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Excerpt from Report of the Commissioners, 1872 The additions to the Penitentiary property just referred to are all of substantial material, well constructed and of neat appearance. Your honorable body are aware, that in the year 1870, a cistern holding about eight hundred hogsheads was con structed in the centre of the yard belonging to the male wing of the prison. At that time no doubt was felt, that a reinforcement of such a volume to our supply from the City Water Works would be sufficient for any emergency likely to arise, but the experience of the last year has led us to believe, that it will be prudent, at least, to seek for an additional quantity of this indispensable element. With the precautions against fire within the walls, strictly en forced at all times, we have but little to apprehend from that quarter; still there is a possible danger from without which ought not to be overlooked, and which we should desire to be able to resist successfully. No plan for this purpose has yet been adopted, and the season is probably now too far advanced for work of such character. Before undertaking it, however, we shall endeavor to ascertain from experts if the character of our soil and the indications it affords be sufficient to justify a reasonable expectation of success, commensurate with the expenditure likely to be incurred. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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