The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-11-27

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Extracts ho0 the 1ien11a1 3oDo9t Of ~
inspectors snd Warden
In June, 1883, tho contract for new cell
building was awarded to the Northwestern Car
company for a49, 1856 The building is approach
ing completion, and il . we'll built structure
containing $50 cells Of the most approved kind
OF this contract $4,000 hiss been paid Tho
main prison building has been rebuilt by the
inspectors themselves G: II Seymour acting
- superintendent Of construction and convict
labor being employed at the contract price,
IS cents per day. The building is . vast
improvement: on the. Old one; having heavy
iron roof With iron, rafters, and is slmea
absolutely ifre-proof. q. The ! .inspector.
the state be, - constructed The cost OF tn
iron roof on the entire building, with the; ole
cell building, was Us 600, the steam heating
about $2,OOOand the rebuilding 34OO, max
and boiler house has been: reconstructed COM
plete and fire proof At cost of o. O1 The
amount of insurance collected on this wae
%, $50 Since the fire, the insurance money
was used IN rebuilding and the earnings of the
convicts have been allowed TO stand % IN on9ea
Of the contractors 1t is hoped thatthe legiala-
ture will approve this acton. The closest estis
mate that now can be made to complete the work
is as follows: That to use all the earnings I'M
til Jan !, 1885, and all appropriations author;
fall short $4,000 This is far better than the
inspectors anticipated at the time of the fire.
The financial difficulties of the car company
have not affected the contract Either party
has right to terminate the contract on Sept Il
tractors sdvise that tie present contract be
adhered to. The total earnings for the veal
ending July 81, 1884, we're S33,732 To this
should be atlded the loss of IA ;49S days labor;
1t As cents day, caused by the fire, amount
ing to $6,524, which would have made the
actual earnings at least $4,000
PARTIALLY sEIF-sUsTA1NiNG.
The earnings of the next fiscal year will be
nearly, if not quite $45, 0O0. Thus the prison
about two thirds sustains itself, including all
expenses. The last years record, not iDclud-
ing the loss by fire. shows the average earn
ings per capita, to- be $19. 4O, snd total expen-
ses per capits, slso6a From this expense de-
and it is shown that each prisoner earns for
the state 1922 40, and it costs the state to
feed, clothe, care for him in sick.
ness, furnish him with medicine, to:
bacco and freedom suits when DIS
charged but leaving profit off, to 1.-THE the
salaries, the prison is elf-sustaining As the
state increases in population the prison will
become self-sustaining in the fullest sense:
The combined pay of the three inspectors for
the last fiscal year was about $500 They
recommend that the board be allowed to use
the earnings of the prisoners until they can
pay the debts contracted in building-proba
bly, about July 81, 1SS5-or a special appropri-
alton be made of ST., COZ, to be paid not later
than Feb i, 1885. In conclusion the board
extends its thanks to the governor for aid
and counsel. Warden J. A. Reed. Deputy
Warden Abe Hall and subordinate officers
are complimented in the highest terms
copy of the contract with the car company il
appended The report of Warden Reed de-
tails infinitely the fires and attendant circum-
stances, all Of which are familiar to the readers
of this journal The completion of the new
cell building is very requisite, as now $50 pris
oners is crowded into 2!6 cells. The warden
estimates that an appropriation Of 5000 for
1885 and SO, eco for 1886 will be required
and that the earnings will be $4,000 for 1885
and So, eco for 1886 There were confined at
the time of the last report, Nov: 30, 1855, p?
Now there are 356. The highest numbe,
reached was 36S The increase Of IS during
the year is the largest in the PRISONS history.