Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-09
TENNESSEE PENITEKTIARY.
SIX YEARS. TERN LEASE NOTICE.


DURsUANT to an Act of the General Assembly
L of the State OF Tennessee, passed March q
1893, approved March %, 1888, and entitled Az
Act TO provide for The lease ard management oil
the State PeniIenGary,' the Governor Of Tonnes
see and Board of Prison Inspec oTs on Friday, the
at the front door OF the capitol in Nashville Tenn
will lease at public outcry, to the highest bidder
for the term Of six yesrs, beginning January l.
1854, the Penilentiary OF ennessee and the labor
of the convict. together with the quarry grounds
buildings, fixtures, machinery, tools, engines
TERMs-The lease viii be made upon the follow.
ing terms: Not less tnau one hundred Thousand
lSlOO,CoOl doliais per annum, payable quarterly,
clear OF all expenses 10 the State on any account
except the salaries Of the superintendent, warden
assistant warden, surgeo and chaBlain, which
are to be paid by the state, and bond with ap-
proved security IS to be given therefor and foI
The strict performance of all the requirements OF
said act in regard TO the lease
Ali persons desir1ng to bid win he required be.
forehand TO file an obligation to be approved by
the Governor, signed by those whom they propose
TO give surstles, which shall obligste such per.
sons TO become the sureties on the bond REQUIRED
in the event this bid of their principal success
full; and all parties proposing to bid viii be re-
CURED in addition thereto, 10 file with the Gov.
ernor certified check on some good bank in Ten.
nessee for ten thousand $4,000 dollars payable
to his order and to be forfeited to the state IL the
bid Ut such party be accepted and is not compiled
with. The pid of party who has not com piled
with these requirements will not be cried or con
sidered against the Did OF party who has.
The SAID act, in pursuance of which the sale
will De made Is here refe rred to as part hereof
copy Oh which Will &c IuEllsDeI any person de
string 10 become bidder, upon application to the
| Secretary OF State or Governor.
| LoCATIoN-The Penitentiary is located in Nash
vile, aud has been leased for number of Year,
| The average number of ooHvicts therein during
the last two years Is thirteen hundred and sixteen
ll5l6l, and there are now thirteen hundred enc
| forty-three (l543l therein.
kESrzICTIoSs-The lessees will not be permitted
70 keep more tnan i've hundred and fifty l55O) malt
convicts IN the main prison at any one ume bu
viii nave the authority TO work the same any
| where in 1cunessee-aAfe ana suitable quarter
/ being furnlshed-sabject to the rules and regulA
toas provided III ssid act and otherwise provided
/ by law.
| How EMPLoTED-LaTge Numbers nave regularly
been hired out by the present leSsees to WORK II
/ the mines and in the construction of railroads
etc, IN Tennessee. They also employ those in tn
Il prison building at Nashville (many of whom al
experienced and skilled laboTers and of long tern
4 sehtencel IN manufacturing wagons, iron hollow
1 ware, furniture, etc; the average number OF wag
o1s now msds being about nifty day.
For information and particulars address the m
designed or the Governor.
1 lone by order OF Vim. s. Bate, Governor of TED
| uessee, this April p, 1888.
D. A. NUM-,
| Secretary Of State Nashville TeuY,