STATEMENT OF THE BUSINESS Transacted by the several shops for the period from Jan. 5th to March 31, 1874. DIRECTORS' REPORT. OFFICE OF THE WISCONSIN STATE PRISON, TO WILLIAM R. TAYLOR, WAUPUN, September 30, 1874. Governor of the State of Wisconsin: The directors of this prison submit their report of its administration for the fraction of a year ending September 30, 1874. After their appointment, the directors met at the office of this prison in Waupun on the 12th day of February, 1874, and qualified as such according to law, and formally took possession of the prison and its property, and organized by electing Nelson Dewey, president. In the absence of having any person selected to appoint as permanent warden or clerk of the prison, the directors appointed George F. Wheeler, the late prison commissioner, acting warden, and L. D. Hinckley, the then and late prison clerk, clerk of the prison, with instructions to administer the affairs of the prison according to law and their previous administration, until the directors could appoint a permanent warden and clerk. Messrs. Wheeler and Hinckley respectively qualified as such acting warden and clerk and performed and administered the affairs of the prison until the 31st day of March, last, to the satisfaction of the directors. Mr. Wheeler's report of his administration from January 5, 1874, to March 31, 1874, is herewith submitted, and is a practical continuation of his administration as former State Prison Commissioner up to March 31, 1874. His report referred to, and his report submitted to the governor of the State on the 5th day of January, 1874, will show the transactions of the prison for the six months ending March 31, 1874. On the 31 day of March last, the directors appointed Horatio N. Smith, of Plymouth, Sheboygan county, Warden, and Jacob Fuss, of Green Bay, Brown county, clerk of the prison, and they respectively qualified according to law and entered upon the discharge of their duties as such on the first day of April, 1874. On that day, Warden Smith took possession of the prison and its property, and the administration of the prison under the direction of the directors, as provided by the act of March 17, 1873, actually commenced. An inventory of the pri on property, including machinery, materials, goods manufactured and in process of manufacture, and all other personal property and assets, was taken by the Warden and Directors, as delivered to them by the late Prison Commissioner and acting Warden, which prison property was valued and appraised by the Directors, as follows, in aggregate values: Stock for and in chair shop, including materia land goods finished and unfitshed..... $29,697 44 Stock for and in shoe shop, including material and goods finished and unfinished. 409 48 Stock for and in tailor shop, including material and goods finished and unfinished 787 32 Stock for and in blacksmith shop, including material and goods finished and unfinished 154 15 Stock for and in stone shop, including material and goods finished and unfinished Tools and machinery in chair and cabinet shops. shoe shop... tailor shop... 157 25 20,602 20 83 35 148 50 281 80 146 15 23 70 642 10 214 70 394 72 143 50 2,856 55 Wood and fuel Live stock ... Household furniture, beds, bedding for officers and prisoners, prisoners' clothing and library.. Debts due prison, as valued by directors. 565 00 7, 107 42 Cash recived from Acting Warden Wheeler..... 1,559 45 1,809 38 Total value of property and machinery as valued by the Directors, April 1, 1874.... $67,784 16 In addition to the above prison property charged against the $25,000 00 100 00 Unpaid bills for materials, supplies, etc., and not due. $6,022 75 Total amount chargeable against Warden H. N. Smith outside of and not including prison business during the six months ending September 30, 1874... $98,906 91 The following is a like inventory of similar prison property on the 30th day of September, 1874, with deductions for ordinary wear and depreciation and additions for repairs, and new purchases made by Warden H. N. Smith during the six months preceding the date of this report, and which inventory and the valuation thereof is approved by the directors, including debts unpaid April 1, 1874, and paid by Warden Smith to the credit of the above charges against him. Stock for and in chair shop, including material and finished and unfinished goods.... $42,342 12 Stock for and in shoe shop, including material and finished and unfinished goods... 612 12 Stock for and in tailor shop, including material and finished and unfinished goods.... 398 76 Stock for and in wagon and blacksmith shop, including material and finished and unfinished goods ..... 983 97 Stock for and in stone shop, including material and finished and unfinished goods.......... Tools and machinery in chair and cabinet shop 846 96 21,237 03 shoe shop.. tailor shop wagon and blacksmith shop. stone shop.... Property in soap and wash house. barn and yard.. miscellaneous merchandise 104 15 147 10 336 90 107 95 38 45 631 63 316 13 795 73 87 00 2,681 25 garden.. Household furniture, beds and bedding for officers and prisoners, prisoners' clothing and library of prison.... Debts due the prison for property, etc., [sold during the six months previous to Sep. 30, 1874. Cash on hand Sep. 30, 1874.. Total amount of prison assets Sep. 30, 1874, to the credit of To this should be added the sum of.. for the amount of debts due from the prison and unpaid by commissioner Wheeler and whi.h have been paid by warden Smith out of the cash on hand after April 1, 1874, and the ap propriations received srom the state..... 1,121 50 121 68 41 45 9,621 84 8.370 99 810 93 $86,755 64 5,671 27 Total amount to credit of warden Smith $92,426 91 Which leaves a balance for the actual cost of administering the prison for the six months ending Sep. 30, 1874, of....................... $6,480 00 The value to the foregoing inventories is the same in both, with the difference of some deductions for ordinary wear and depreciation and additions for repairs and new goods. All materials are inventoried at cost and manufactured goods at wholesale prices. |