The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-11

As this last sum was paid out OF the gen.
eral appropriation for current expenses for
clothing, etc, furnished the pupils, which
sum the several counties in which the
pupils reside, to whom such clothing, etc,
was furnished, are required by law TO re-
pay TO the board OF regents, 1t il respeCt-
July suggested that the board be author
lied TO contract for the building Of the ad.
dition requested, and be authorized to EN-
ploy part OF the contingent fund to.
gether with said sum due from the counties
in paying for the same, and that in addi-
ton thereto there be appropriated the
further sum Of $1,000 TO complete said
building.
Appropriations asked for current year OK -.
pens, w ~
Transportation Of upils,,.-...........".. 200 99
lnSIrAn 6VO ~
For additional buildings-Rs above 1900 %
And u like sum for current expenses and
transportation OF pupils for the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1884.
PENITENTIARY.
The report OF the Directors Of the Pcni-
Tertiary, accompanied with the report
made to the Board by the Superintendent
and other officers, furnishes u full exhibit
OF the management OF tho prison for the
last two years. The sanitary condition is
good, the Superintendent having given
special attention to the renovation and
cleansing OF the prison, as also to the per-
sonal habits Of the prisoners. Only one
death has occurred during the last year
embraced in the report.
On the night OF the. Goth OF April last, a
a. ;t, ul,nF, NJ Q nnpnT1iaI bt, tlta
Webster Wagon Company, Tone Of the CON
tractors for prison labor) resulting in q
total loss Of the shop and damage to shop
No. 2.
Upon these shops there was an insurance
to the amount OF 5,705 90, payable to the
State. As q large number OF prisoners were
thrown out Of employment, by reason OIL
the fire, it was thought best to Immediately
rebuild the shop burned and repair the
damages to the other buildings. The Board
Immediately entered into contracts fol
that purpose, mourning an expense in
rebuilding OF $G,2SG 0S, and for shatting
pulleys aud labor, OF 81, l66 So. For repair
onl shop No. 9, $3.50 50, making in the az
gregate ST, 6s3 %. OF the insurance there
was collected the sum Of 81 $3.50 90, leaving
OF the expenditure the sum OF s., 04S % Il
be provided for. One OF the policies
amounting to Sl,l59 90, in the Home o
Columbus, was not collected, owing 10 thu
com pany being in the hands Of receiver
| It is believed, that portion Of this policy
will vet be collected. u
| Whilst there was no direct authority fol
the board to incur this expense, they Wert
OF opinion, in the exercise Of sound dis
cretion, that the best interests Of the statI
would be subserved by mourning the ont
LAY. The providing for large number o
i prisoners, whose services had been cop
Itracted to the Webster Wagon Company
and who were necessarily thrown out o
employment by the destruction OF tn,
shops, would have entailed u greater los
upon the State than the expense incurred
in rebuilding.
/ concur with the board in their action
and respectfully request that the Legisla
tnre ratily their acts in the premises, ant
make PROVISION for the sum expended
over the insurance realized.
In consequence Of the reduction oil tn
number oi'prisoners aud the advance i