The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-03-08

past two years as shown by the bien.
NAL report Of the Board of Prison
Commissioners, advance sheets Of
which are just from the press. The
following is the Commissioners report
OF the betterments made during the
biennial report:
There has been installed a plant
to convey condensed or distilled wat
err to all the buildings located at the
main prison For this plant a thirty
ton condenser was bought, the entire
cost Of the plant being 1915.
ION Nov. /. 1905, there was INSTALL
ed complete and first class sprink-
ling system at cost Of s17.671.0S. To
secure the establishment OF this sys-
TEN. which was installed In all the
factory buildings and power-house,
four Of the manufacturers. who have
contracts for prison labor, advanced
$4,000 upon the terms that at the end
Of each twelve months from Nov. 1.
1905. one-fourth OF the amount 50 fur
nished by them should be repaid to
them without interest, and said manu-
'factufers further agreeing 70 pay the
State an increase Of rent amount
Ing 70 $500 per annum. commenc-
ing on iSov. /, 1866.
~Two sOo-nUrse power Babcock a.
Wilcox water tube boilers were In
stalled at cost Of es,ssbsS.
There was also installed a new
pumping plant AZ q cost OF ts.7s0.1A.
This new plant consists Of steel barge.
turbine pump and motor. BY It more
than twice as much water can be fur
nished daily than by the old plant,
which had failed to furnish sufficient
water for the prison This new plant |
can easily furnish an ample supply Of
water for all purposes needed at the
prison.
Steam Heating Plant.
I'm addition to the above a steam |
heating plant has been installed at the
hospital at a cost Of $4,000 and
night watchman's register clock sys-
tenn has been installed at cost Of
1904"
According to the Commissions re-
port. the State farm during the past I
rear, in charge Of Commissioner Rog- Il
srs, shows a profit Of $s,2SO.67. Dur
ng 1905 the farm furnished products
o the prison to the value Of $7,692.S5, |
ind during the past year products
we're furnished the prison to the val
lie Of s9,19o.77. making s16,SSs.62 for
ne past two years.
Touching the profits made during
he two years covered by the report.
he Commissioners say: by the strict
st care and economy and the appli-
alton of thorough business methods
he State penitentiary system shows
he net profit Of this biennial term to
e in excess Of any other. The net
ash balance for the biennial term
nding Nov. 30, 1902, 1904 .0o2.34; for
be biennial term ending Nov. 30. ,
s04, 1884. 1886; for the biennial per :
ID ending Nov. 30. 1906. 1896, S62.5e.
d Increase during the past two years z
yer the preceding two years of $112. Z
$685." y
Appended to the report Is detail
1 financial statement of the institu- 4
on made by John J. Cherry. the Chief
Jerk. This shows the total assets OF
le State prison to be $1.SS2, s59.64.
This statement shows that since !,
le present system was established.
Bout eleven years ago, the cash paid
to the State Treasury exceeds the
,st of maintenance by s1.260, s24.s4. d
he total amount invested by the State =
the establishment of the institu- !,
On was s6s5,0o0 and this. is all that :,
IS ever been received from the Treas 4,
Y, all other expenditures for Inn 4,
ovements and betterments having q
ZEN paid out OF the receipts. -
pfsHts u prissA. IA
OF the seS5,O0o invested in the pen pc
,ntisty 100000 was received from
3 sale 81 az per cent. bonds, the Y
lance being appropriated direct from Il
. Treasury. However. 1t Is fair to
lculate the interest on the whole
vestment for thirty years since the
Iuance OF the bonds. At ~ per
ut. the principal and interest to I'm
to on the original investments va
counts to about s1.1oo.o00. There sp
e the profits from the prison have 'as
ID all cost Of maintenance and in WI
iition have been SUFFICIENT In about ht'
ven years to pay the amount of the ar
ginal investment and interest there
to date and leave balance equal we
more than one-fourth Of the orig, we