The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-26

such articles in the line of w~heelwright
work as was required for other lnstitu-
ions.
We nave painted Smallpox Hospital in
side and out: painted storeroom inside !;
painted barn at Penitentiary, aad stable
near Pavilions. The prison has had u
thorough oserhauling as to drainage and
veutilating, and with the contemplated
improvements of eniarging the windows
of the old prison. will make q model In
sti5ution.
l feel justified in saying that in no
prison are prisoners treated better-good
food, good clothing. clean cells and good
treatment.
Those who desire to avail themselves of
the good advice of either Catholic or
Protestant chaplains, have that privilege
at all times. The Protestant Chaplain,
Mr.. La Rue, has placed a small organ IN
the church, which SO far we have been
able to have played by a prisoner. and
which adds considerable to the interest
of his service, n is very much appreci-
ated. The private part of the building has
not been neglected, but kept III mat con-
dition for which we have been COM
mended so often.
The farm having just come under our
charge verv little can be said except that
we are getting ready for nexJ spring.
The land has all been ploughed and the
place generally cleaned up. We gathered
about 40 tons OF good hay for the rail- and
winter, and have on hand rs pigs, the
majority of which we will kill the CON-
winter.
The new land just acquired by the
county has enabled us to open up the
quarry on the late Thurber estate. which
Wss so necessary in the protection OF our
buildings.
A new road has been built, so that at
the present time we are working in to-
wards the high land and taking stone out
by the tons, ready for the crusher, which
has laid there for years. l can safely pre-
dict that in a few years the county will
have as fine a piece of land and as large
as now we have in front and north OF
this Penitentiary.
The rooms now used by the officers OF
this institution for sleeping are entirely
untitled for such purpose, II the appro-
priation made by your honorable Board
of 81, 500 for altering the private part OF
the building. or providing rooms suit
able for such officers, was a great neceS-
sity, and will enable rs. l think, to pro-
vide such accommodations as are re-
quired for such purpose in an institution
OF this kind.
The vegetable garden attached to this
| institution is one that we feel a great
pride in. The vegetables raised there
ale of the finest kind, and enable us to
have fresh vegetables both for officers
| ond prisoners, and also enables us to save
| enough each year to last until the new
| crop of the following year..
I would suggest to your honorable
body the erection of q fence to proven
| people passing through the grounds in
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from the
| southland at a very slight expense a
| fence could be erected at tee south and
north, to ~preuent their coming in and OUT
without a pass, and also from landing OF
boats along the river front.
With these explanations of the working
of the prisoners, and suggestions as to
work. &C.. l would return my most pro-
found thanks to your honorable body for
your uniform kindness to me, and TO the
honorable Direcuor-at-Large and Clerk !
| feel under many obligations. 70 the
| Committee on Penitentiary must extend
to them all the praise for their wise and
excellent instruction in the performance
of the vast amount of labor performed
here during the past year. To them the
discipline of the place has been much I'M
proved, and their suggestions as to lm-
| provements has brought the institution
up to its high standard of excellence.
Again thanking o all, | remain
Your obedient servant,
JOHN GRIMES.
Warden.
Freebooter Noonan the reporJ be re-
ceived and printed in full in the min
utes.
Adopted.
From John Grimes, Warden
HUDSON Co. PENITENTIARY,
SNAKE HILL, January l, 1892.
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