The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

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United States Government. If there i
no mistake the institution is in gooC
condition and will pay out this year"
Thus began Capt. Days play for time
which he finally won.
But" objected Mr. Young, ''thi,
board expects an itemized statement oi
| receipts and disbursements from you
Capt. Day"
Capt Day-''Mr. Travis gets that ev
| cry month";
Mr. Weddington-''A resolution was
passed by this board at its April meet
ing requiring you to make a report to
this board. No report has yet been
handed in.
WIMBISH DIDN'T WORK.
Capt. Day-"That report is made to
the directors by the chairman of the
executive board. Up to September un-
der the direction of the executive board
the money was kept in bank and check,
ed out On September 1st we began the
voucher system. The bank accounts
have been handed to Mr. Travis, and
| take it that is what you gentlemen
want"
Mr. Weddington-'II IIave you tried to
have the report ready for the commit
tee?''
Day-"The book-keeper commenced
olly recently properly keeping the ae-
counts.
Wasn't Wimbish here till September
1st ~
.'Yes, but he didn't keep any books" F"
what did he do?"
Nothing. lie was here pretending
to work.
Mr. DockeryN Wasn't he here ready
to do whatever he was told to do?'
Il suppose he was. But we were
beginning a new system. Capt. Ramsey
was sent to Joliet, H., to learn it."
Mr.. Legrand- How long will it take
you to make that report. if YOU can't
make it now? We must have it and If
necessary we will adjourn till we can
get It,"
BALANCE SHEET REPORT.
Capt Day called in the book-keeper,
Mr.. Pearson, and asked him how long
ii would take to make an itemized state
ment off aal receipts and disbursements.
He said it would take a month to do
so.
Mr.. Weddington- Mr.. Pearson. have
you ever been requested to make out
a report for the board Z"
Il have not
Capt. Day requested Mr. Pearson to
read his balance sheet
Mr.. Legrand: II object to that We
are getting at this thing by piece-meals.
Yon know, Capt. Day, what we want.
You knew what the statute required. II
you haven't got IL. then I'm in favor Of
adjourning until we can get that re-
port. I"
Capt Day: Il have complied with the
statute of 1890 and have made a re-
port monthly to the executive board.
This information has been furnished Mr..
Travis every month by the manager Of
the Central Prison and the superinten-
dents of the farm.
but we want a report from you
''Oh, it will give me the greatest plea
sure to make the report.
On request Of Mr.. Wellington the
rule requiring monthly reports from the
superintendent was read for Capt. Day $
edification.
Mr.. Weddington: Now if each mem
her of this board had the information re-
CURED by THAT rule we would be salts
fled. We know nothing of the condition
or financial standing of the institution
except what we see in the Raleigh pa
pers. And when people ask me about
how the penitentiary is getting along,
feel like fool.''
Capt Day insisted on reading his
balance sheet Mr.. Legrand objected on
the ground that it was not Capt. Days
report.
ARENDELL'S BANK ACCOUNT.
Mr.. Travis. chairman of the executive
board displayed such reports as had
been handed in to him. They We're
simply bank accounts, he said, signed by
nobody and certified to by nobody. They
were handed him by the manager, Mr..
Arendell The statement of purchases
simply shows the amount of each pur-
chase, no prices are given, or other par
ticulars. This, he said, the board had
been able to get only by reference to the
original bill.
The superintendent was given till 3
o'clock this morning to get his report
ready.
Mr.. Travis presented the report of the
executive board in regard to the eX-
penditure OF the $4,000 appropriation
as follows:
For mules. s............. .$10000.00
For fertilizers. ........... 4'9zf.9t
Pay rolls to July 1st........ LII -
Current expenses. s............ lOuo.OO
Pay rolls.s. ..........#....... 0,OUU.OO
Pay rolls and accounts. ..... 9,4S2.S9
Total. ..... ........ -. 9ou,ouV.Oo
Mr.. Wellington: What is your pay
roll per month";
Mr.. Travis: 'About $500 a month
or about $4,000 a year.
"As best I can come at it, the eXpendi-
lures from January 1st to October 1st
are S4f ,S37.30. This includes every
thing"
TILLERY FARM SCANDAL.
On motion of Mr.. Wellington the
board heard reports Of the committees
appointed to visit the penitentiary farms.
Mr. Gotten read his report Of a visit TO
the Roanoke farms on September 25th.
This report appears elsewhere in this
paper.
MIR. Gotten said at the conclusion OF
his report that he was making an at
tack on nobody, but he found very
beautiful road-''the prettiest | ever saw
in my life--around this farm, greatly
enhancing its value. / learned on in
query that this road was built by the