Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-10
A. HEMENW
c. II. DUNTON,
WIN. S. BLAIsDRLL,
Examining Committee,
NONCOMPLIANCE Asylum.
REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE INyESTIGAT-
ING COMMITTEE.

To His ErceHencg, Hon. JuljRs ronoe''ae,
G00e7p0r Of Vermont
The Joint committee, to whom was re-
ferrcd a Joint resolution of the Senate
aud House of Representatives, in rela-
ton to the conduct and management OF
the Vermont Asylum for the Insane, 10
Gated at Brattleboro, in the county OF
Windham, and who were authorized by
a Joint resolution of the Senate and
House of Representatives to report to
your Excellency, on or before the first
dav of July next, after the adjournment
of said two Houses of the Legislature,
beg leave to make the following report :
The testimony introduced before your
committee on behalf of the people and
on the part of the asylum was very vol
uminOnS. so much so that its publication
would necessitate the printing Of very
considerable volume, and very much OF
if would hardly prove profitable read
inp It has been carefully examined
and candidly considered by us, and we
deem il best to embrace only our cOnClu-
sions deduced from that evidence. 1t
was a matter of surprise to some mem
bers of your committee to learn, at the
inception of their investigation, that the
asylum was not the property OF the
State, but private corporation we
deem it best, therefore, in order to place
the matter Understandings before the
people, to give brief history OF its
origin and statement of the aid it has
from time to time received from the
State. In 1884, Mrs. Anna Marsh, of
Hinesdale, N. H., by will beqqleathed
the sum of ten thousand dollars III trust
for the purpose of founding an hospltal
for the insane, as will be seen from lHe
following extract from her will:
~ Give to Samuel Clark, John HOl-
brook, Epaphronitus Seymore, John =.
HOlbrook. all of Brattleboro, in the
county of Windham, and their success
sors. ten thousand dollars, in trust, for
the purpose of erecting and supporting
in the county of Windham, near Con
necticut RIVER, hospital for the relief
! of insane persons, and in case OF the de
! cease of one or more of said trustees.
the survivors shall, from time to time,
fill all vacancies, and the said trustees,
| being four in number, shall forever here
! after have the sole superintendent anC
direction of said insane hospital. Ane
it is nv will that said trustees procure
an act of incorporation as soon as may
be after my decease.
In November, 1884, the Legislature
passed an act incorporating THE Yer
mont Asylum for the Insane, whichact
in words, followed very nearly the Ian
onage of Mrs. Marsh's will. This act /
referred to and made part OF this re
mort. In 1885, the State, by the act Q.
their Legislature, gave ten thousand dol
lars to be paid in five annual lnstallm EN-.
of two thousand dollars each. In 1888
the State granted an additional tw'
thousand dollars. In 1887 four Thousand
dollars. In 1910 two annual installment
of two thousand dollars. In 1913 thre'
thousand dollars, making in all twenty
| three thousand dollars. We do not mt
since the gift of 1843 by the State Q
three thousand dollars, that any consid
cradle donation has been made to the IN
stitution by the State, or by any corpor
alton or by private individuals, henc
the present property of the in
stitution has grown from u
fund Of thirty-three thousand DO
lars. received previous to 1914. |
1869 the centre building ana wings
the institution were burned. They wer
Immediately rebuilt, and again oecpple
in 1864. The expense of rebuilding wa
about forty thousand dollars. The whoi
cost of the institution, as reported by III