The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-15

a~pgregating 81, 1881, rs stated above,
but tho result has Justified that action,
as the roof trusses are all ia place, as
well as the corniees, the lumber for
stringors and the window frames and
sashcs ats in the yard, the cell tiers
aro more than three fourths completed
aud the building will DO entirely in.
closed and ready for interior Rnishings
within a few weeks.
A brick side walk, Ave feet wide aud
about one half mile long has boen laid
from the main gate to we'll within the
city limits, where II will onnec with
walks leading to the Capitol, laid by
property owners
la the line Of public work, the well
known liberality of the institution had
beon continued, for In addition to fur.
uishing, as required by law, brick for
tie executive mansion, capitol exton.
SOU and public schools to the value Of
sj,730.O6, aud n large force of men on
the former jobs, there have been mon
and teams at work almost constantly
~ the city proper and upon roads in
tins vicinity. This, however, has not
been allowed to interfere with the road
construction under direction of the good
road Commission, aud IA force of 81 to
~ men has been ut work all year be-
tween Ration aud Las Vegas, while u
similar force was employed tor Il few
months this fall In the santa Fo Can.
On.
General Conditions
As will be seen from the physician =
report, which appears elsewhere, the
physical condition oil the population
nas been excellent, only IA hospital cases
having been noted, while there was but
one death tina vi A. NJ. Boykin, No
-U5U, VINO died from p~neumonia, Feb.
ruary 3, 1909.
Discipline, rs 4 whole, has been good,
10 is we'll shown By the tact that less
tuan u per ceutum vi the population
have been reported ior punishment. Tho
number OF escapes from the peniten.
tiary proper was technically i've, but
as three vi these were reeaptured IA.
mediatoly, tho net loss was not large.
IRON the road gangs, however, the cs'
capes are very numerous, amounting
~ ~ during the past year, and oi these
but three have been re-capturcd at thIs
writing. SO long as road work Is DO.
ing dOao ia mountainous county, 1t
VIII be impossible to prevent escapes
unless u very large aud expensive guard
lug force DO maintained.
Other facts relative to the population
Will be found fully detailed in the sta
t~lstical tables, which follow, wnIle in
the complete financial statemeL,s will
DO shown data 10 confirm ali goneruai.
cations which appear in the text.
As per request Vi the Superintendent
dated November ~, 1903, Governor
Curry ordering the Travelling Auditor
to examine all the books aud accounts
VI this institution, which examination
was made and all items, entries and bal
ances found to be correct as per eerti.
lcate vi MIR. Charles V. Stafford, un.
der date OF November 81, 1909.
At It's July meeting, the Board adopt
ed tho rules Tor the government vi all
officers aud employees, rules Tor the sou
duet vt prisoners, rules for the proceed.
lngs ot the Board VI Parole and for
Prisoners on Parole. These rules were
compiled from the best in force at the
United States Pe%aitentiary At Fort
L~caNenwOrth, aud in the states of New
York aud Illinois, hence they ombody
without question, tho most advanced
thought and practice extant upon the
subject OF panolOgy.
la conclusion, permit me- to extend
10 all members OF tho Board very cor.
dial thanks for their hearty co.Opera.
ton, which has assisted 30 materially
IN producing the results attained, anu
also 10 call attention to tho fact that
while the whole working force deserves
COMMUNICATION, especial praise Is due to
the assistant superintendent, Mr. Gar.
rett, tor his close attention to the gen.
eral discipline aud management OF the
brick plant, to the clerk, Mr.. Bayer, for
his careful scrunity OF ali items OF ex'
peuse, aud for lnaugurating u compre'
heusiye but very simple system of ae'
counting, and finally to the physician,
DR., Knapp, for his excellent care OF
the physical condition Of the prisoners.