The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-17
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80 nth the last two years OF the
administration. Thus. In Oc-
- there were less than $40 pris-
~,ffbfn the penitentiary, and the
- ~ the fiscal period beginning
Nzet - has been but seZ. according
w =. statement OF Warden Catron. II
Y !, ss.,sfore be seen that during the first
~ sss,s Of the McGraw administration
~. ~ IN average Of eighty more pris-
- s6an during the last two years of
- - ndrbfnfstratioE. The difference
- s1ss2s ina same comparing the last two
- a Republican management with
~ m Two years Of the fusion manage
=. iTi,kre was at all times more prisA
2s '.- II fhe penitentiary, month In and
IN ~. during the years 1888 TO lSs.
~ 6uring the period from April /. 1897,
8 ~ nrsssnt time.
S< more prisoners, the cost OF main
800 va greater, naturally. Yet the
- eSoifa cost OF the maintenance was
k.~{ down 10 Al cents per day during
" - two years Of the Republican man
.-sst Al the penitentiary, which was
5k9n the Rogers managers claim Il
~ Hence Secretary Listers claim
Z am for economy and good manage
80 81 the score Of lower per capita
~ Z completely shattered. The Re-
1870 management OF the affairs OF
~ sS1ltentfary steadily lowered the cost
. i12Siefance by making permanent and
49, improvements Mt little cost, using
ssy1ct labor, resulting In lower operating
$3.50 year by year. as the records and
a ioofs of the state penitentiary com
800 matter OF official record that
~ Sg9r1 Of trustees OF the state peni-
eea}nry during the last half tof the
f{y19 administration. In It's estimates
e - fWo years beginning April I, 1897,
- t.rit dut
= sspila cost OF % cents per diem for
q pFlsoners. showing positively that
a. 1xDendftIres made from the main
sss1scs fund during the previous four
ysS1I had been planned for the purpose
4 ss6uelng the per capita cost OF main
issance and the improvements were Of a.
s4fnsnent character.
-. LrsTER's INACCURACIES.
II n statement regarding the per cap
NJ ~ Of maintenance at the peniten-
IN. d appears In the Times article
.sltffe1 10. Mr., Lister again betrays his
ksorxues Of the Affairs OF the peniten-
M n Aise willfully perverts the truth.
II decj1rtn that the per capita cost un-
n CIV. Mc0raw's administration was
ri NIT PER capita per diem. The rec
~ n the peuitentiary as found In the
49, II the institution. and also the
uu1loeo and wsrden's reports on file at
dlrglp(A show that during the year be-
rxsISr October 4, 1898, and ending Sep
Isnb9 ~ 1874, Mt the very beginning
4 ~ wr0raw administration, when the
ya1ssf1sy was being built and equip
~ ~ per capita cost per diem for
mlrl(G4nre was only ass cents. and II
: UhbIldhNd that the estimates OF ex-
rNlVo for the years 1860 were based
4 ~ capita cost OF but 10 cents per
M ~ lister. apparently. was not in
~ n facts when ne started on his
- q misrepresentation and fraud.
~ ~ GHures quoted are pnrt OF the
- 1pords. and could easily have been
yGEe6 and used by him had he desired
t1Dte the truth to the voters OF Wash
funs the years 1866 the actual per
NoD cogt OF maintenance Mt the pcni-
N111 Vas only. Al cents. giving proper
~ y the maintenance fund for the
~ appended In actual, permanent
= ooNnary improvements. as described
~ DylIolng. Tho board Of audit and
Ml1 ~ not lowered this cost. but
N = elAer hand II has been Increased,
orfGne TO Secretary Listers own
anent n the Times. In which the per
4 M& coet In given as 4a cents per
E5n m report Of the warden. Med
III 49, OF the fscAI year 1881 com
En- ~ statement. IT wish to point
BM \ tAe board that all the improve
- WITH tho exception OF the hospital
49, new stockade and improving
supply tfor which special appro-
Wna were made by the last Iegfsla-
Mhys been completed and paid for
ufths maintenance fund OF the pen
-. and that this said fund was not
me6 TO bear all these extra expenses,
Re0 we're all actually necessary. and
Zsslal appropriations viii be asked
-. rx~r~n rxn.~
hus1Ry Lister. ~ will be noted. does
palivsly and authorttatively deny
'sssslisnncsrs =, statement os emit that the
Y signature meetn in January. The
pe-teeo1Agsncer'r figures were taken
nun " books kept by Mr. Lister. which
NOV thai AFTER estimating tho cxpcndi-
late> yW uoiaries and supplies for the
hen - noeths, on tho basis of the cost
sy ~ s Ayr be i si rss go 'h n t Rsa so.
ssteFe ths rtelnar appropriation l. avail
~ Aph ! ~ Secretary Lister has
sA.ea etstul limos without reservation
,as5 Y ~ opinion the pcnitentiary would
tM Z special appropriation to tide II
.sw from re beginning Of the next ses-
s'ss svsilahls' kpril /. isoi. The secre-
" q no board OF control. however,
N the blame ON the Legislature and
a'ms that Warden catron had asked
Z, sa spprcpriation Of siio.o0o while only
s*M bad been granted. Had the board
- ssa,, sad control praeticed the econ-
N which II claims to have exercised In
sAndilny OF the state institutions II
~ clearly have been possible 20 have
MtN saving In the per capita cost
HAsrfpn&nee and THUS the total cost
Wig have been ksps within the limit set
~ isvisiatuye
ssw are the ngures showing the cost
sssseenanee AZ the penltentiAry during
ks<srs administration;
Nate rsniteailasy issflsol--
- srp1crtssinH- tive years -. Nie Ne %
~ y. srTivpsiAticn, two years ...... icqsa
49, = fFc'isd fcs ~ spsciAl aef .,.a. N.cW
- ~ hnrrrtetreH,s unisfsaAea
- SAiassaanes guna. isE " ~, s.fW
ss mssnsensnee. saar years ......... ZEN 30
&FNse@sHs ex malatenaaoe fund 49,. ise
wa .-........ . Sfis Vc