The Jersey City news., 1892-01-12

ments amounted to $3.50, 439 is, leaving a
balance on hand Oct. 81, 1891, of $40, ,90s. .55.
The superintendent of the institution for
feeble minded women reports that the insti-
tuition had forty-six patients at the close of
the fiscal year being an increase of seven
teen over the 'yious year
The treasure reports that $S, ,960.2l was
received from various sources, of which the
state paid IS, ,46456. The institution ex-
pended $3.50 6S, leaving a balance in the
treasury of s370.5S
The last legislature amended the law SO
as to give this institution the care of feeble
minded girls of the age of twelve years and
upward. Additional accommodation for
fifty new inmates has been provided.
state Prison.
The state prison account for tho fiscal
year is as follows:
Salary account. t......................S S19,Sl4 N,
Maintenance. .......................... S5,lIu ol
Repairs. .......................... 1908 "a
Money paid to discharged convicts,
less amount received. ............... 1,743 %
Sl73,s37 81
Deduct state prison receipts, as they
appear in the com mptrollers report. 1850 81
s94,Oes 06
There should be deducted from this the
following items:
Maintenance account Chargeable
and should have been paid in Octo-
ber, 1890, but paid in the past fiscal
year ................. S6,e74 63
Repair account-Chargeable and
should have been paid in October,
1890, but paid in the past fiscal
year. .............. $50 "a
1898 81
Amount of deficiency properly
chargeable to fiscal year ending
Oct d. 1881 ......................... SS6,S34 w
In most of the other prisons in the coun-
trythe salary account is not chargeable as
partNaf the expense account of the institu-
tion, as it is in our state. By the elimina-
ton of this large item the prisons of other
states are enabled to show better financial
statement than we do, OF than they could
if they charged the salary account as part
of the expenses of the institution, which, in
| my Judgment, should be done. The fact is,
that while the deficiency in the state prison
account is less this year than last, in my
| Judgment it can be still further reduced.
ask the attention of the legislature to
the recommendations made in my last mes
sage as to the methods of increasing the re-
ceipts and diminishing the expenditures of
this institution.
The daily average of prisoners confined in
the state prison during the last fiscal year
was 951, of whom 919 were males and 80
females. This is decrease of % in the
daily average. The number of prisoners at
| the close of the fiscal year was $50, an in
crease Of n over the previous year. The
| increase of income from the labe9 of the
convicts over the previous year is very graft
flying.
State Reform School for Boys.
| This institution had 346 boys at the open
| of the fiscal year; since that time 1876 have
| been received by commitment and &C were
returned, making total of 54S. During the
| year 122 were released on their recogniZance,
| II were indentured, Is escaped, were dis
| charged, 4 died and were returned to the
| United States school ship, leaving at the
| close of the year 329 inmates, being II less
| than the number in the institution at the
opening of the year.
The reform school received for mainte-
nance during the year $54, 1922. 49, from the
sales Of products, ETC.. Sc, ,227 26, which, with
the balance of S5,318. % ON hand at the open
! ing of the year, makes total of S60,211. IL.
| The expenditures for the year were $685..
$50, 81, leaving balance on hand at the close
of the fiscal year of $4,220.27
The board suggests that the act Rev. p.
952, para. 81, sec. 81 for the maintenance OF
inmates committed to the institution by
parents, relatives or guardians, be amended
by making it the duty of the magistrate be-
f, fore commitment to ascertain the ability OF
the applicant to pay for the maintenance OF
the boy sent to the school and to indorse
| the amount to be thus paid upon the com
mitment, together with such stringent pro
visions as will enforce the payment of this
amount.
State Industrial School for Girls.
On Oct. 81, 1890, there were 63 girls in the
State Industrial School for Girls and 16 out
at service, making total of 70. Oct. 81
| 1891, there were 70 girls in the school and q
under indenture, making total of 80 under
the control of the trustees.
| The total receipts from all sources during
the year were S13516.47; the expenditures
! were SIP, ,301. II, leaving a balance on hand
| Of $1,214.76.
| The trustees report that the foundations
have been laid for the new addition to the
school provided for by the act of April "a
1890 (P. l.. 1890, page EN- The new build
ing will be completed about the lst of April,
1892
| The health Of the inmates during the past
year has been excellent. Not a single death
has occurred and there has been no serious
illness in the institution.
State Charities Aid Association,
/ This association was organized in Morris
| town in 1881. Its efficient and unselisl
charitable work was recognized by the leg
| islature in the act of April 16, 1886 Up. l.
1885, page 230), which conferred upon it, un
der order Of a justice of the supreme court