The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1907-07-13
JUGGLED THE FIGURES
Captain TrelIord Left only $4,000
Worth Of Coal in Place Of
$1,000 Worth,
mis- STATEMENTS IN LETTER
To the Governor in Answer tc His
Letter to Board of Penitentiary
Commissioners.

In reply To Governor Ray
/ noldS' letter to the board Oi peui-
tentiary commissioners, publish
ed in full in this issue of The
Chieltain, Captain Trcliurd un-
took To show that owing To the
large amount of supplies On hand
at the penitentiary and the pros
pective revenue of the institution
there should be substantial
balance on hand instead of de-
fcit at the end of the year. The
nature of Captain Trelford's let
ter we'll shown in special
dispatch To the Albuquerque
Citizen as follows:
AS the taking of the inventory
of supplies, etc, by the new
superintendent AT the territorial
prison continues, it is becoming
more and more apparent that
Superintendent Marion Littrell
has his work cut out for him in
attempting TO carry the inStitu-
ton through the next five
months of the fiscal year on the
maintenance fund left by Trel
ford
Trelford in replying to the let
ter of the acting governor TO the
prison commissioners stated that
he had left on hand some 81, 900
worth of coal. 1t did not take
long to check up the supply OF
coal on hand 1t was found that
there were some 800 tons of coal
| in the bunkers and about 200 or
800 tons scattered about the pris-
on yard. At the rate of pur-
chase of prison coal, this fuel
would be worth about $1,000.
If the supplies on hand which
do not promise to make as good
, showing as the coal supply,
have been estimated i'll the same
manner by Trelford, the new
superintendent will be unable to
make both ends meet.
Considerable amusement was
caused here by the publication in
the Morning Journal OF Albu-
querque of the following table on
maintenance prepared by ex-
Superintendent TrelfOrd:
Trial balance, inns Both. 1907:
Accounts receivable .Sll 300. A.
Penitentiary currenteX-
penSe fund ...... 3,469.OO
Convicts earning fund. 700. 81
, penitentiary board
fund 29s.75
El Canine real fund. 5,490. %
, penitentiary mainten-
l ance fund ...... 6,566.25
Permanent improve
ment t..'.. .........'.'s 10
, Penitentiary income
| fund ...... 1884
y Total. S27, ,S99. 30
!, According To Trelford's state
ment in his letter to the acting
y governor the prison has S27,-
500. 80 with which to operate five
months. II this were true Trel'
ford ought to be placed on the
> roll of honor Tor high tinancier'
> ing. Evidently, however, hS
'e has overlooked the fact that out
>, side of So. 566.25 in the malnten'
= ance fund he has no other iunf
o. available TO support the prison
u Ii might be interesting 10 hrai
=, him explain how lie would us'
/! the FL Canine real fund, the
e permanent improvement iund
- peniteutiary income fund and ;
few other funds enumerated bl
>, him as available for mainten
81 auce" for the purpose OF main
-, tenance.
Vi Trellord also lists Sll,OO
a worth of bills receivable as ais
:" eligible for the support of the N
=, stitution. However, At the rat
- the prison books show these bill
~ ~ are being collected, they woul
!" not guarantee enough TO mateI
tally change the net result.
;, Trelford also includes the cor
g" victs' earnings but at the raj
bills receivable have been II
-, creasing under his administri
% ton, the conyicts' earnings al
>, pear to be in the shape OF /. {
- US principally.
Io' Had Trelford left the briS
- plant in shape TO operate, Il
Us .S' new superintendent might
10 able to bring the convicts' ear
ings up to standard. AS matte
,da now stand, however. il will
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