New-York tribune., 1876-01-05
object from the state Treasury. including purchase VI
land, So to June 90, 1875

To sep0 1851 ooo 90 From os, 81 s7a 600 600 90
@ q sis st ssls5$ 81 q q 10
- Congress cs%y;2s Hail block. ..-.,-.
statement the clerk Of the present Commission :.
which organized on the 2o'h Oh juno i'''' y
amonn paid on acooun. OF expenditures prior e,o q,
A%aan expended in the Goth 20, a.a o.,
Estims,c liabilities on Jan l. 1876: m G5o.5 ~ -
The memorandum attached to the snppy ol, ON
the 2ls of June contains the Ioii0wins oo'o' '''O
5 or 9e nsT T ,. Gnr1G more than 5000
900 WIN b. ~ ~ s & n e 81 t oo0i viii he
. assent 10 this appropriation nearly 100 has
s1n a1 1'In has bsen detcrnnsd details have n been
aapr aHy @ & Gnas ns 10 in Of the bndns ors
describing Of such unnecessary cost on, % 1Snn T
n"p,s I'm deciding on sdom o completing H. W. are
only Ma. SthSs G cO. S viii III TSa Ss 1i S
with ali certainty si,anable dou0sl "hstmo. tno
ton should settled and fun assurance had tnat ta apo e
Mans In ths mean favored reduction Of tis apprG
pnn, for thi, an" object inserted IN the supply
bill They, perhaps usfy the ai.o~ahGe l @ pey |r XXI,
csly a. the mp0,ug tax for rAsng the mone1 oi
purpose viii necessarily into effect Whatever h'sn' o
| The new Commission consists Of the Lieutenant COY
ernor the Auditor Of the canal department ana InV a.,
toruey General The act provides tlat Oeoio hi1 I
ton exceeding 10000. OF The SIM apPopilaeu l4 s
construction OF the new Capitol should De eh ~ d hi
details plans and specifications of the Story ol slu D
In. containing the legislative halls SHOULD be made ana
|
| % the law was complied WITH ana tle Wolk Oh colsuo
ton was prosecuted through the summer and Autumn
The at further provides lnil not more I Z i 49, m
the SAID appropriation rhau Dr eNpciucu p'Oie Ii
t,l5, plans, and Specifications 0i tne Nh9c VI Tue te
mandcr ~ said building slnl be nto ana pppoN'p ~
writing" by Tie COinmisslOhoiS Ills u M
o. yet complied WITH and the work upon the thp-
a I n1a n prenaTd by the architect and woro submitted
- hr Commissioners the 18th day Of December 1919,
but they have not yet, been approved ~ me Cohr
sionor The determination of all the details ot 20 e&tel-
building viii require much careful
ln the plans for the completion OF the new CapO 10
aserta ana report the Legislature the cost of exeeu-
ton they aro nov, as am ln'OIhtl cH8'5c' III ''
| very necessary preliminary woIA
| INSANE AsYIUMs AND ERFORMAToRY
| Four state institutions m process OF cOnsructon-
throe a,yiums for tho insane and reformatory. II
M ht have been supposed that such an extensive pro
vision for the contemplated in these three
institutions could become necessary the instant
ami ths prudence would have dictated that one
institution should be completed before another was be-
gun. But unfortunately. not even the sacred influences
Of charity could these works from the spirit OF cgs
lltivo lo rolling or tie rapacIy OF local expenditure.
The policy OF beginning every thing and finishing nothing
nus prevailed Construction has been scale Oi costly
cxtr1ydsaucc At the last session t10aud three quarter
millions Df dollars, raised by taxes. had p'tn expended
On these four institutions and about SijOOUO raised by
take. and appropriated remained uneApenlc, ana ytt
40 considerable part Of these works lad been hddc
available The plan adopted at that session of con
dining the appropriations Tor the year 10 such suns A.
would make available and bring into use The portions OF
the structures nns' hcafy app ioA'hS SOIn =,
construction of the other portions OF those Dudin2S II
mas deferred until after the extinction OF the bounty
debt IN 1877. The Interval Will Afford an opportunity To
revise the whole policy OF the state IN respect to these
institutions, and to reconsider ilc plans a.d methods oi
ther construction The expenditure thus far axe ~ FOL
| lows
1oai s1priiitiro 10 Dec 90 I775.....sl.337.s7S %
Tdiai eip,n3:ar5 to Dec 20. Is75...... 767,3jl ol
! 1oiai exprniitlr' To Doc q I77j...... 4,iOj3 -
r5iai cIptniitaTo - bee 20. is7j..... 7GoIi7 %
Total ......................... .s3.3l9.5i7 70
Tho cost O oompruns these buildings il as yet mat
air. ady aSen etptnIod ,que clear that an outlay
of 5000 inmate Tor The purpose OF providing shr.-
reasonable and cXtrayagaut That would be equal TO
fiyG f.y IA "a 9hs stale How many families OF lnborion
and hrny producers afford 10 I've IN house costing
tn, stito Of stone aud their value was about
soo1 each OF 100 i2t ttn 81 M ,tb 4r2af nsr S D5SH
valued At $4,000. on si2OO for each inmate; IAose oi
wool which are thrcc-fourths Of tho whole number,
we're valued II Loo, Or $40 for each inmate deny
that there any sound public policy IN err ctng palaces
archtcctrr slmpi, tcd the nature Of lis object
would reconcile artistic taste with justice toward the IN
ng for the unfortunate waste II such ciinccs is not
onj wrons % t.c 80 piy Dut " lu,t 80 uuGh II
consumes the iind winch tho Tt@t. l. able I" prov ne ior
The old. of its charity. Nor doc, the mischief stop
, 80" ,,i st,t.ily ,,r fnc -u,oft OF tlcr Inmate.
By ma Inevitable Gssochon ~ dcI- IN mems minds mag
n.ircu honcs lead 90 maguIc 20 current expenditure
the piii" ol "',in ana H'A,. y ~At 4" ii,l illieie'
ana The 1, ~ ueact offence. Ai' iucy Adu-e, where
sway ,d b. teu II 20 De- rcmcuI red that. after al the
burden " taxation b. chiefly NOT upon accumulated
carry 0u r,,ir proIu,utc udu,tues iu irusai homes
Ihcy ought not 10 ho the only c.a-, d7aNofcd - the
policy If tho state
Tho following statement show. tho expenditures and
earning. Of each II the prison, for the ending sept
'' Aa,,Pis, ,s.a f.. "-acg'' asS Eyos:'q' sIss.ll
Auburn ........... t-g-,is 80 tt2i5 - si3LIs3 75