Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-12

! Mr.. Frazer moved that the Chamberlain bill bS
reported back with recommendaton that it do pass
Lost by same vote
| Mr.. Fox moved that the Chamberlain bill, IS
amended, together with the Brown and Carr bills,
be reported back withou. recommendation, which
WIS carried-aye7 10, noes 4; and the three bills
will be accordingly reported to the Assembly this
morning.
Investigation of Folsom Branch Prison work:
John N. Taslor testified that it would cost rs
cents per foot to quarry Rocklin granite, which
costs about 90 cents per foot to get it to San Fran
Cisco, where it is sold for 81 % per foot good
man can quarry feet per day. Granite eurbing
costs about 20 cents per foot would be willing to
make contract for all wanted at 80 cents per foot
g. Griffith testified: Have been engaged upon
quarries at Penryn since 1864, and been in store
business 23 years. Such stone as we ship to San
Francisco cannot be quarred for less than so cents
per foot Peen-hammered work costs at Penryn 40
cents per superficial foot. II costs more upon PEN
compare favorabiy. Peen-harnmered work could be
done for 5 or 80 cents per foot. Have never aver.
aged workmen in quarryiDg 1t differs in different
quarries. | have drilled as high az 10 holes ,1er
hour. The quality OF rock has much to do with it.
William Cook testified that he is a qrarryman
has carried on business at Folsom for past fourteen
years about three fourths Of mile from the Branch
Prison has worked some on quarry near the pri on
it costs "a cents per foot TO quarry this Stone took
out 1000 cubic feet from this quarry; got 81 so
per cubic foot iu San Francisco sold the last there
at 81 70; M johnson was up to see me about COM
ing here have not had experience in averaging
days work of quarymen
John Lee testified: Am a stonecutter have ex
amined the Branch Prison mnutely also plans and
specifications which calls for first class peen ham,
mered work to be done by Jordan the work is
about thlrd-class work don't consider the rubble
cells equal 10 solid masonry and that it was wrong in
the Directors to adopt this kind Of work it would
be easy for prisoners to escape through this kind of
work. refer to the partition walls, and not the
front or main walls, which would not permit Of es-
cape; good men with good tools would quarry from
six to eight feet per day, but TO do everything
would have to be in frst-eass order.
Mr. Cu;lett the expert who made the recent ex-
animation and report in reference to the condition
OF the pri on work and estimates concerning it,
appeared and substantiated his former report, par
ticuary as TO cost of quarrying the stone showing
the data was based upon his own experience and
that OF the best American, French and English
engineers. crossexamination Of the exp rt
seemed to satisfy those present fully as 10 his COM
potency upon the subject.
Mr.. Lee further testified that he had examined the
cells. The class of work done the Branch Prison
should say would cost about 15 cents. Some of it
| would not give 10 cents for. | would not do il
under the specifications for less than 30 cents The
condition of jams at the main gate is good now 1t
appears to have been fixed since first built. i
slider Jordan's mortar and work frst-class thst is
better than the average work at the Branch Prison
about 26 cents per foot The balance of the stone
work Of the cells would be from 81 IS to 50 per foot
including the opening.
The committee adjourned until next Tuesday
evening.
The Senate Committee on Mines and Mining
agreed TO Senate Bill No 401, defining mining dis
ricts etc. and it will be reported back for passage
The Senate Judiciary Committee had under con-
sderation the State University BILL but came to no
final action upon it,