The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-29

The following recommendations Of
Superintendent Day were then confirm
ed:
+. G. Sherrin. supervisor Of Halifax
farm. vice ]. T. Pope, removed
G. y. Christian, supervisor of Tili*ry
farm. vice W. |. Moziner. removed.
farm (No. y. vice w. X. Dixon, re-
moved.
j. II. McIver. supervisor Caledonia
moved.
T.. Il. Arendcll. manager of the Cen
trail Prison and Purchasing Agent.
Or. X NJ. Ferguson. surgeon for The
Caledonia and Tilery farms, vice Dr.
Il. Il. Person. removed.
The reason the board failed to con
firm Mr.. Tiltery, though he offered to
work fer nothing, was that he owns ore
of the farms that the States leases. and
it was feared that Mr.. I'illcryS ON
ployment in the capacity of manager Of
this ana other farms might be a source
of criticism. Also it was not deemed
that the creation of this new Office Wa"
a necessity.
The hobble put on Captain Day, as slI-
perintendent. was the following reSolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Wellington
and adopted by the board:
Whereas the decision of the Supreme
court places Captain Day in charge of
the pcnitentiary subject to the laws al
1899. governing the superintendent Of
the penitentiarys Therefore be it r,.-
solved
81 That the committee on rules and
regulations he requested TO formulate
such rules and regulations as will best
protect the States interest, and such
rules and regulations as are reported
shall be the rules and regulations Of
this board. and the superintendent is
hereby instructed to enforce the same.
- The chairman of the executive
committee is instructed to meet the su-
perintendent once each month to receive
his written report. showing condition
of all departments of the penitentiary.
also statement of all expenses paid ana
purchases made during the preceding
month, together with all products or 9th
er property sold and amounts receive Il
thereon
-. That the chairman of the eXccu
tive committee be requested TO have said
report printed and IA copy mailed 10
each member of the board of directors,
and upon the request of members of Sai1
board of directors he shall call a meet
ing of said directors after having given
ten days notice."
The reduction in salaries came up on
report of the committee on salaries
and employees. and was as follows:
month.
Clerk and book-keeper, from $50 10
$50.
Overseer of Central Prison, from so
to $50.
Corporal of the Guard, from $50 10
$50.
Gardener, remains the same $3.50.
Roiermen. the same $500.
Day guards, SO
All overseers of farms. S22.50.
Supervisors of Castle Haytt and Til
lery farms. from $50 to $50.
All other supervisors $50 month.
Day guards, SO.
All corporals of the guard. except at
Central Prison, S15.
General Manager and Purchasing
Agent for Central Prison, from 1925 10
500.
All officers and employees are employed
from month TO month. and are subject
to removal at will of the board. An
employees at the Central Prison shall
receive board and washing.
Each supervisor shall receive board
for himself and wife, but shall pay 81 a
month for all children between the ages
of = and and 81 month Tor all chil-
dren over {.
The following offices were aholished:
Assistant warden.
Keeper of shirt factory.
Cotton weighers on farms.
CorpOralS of guards on Caledonia farm
except one.
The board refused to confirm the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Tillery as manager of
the State farms.
The recommendation of SupcrInten-
dent Day that the family OF MIR. Ascn-
dell be allowed to live in the admnlslrl-
ton building was not acted upon. the
matter being left in the hands of super
intendent Day and the executive com
tee.
mittee.
MI. <tItiltltlI = Olb't - a. nv" ~ ''A''
the vote on its establishenJ was III ayes
and { noes, rs follows:
Ayes-Travis, Gwatney, Morphcw.
Osborn, Perry. Wellington, LeGrand,
Newland, Thompson, Denmark, ami
Davis.
Noes-Bryan, Young, Gotten, Hughes,
Sigmon, Clark, Ballard.
Dockery was not present.
The vote on the abolition of the Of
flee of assistant warden was 6 to II.
The committee appointed to con-
slider the matter of purchasing State
farms recommended that the Gale
donia farms, containing about 1920
acres, be bought for $64, 165, the OPP
ton price: that the Arson farm. 2,211
acres, be bought for $20,8SS, option
price.
1t was desired also to buy the Nor
Hampton farm, but the $4,000 of
bonds provided to purchase farms Is not
sufficient to pay for all of them.
The report of the committe with refer
ence to purchase of the shirt factory by
the State was referred to a committee
composed of Messrs. Day, Young. Ira
Wis. Newland and Osborn with power 10
purchase. The report showed the ma
chinery in reasonably good condition and.