Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-02

costing Whitehall % per foot of inches thickness
superficial The sales average Whitehall so
per The white marble is carried almost all the large
kets in the United States The sales for the from
this quarry alone will $4,000 feet the demand
and steady and sales readily effected both Whitehall
and in the principal cities
There be strong feeling manifested in different parts
of the state the removal of the prison from present location
at Windsor This feeling has doubtless originated consequence
of the continued draft the treasury the state for its support
and above all the earnings of the convcs The only places
visited by your committee with view of changing the location of
prison. and the labor of the convct holding any prospect
of at the marble quarres Isle La Mott and the
white marble quarries Rutland From observation enqu
made the different prisons, visited by u.s. satisfied
that the business raising cutting and hammerng well
adapted convict labor and the committee opinion that
the Fisk quarry Isle La Mott could be worked at profit the
demand for the marble should be equal to the supply From
enquiries of the different marble dealers of Boston, New York and
Albany appears that the demand for the Isle La Mott marble
very limited and that it sold in those cities only for heahs and
lining stone; the Glens Falls MARBLE which of superior quality
and afforded cheaper supecedng it, to considerable extent
for all purposes of polishing But from information derived from
intelligent of business upon the borders Of the lake. APP
pears that the demand has been increasing for several years. for
private buildings and if the present and contemplated public
works the ne and in Canada should there good
to believe they may the demand will be still farther in
creased
As legislature will furnished from another source with
particular report of the affairs of the prison Windsor the
mttee do not deem necessary for them 60 into particular
of its condition. but may not be improper say that
should the prison be continued for the confinement of
victs opinion is derived from the information
tanned upon the subject and from the experience had in other
prisons that have visited all of which let portion and of
them all their convc and from the uniform opinion of their off
that the net earnings MORE and the expense of govern
essand hence that would be less hazardous and
profitable the state let out the labor Of their
tract if reasonable wages could be obtained
Should the legislature however, deem proper the
prison. with view of changing the labor of the cOnvct the
mitee Of opinion, that Isle La Mott Rutland hold the
favorable prospects of site for prison.
Mott be obtained varying according location at
from hundred thousand dollars per Bonds from
Mr. Fisk and Mr.. Hill have been furnished The member of the
committee who visited the Rutland quarries assured that
bond should be furnished for there but has not been
ceived without information of the probable
that place 1t will however, be obvious the legislature
that definite price for location could be reasonably fixed
unless the particular limits designated and this best be
done when the legislature shall have decided removal and
proper agents shall be selected make definite location As
made the duty of the committee to furnish plan the ps-
on became necessary decide upon the system be adopted
whether the solitary social system Your committee have
deemed right understanding of the matter 90
extended argument show the superior advantages of the
system the other that subject being fully discussed the
reports herewith submitted We however convinced from
have of the operation of the systems that the Auburn
social system the BEST and have accordingly adopted it,
As particular estimates your able come
satisfactory results the of the different
detail the final construction ofthe prison. if one built more
less OF another material be used without perhaps
ryng the aggregate cost Besides opinion that
of removal the erection and completion of the buildings ready
for the reception and confinement the convc should out
by contract responsible person. for definite sum-
agreed upon the outset and that suitable prison may built
with sufficient workshops for hammeng and cutting stone agree
ably plan herewith submitted exceeding twenty
five thousand dollars
This opinion based upon information derived from those ac-
quaned with the of prisons recently built particularly the
of the county prison Hartford Conn., and the Albany
penitenary Albany.
A. WENTWORTH, Jr., ! co..
H. E. HUBBELL, 0o""'ee'
Montpelier Oct 90 lS4S.