Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-01
BOARD OF EXAMINERS.

A special meeting of ths Board of Exsmin-
ers was held yesterday. and the following
statement of facts concerning the finances of
the San Quentin Prison were taken into con.
sideration
SAN FRANCISCO, October %, 1888
To the Honorable State Board of Examiners, Sac
ramento-Gentlemen The undersigned Board OF
State Prison Directors, in asking consent Of your
honorable Board to create an Indebtedness for the
maintenance OF the State Prison at San Quentin
Tor the balance OF the thirty fifth fiscal year, beg
leave to respectfully represent the necessity which
makes such action necessary. The past history OF
the prison shows that not less than S30 600 has ever
been drawn from the State Treasury for its annual
support. The present condition shows only SO 600,
after the current expenses of this month are paid,
out OF the S600e0 appropriated for the thirtyffth
fiscal year, leaving only the amount of $4,000 to
maintain the prison for the remaining eight
months Of the present fiscal year. From
are enabled to state that the expenses
TO maintain the prison about SlS 900 per month";
from which is 10 be deducted the profits Of prison
labor IN the various manufacturing departments
which, according to the Warden, amount to above
$1,000 per month The deficiency is attributed, SO
far as our investigation shows to lack of the
necessary appropriation. Owing to the scarcity Of
Jute material in the market at present. and the adj
vanced price OF said commodity, and the unseason-
able market for grain bags the prison receipts must
necessarily be very much less for the balance than
for the first part of the fiscal year. We must also
create temporary Indebtedness for the purchase Of
jute material or stop the labor of convcts in that
department.
In consideration of the above statement of facts
we respectfully request your honorable Board to
allow us to create Indebtedness Of not exceeding
900 for the support OF the prison for the remain
der of this fiscal year. and $4,000 for the purchase
OF jute material Very respectfully submitted,
JOHN BOGGS,
d. W. GELWICKS,
CHAS. F. ROBBINS,
w. c. HENDRICKS.
1 concur in the above request for permission to
create an indebtedness of $4,000 for current ex-
penses and $4,000 for purchase of jute material.
But dissent from the statement that it requires
SIS, 900 per month to run the San Quentin Prison.
My own investigation leads me to the conclusion
that $4,000 per month is amply sufficient. Re
spectfully, W. c. VAN FLEET.
The following is the answer of the Board
of Examiners granting the request and
authorizing the Directors to create an in
debtedness for the further support of the
prison during the remainder of the fiscal
year:
OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS, l
SACRAMENTO, October 81, 1888 !
The Board OF Directors of the State Prisons of
the State of California having, on the 22d OF Octo-
Der, 1888, reported to this Board that, of the ap
preparation made for the support of the State
Prison at San Quentin for the thirtY-fifth fiscal
Of the present month the sum OF $4,000 only, and
that it will require the further of $4,000 for
the support of said State Prison for the remainder
OF the present fiscal year, and also the OF S10
900 for the purchase Of jute for the use of said
prison for the thrty-ith fiscal year. and said Board
Of Prison Directors having asked the unanimous
consent of this Board to authorize an expenditure
in excess OF the amount appropriated for the sup
port of said State Prison at San Quentin for said
thirty-fth fiscal year, to wit, $4,000 for the sup
port of said prison, and $4,000 for the purchase of
iute for the Of said prison, which said state
ment and report of said Prison Directors is hereto
attached and made part Of this authorization.
Now, therefore, this Board, having duly coDsid-
cred said report statement, and the facts and
premises connected Herewith, and being fully ad
yised thereon, do find that said statement is in all
therein that it will require $4,000 per month to
support said prison. 1t is therefore determined by
this Board that it is unavoidaby necessary that
expenditure in Of the said appropriation fol-
said State Prison for the thirty-tifth fiscal year
should be made. II is further ordered by this
Board that the Board Of Prison Directors be and
they are hereby authorized to make eXpendi-
ture for the support OF the State Prison at San
Quentin for the thirty fifth fiscal year in eX-
cess OF the appropriation made by law, VIZ:
not exceeding the sum OF seventy thousand
dollars for the support of said prison, and
not exceeding the sum of $40 900 for the purchase
of jute for the use of said prison providing how
ever, that said Board Of Prison Directors shall not
Except to amount hereby allowed for purchase of
jute) borrow any money for the purposes herein
allowed, except in monthly sums, and then only in
amount sufficient to pay the authorized eXpendi-
lures which have accrued against said prison for the
preceding month.
This authorization shall be and serve as a certif-
cate said Prison Directors to make such expendi-
lures.
Done at the office OF the State Board of Examin-
ers on the day above written.
GEORGE STONEMAN, Governor,
THos. L. THOMPSON, Sec. of state,
Z. c. MARSHALL, Attorney General,
State Bnard Of Examiners