The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-13

as the name implies. was the intention
OF the legislature, l recommend the iol-
lowing appropriations for this school for
the ensuing TWO years:
For maintenance ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i.OO0 W
For farm land .......--.-.--.-...... 9.vOO W
For barns. fences, sheds. ETC.. Loo 20
For deficit, 1880 -.---....----------..- zUSo W
Total .SSs. 5S5 90
The board OF trustees also ask for an adj
ditional appropriation OF Sl.03S.30 for in
te-est on old reform school certificates
and notes and il il be found on later in
Vestioation that such allowance is just,
l recommend its appropriation
THE STATE PRISON.
The state prison. formerly government
property and operated entirely at gov
ernment expense, has. since statehood.
been owned and operated by the state.
The appropriation made by the legisla-
ture for maintenance OF this institution
for the year 1896 was $4,000. and. not
outstanding this amount is $4,000 less
than the cost of maintenance by the gov
eminent for the year $50. il is with
pleasure am able 70 report that there
IS no deficiency and that there remained
in the treasury on January l a balance of
S2.6i9-a This showing is all the more
creditabie from the fact that necessary
repairs TO the building have been made
new brick chimney of greater capacity
Tor the boiler erected: all the roofs. which
are OF tin. and all of the outside iron
work. thoroughly painted lot of fenc-
ing OF the grounds done: farm and garden
supplies. harvested by the former mani
agement and belonging TO the govern
ment. purchased; necessary wagons,
farming implements, horses. COWS. hogs.
chickens, etc, purchased; reasonable
IRE insurance placed on the property FOR
three years, and sundry articles of ma
chinery for the factory supplied. all of
which have been paid for. The agencies
which have contributed to this result
have bean exercise OF economy by the
warden in the purchase OF supplies, pre-
venton of unnecessary waste. use of
slack instead OF lump coal. increased
utilization OF the labor of cOnVicts on the
Iarn and about the prison, payment By
government Tor care of prisoners serving
sentences for violation of United States
laws and by various counties for care
OF prisoners held for them. reduction in
all salaries. and proceeds of sale of the
output OF the prison factory. The state
board Of corrections, having the manage
ment and control of the prison. in its
report for the year 1886. estimated 4
further saving each year for the ensuing
two years on account of maintenance,
of 5000, ana asks an annual aDproprla-
tion of $25, 600 instead of $4,000 for the
maintenance of the prison II represents,
however. thst there is great need for Il
better and purer water supply tor the
prison. the supply at present being
pumped by hand from water ditch into
tanks located at the top OF the build
ings and then distributed IN pipes about
contribute to the general healthfulness
of the inmates and will add increased
protection against fire with a consequent
decrease in insurance rates The esti-
mated cost of this improvement Is placed
al $500. The board also urges the i'm
portance of eniarging the workshop.
which | regard as a hopeful and signifi-
cant forerunner of further financial ad-
vantage to the state. Already the con-
victs make all the clothing used in the
prison from material produced within
the state), also supply the state insane
asylum with all the clothing used for
the insane. and have produced some lines
of marketable clothing which have been
sold IN accordance with law. Other IN
dustrieS also are in process of establish
ment 1t Is contemplated also TO en-
ploy all prisoners not otherwise engaged.
in breaking rock. as soon as funds are
available to provide teams and wagons
to haul the rock which will be ouarried
in the vicinity of the prison. The law
enacted at the last session of the legls-
lature for the government and discipline
of the prison has proved itself to be gen
orally efficient and satisfactory. and es-
pecially so in respect to the cl2ssitlca-
ton of prisoners into grades and the
parolnS. under well guarded regulations.
of trusted and well disposed prisoners L
recommend appropriations for the ensu-
ing two wears as follows:
For maintenance of prison. $50 O1o