The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-12

report of The Preside-r of the sscuItv. vshnse :,
vices are highly appreciated b. them, md who's
zeal ln scfveating the Interests Of the flstitutjo
rs commended The Aumber - sfuder,s- ;s m
The enooirHaent fund i=now reported at $50 on
yielding snnt5ally sl7.0Cs and tRs- united gram
ana dons1scns are yalueGat $50, ,os0 Per1tener
annual appropriations os 81 900 s1r tho f-efft,
tIon and Sseoo sor the ex senses of She BoSrr5 7
Trustees, aye asked.
PHE rTATE l. saTtARIAN
in biennial report aceountssfor the moneys ~
pe1eed Dy beT predecessor during the Ave mons,
ending March "a. IS79. and sAe payr-rnts mss
on h.r appros1h during on@ year and sevr,
months of her present term fer new l4vsoks an
blnding for the kiersry, for fu H. lights and wats
ior tne 3Sbrary rsoms for expro>sage and postage
and fog salarlss- od herselB and assistant
yanitor and night yatchma1. The three
story Hiding IN which the Sibrar,
y established constitutes one Of M
pSovisionea "CapitCs'.ifildings snd affo--ss tbs
Tlnporarg quarters- tor the ofiic Us forrneS oc
cupylng the state House and muss be prD,rtded
lAbTarian has. under advice. cagsed to be rars,
par - the 'tssnporary gsarters'' fsr LegislsSlys
halH furnlsf.sd for yoUrsgse BY the EOard of (lzn
miss9oners OF xhri0n Comfy. / am satisfied 5Aaf
Ing win be appreciated @ IS s,6
your important lsbors for your constituents.
need only 10 suggest that reu do not o. rlook y,
Just els ans CT Marion County for expenses ines
IN an expensive bailding generously offered an J
gratefully accepted BY the s1ate in ls77.
THB- STATE Board Or ssRICUIr,rxla
BY It's President anil Secrct.srg. has made n re
port OF its financial transactons during i've fiscal
year- IL shows rsceipts, intending spe nal ar-
preparation from the State Treasury sS}S 7f5 IS.
expenditures, S1l, So i3 leaving balance "a Sl4
sa. n unexpended. The Bosfd has csnceled
$3.50 of guaranty bonds O staerwise It's roDtii-
ZION Is unchanged Its property consists os the
ar GROUND and It's Improvements, mortsas I'D 10
secure its bonded debt. The bonds,
first dax oe the p~eSent mcsnh. The last
lnStsslment OF the Stare's approp, saiion nan -ly
S2,lvo was adelnste to the payments OF the semi
erty. fP
The Board has used sssisi to pas expenses.of
pnttlng the cabinet and museum ofishe Geolc<i-
esitDcpartment in proper condition for trans .
Ing To the curator OF the Department now pr9-
vlded by law, and has in its Treasury s. I9a b y
longing to the fund provided for that purpose
THE INDIANA HeRT9'uDTCRAL. SOCIETY
has reportedi its disposition of revenues consiss
ing in part OF the ennlIab appropriation of 500
drawn from the Treasury the past year,
TUE pIREerORs OF TIE sTaTas. RRIsek. NORTH
and renew recommendations in their former re-
port. There We're 5l2 conyicts at the Beginning
OF the year aud 577 at the close, 301 having been
received and three returned. and269 having been
released 10y pardon, expiration of sentence and
otherwise. All are contract ed for. terms Oi from
one 10 tVe years at reInuneratiVe prices, and sos
State and nineteen excused and OF duty
During the year foTty-tive received medical treat
ment. three eeliedand one corsnlitted suicide The
sanitary condition was good, and is shown in the
smaller percentage Of deaths, and in the excused
list, which is lighter than i'm any former year
The receipts and earnings We're 90. and the
ing: OF the appropriation of S75,00, 81, ,l2e.2l re-
nai mained October y; 1850. The cost Of
or a61S cents per day The iayt fhat the terms Of
the Directors are all for two years, and all be-
gin and expire at once, leaves the Prison without
business until AL have leaihed and their oxperi-
ence goes with them when they retire. Tofmalce
the term three yearS and provide for the retire
Guilty and secure at all times two members Of ex-
perienee.
