
I've wells Of The prison that At viii afford
abundance OF water, Which can he conveyed
20 every part OF the prison yard with very
little expense. The quarry, which was pur
chased Tor $l5,Oop Is two and one half miles
from the penitenfiary 10 far as developed,
u IS an excellent quarry, ana ~ beiieyed TO
DC fully worth the money paid for IT.. The |
thus far, as shown, exceed the ap
proPriation by u, ID. The prison is 10
deot so,Vu Tor general support. Thirty .Prt |
soners nave been connned therein, Of which
- remained AZ the date OF the report: can
attehtion 10 the appropriations asked Tor by
sne commissioners, lAls ,isltihg coinMlttee
having examined lhs work OF the commls
siohels I anu cons,uereu me p,opllety OF Iunn
- iars eAPchuilnres,i VIA aeieI expressing
an OPINION mere, 40 beileve That committee
N nas ac.su upon inlorma.ion Whicn makes
'hc" reP"f' worthy oi ihii iaien ana eFeait.
Mt. PLEASANT Eosprr.T. .oprHr rSsANrg
The Hospital for the insane at Mt Pleas.
ant 10 shown by the accompanying report Of
It's board OF trustees TO have been sAiiifuly
and economically managed, aud To have met
the requirements Of such an institution dur
ing the past TWO years as eificiently as at any
FORMER period OF It's history. At the close OF
Z he biennial period. there were 43b patients
in Its wards. of the number Of patients
covered: 81. as per cent. improved. and N IA
comparison win other institutlons OF the
character, Is record ,hat does hoher 10 the
persons having u IN ehsfge. Il
inere mas Deeh feceNeu IroM an sources
pei MDelongihg 20 the cuTren. expense fand t2S5,,
ss s.o;So; OF "h1ch thero mas oeen cxpcndcd
e.Iy' 44IAo. Inc aPpIopflatiohp py the 6eh-
esn ~ AsseMuiy s " si,So 'or = hatn.roosnln
.nc DaseMcha 81 tne WEST wing Was