The Arizona sentinel., 1894-04-14
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
TERRITORIAL PRISON, l
 YUMA, A. T. | SUPERINTENDENT's OFFICE, {
 MARCH 31st 1894. J

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 missioners.
 GENTLEMEN
 1 have the honor to submit this, the first quarterly report for the year 1894, covering the period com encing January lst, 1894, and end ing March 31st, 1894.
 In connection with same are the reports of the Assistant Superin- tendent, Physician, list of conv1cts entitled to discharge during the coming quarter, labor rolls, cloth ing disbursements, etc., all of which are made part of this report.
 On January 1st, 1894, there were in confinement, one (D female and one hundred and sixty nine (169) male convicts; received during the quarter, thirteen, including one (1) prisoner returned from Prescott where he was taken from this in stitution by order of Court and also, one CD escaped prisoner, re- captured and returned, there were pardoned internationally, two (2) pardoned to restore citizenship, six (6) discharged by expiration of sentence, fifteen (15), died, one 4) delivered to Sheriffof Gila County by order of Supreme Court, three | (3) leaving in confinement at this date, two female and one hundred and fifty four (154) male prisoners.
 EXPENSE.
 The cost per capita has been materially reduced under that of the proceeding quarter despite the purchase of complete outfits of sundry tools, including those ren- dered necessary by the introduce ton of granite-cutting, as also permanent improvements within and without the walls. The total gross expense is, $12411.36, average daily attendance 160, cost per diem $137.90 and the cost per capita per diem eighty-six and nineteen one-hundreth cents.
 Against this gross amount, standing as credits in favor of the prison, are the following:
 Due from United States for keep ing of United States prisoners, for quarter ending March 31st, 1894, $47O.0O.
 Cash forwarded Territorial Treas urer, March 29th, viz: United States check for keeping of United States prisoners for quarter ending 1 December 31st, 1893, $16500.
 Deductions in articles manufact- ured and sold by convicts, $71.62.
 Sale of hogs and blue dirt, $23.95. Total, $26057.
 One hundred and ninety-two pairs of brogans, in stock, at $1.5( per pair, $288.0O
 Granite, cut ard dressed, il stock, $459.0C.
 Received from sale of hogs, and blue dirt, to D. Balsz, $6003.
 Received from sale of 2,144 tons dirt, excavated and sold to Yuma Water & Light Company, $214.4O Forwarded by express to Ter ritorial Treasurer, March 3l, 1894. ] making the total credits, $1,75: which, deducted from the gros; cost for the quarter just completed makes the net expense $1O,659.36 or "A cents per capita per diem.
 These figures will demonstrat' that an important advance towards making the prison at least partial 1 Iy self-supporting has been mad' and that the convicts are, beginning to contribute a portion of the ex- pense incurred in feeding, clothing and guarding them, As new avenues are gradually opened fo the products of their labor, th' revenue will correspOndingly in crease thus lessening the actua cost to the Territory. It has beer nv earnest endeavor and that o my assistants to bring about thi, condition of affairs and 1 have reason to believe, now that pre- liminary obstacles have been re moved, far better results will bt shown in the future.
 It is but fair to say that the first quarter is invariably one o the most costly of the year owin to the extra expense necessarily in cured in advertising for bids fo furnishing supplies for the succeed