New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-03
eastern wall OF the PRISON. Three grades OF stone
Manufactured for the road at the crusher. All the
material is conveyed in wagons from the crusher to
tho place whore the roadmakng is In progress.

material is conveyed In wagons from the crusheI to
| tho place where the roadmaking is In progress.
HOW THE WORK Is DOSE.
The proro,, Of road making l. comparatively simple.
NJ. Patterson. the engineer, first surveys the street
asd ly Stakes indicates the grade. Then the earth
| IS removed to the required depth and the roller IS
over the 10 crush down the earth until It
| forms Il GOOD foundation. The foundation stones in
the present roadway about four inches IN diameter
| and are the s'st grade. second grade Ston"
Of about two Inches III diameter. is placed upon this
one and lastly stones OF the size Of small pebbles
are spread over the second grade stones. Convicts
with hammers 20 over the first grade OF stones and
break M the largest Of them. The three grades of
stones make road Of about ten inches in thickness
at the centre Nhcc the Telford nacadam
road is made t.. the country Oui.d" The village Of
! Dannemora the road will be- two feet In thickness.
Binding material composed Of the smallest stones ana
small fragments ol rock + put upon the first grade
stone before the second grade Is imposed. A. each
grade o. rock is placed upo- the road, the roller
which I, fpur ton, weight l. rolled over 1t. The
cutters which ar, Of IA" 81 basket gutter" type. are
composed OF large Stones sci in semrclc upon
either side Of the roadway. IN" roadway. "nrn
completed. VII be OF the usual smooth macaual"rd
One - 81 the best features OF this work whIcn IS
hcir" dana T., ih. -tai. i, that nm attempt is being
mad. 20 learn IL precise cost. >pcahrs upon ms
n',',v ,,n", lbs work lint that | tak. note oi r. /
also keep account DAY after lay of the number or
men ! have employed in the nclds collecting rock,
In driving the crn~h'r. upon The wagons and np"n
have paid for tn" cruhcr. the roller and the oth"r
10 Empcriatcrdcnt atnrop and he Governor Flower
and H. In turn - tn Legislature, "nch VIII snow
hope. the exact cost 10y the mile OF making 'h,Sc
labor ~ the cOnvicis i worth. They work a nara
Il, laborers do outside Of The prison. hope the
chance to maxi three miles al road before We reach
the cd Of thr states land and are authorized by
r..tI- U.nfV
Would Won favor. Mr. Thayer. the employment Of
convict, everywhere IN tli" STAT" In r"adlhiklhg
asked The Tribune correspondent: ,
void not" replied thc warden. and indeed.
think II would b" unvi-c To do 50. Already nav"
had 'ronblc IN TINS niue pace Wi"ci IL, H"" "n
docs not have over fry Inhabitants. Drlnk'h men
have come up 10 the convict ana atemp'a to " T1
into conversation with them. ana to 'lnh. hhIHs WIN
them have even caught som" men attempting I"
lure the convict, int i1a2r store @T '"I h WIFI h
wond happen In rs place. N nn" w G '' nm
pov the convict NJ roadmakihg "Scw'r" 'ah
here I'm this wilderness. Governor Flower believes
that Board, ~ supervisors can SEE mere the process
can learn the precise cost Of roadmahng. But rs
for general roadmaling by conviciS aH over IN"
state that IS thing Of which h" does not approve
austin LatIIop the Superintendent Of Prisons,
speaking on the sam" topic said Nv" desire II"
cncrurag. road binding but have thought Of ON
poync the couvcis 81 the three stat" prisons IN TINS
manncr. In judgment the fr"" aborcrS of ~"
,iatr. not 10 ,penh Of their wives. would strongly
d,pp-'vr II the creation ~ gangs Of c"nvictS TO
work upon the roads. What "" ar" aiming 10 40 i
10 give an object lesson 20 IA" farmer, of the stat"
in roa1matinr ard also to learn precisely the cost
- macadamz"d road
OTHER WORK or THE CONVICTS
Warden Tha7cr + employing the convicts within
The pri-on upon another practical bit Of work. II"
+, lnildlnc a ncr factory entirely hy the labor Of
conyicts II Is 20 b, q building 20 by 200 feet. 81
Stone and brick. Their" convict naS"nS. brick
layers carpenters. plunl"r- ana indeed ali llhd, oi
Lttt it,k. IL Tao,
un,u ilti- work II Wa ~ warden Tlaycr's Sng
c.,tion that h"v W"r" I'm, employed III" c"h'lcl,
ar. rulioy'd u or" factory IN ~ .hihg women r ''in
lny-' waists bathing suits. and Ike articles, mere
ar 30 mon employed 80 this kind Of work. Of whom
10 run -"win. machine. In another part 81 me
.,m.. factory rpnvct- employed In putting canes
I'm chair. Mr. Tnycr thinks they "ueh, also 10
nuke the chair frames. ana soon r"H' 81 mem
WIN l- employed a. tl- hu-ln"-,. Tn" STAT" own
cot al ihr wood n desire for mahlnc mo 'hAlr
fr.inc, superintendent Lathrop and Warden lhn,"r
also think 81 cmpl linS tur conVrl, III mihinH
woo.irn bowl and other wooden article; All lhc
,nnvicf.' ,lnthiuc their ~ho., and ~t"cNnG-. ar"
made by fhc convict themselves. and cost tie state
q comparatively small sum- ,
determined ~ 500 Il hc could incrca." ~" amount
~ work which -ncI convict does weekly hN "nrr.l-
hour fhr.,. day- IN week.. WIN 10" PlNl"e' "I ~
,i.lnr in file. pri -0u ward. lie lJ- found ms NNH
tom 10 work admirably and a." men ." w > pr
..r, NOR. work Now three day, I'm tn" week hHlf
u1v -fsll in the yard. IL" cih"r ihr'' uHNN ,.'
remaining convict, are released from work a. no"
sam" hour. m" '"nyi'te q. ln',r I'm i. ~, ~" ,lc
lo't,d -plcce which Pr" assigned =" th"m IN u'
prison ara! run races and hav" Other port. Mean
yin" me prison band. with thirty c1nNTI u, tl"
mu.Iian- plny@ upon the lawn. The hama J. q m
n, n ha. h~eu we'll drilled hy - leader. "ho i'r
m.rlv pia,ed piano a,compauimento for M"lha
Patti and other noted musicians.