The morning call., 1890-11-09
IONE'S PROPOSED
REFORM SCHOOL.
The Contract for the Same Let
by the Prison Directors.
Bricks Must Be Bought From the Warder.
No Coal Received Under the Contract.
Financial Statement Presented.

The adjourned meeting of the Board
of Prison Directors was held yesterday
morning at its headquarters in the Phelan
Building, for the purpose Of receiving the
revised report of Architect Schultz on his
plans for the erection of the Preston Reform
School at lone.
At meetin held on the previous evening
a number Of bids was received, the lowest
of which was from Richardson & Gale, as
follows: Sandstone, S71,450; stock brick,
with sandstone trimmings, S63950; plain
brick, with sandstone trimmings, S622eO.
The board considered the bids entirely too
high, and reques ed the architect to alter his
plans sufficiently to enable the contractors
to present lower figures. 1t was stated at
that time that the tower, composed of sand
stone, would cost about $4,000 and it was
suggested, therefore, that the tower, or
portion of it, be disI ensed with for the
present.
Directors Devlin. Sonntag, Craig and De
Pue were present at yesterdays session and
Architect Schultz reported having reduced
the height of the tower, and accordingly
Richardson & Gale reduced their bid for
building of pressed brick and sandstone
from s63, $50 to S57,164 a reduction of S6786
on the original bid.
DlTeCIOI IoODUliS WAS ullNlilus W dhdIu
the contract even at these figures, on the
ground that the appropriation would be ex-
hausted before the building is completed.
He favored readvertising the plans and spec
ifications, inaSmuch as one of the bidders
claimed to have made an error OF several
thousand brick.
The board, however, awarded the con-
tract TO Richardson & Gale, with the proviSo
that the brick SHOULD be purchased from the
Warden of San Quentin Prison at regular
market prices.
SAVING ON THE CONTRACT.
In this way a saving of several thousand
dollars will be made on the contract price,
as the prison officials can well afford to fur
nish the brick material for almost any price
without losing money, having the advantage
of prison labor The brick dealers of lone,
in anticipation of the proposed new build
ing, have advanced the prices. but from
present indications they will doubtless be
lowered.
According to the architects plans the build
ing Will have a frontage of l6S feet, with
three stories and basement. The, front
and sides will be faced with stock brick-a
grade between pressed and common-with
trimmings OF lone red sandstone. In an
annex, connected with the main building by
a corridor, will be located the dlning-room
and d0rmItOTY.
The basement viii be devoted to the play
room, plunge bath, bathing rooms and lava
lOlY. lie OlIlctiS anu ItCcpllOu
rooms will occupy the entire first floor,
while the second will contain the library,
reading and school rooms. For the present
the third floor will remain unfinished. Ac-
cOrGing TO present calculations the building
Is Intended to accommodate 100 persons.
The work of excayating is now almost COM
pleted, and the contractors have agreed to be
III readiness for the laying of the corner
store on or about December Goth.
After receiving the report of the architect
the board adjourned to meet at San Quentin
at 80 O'clock.
When the session was resumed at the
prison in the afternoon Directors DE Pue and
Reddy were absent After auditing bills to
the amount of SiS,027 II and salaries amount
ing to S6.7S8 81, the report of the Warden
was received and passed on favorabiy. 1t
is as follows:
WARDEN M'CoMB's REPORT.
have lhe honor TO report thar the 2000 bales
OF 1ute which were placed In bond at San Fran
our warehouses here, the Treasury Department
al Washington having decided 10 admit this juie
nee oil duty. under the operation Of the new
taIiH which went into effect on October 9Th.
Another 1000 bales OF juIe will arrive next
month. aud siill another 1000 bales in January
on hand now, about 1000 bales Wi, Keen o the
mill running until The arrival of sailing vessels
from Calcutta. II they reach here by the LIST OF
May, but up 10 date no vessels are reported as
loading or chartered at Calcutta for san Fran
cisco.
have continued 10 request the Black Diamond
Coal Mining Company to furnish this prison with
White ash steam coal under the contract awarded
IL September %, but as the company declines to
NIL the orders have again purchased coal OF
similar quality from olher dealers IN sufficient
quantities for our present and immediate needs.
The coal market does not show any signs OF
weakening. the supply still appearing 10 be
inadequate 10 the demand, and prices have again
been advanced during the month";
On Sunday, October 2Gth. at breakfast hour,
George Ross and George Rogers picked the lock
Of lie door leading into the jute mill and climbed
over The wall. but we're stopped by Guard
Jones.
Captains Reddy and Fish returned from Chicago