The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-02-22

thO 4G5uS ~ AN>'- - ~ eAS -
tent of S5o,oou payapie oio,ulo annually,
and the estimate ior Taxes mas been made
with view TO hieetins 'he opiigaslons ac-
cor6ing.
JAIL WORKSHOP.
D., ,to,;n % the iail wortsbo,, .ooox,nt
for ,ha ,,..t year if will he saen tno+ tba
oarni,rs 10 not been snffci.n+ - n,aa+
~ a,r.,, oxnanses nv ,on.iao,.h1,
s,,, o.ai,'r 20 ,ba denressed ana ,,,,aa,t1ad
oon5;+ions - northumberland ~ th,
,o.+ oiah+aan Months. the nrioa - laolg
- 80 in manv Instance 49,, ~,
80. - ,too+,,ra bain, So, -
o;rhta 90 oo.half cent NOR ,.,n - a..
.ts.asa r;oos Tbera has bao,, a.,,,.,.,.a
tivelv No call for whole heels at any nrice
the demand hsing Tor cheap heels for low
priced shoes. To avoid accommodating an
unreasonable stock OF whole heels and to
meet the trade we nave Kept the prisoners
employed as much as possible in cutting
and pasting piece heei stock. The sales
have been 377 ,a9l pairs Tor the year.
There has been sharp demand for chip
grease-which is extracted IRON the refuse
scraps of leather-and we have manufact-
ured and sold over forty tons the past year
at from two and one-half to three and one
fourth cents per pound; being considerably
in advance of the prices obtained in former
years.
The cutting dies in the shop. being nearly
worn out by constant use for the past six
years, and the demand being for heel of
a different shape. we intend to retit the
shop with new dies the coming year, pur-
chase a heel press If deemed expedient,
put in a tank tor settling grease and other
wise improve the plant, with a view to sup
plying better grade of goods and demand
ing better price in the market, believing
that the shop can be made to pay the cur
rent expenses in years of ordinary activity
in business.
JAIL.
There has been large increase in the
number OF prisoners committed to jail the
past Year, heing sso ID excess of the num-
Der LOT 1877, ana Az IN excess Of 1898, and it
mas become serious question how TO pro-
Vlae sultapie accommodations Tor the large
number confined. were It not for the work
shop, py means OF Wnich Inc prisoners get
exercise ana q change OF air. much siek
ness ana Inconvenience would be caused
ana extra medical attendance, as we'll as
,yitbir +ba iail n,anar would h. naa,,;,.ad
The Jail account should be credited 18th
Sla15, the amount due from York county
for board of prisoners the past year. leay-
ing balance of S19,409.9s AS the EXPENSE
borne by the county. In the wonan.s de-
partment lib articles of clothing. bedding
and furnishings have been made, lll6 cases
of heels pasted, besides the usual washing
and cleaning, and repairing of prisoners
clothing required through the year. Ad-
ditionaI heating apparatus has been placed
in the woman's department at the bare
cost of material, the labor having been per-
formed by Mr. Howard Flint, the Workshop
engineer, without extra charge.
.nm,>,,c no,>1n 1n,1
mAhiis FoiN ohlouh'
w sApenui.uie eua ioi usual
80 49, 49,, p"'e' y
lnarIin JIM Diiuse, pus ~ 'Aie spring y
visa -, 80 'e' 800. = 'A' IS.
~ '. - - - $3.50. -
'Ae vs. 49, - ri.il, .,.e sou'A
= .s-.s. ~ - 's = I've
- - -' 81 $500 =. - 49,
y one :,.4 AINN 10y" 4 ~ lho-
M - - peA'e y a'o h"h-
- ="
PORTLAND BRIDGE.
Az soon in Marc Ii AZ fhe Weather narmi,t
ed work was resumed on ,be ME, "a snn-
mort fine new draw and nv the first Of Anil
was ready for tbe lpostm pridoa cnmnany
ia inf ON the iron work which tnev did i,
about six weeks. In tbe meantime Mass,.
league and Bennett buin the anp,oaches
to The draw and travel was ONLY susnended
tor four weeks. for The whole fine we
were engaged il, rebuilding the BRIDGE and
draw In .h.lv. aseontraet was made with
" r Gordon for removjna tho niers Of
,ba draw which was dona IN thu sotisfao
~ 80
lion OF the commissioners. barring accl-
dents thls prldge Will need no repairs this
season.