The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07


and clothe prisoners is placed before
you as follows:
Fffty-sixth fiscal year: Cost per
diem to 10th and feed, 2.695; per
year. $9S.47-
Fffty-seveath fiscal year: Cost
per diem to clothe and feel. 22S7;
per year, sS3.43.
This expenditure can be reduced a
large mount per yea If sections No
$500 and No. 1921 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897 were amended so as rot
to require the publication for bids In
itemized form, but by simply insert
ing notices in the papers that bids
would be required on supplies con-
sisting of clothing, coal, groceries,
ETC., and that a detailed list would be
furnished upon application to all per
sons desiring to bid, thus reducing the
newspaper space from three n a
half columns to about six C
Therefore it appears to me that the
amount OF this saving is worthy of
your recommendation for amendment
Of the law mentioned.
Improvemelts.-This subject was
touched upon under the hea OF
Financial" the essential require
ments were not definitely outlined to
bring L your attention the necessity
for the construction of a dining room,
kitchen and bakery.
AZ 4h4 r-a,o.f @;-,o ~
are fed in the corridors of the cell
house, which is lot conducive to prop
er sanitation, and as far as the kitch-
en- is concerned, il is entirely toe
small for the requirements of this In
stitution. l would also suggest the
l~dvisability of installing Al electric
power plant as the one previously
placed here is useless and beyond re-
pairs. This would be a great benefit
to the penitentiary in many ways. and
from a financial standpoint prove a
good investment, as we are now Sc
a meter system.
Ell Canine Real-The progress be-
ing made o. the public highway un
der construction by convict labor,
the ~perfecting of the system of hand.
ling convicts on such work, is pro-
crossing most f~avorably and prom.
Uses a very ~uccessful termination.
Since the enactment of the law au.
thorizing this work, operations have
been confined solely to road building
in the mountains, which, by reason
of the rugged formation, has. been
slow and tedious. In due time, when
the prisoners are moved into the
valleys, and with the proper co-opera.
will progress much more rapidly foI
the reason that it will allow the use
of the proper grading machinery
teams, etc. While it takes so men a
the present time to work on one sec
ton. the same number could be di
vided into three sections ten miles
apart, thereby allowing a wider scope
for work.
Nothing is more profitable in re
turn for taxation than the building OF
PoOA( " ~ "AO ~
supported by taxation, as it brings
not only the most beneficial results
to the pursuits of commercialism, but
to those of pleasure also.
Aside from community advantages
the utilizing of convict labor for this
m~eritorious work creates desirable
means of penal graduation, keeping
the class of convicts known as first
offenders separated from the habit
ual criminal, and by escaping the un
healthy influence of the more hard
eaed inmates of the prison there is
a decidedly more encouraging .oppor
tunity for the moral advancement OF
this class OF prisoners, and one il
which the general public is primarily
and directly interested.
Discipline The discipline of tn,
institution, both from officers anC
c%onvicts, has been as good as coulC
be expected, with the system in force
Efforts are making to put the insti
tuition on a higher plane. but a han
dicap exists in the small allowance
hAoaO ~ "o5So VI ou6A0oB oAu
strongly recommend an increase TO,
this class of service, as it is almos
Impossible to secure proper parties
for guard duty at the present rate O
$50 per month. No prison is safe, O.
can have any reformatory or benef
cial force unless Differed by courag
eous. upright and intelligent men
and these results cannot be obtained
with inadequate compensation.
Few infractions have occurred, ant
nearly all the convicts have earned
their good time.
wish to extend special thanks tt
the Sisters of St. Catherine, Fatael
Rabeyrolle and Mr.. J.. E. Wood, fielt
secretary for the Society of the
Friendless. who have been earnes
and faithful in their religious minis
trations to the inmates of this ilsti
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