The Portland daily press., 1879-01-22
BY TELEGRAPH.
AT THE CAPITAL.
Report Of the Jail Inspectors and
Warden of the State Prison.
The Proposed Reduction OF
Salaries.
Report Of the Civil Service Commission.
Report Of the Civil Service Commission.
Especial TO the Press.]

Augusta Jan. 2l.-The annual report of the
prison and jail inspectors shows that the earnings of
the State prison the past year have been $l5,71224
and the expenses S32,2l1.s9, leaving a balance
against the prison of $l6, 1885, The deficiency is
made much larger by the reduction in valuation of
the prison property. A larger amount Of carriages
and harnesses have been sold the past year than
before, but at a much smaller price. If the decline
of prices stops now, it probably will the future
deficiencies will probably be much smaller. Much
Of the stock sold has been credit thereby making
quite an increase in the debt due the prison.
The large increase In the number of prisoners
made the shop room entirely inadequate to accom-
modate the number Of convicts able to work, and on
this account the harness shop was enlarged. There
are now cells to accommodate $50 convicts. No ap-
preparations for offices or shop room will be
necessary for sometime to come.
The inspectors are pleased to note marked
change in the management Of jais since they have
been under the inspectors supervision. The i'm
provement in sanitary condition Is very marked.
The Jail in Hancock county should be rebuilt and
that in Waldo needs attention. Work has been
continued in the jails that have workshops with
good success except in Lincoln county, which has
been closed, the others having been a source of
revenue to the counties in which they situated.
The whole number committed to jails in the State
during the year was 2,255.
The report of the Warden of the State Prison
shows that the number of convcts in the prison
December l. 1871 was POI the present number is 22l
OF which 2l6 are males and females. The av erage
increase over last year is Is. The number of COM
mitmeuts during 1873 was two less than in 1877. Of
tho u committed II from Androscoggin county,
10 from Cumberland, Z from Hancock, from York.
5from Washington, 5 from Knox, 4 from Somerset,
sfrom Sagadahoc, from franklin, from Lincoln,
2from Oxford, 2 from Aroostook, from Waldo, Q
from Kennebec, from Penobscot, 1 from Piscata-
quis. 6.were sent by the United States court. 80
were committed for larceny, 70 for break ng and
entering, for rape, for adultery, for murder, 8
for counterfeiting, for incest. for manslaughter
2for assault and battery, and each for ,or gerry.
burglary, receiving stolen goods, robbery, arson,
abortion, polygamy, assault to rob, attempt to COM
NIT are0n.
Ofthe terms OF sentence were for one year, % for
two years and over one; 6 for three years and
two for four years and over three IL forve years:
tor six years; for years; for eight years;
for nine years; for ten years; 4 for life.
The sales OF carriages and harnesses have reached
the total amount Of s52,,7o.33 against S47,7a6.l2
last year. an increase of $5s2423 10 those branches
of business. The sales Of boots and shoes amount to
S748i.at few hundred dollars more than last year.
The expenses Of the prison. including salaries the
year, amount to 1872 49, and the profits of maun-
factEdng, after making reductions in valuation of
sock hand, amount to 1924, leaving an ap-
parent deficit of Sl6,499.55
OF the fifteen and half years in which Mr.. Rice
has been in charge of the prionthe earnings baye ex-
ceeded the expenses during eight and halt years by
$A,854.9s, but during the remaining seven years
there has been an aggregate deficit of $544 I9 81,
showing an average annual deficit Of 1858 ST. The
harness business has been more profitable than any
other work carried on at the prison. and the Warden
recommends that more conyicts be employed in it.
The new wing to the prison building has been COM
plsted and some other improvements have been
made at an expense Of $3,s02.97.
The number Of convicts discharged by expiration
Of sentence during the year a. pardoned 81 died
4; committed to jail 1.
The follow shows the crimes of convlcts now in the
prison.