The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-31
figures; or S OF each per month, for

conVlcuS.
Bid of W. q. Myers. - Pay for
guarding, collecting and maintaining
convicts, and SO II per month, for each
convict, except invalids and cripples.
Further, will take from the present
Lessees, at fair valuation, all property
that the State is required by law, TO
pay them for.
Bid of Col. Ed. Richardson. ~ VIII
pay for the Penitentiary, with all
property belonging thereto, and all
convicts on hand, or to be received,
Sl2O, 600, for the term of six years.
this amount to be paid, first, in The
cost of putting in the machinery au-
thorized 10y the Act, and the balance,
in annual payments, as the Board may
direct. .tt...t b..
Bid of j. s. Hdn,iltOR.-ThiS bid is
very lengthy, providing in detail for
everything lessee should do in the
proper management of the Institution,
and to save the State from all eX-
penses. 1t then provides for putting
into the Penitentiary building by the
LIST of January, 1881, Bagging Fac
tory, to consist of not less than four
teen looms, and all necessary spindles
to make it complete. In addition to
this, Cotton and Wooden Machinery
sufficient to manufacture all the cloth
ing for the convicts. Also, complete
Wagon Factory, embracing machine
for each separate part of the work
On the completion of the above facto'
ries, all life time, and over ten yeal
convicts, are to be brought back in
the walls, and there employed. All
this Machinery to be kept insured,
and at the end of the lease to be
turned over to the State without cost
or charge. 1t stipulates that he will
turn over to works Of internal inn
provements such number of convicts
as the Board of Public Works may de-
mand and all disagreements to be
adjusted by the Board, without li:iga-
ton. The fifth stipulation of the bid
is as follows: "In order that the
State may be relieved of any outtd5
whatever, | will release all claim and
demand to the appropriation of So
600, made by the 10th Section OF the
Act of 1880. But will use in the bust
ness of the institution such material
as we may have, and all the machln'
erv, tools etc. shall be turned over tt
the State, without cost or charge, al
the expiration of said lease"
9th. II will pay the State hire fol
all convicts that come into my hands
and under my control, the sum o
50 II per month, each, excepting sucl
as I may not be required to pay fo
under the law. Annual statements
and settlements shall be made by m'
the LIST of January each year, thu
Board to credit me with the cost of al
machinery, and the balance due thu
State, if any, paid over to said Board
or used in making permanent inn
provements on the Peniten tiary prop
erty, or repairing the same
"Desiring that the labor Of this i'll
sti.ution contribute in some way tt
permanent good and usefulness dur
ing the lease authorized, l will, i
the contract is awarded to me, con
tract with the Rev. II. F. johnson
President of "Whitworth Female Col
lege," located at BrOokhaven, Miss.
for the completion of the building
already begun, according to the plaT
he has adopted; and the building
shall be erected without reward o
profit to me. One wing of College wa
built by us during the year 1878, Will
only the cost of maintenance Of TIT
force while at work.
The contract was finally awarded
by the Board to Hamilton, Allen 4
Co., and for particulars Of the same
we refer to another column.