TIE DIRECTORS or THE STATE PRISON SOUTH.
report the average genumber of epn3lets dnring the
past year 600. hclng Jr at the beginning ana 5G2
at the close. 2I having been received and 27S dis
charged. pardoned and otherwise lost. The avail
had at the close of the year forty-eight couvicts
an Increase OF seven, thirty -four having been re-
ceived during the year. There were III lSEls in
the RefOrmatory at the beginning of the year and
lis at the close. forty-one having been committed
during the year. The annual appropriation of
81, 800 was drawn and expended rs will appear
from detailed and classified statements of allow
ances of the Board. The estimated cost of keep
ing girl Is Sl26 per annum. This is the has - of
the accounts against Counties, by which Onehalf
is reimbursed TO the State. These collections
amounted to s. 27.I.77 for the six months to De
cember 1872, and -, ,l6 90 10 June /, 1880 in all
$40 t36.61 or nearly One-half the total expense of
the Institution, both penal and DeformatOry The
Managers urge an increase of appropriations for
maintenance recommending that $500 more be
allowed for the current year, snd 10000 peg an
mum thereafter. they have had difficulty to pro-
cure profitable employment fOr the inmates
Having built and equipped lanndries at a cost of
s.. 30, they find Laundry work useful as a re-
forInatory means at first, sDbduing excitabaity
and making submission easier and require az not
disabled to serve an appren tieeship in that de-
Inrtment Knitting and sewing and Gaming
able men are on contracts. 44S at fOrty-ive cents
and fifty at thirty cents The receipts were
SIT, ,GSS.Sl; the disbursements, S74, 1850. With
an expense of sI1,S15S and all average number OF
GOO, the average cost was thirty-tw0 cents seven
mills per day; or excluding repairs, leaving S6s-
lS7 ,o6, but thirty-one cents per day for
sIantially fed appears from curious table
Of weights, disclosing the fact that the
average of those received is lf314 pounds and of
pounds. The Chapel, Hospital, clothing shop
and laundry has been put under contract and
partially completed for the sum specifically APP
of construction. When completed ii viii ac-
409 conxiets. An additional
1000 will be needed to complete the Soriner as
designed, and the $1,000 appropriated for the
latter is regarded as quite insufficient The old
wooden wall must soon give place TO another
wall estimated TO cost $4,000. There were seven
deaths during the year, five from diseases of the
lungs The Moral instructor urges tbs supply of
books for the conyicts, and develops the theory
and practice OF good time as a means OF encOur-
aeement. John ". Iinck resigned ahe Office OF
Director November L, 1880. The vacancy was
filled by the appointment OF John Horn
TILE uoVsE OF REFUGE F0R JUVENILE or
TENDERS
was opened in lSfS, and has received in all 1,3Si
boys There were 80 at the beginning of the
past year, and SaT at the close. OF the 1i9 adj
mitted during the year, thirty four could neithsr
read nor write. SIX Counties of the State have so
far been without representative. OF the /. .e87
who have passed through, 50 per cent re
garded as good men In community. There we're
eleven deaths up TO April I, and bat two since.
The receipts and earnings paid into the Treasury
amounted to S3.54L51 The annual appropriation
of $4,000 was expended, bat part of ii appears
in permanent form in The new dining hall Quilt
of the boys and dedicated with interesting exer-
cises October 80. The cost of keeping an inmate
is estimated at 500, ana the Counties re-
imburse the State onehaf that sum
The Commissioners again draw attention
10 the language of the Constitution authorizing
the creation of such an institution, and quote
from the records of the Constitutional Convention
TO show the intention OF those who urged the
provision. A majorityis nj the opinion that boys
who have committed no crime are not fit subjects
for compulsory education and reformation, and
that so much OF the statute as authorizes their
should be repealed 1t appears that
of the 26 admitted during the past two years, not
half were "ofiendersn il the present policy con-
tinue as recommended by the dissenting Com
missioner the Board is of opinion that additional
must be provided. There are
now eight families and six family buildings, two
being double. They can accommodate 400 boys
The Commissioners recommend that additional
land be bought and added to. the farm. A new
barn must also be built The Institution
has been in charge OF Professor Thomas
J. Charlton since April /, 1850. His military
ence in the Public Schools of leading cities OF the
State have enabled him TO give new life and en-