Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-10-16
The State Is9iInu.


REM VAL.
To the legislature # the State If Vermont
Tne uniers gned, hav,ng been appoirte
by his EIceileucy. John w. Stewart. Gov
ernor, committee 10 investigate the mat
ter OF changing the site of the Sat
PRISON, asreelhIy to an act approved No
vember -, 1870, respectfully
REPORT
That they have attended TO the dutie
of their app pDiHtment, and have visited tn
town of Isle La Motte, and made examin4
ton Of the site proposed for the Stat,
Prison, and the material which is abund
ant FOR convict labor, and heard such evi
dence as was presented tending to show
the feasibility Of the erection OF suitabl
buldln within reasonable expense, an
with probable benefit to the State fnan-C
eially.
From such examination and informa
tioD oOt4 ned, your committee are OF tn,
OPP nion that the qIarrles are inexhaustibIe
aud Of d quality trat will meet with I
ready marAet, and that convict labor coulC
be successfully employed on said quarries
The location IS . heitlyOle, ana cheap
u tii- q 'Otl AZ t1illAa anu UuiiA
ings could be erected ut reasonable ex.
peuse, and should il be deemed advisable
. to remove the State Prison, IN the opinion
OF your committee under proper manage
meut 10 cou ] he made remuuerative to the
State.
Your committee also, 1t the request Of
honorable msu, vis ted the town of Barre
AMI the Immense granite quIrries there
situated and uow worked by individual
enterprise 10 q considerable extent The
stone IS OF excellent quality tor building
purposes ani Is c3u- .derably used for orna-
mental work Tne location Is healthy and
ceutr4l, but at present the expense OF
transportation 10 any railroad or water
communication would seem TO condemn the
proprety ot establishing an instlru lou
ebIcn wound require SO much and such
heavy material 50 far from public steam
OF water conveyance.
You committee also visited the town of
EutIauI aud made an examination OF the
marble qI4rres. - order 10 ascertain
whether caueic- I4bor wou' j be ad ipted 10
the work necessary 10 the successful oper-
alton b. tl- business. and hnd 10 their
ep.nlau the expense II ;he purchase OF .
sullapc qt.rt5 4ul site would be too large
for ,ae : Are 20 invest 10 at present
Your coun tte- d9ub, the priet cabiIity
working the eseyicJs with success,
situated as they necessarily would be-
Ialr oomu.ttee further report that in
ehcten1c io lGa second section O. s4'd act
they use made iu.l examination ot the
safe Pr-Ou i. WINDSOR. and the manue
"a wAicn 90 is conducted, and fgd the con
gtets wei cared for physically and NOR.
ally. aud ilt the ,Ejlt> OF the super'nteu-
deu5. dtr,c.o.s and subordinate If .ers
worthy of tHe pcs uons they hold aud
commend their conduct in drscharg'ng the
duties tnsy owe the Safe, 4nl the unfJr-
run4tc class they have IN charge, Indred
II would bu d ih.lIl tor rs TO suggest any
material Improvement, as outlaws now are.
10 the Efforts OF the eff .ers 10 secure the
ends Jf lupr -uumsnt, O. as II relates to the
safety 4uI s-,-5yiaz ct society, or Is II
relates 10 the reform 4ton anI welfare Of
the couv.ct Oar daues 40 not rcql re
any detailed statement cf the financial
condition OF the PRISON, as 10 IS gwen TO
rhe public a- each session Of the Leglsa
ture.
While the State Is deeply Interested in
the welfare oi the prisoners 1t Is also desir
Gus d di,charg ( every duty it owes
them and society with the least reasonable
expense.
Your committee ind the ruiuous con
tract Tor ,he labor of the convicts that has
cx >ted for number Of years, expired in
ISL, aud e new contract entered into
whereby the state receives 20 cents per
day, instead Of - cents as before, and
from present estimates the Prison viii be
selisu~taluing aud the State be relieved
from the yearly appropriation for its sup
port. lOur commsltee were assured 10y
the Superintendent that the pre- ent occu-
patton OF the prisoners, ehoemaking, Is
more healthy than the making OF scythe
suaths, and the change has thus far had
beneficial effect upon the convicts.
Your committee, after full consideration
Of the whole matter referred TO them, are
Unanimously OF the opinion that neither
the welfare OF the prisoners, nor the inter
est Of the State dema1 the removal of
the State prison trom Windsor at the
present time.