The morning call., 1890-06-19
PRISON DIRECTORS.
A Site for the Preston School of
Industry Chosen.
The Supply Of Water Near lone City Is Be-
lisved TO Be Adequate and the
Deeds Are Passed

Yesterday afternoon an Informal meeting OF
the State Board of Prison Directors was held in
the rooms OF the board in the Phelan Building.
The noon hour previous to calling the meeting
to order was spent in pleasant conversation by
the Directors and several prominent callers.
among whom we're Governor Waterman and
Senators L. NJ. Preston aud Banks.
AT O'Clock President II. I. Devlin called the
meeting to order with the following members
present: Joseph Craig, Charles Sonnrag and Z.
j. de Puei P. Reddy being the only absent mem
! Der.
Senator Preston made few remarks relative
to tile Preston School of Industry TO be located
at lone, and promised TO further its interests in
every manner possible.
Communications were then read from two OF
the four firms that had hidden on coal, which
bids were passed upon last Saturday, and each
bidder allowed 10 furnish 100 tons of coal to be
tested. These firms ask that since 1t Will take
fully two TO three months to test the coal, which
must be done BY use at San Quentin, they be al
lowed 10 have possession OF their certified
checks, amounting each 10 over $500, and az
gregating for the four firms bidding over S14.
900.
RETURN OF THE CHECKS.
After some discussion it was ordered that each
firm be returned the check upon agreeing In
writing TO enter INTO a contract with the board in
the tests Of The coal be satisfactory, and 10
| give bonds that the quality Of the coal will be
| sustained. The firms interested are the Oregon
| Improvement Company, Wilson & OBTien
! Black Diamond Coal Company and Charles X.
| Allen.
| Inc tests OF the coal will be made by the
| Warden and Engineer at San Quentin, and,
| they may lind the coal, VIII depend The granting
| Of a contract for 5000 ions. Al this point an
| adjournment was made until 6 80 O'clock IN the
| evening, when all the members of Tie board
agreed 10 be present, aud such was the fact.
| The work OF the session was tile reading and
| passing upon deeds and bonds presented by h.
! and M. Isaacs and the lone Coal and Iron Com
| pany for water rights and water and also for a
| sle for The Preston School Of Industry which it
had been predetermined should be built al lone,
| AmadUr County.
The land offered by the lone Coal and Iron
Company 10 the board, for which IL asked 5000,
is situated about hall a mile from the center of
| lone. The tact comprises $50 acres, go Of
| which they Will sell 10 the board at the rate Of
$50 making deed OF gilt OF the remaining hum
dIed acres 10 the board in consideration Of the
purchase Of the larger part.
WARRANT FOR 1,50o.
The warrant TO be issued will call for S51. 500
| TO De paid 10 b. and NJ. lsaacs. This sum is d
| vlded as follows: $4,000 Tor the land of the lone
| Coal and Iron Company, ana $40. 900 TO Messrs
| Isaacs Tor lhe water rights ana water. The water
supply will be 10 less than $50 inches during
| the winter and spring months, and $50 during
the other six months OF the year for the first TWO
years, and thereafter uniform quantity of no
less than $50 inches TO be maintained during the
entire year.
Action On the bid for water rights has beeu
| delayed for months owing 10 certain members OF
| the board who thought so large quantity Of
| water could not be supplied; but Nessrs Isiacs
| have maintained that they could ensure that
| quantity, and 10 do so they propose to build an
| artificial reservoir capable of holding a five
mouths supply.
| This is ne ;essary on account OF the limited
area of catehment that Suffer Creek has. from
which the Empire Ditch, which is the one sold
| the board, derives Its water. Even with this
reservoir some of the Directors were mol conf
| dent OF the steady supply and bonds OF $4,000
| were required. The amount OF the bonds Is
double The actual value of the work, but was
made so in view OF the precariOus undertaking.
| ACCEPTANCE OF THE DEEDS.
After the perusal OF tile deeds, bonds and cer-
| tihcaIes Of the attorneys who made The abstract
ana searched the titles, the board passed resO-
| tuition receiving them and ordering them to be
| County.
The subject of contracting for Dlaus and speci-
| feations for the new building then came up, but
| no conclusion could be arrived al, and at 8
| O'Clock III the evening the board adjourned until
| Saturday, when IL Will convene at Folsom to
| decide upon al; architect
IL VIII be remembered that the Legislature at
| Its recent session passed an appropriation OF
| 100000 Tor au Industrial school to he estab-
lshed at Folsom. The author OF The bill was
| Senator Preston, who sought TO utilize a water
power OF $50 horsepower, as well as TO establish
| a school of industry where Maynard and I'm =
| curbed youths might be trained, taught how to
| read and HIlte and equipped for active life with
| trade.
The appropriation was afterward made over to
| Amador County for The establishment OF the
| existed; but at lone one has TO be created, aud
it Is This difficulty that has hindered the work OF
! The board, besides making larger appropriation
| probably necessary.