The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-13
STATE PRISON BOARD.
An Important Session at San
Quentin Yesterday.
A Chance for Farmers 10 Get Bags Cheaper
Contracts for the New Jutemill.
Foreign Bidders Busy

Directors Sonntag De Pue. Neff, Stump
and Devlin were present at the monthly
meeting of the State Prison Board held at
San Quentin yesterday. De Pue presided.
a bin from Marin County for the sum Of
1882, from 1884 to July, 1891, on account of
expenses incurred in trying convicts who
had escaped from prison, was disallowed
on the ground that the account should have
been presented annually, to be paid out of
the current appropriations.
The monthly report of Warden Hale was
read. 1t showed that since the last report
the east wall of the new jutemill and one
other wall ave been raised from six to ten
feet A prisoner named McAdoO, sent from
San Francisco. who had escaped in Decem-
Der. 1883, has been recaptured In Stockton
and returned TO the prison, the customary
reward Of $50 having been paid. The
channel on the water front OF the prison
has shoaled SO much that steamers can
with difficulty approach the wharf, and a
contract for dredging 1t out is suggested
The new jutemiil construction will re-
qulre the constant SUPERVISION of COM
petent man, and the Warden was authorized
to engage such aid at S125 a month.
Much OF the morning session was con-
sumed in discussion about the price OF
bags. and two represt natives OF the San
ing.
A RESOLUTION.
Finally the matter was settled by the fol-
lowing resolution of the board, On motion
OF Director Sonntag:
TIE Warden Is hereby directed 10 sell to bona
own use solely, 100000 bags upon the following
conditions: The price shall be 72s cents per
bag, and they shall be sold 10 lots OF not more
than 10, 900 10 each farmer, provided that when
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shall be accompanied by certificate, blanks for
which shall be provided by the Warden. from
the Postmaster Of the section I'm which the farm
Ell resides, settling form the fact that the appli
cant Is farmer and grower OF wheat aud Is
known as such TO said Postmaster; said order
shall be accompanied by a certified check for an
amount equal TO ] cent per bag; said bags shall
DC held by The Warden at The farmers risk for
period not longer than June next. when the
farmer shalt take delivery OF the bags and pay
the balance OF The price for them.
BIDS AND PARDoNs.
Bids were opened for the machinery of
the new jutemill as follows: For machin-
ery--Samuel Lawson d Son, Leeds. Eng
land, SS9,974: Fairbairn, Nayior 81 McPher-
son, Leeds, England, SS9,974; Combe, Bar
bour 81 Combe, Belfast, Ireland, $50, 974;
looms only - Union Machine Company,
800; Robertson IL Orehar, Dundee, S23-
9oS; Risdon Iron Works. S21, 800: Oakland
Sons. S10.664 30; Farbairn, Naylor q Nc
Pherson, S10.664 IS; Combe, Barbour a.
Com be. S10,664 IS.
The board decided to consider the bids at
q special meeting in San Francisco during
the next week or ten days, In order to have
the attendance of the consulting engineer,
Mr.. Eckhart
Several prisoners asked the board for a
hearing in view CT reduction OF their SEN
teDce or pardon, but no action was taken
i'll any OF the cases. 1t was understood that
a special plea had been advanced on behalf
of Seneca Swain. convicted of grand lar
ceny in the Mcdonald case. Swain. whose
sentence expires IN 1894, has been employed
In light clerical work at the wharf. He has
grown quite gray since his incarceration.
Another case of interest In which an APP
peal had been made and counter-petitions
presented was that of Blackburn, the Lake
County whitecap. convicted In October, 1890.