Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-10-26
AnnnaI Renorts Of state Officers.

The following abstract Of the Reports Of State
ollicars we COPY from the Montpelier corre.pon'
leuco of the 81. Adams Messenger
The report Of the directors and superintendent
NJ the State Prison presents the following facts
THE whole number of cJnyicts in the custody 0l
the prison authorities during the past year. wa,
l25, Of which 20 were discharged by the expiri.
ton OF thoir term OF service by executive elem
encv. and 3 by DEATH Tue present number O
cluyic.s is So Of whom are females. Their,
have been two births in the prison this year. Tn,
general health OF the conycts has been good
The expenses have exceeded the income by So,
337 SO. The superintendent ascribos this detic
% the existing contract by which the labor Of the
convirls is let for ~ cents per dry per capita ans
which contract expires in 1871. 1t appears tha
New hampshire gets 90 cents for tho labor of hei
cjnyicts Massachusetts gets from SO cents t,
l07 ana Maine employs her own conycts, yield
inn a surplus over all running expenses.
The report of the Trustees and Superintendent
of the Vermont Reform School exhibits the fol
lowing flcts Present number of inmates, l02
OF this number Washington county furnished 81
and Grunge county 3 The causes for commit
ment were larceny, 81 breach of peace, | in
toxicotion, ! yagrancy, ; burglary, assault
1 . disohed.ence, malicious conduct, 3. o
the whole number, seven did not know the alpha
bet when committed. The current expenses 0
tho school the past year, were 50, l3ld2. Thu
Trustees believe the State should make perma
neut arrangements for the accommodation Of a
least goo boys The Superintendent recommend
that the Legislature be potitioned to amend thu
law 50 that the sentence of a boy, in every in
stance. shall continue during his minority, unles
be shall be pardoned or discharged.
Tho report of the Vermont Asylum for the In
sane gives the number Of patients in that institu
ton the past year at l6S Of which were dis
charged recovered discharged not recovered
II died present number, 1885. The excess o
expenditures over the income was s., 1888.
The report Of the Railroad Commissioner show
the excess Of earnings over expenditures Of the fol
lowing roads, for the year ending May 3is,, 1870
as follows Vermont Central and Vermont
CANADA. 1858 $40 90 Connecticut K Passump
sic 500, i6S 50; Rutland 4 Vermont Valley
Sl71, 529.l5; VT. Il Massachusetts,, So, $50, i2
The report Of the trustees Of the Vermont Uni
ver-ity ANA State Agricultural College, shows u
students present the last year. The annual in
come is a little less than SIS 900. The humble
Of Yermonters in college is smaller than thirt.
years ago. The ratio OF attendance is to lis
Of the population OF the 2l2 Vermont student
attending colleges, Dartmouth has 20 Universe
ty Of Vermont, 81 Middlebury, 81, Amhefs
TO and the remainder are distributed anon
other colleges in the South and West.
The condition of the twelve Savings Banks o
the State including the National Trust Co. o
st Adams, shows ~ 2l0 depositors 1.-TWO makinl
no returns Of their numbers) and deposit
amounting in the aggregate to s. ,9ss ,6Si.
The expenditures OF the last Legislature wer
$3.50 322 80 of the Council Of Ceusors 81 63l.
so; Constitutional Convention, $40, 752, 80
sergeant-at Arms department, s. ,296 80 Audi
itor's orders, Sl90,0li,lA,
At the last session of the Legislature the Ad
junnt and Inspector General was directed to as
certain and report the names Of oil men who en-
listed directly into the Regular Army and Nav
| from Vermont, and the names OF all who wer
transferred or enlisted from Vermont regiment
into the same OF the first class he reports 100
Of tho second class 10, No returns were roceY
ed from tho Navy department,
The Quartermastar Generals report for 1877
shows receipts from the sale Of public military
property amounting to $l,7iO,50 The expendi
/ lures were 50 ,56i,73.