The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1897-01-15

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For maintenance ..........s $4,000 oC
For farm land. 5000 %
For barns, fences, sheds. etc. 1900 90
For furnishings Of new bldg. 1000 oc
For deficit is9o............. 3,o3s o5
Total .............. ..s3AS3s og
The board Of trustees also ask for an
additional appropriation Of si.o3s go for
Interest on old reform school certificate,
and notes and Il be found on later In
sesugatlon that such allowance Is just.
reeommend IT, appropriation.
ruE STATE Prison.
The state prison. formerly government
property and operated entirely at gov.
eminent expense, has. since statehood.
been owned and operated by the state.
| The appropriation made by the lcglsla.
turc Tor maintenance Of this Institution
Tor the year 1870 was $4,000, and. not.
vithsiandlng this amount Is Sio.o
lees than the cost Of maintenance by the
government Tor the year 1875. II Il with
pleasure am able to report that there
n 800 deficiency and that there remained
en- the treasury on January balance Of
ss,6,o74. This showit < Is all the more
ercditablc from the fact that necessary
repairs to the building have been made
a new brick chimney of greater capacity
Tor the boiler erected; an the roofs.
which are Of tin, and all OF the outside
iron work thoroughly painted lot Of
fencing Of the grounds done farm and
garden supplies, harvested by the former
management and belonging to the gov.
eminent, purchased; necessary wagons,
farming implements, horses, cows, hogs
chickens, etc, pa chased. a reasonable
fire Insurance placed on the property for
three years, and sundry articles OF ma.
ehlnery for the factory supplied, all Of
which have been paid for. The agencies
which have contributed to this result
have been exercise OF economy by the
warden In the purchase Of supplies, pre-.
yentlon Of unnecessary waste, use Of
slack instead Of lump coal, Increased
utilization Of the labor Of eonvlcts on the /
farm and about the prison, payment by |
government for care Of prisoners sety.
Ing sentences for violation Of United |
States laws and by various counties Tor
care Oi prisoners held Tor them. rcduc
ton In all salaries, and proceeds Of sale
o. the output Of The prison factory. The |
state board of corrections, having the |
and control Of the prison, |
In ~ report for the year 1876, estimated |
1 further saving each year for the en-
,uing two years on account Of malntcn.
,nee, OF $4,000, and asks an annual up
,roprlaton OF $4,000 instead of $4,000
or the maintenance OF the prison. II
however. that there Il great
reed Tor better add purer water supply |
or the prison, the supply a, present be.
ng pumped by hand from q water ditch
nto tanks located 4, the top OF the build
ngs and then distributed In pipes about
he premises. This improvement will
to the general hcalthiulness
4 the inmates and will add incrcas d
against fire with a consequent
decrease In Insurance rates, The estl.
mated cost Of this Improvement h placed
L 5000 The board also urges the i'm.
.ortancc of enlarging the workshop
which regard as hopeful and sigEld'
ant forerunuer Of further financial ad.
antage to the state, Already the con.
lets make all the clothing used IN the
hson from material produced wi,hin
he statel, also supply the state insane
sylum with all the clothing used for
he insane, and have produced some
Ines of marketable clothing which have
eef sold In accordance with law.
)tner industries also are IN process Of
stabllshmenL II Is contemplated also
, employ all prisoners, not otherwise
ngai ed, IN breaking rock, a. soon As
ands are available to provide teams and
,aeons 10 haul the rock which will be
uarrled In the vicinity OF the prison.
he law enacted at the last session Of
he legislature for the government and
lselpllne Of the prison has proved Itself
, be generally efficient and satisfactory,
nd especially so in respect to the class
ieatlon Of prisoners into grades and the
arollng, under well guarded regula-
.ons, OF trusted and well disposed Prls-
GERS. recommend appropriations for
he ensuing two years as follows
'or maintenance of prlson..,.,,sso'ooo
or enlarglng workshops...,,,, $50
'or improelng water supply, 5000
or new machinery ..........,, 1000
or improving lavatory "'.....' a'S
or teams and wagons..,,'','.' 500
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SSHS7S
INSANE ASYLUM.
The care of the unfortunate Is one OF
ne paramount duties of the state. In
,e state insane asylum at Provo we
ave an institution which while not
of all the modern improve