Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-12-22
nA11y KNNEBEc JOURNAL, SATURDAY DECEMBER % 1884

appliances, have been purchaSeu anu
connected with tho steam plant, ana
have furnished power for manufacturing
purposes. In the laundry washing ma
chine, mangle, dryers, bath tubs ana
other fixtures have been put In, and the
laundry has met the expectations in every
way. The stable and buildings have been
moved to a more desirable location and
have been repaired. New out-buildngs
have been erected. General repairs have
been made to the prison. The officers
have been provided with uniforms for the
first time in the history of the 1nstitu-
tion. Warden Allen applies for an ap-
propriation of $1,000 for the fire depart
ment. About $4,000 is due the prison on
account of establishing the insane depart
ment without any special provisions for 1t.
The prison, Warden Allen says, is not a
self-suporting institution, as some have
believed On account of the hard times,
quite an amount of goods are on hand IN
the industrial departments. Attention
is earnestly directed to clothing the dis
charged conyicts and Warden Allen says
each one sent out should be provided with
suitable garments and means, as the
warden's discretion will dictate, to take
him to his home or furnish start. This
he recommends in order that the dis
charged convict will not be tempted TO
steal. The health of the inmates mas
been good. He submitted detailed ac-
| counts of the expenditures and receipts
from the industrial departments. A LIST
of the names of the convicts in custody is
given and shows that 32 are imprisoned
| for murder out of the 159 inmates.
| During the year so commitments have
been made. three for murder The COM
mitments by counties shows Cumberland
in the lead, 13, and from Kennebec, 3. Of
the SO imprisoned the past year, one came
from England, one from Sweden, one from
Denmark. one from Germany, and IL
from the Dominion of Canada. The aver
age length of definite term for those COM
mitted the past year is three years ana
eight days.
State Liquor Commissioner.
The annual report of State Liquor
Commissioner p. p Gilmore was rem
dered and shows sales of liquors as FOL
lows: Auburn, sS315:93; Augusta,
s173S. 90; Albany, $40; Biddeford, s4437 10
Bath, s2636. So; Bangor, S513o.9 VI
Bethel, ,s1a67.s9; Bucksport, sls74.-
80; Brunswick, $203O.34; Canton,
s711.47; Fayette, $130.73; Gardl-
ner, s2361 43 Greenwood, s174l.9e
Hartland, s1210.sS; Lewiston, s323l 90
Machias, $3.50. 40; Portland, $50, ol3.90
Phillips, sS14.13; Richmond, S1762. Az
Randolph, s2262. 81; Rockland, s216. 81
Turner, S216.56; Randolph, sl6l6, 81
Waterville, s27S6.26. The aggregate
amounts to 500, 15O.O3. Over $500 gallons
of whiskey has been sold and about 1900
gallons of alcohol, about 540O gallons OF
rum, 500 gallons of gin and 800 gallons
of brandy.
The special committee on the bridge
at Rowland, to which was referred papers
relating to the same, reported that they
personally examined the premises, and
that there is no doubt in their minds that
the bridge is public necessity, and that
it would prove profitable to the interests
of the State to make liberal appropriation
therefor, and that the bridge at Howland
| would largely increase the material inter
ests in that section of the State AND
attract large amount Of foreign capl
| tall
The Governor and Council adjourned
to meet Dec. 81, at p. NJ.