The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-17
BOARD DAY AT
SAN QUENTIN.
+ II. Neff of Placer Takes His
Seat in the Directory
J G. Fair Locking for Cheap ROck-A Change
in the Plans for the New mill-Ample
Supply Of Jute.

The Board of State Prison Directors met
at San Quentin yesterday, Director Sonntag
in the chair. After rOll-call j. ii. Men OF
placer presented his commission ana was
given his seat, vice Joseph Craig OF WoOu-
land, term expired.
Mr.. Neff was one Of the board under the
Perkins administration. which Governor
Stoneman removed for political reasons MS
raturn to the office was the occasion Oh
reuniun of his old confreres. who assembled
IN the board-room to see him take his seat
and tender him their congratulations.
They included a. II. Chapman OF Chlco'
wallace Eyerson of Oakland and DR.. Me-
Nntt and George w. SchelI OF San Fran
cisco. j. p. Ames. who was tue WaFuen
then. was also present to greet MS old
friends. This was the first time since their
deposition that the gentlemen had met az
San Quentin, and as the jute-mlll was tne
result of their wise plans they spent tne
morning in viewing it and inYes tgatlng us
workings.
After the meeting had been convened ana
the minutes of the previous meeting rea9
and approved the Chairman announcer
that his term as President If the DoaTd had
expired. In tile absence OF Director DeVlI.
il was decided to postpone the eiectlOn Of
his successor until the next monthly mee~
ing
NEW JUTE MILL.
W.R. Fckart, consulting engineer OF the
hoard submitted a new set OF plans aud
specifcatioDs for the proposed new Jus
mill. AS the board had already approved
of other plans and specifications MT. EcA-.
art explained that the necessity lot new
ones arises from the nature Oh tne grou4u'
which compels the proposed Dullqlng 20 20
raised three feet above the elevation OF Tue
old building For that reason the preSenE -
shaftng and machinery cannot De uSea, as
shown in the previous plans ana sp6clnc@-
tiOns. Eckart also suggested certain eco
nomic changes In the existing machinery,
by which the State will effect an annual
saving hereafter OF about $4,000.
After a brief discussion the engineers
supplemental plans ana t speG hs3 "el'
adopted by resolution OF the BOARD.
Iuman Wadham submitted report show
ing that he had exported all the books. &C
counts and vouchers of the prison ana mad
found them correct. According to MS re-
port there was, on January 1Ss, IN IHo
Warden's hands SS03 70, and on deposit 10
the California State Bank so 23J 81, a total
of S23.O34 40. The following accounts are
also to the credit of the respective IQndS:
General appropriation, 4,3A %; otate
Prison Fund SIS, 566 70; Jute Revolving
Fund. ST.. 888 80; appropriation new jute-
mill, S1j9,2S3; appropriation front gate
building SGO7 90.
On motion of Director NeH the warden
was instructed to erect sXteen-foot wall
at the south end of the prison. so as to In
close the jute-milI and its addition. During
the discussion of this matter the ACCESSIBILITY
of raZing the old furniture factory TO the
ground was debated 1t was shown TO De
in the way of projected improvements, ana
to be of no use except Tor the Orlck ana
machinery in it, which can be utilized else
where. Nevertheless, the board hesitated
to order its destruction.
The bills for December were then taken
up and audited TO the amount Of Sl4. UJo o.
A BID FOR SANDSTONE.
After recess Messrs. Drum and Bowers,
engineers in the employ OF ex-senator j. u.
Fair, appeared before the board and make
bid on behalf OF their principal Tor 12O,OO0
tons of sandstone rock, to be quarrled at
SlaughteT-house Point. They proposed that
the board supply the labor and the rock,
while they would provide the machinery,
tools, barges. ETC., and would pay at the rate
of 10 cents per ton, cOnd tlOnal upon $4,000
tons being in pieces weighing 900 pounds
and over and the remaining 10000 tons IN
pieces of five pounds and over.
1t came out in the discussion which fol-
lowed that 100 men, working seven hours
day, could only quarry between 800 and 800
tons, for which the State would receive
from S45 to So 80 a day, or an amount IasIE
than the actual daily cost of maintenance.
Director SOnntag asked that the BID be in
| creased to 90 cents, but Mr.. Drum declined
to do 50 on the ground that Senator Fair, he
| thought, could do better elsewhere.
The Senator's representatives, however,
| on second consideration left their PROPOSE
| ton with the board for consideration, the
| board agreeing to notify them later upon
| what terms it will agree to enter into the
contract. 1t was admitted by the engineers
that the rock Is wanted for sea-Wall around
the North Beach property which j. @. Fair
has acquired in the vicinity of Black Point.
ANENT VARIOUS PRISONERS.
The Warden reported that Robert Nelson
prisoner from San Francisco, now serving
a thTee-year term, claimed to have only
been sentenced to two years and asked 10
be discharged at the end of that time. Ex-
Judge Van ReynegOm had written, sub
stantiatlng the prisoners statement. The
Warden was directed to apply to the Dis
trict Attorney for a corrected copy Of the
commitment and to be guided in his action
by that document.
Prisoner Garrett, who is working on 8
patent wheel, was given permission to COM
plete his model.
The Warden was granted permission to
furnish pictures and descriptions of ex-
conYicts when there is reason to suspect
them OF completely in new crimes. Per-
mission to furnish pictures, etc, OF all
convicts to Chief Crowley, the Oakland
Police Department and Sheriff Cunning
ham for their "ROgues' Gallery" was re-
fused. for the humane reason that many of
the prisoners may reform on Tegaiuing their
freedom, while if their photographs were to
be handed around they would probably be
bounded back into criminal ways
Director De Pue asked that Captain Hin
mans salary as usher be increased from
ST5 to 800 per month.
Director Stump moved as an amendment
that it be increased to 500, and the amend
ment prevailed.
A FULL SUPPLY OF JUTE.
The Warden announced that there ara
1910 bales of jute in the warehOuse-enough
to supply the needs Of the jute mill for the
present year. As lute has risen from 80 to
8 cents per pound within few weeks, the
board congratulated itself on its good for
tune in being so well stocked.
At this juncture the board went into ex-
ecutive session to consider applications for
pardon which had been referred back to
them by the Governor.
The business at this executive session WAS
announced to have been as follows:
Edgar j. De Pue was chosen President Of
the board and pRrdouS recommended to:
q. W. Silver, from Alameda County, on
condition that he leave the State never Ia
leturn.
w. f. Roselle. from Los Angeles. con-
victed of throwing vitriOl on a human being.
Pard0ns were denied in the cases of Vim
cente Garcia, convicted of murder In Ven
tura County, and Augustin Castro, or muir.
der in the second degree, In San Diego
County.
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