Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-16

! thcsc luuuSbIldl interests anu IN
this, trust the Board will be aided by all
Just and proper legislation.
THE RKFoRx SCHOOL.
refer you to the report of the trustees
of the Reform School. and to the report of
the uperintendent, for the history and
operations of the school for the past two
years, and for Information as to its present
condition. Ii is evident from these reports.
and from other sources of information, that
the school Is IN prosperous condition, and
that under Its excellent management, il Is
fully answering the purpose of its creation
as retOrmatory institution, and a. an
effective agency in the police Of the state
1t IL stated in the report of the trustee.
that, since the establishment of the school.
several boys have been sent there convicted
of minor, and often triaing offences. that
are 50 feeble minded and idiotic a. to he. In
their opinion. incapable of committing
crime. and incapable of receiving benefit
by continuing there and that, as the ;rus-
tees have M power to discharge, except for
thorough reformation, and as there can he
no reform where No capacity to do wrong
exists, they cannot discharge them. They
ask that tue law be - amcuded ~ To give
the IIu>tees and Superintendent power -
discharge III such casts | submit whether
such power ought u be granted, except IN
connection with some other suitable proyi-
sion tor tins class OF unfortunate per-In~.
1t appears that the Leg egi>lature. at It's last
ses-Ipn, authorized the Trustees to purchase
certain property named 10 the sct-a lot
With haiidins and machinery In their dis
cretian, at Hn expeuSa mol tXreediu. tfte-n
thousand dollars, i'r the purpo-a oi the
mdhulaclGFd "i chais' That h.iOre any
purchase "as made the handins and M
ch!hefS were burned aud that appr0priA-
t'oh oi SO u"o remains "h'o'ched III ih-
treasury y u the pae>ti"' "h-'her The
psIp'-1 e"H'tn iP'at'a III t,'s ACT sppr"pris-
1lhs '"at sum -i'"u'l ~'i'' he caFr'ul "-t ~
tnv Pi' VH"Se "' c,t'"lu "'h'r property 90
lihe ~o>c P.l""' i"irT 5"s 10 she rst'ol'
o. 'ie 'tu-'et~ a"l 49, l" the report 81
tAs oIpei ilh'enre"t maze Z" them. lhs pro
pflei' "i h"sins s"ch pd'cht-e - ur-ed hI
the Srp-riniend@nt "p'n sr1duiS of ecrho-
my anu ?r"ut 10 the ; ale, hS enaohns 1hs
institution. h' t"- iah"r "l iae boy, N"
the inmates, o. Manufacture chairs entire.
Instead oi simply weaving IN the ;aue and
aiS' upon lhe sT"Ghu uI making 'he schV"I
more ihcIeut ia H. rei'finatofY Character,
- lea hius ihc l"inai'- Trade that VIII
auOrl them neah> 81 "oiaihlhs employ
meni, am gaining a h'riih'";, al the crlti-
q! period 81 irrir lives "'cn ihry leaEe
the institution am not sufficiently IN
formed = warrant the EXPRESSION "i an
opinion ga lar >uHl ;ci. iurther tndn l. re-
commend that : fre'lve your con-idera-
t'ii, ana ~Ic' il'i'n A. your "i>I''-H snail
cictn,c-
TH@ STATE FkIsoS-
TIE biennial report of the Directors and
Superinteudeut 81 the State Prison, as 10
it, condition and management, show the
financial affairs Of the Prison in good CON
dition and la this respect there seem, To
he 4 .ret, impruveln, NJ over that OF for
mer yea--. AZ the lust sess.,n of the Leg
stature. on recommendation ui the officers
of the Prison. m act was passed directing
the Directors L. construct chapel in one
of tie hnililns~. and make ~Cch alterations
ard reuair> ot the old prison as we're ncce,-
stry Tor tie better arcommadati ia vi the
,eY,,l, r5i.yirt- therein confined and for
the-e uurp :, : they we're suthorlzsd to ap-
nr--,r,..ts -, much ut the >urp H. earnings
Of the pris N a. ~. nrre ->ir,. not ex seed
in5 = ODl. The reourt. ~h,S t1at tns