The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-10-23

Under the act approved November =
1866. entitled "An act ~ establish the
Vermont Reform Sshool ! appointed.
by and with tie advice 81 the Senate.
Aaron G Pease as acting Commission
er. and Lewis A. Damn and LOWS Pratt
Advisory Commissioners. who soon lo-
Gated said school AZ Waterbury. VT.
and IN connection with said location.
the commissioners purchased about six
ty-seyen acres of land part of the old
Governor Butler farm. So called, taking
a decd ~ the same to the State, at the
price Of six thousand two hundred dol-
lars This purchase exceeded by two
hundred dollars the SUM they we're au-
thorzed by said net 10 pay for land
They paid toward it SIX thousand doll
lars, and gave 4 guarantee to deed back
one aere ont 81 tire southeast corner Of
the land purchased, IN cBsr The legislp-
ture at its present session should fail 20
make further appropriation Of the two
hundred dollars, The land purchased
had large and valuable buildings on it,
suited to the wants of the school, and
though the commissioners were unrcs-
trietcl in the amount of expense III
erecting al suitable buildings for the
accommodation Of said school, yet rs
these buildings came with the land, the
restriction as 20 the sum to be paid for
the land, applied to the whole purchase.
/ most heartily recommend the appro-
priation Of the remaining two hundred
dollars, as the acre to be conveyed back
is worth lauch more than that sum.
Russell Butler is the owner Of about
Jixty-fve acres Of land, which adjoins
that purchase, and is a part Of the old
Governor Butler farm This he pro-
posed to sell to the State, as a part Of
the Reform School farm, at the price OF
four thousand two hundred dollars and
he gave a bond to convey it at that
price, should the legislature at the pres
cnt session appropriate money for its
purchase. This land is nearly destitute
of buildings; portion oft is rich mead
ow land, portion excellent pasturage,
and the residue twenty to twenty-five
acres excellent wood land This land
is richly worth the price asked, and
would, in my opinion, be a very Judi
cious purchase for the State, as il seems
really necessary in order to constitute
such farm as the school needs; and
should the present opportunity to pur-
chase it be neglected, | do not think il
could ever again be obtained atanything
like the price now asked. | therefore
recommend an appropriation for its pur-
chase at the price named.
The buildings purchased have been
repaired and enlarged, So as to accom-
modate from twenty-five to thirty schol-
ars, and the school is now open for the
reception Of Juvenile oufienders, quite Il
number having already been received;
and think it gives good promise of ac-
complishing all that the State expects
from such ;tn institution.
The first report Of ,le commissioners
has been made tome, and | have caused
the same to be printed, ready for imme-
diate distribution. / commend its sug-
gestions and recommendation to your
careful consideration.
FISHING REGULATIONS IN LAKE CHAMPLAIy.
Pursuant to the net of the General
Assembly, entitled can act to prevent
taking shad or white fish III Lake Cham
plain or its tributaries approved No
yember 5, 1865, caused copies thereof
to be forwarded to the Governor Gen
eral of Canada and the Governor Of New
York, with the request that their re-
spective governments adopt like meas
ures prohibiting the taking, killing, or
destroying Of shad or white fish III the
parts Of SAID lake within their respective
Jurisdictions" The subject was taken
into consideration with promptness and
courtesy by the Government Of Canada,
and on the 18th day of April, 1866, the
following regulation was approved by
the Goyornor-General in council. under
the Canadian fishery act, viz: ''No per-
son shall, during The months Of Septem-
Der, October and November, take. kill
or destroy aay shad or white fish il the
waters Of that pant Of Lake Champlain
situated withinthe Province of Canada. 2
A communication from the Governor Of
New York, q May 18th, 1856, informed
me thai carly in the session of the leg
islatnro Of that State, lie sent a copy Of
s.id act to that body, and by special
message called their attention 10 tie law
passed by the General Assembly of YER
mont and urged upon them the iinpor-
tanco of a similar enactment on their
part but that owing to apreas Of olher
business, the legislature adjourned with
ont final action thereon The act Of
tit State, IS therefore, hy It's terms,
imperative
RESTORATION 81 sEA-FEH 70 TEL ceSSEc-
TIcUr RIVER.
Under the joint resolution OF the last
session Of the legislature, relative to the
restoration Of sea-fsh to the Connect
cut river and its tributaries, ! appoint
Cd Albert d. Hagar, state Geologist, and
Hon. Charles Barrett, Commissioners.
] also communicated copies Of said Joint
resolution 10 the Governors Of Magsa-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Connec-
ticut The Commissioners report may
be expected during your present session.
Under another JOINT resolution Of the
last session. relating TO the improyident
destruction Of shad in the Connecticut
river, ] addressed communication to