The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
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told me capt. Day had ordered that all
orders given by Iillery be obeyed. ]
was surprised at this, especially as the
board had expressly declined Mr.. Til
lerys offer of service free of charge"
WHO OWNS THE FARMS?
Capt. Day: Don't you know, Mr.
Gotten that Dick Tillery does not own
that farmY'
Mr.. Legrand: "He has a mortgage on
it and gets the profits"
Mr.. Weddington: '.Who owns it?'
Capt. Day; Mr.. Tillerys brothers
own it"
Mr.. Gotten: "No matter who owns it,
| its wrong to keep conyicts there inn
proving this farm in which we have only
| half interest, while the camps on the
! farms in which the State OWNS the en-
| tire interest are going to waste"
/ Mr.. Gotten further stated that he had
been informed that when it was desired
to put up a telephone line on his farm
] by the State, Tillery would not grant
| the right of way desired and charged
| $3.50 for each pole Since the line had
been put up along another route, Mr..
| Tilery, he had been told, had put up
a line also and had strung his wires on
| the States poles.
Capt. Day: MIR. T'illery is one of the
best farmers in North Carolina. If
were to fill every requisition that Rhem
and McIver make here, I'd break this
| penitentiary in six months. / ought
long ago to have discharged these two
men. They want to obey nobody, but
their own hard heads
Mr. Weddington: why do you keep
| them?'
"0h, well, they are good men"
On motion Of Mr. Weddington the re-
port of Mr.. Gotten was accepted and
| filed.
At this point the board took an hours
recess for dinner.
BILL DAYS TIME EXTENDED.
On re-assembling of the board after
dinner, Mr.. Weddington moved that
Capt. Day be requested to furnish to
each member of the board, ON or before
November !. and each month thereafter.
an itemized statement OF the receipts
and expnditures of the penitentiary, as
provided by law and required by the
rules. This motion prevailed
MIR. Legrand gave notice that he
would make a motion, before the board
adjourned to abandon all the farms eX-
cept those owned by the State--the An-
son farm and the two Caledonia farms
and the Tillery farm ON which the State
has a lease for two more years.
AIR. Gotten said he had recommended
retention of the Northampton farm, and
he would like TO know whether or not
such a proposition would be entertain
cd, This farm, he said, was one of the
finest in North Carolina and it could be
bought. 1,600 acres, for $4,000.
Capt. Day said he would acknowledge
all claims as to the fertility of the
farm, but ii was needless to talk about
it as there would not be convicts suffi-
cient to work it.
No action was taken on this matter.
NO WORKING IN THE MINES.
Capt. Day stated that Mr.. Barnes, of
the CHmnock mines, was in the city
and had a proposition he wanted to
make for number OF convicts to work
in the mines
Several members expressed their OPP
position to working convicts in any
mine. and on motion Of Mr. Travis the
board passed an order that no convict
shall be worked in mine at any price.
This includes the Castle Hayne mines.
Supervisor Reinhardt, of the Anson
farm, appeared before the board and
made a statement in regard to mis-
understanding with the former admins
tration in regard TO his salary. He
claimed $21.50 a month from May 1st,
1899, to September 1st. He was he
said, elected for year at $71.50 a
month and on May 1st it was reduced
to $50 month
Mr. Travis said Warden IT, b. Rus
sell had similar claim Of $15 a month
Tor four months. which claim he desired
presented to the board
And ! want to suggest" continued
Mr.. Travis, ''that If we allow this claim
to Mr.. Reinhardt we should make sim
liar allowance to all the other supervis-
ors. | believe in treating them all
alike"
Mr. Legrand said that the others We're
not in the same position as Mr.. Rein
hardt, that the State had contract
with him and III consideration of this
fact he moved that the claim be allowed.
The motion prevailed, as did also a mo-
ton to allow Warden Russell $13 a
month for four months.
A motion was also passed authorizing
the executive hoard to settle all similar
claims. founded on like grounds.
On motion Of Mr.. Gotten the follow
ing order of business was adopted:
/. That a committee Of five be a9-
pointed by the chair to consider sng
gestions and recommendations made in
reports.
>. To consider the dismissal and APP
pointment of employees.
3. To inspect the cells and quarters of
convicts.
4. TO consider how the convict camps
shall be closed and what disposition
shall be made of the property.
;. To consider and dispose of the
SuanmeFell matter.
On adoption of this rule Of order the
committee of five provided for in it was
appointed as follows: Messrs Gotten,
Gwaltney, Davis, Dockery and Clark.
UNSELFISH BILL DAY.
Mr.. Legrand And now in view of
the adoption of that rule of order
suggest that the superintendent be re-
ouired to furnish the board with list
of the names of employees whose time
expires and also a hist Of those whom
he proposes to appoint III their places"
Capt. Day-'Now, gentlemen, there
is no use bothering abont that. III put
in just whomsoever you all may want.
Now, he's throwing in raw meat 70