The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-05-31

the state.
Also ordered that the state feed one
horse for the assistant superin-
tendent at Huntsville penitentiary.
subject to use for the state.
Also ordered as the exp: ession of
the board that as remittanceS in
thirty days were considered as cash
in commercial uSages, the superin-
tendent should inform persons who
were furnishing machinery at the
RuSk penitentiary, and expected cash
for the same, that their accounts
would be examined, and If found cor
rect, approved by the board within
thirty days, if not sooner, after the
delivery OF the machinery.
1t was also ordered that the super
intendent be instructed to inform the
president of the narrow gauge rail-
railroad at RuSk and other parties
connected that there must be a reduc-
ton on the charges on freight for the
RuSk penitentiary, and also to CORE
spond with the proper officials OF the
Gould system of railroad looking to
the construction by the state OF
broad guage railroad from Rusk to
Jacksonville so as to Obviate paying
too high rates of freight in future.
Accounts were approved amount
ing to S7,460.37 for machinery, ETC.,
for the penitentiaries.
Board adjourned till o'clock this
morning.
From Wednesdays Daily.I
Gov. Ireland not being satisfied
with the Investigations of the branch
asylum commissioners, instructed
fn uicit Of hnr Tl1nnoS
for the site, and the result, according
to a telegram to the Evening News,
is that Terrell has been selected.
The board to investigate land frauds
which was expected to meet here on
the 18th, will not meet till the 18th OF
June, having been postponed on ac-
count of sickness in the family of Mr..
Patton, member of the board.
The charter of the Landrum associ-
alton of the Patrons of Husbandry OF
Falls county, capital stock 100000,
was filed yesterday in the office OF the
secretary of state.
ADJUTANT GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Lit. Gillespie, from Presidio, reports
that he had been ON d scout after In
dians, but found nothing but their
trails.
1t. Rudd reports from the Rio
Grande that they had no rains for
several months,and that grass is
scarce, and cattle stealing is going on
across the Rio Grande.
The adjutant general expects
shortly to make a round OF the en-
campments with Capt. Baylor, of Ell
Paso county.
CONTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.
Comptroller Swain warranted for
SIP, 1885 to be paid to Messrs.
Handy, Morrow & Co., and for sums
amounting to SIS, 544.98 to be paid to
Cunningham u Ellis in settlement
with these parties as the respective
lessees of the state penitentiaries at
Rusk and Huntsville. See proceed
ings of the penitentiary board.
THE PENITENTIARy BOARD.
There was another meeting OF this
board yesterday, to act upon the mat
ter of the settlement with the leSsees
of the penitentiaries at Rusk and
Huntsville.
The following was adopted as the
basis of settlement with Messrs.
Cunningham & Ellis, OF the Hunts
vile establishment:
DR.
70 total amount of inven-
tory and appraiSement
of the Texas penitentia-
ry and property pertain
ing to same at Hunts
vile, Texas -. -. S29s, s9603
To total amount Ofinven-
tory and appraiSement
of property OF Cunning
ham & Ellis at RuSh
penitentiary -. -. 3,3Ol.s1-S902, 1877 "a
CIR.
BY total amount of inyen-
tory and appraiSemeut
of the Texas peniten-
tiary and property per
tanning to same at
Huntsville, Texas, in
187S....... ............ 1926, 0O2. Sc
By rental of lessees from
Jan. l, 1888, to May 3,
1888, at $1,000 per an
By acquisitions of this
date in favor of Cum
ningham & Ellis. 81, 44.9S-S302, 1871. "a
The account with Messrs. Handy,
Morrow & Co, shows:
Credit. .-.-.-..-..-.-. 500, 1874 90
Debts. -. ............ 80. 7,6u5 on
Balance due them ..... ... .s12,7Is 10
In the settlement G. &E. were
debited with $24,064 10 value, of the
property the board refused to accept,
and $3.50 rental under the last lease.
They are credited with an allowance
for an old building included in the
first inventory, and since torn down
ind with $3.50 property they had
independent Of the Huntsville estab-
lishment at the Rusk penitentiary.
They are to be allowed $21, 600 for the
VIM farm of 1000 acres, of which
about 400 acres are in cotton and 800
in corn, and 30 head of mules are in
cluded, the place being sold to the
state at what it cost the lessees. The
difference between the inventory I'M
der which they lease and that under
which thee surrender is over $50, 600,
but they claim to have increased the
value of the Huntsville penitentiary
Oy the addition of new walls, buil1-
ings ETC., over $4,000.