New-York tribune., 1896-01-03
AN ADDITION TO THE TONES

AN ADDITION TO THE TONES.
"What we intend to ID Is to tear out the
front or the old building. Including the old court
room and to bull1 an addition eight stories high.
bringing II out to the front Of the stone steps
ON Centre-st After this work is completed the
nrisoners will be moved into the new cells. ana
the rear OF the prison. on Franklin-st VIII be
torn out and an addition OF the same height
extended on that side. The addition viii contain
In all $50 cells thus doubling the present NUMBER
of cells The main part Of the expense VIII come
T., LAYING concrete at the foundation for the
prlson stands in an old sw mp. and the present
foundations would be entirely Inadequate 10
support the great increase Of weight The cells
Will be built Of heavy stoncwork on the same
general plan as the old ones with heavy gates.
..If the blll passes the Legislature work VIII
be begun at once, and hope that In little more
than a year the greater part OF the work VIII
have been completed
That the present unheathful conditions IN
the mean time may be somewhat mitlgated. new
Iron cots to be put In the cells TWO VIII
ho nlaced in every CELL and in some cells three,
one above another. They will have Iron frames
to which canvas mattresses will be attached In
such a way that they can be taken out and
thoroughly cleaned every morning. The new cots
tentiary
I'VE estimate the cost Of the new addition to
rho Tombs at about $35O.OO0. The stone for build
ing will be taken from the city's quarries on
Blackwells Island.
NEW WING FOR THE PENITENTIARY.
"A condition almost as deplorabe is to be
found In the Penitentiary on the Island We
intend TO relieve this by building "A large wing
81 bn Dorf Ito, hat
when It Is completed the building Will assume a
IT shape The new structure will contain be-
tween 400 and 900 cells and will be four stories
hish to correspond with the present build
ing The work will be done by the convicts.
and the stone will be quarried on the Island.
The cost OF the addition, In round NUMBER.
will be $3.50 OO0 The absolute necessity Of going
ahead with this work soon az possible can be
readily seen when II is said that to-day there
are I O46 convicts in the Penitentiary, and only
$50 cells When the addition Is completed. there
will be at least LOO cells In the Penitentiary.
We further contemplate building two new stone
houses on the Island, one TO be occupied by the
male and the other by the female employees in
the Penitentary. l think we can erect both
OF these buildings at cost not exceeding
$4,000.
THE workhouse has been almost totally ne
elected, and is consequently In very bad repair.
The roof and stonework must be attended to.
and the building renovated 80 far as our funds
will permit.
do you think that the proposed additions
will be adequate to meet all demands for some
time to Gomez" was asked.
Il have estimated that no further additions
could be necessary for at least twenty years to
come. and In all probability not until a much
later date" was the reply.
What will be done with the balance Of the
proposed 81. .00o 900 issue Of bonds?"
TO REPAIR THE DISTRICT PRISONS.
THE balance Will be used for making repairs
I'm the district prisons. including the Jefferson
Market. Essex Market. Fifty-seventh-st. One
hundred a nd twenty frst-st and One-hundred-
and-ffty -eighth-st prisons
THE Board OF Estimate has appropriated slo.-
900 for ovcrhauling the plumbing in the Jefrer-
son Markc, Prison. and the work will be
awarded by contract Immediately. We have re-
Gently rentted the cells in the Essex Market