The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-20
Notes From the State Department.

Notes From the State Department.
The Penitentiary Board met yester-
day in the executive office, Governor
Ireland presiding, and Commissioners
Searcy and Tips, and Secretary Dick
inson, present. Also present, Super
intendent T. J. Goree, and Financial
Agent Haywood Brahan.
The report of the financial agent of
receipts and disbursements on account
of the state penitentiary for the month
of February, 1884, was examined and
approved.
The report shows balance on Janua-
ry, 1884, of $50, 026.82, collections, $685.
1922, making total of $S3,696.O7. Ex-
pended at Huntsville prison $21, 2S5. 38,
and at Rusk $2,597. IA; total 1923 ,882.52
balance on hand, $59,813.55.
The report further shows amount
paid for salaries of officers and en-
ployes expenses, of guards of prison
ers, for railroad and farm hands, costs
of supplies, etc. The available re-
sources for March are appropriated at
$90,010.32, being made up of balance
on hand February 20, and proceeds
from farm and RAILROAD hands, and
amounts paid by contractors at the
penitentiaries for hire of convict labor
and miscellaneous work.
The estimated expenses for March
amount to $50, 704.43, which is made
up of regular monthly expenses and
an outlay to inaugurate, on the part of
the state at Huntsville, the manufac-
tory of wagons and furniture, leaving
an approximate balance on hand
March 31st, of $50, 305 SO.
There was decrease in railroad
labor for February of $2,100.S9 from
what it was in January, owing to the
price of labor being reduced from
$1.25 to $1.15 Per day and also be-
cause one of the trains on the Sun Set
railroad was returned in February.
The estimate of expenses for March
was great deal larger than for Feb
ruary, from the fact that a large
amount of material was for the wagon
and Cabinet shops at Huntsville, which
was contemplated some time ago, but
the purchases had to be delayed on &C.
count of the probability of contract
ing these shops.
A letter was received showing that
the car building project intended to
be inaugurated at the Huntsville pen
itentiarG by Messrs. Geo. M. Dilley 81
Co., will have to be postponed few
months owing to the decreased reye-
nueS of the railroads in the state and
a consequent curtailment in their de-
mand for cars. The enterprise NAV
become feasible when railroad bust
ness increases.
The board agreed to grant some
lands to Col. Geo. w. Grant, of Hunts
vile, IN compensation for some of his
SO long. used as a grave yard for
deceased convicts.
The reports of Col. Thomas J. Goree.
for the months of January and Feb
ruary, were received and approved.
AS to the first, he says: The month |
closes with 2462 convicts on hand. |
The rect ipts for this menth have been |
large, and, much to my qualification,
we have no escapes to report, the first |
time since my connection with the |
prison. There have Leel a few un-
successful attempts to escape during
the month. The deaths have been
few, only three during
The entire month.
There are Ill state convicts in the
Rusk penitentiary, and ], 741 state con-
Ticts and ten Uuited States convicts
n the Huntsville penitentiaIy. There
we're received during the month
at the Rusk aud thirty
light at the Huntsville prison. There
we're two recaptures. Levi Grant and
Alex. Manning; discharged, 43, par
Ioned, Delphine Harango, Calorie
canister and Albert Glover; died, ".
}. Allen, r. G. Hayes and Tom Minis;
aid for transportation, $504,