Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-11-17


gamer, by what the Commissioner styles
"a partnership of near forty years dura-
| tion.
The Commissioner enters into ian anal
ysis of the additions" 10 the buildings from
time to time and OF the numbers, and rela-
tive proportions of each class of patients at
different times, with the view of showing
that the additions were made for the accom-
mediation of patients from other States, and
were unnecessary for the wants OF this
State alone, and states that as long ago ast the
year lS4l, eighty-two, or one-half tho resi-
| dent number were from out of the State,
and tho number of this class has been in
creasing year by year, so that the present
year it is one hundred and sixty-two."
The exact number OF patients from out of
the Slate, at The dates mentioned is correct;
but If the statement is designed 10 indicate
that the proportionate number OF those
from other States, 10 those Of this, has been
steadily increasing, the exact reverse of
this is the truth. For thirty years past,
we have exact data showing the number OF
each class each year, and for fifteen years
past (snce the capacity Of the Institution has
been practically the same as at presently The
relative proportion of State and outside pa
tients have gradually changed, until at the
present time two. thirds OF the resident
number are from Vermont, aud the actual
pumher or The class of uriyate palients.
vras ,bo lovest on tho first of August last.
thai II had been at auy time since the year
1856.
AGAIN the Commissioner complains that
"the Trustees having the sole superintend-
enee and direction of the ASYLUM" have
MANNED these additions and executed their
nlaps wi,hout nreviouslv consulting the
I,egislature of the State. and have almost
invariably afterwards as each one was
made in their own r.porls or through those
of the commissioners of The Insane. re-
ouested the Legislature 10 contribute TO-
wards having for them by increasing the
price of board" etc.
1t must be evident when the actual inde-
pendent status of the Asylum is consider
cd that consultation with the LEGISLATURE
in matters which The Trustees were special
10 responsible for in the discharge OF their
trns,s would he at least anomalous; and
we are not a little astonished at the sue
ceedinr statemepts relative TO applications
for increase of nav after each addition 10
The ASYLUM accommodations. That this
statement was somewhat inconsiderately
made annears evident from the contradic-
tory facts given before and after TO wit.
1st. That three of the seven additions emu
merated os having been made TO The Insti-
tuition. 'aNer. in the opinion or the Com
missioner IL had attained lis proper capaci-
tvl were maze beCote any increase was
made in The rate charged for State Benefi-
Charles. And all the additions previous 10
the last were made while the State price
did not exceed 81. rs per week, ID. That
un,il The wear 1855 the State paid but 81. so
ner w.el Al IN from that date TO 1864. 50 25
from 1884 TO 1869. And s.. 90 subsequently,.
Shorino ,ho, in tbe vbole fortv wears there
hod Noon I'm, ,bree chances OF rate by the
Ieoislatnre. and these changes when made.
did not i,a,nediatelv follow upon the erec-
tion of buil,lines. as appears by The date OF
tho additions two ,r more wears having
intervened m each case between the last
ereclions and the change of rate. and this
being necessitated more by the times than
by reason of enlargement as charged. 1t it
7 be sill affirmed that tbe statement applied
TO "reouests, not actual changes, this loo is
sonatelv contradlcied by The assertion that
"ibe stale has with confidiuc generosity
} o,an,od ,hoir reonests with only one OK
) cen,;op we beIieve. and that the last one
madam
, ,rho Comui.siorer rorars IN statements
; m.de bv the OAiccrs of The ASYLUM in their
; renor, nf 1874 land which are also repeated
Il, thot or tbe nresent vearl concerning the
cnst or ibe snnport Of tbe manner insane in
H. A.,,I,,r,, = No, E,,i,nd ubicb aver.
l o,as mara ,ba, A M ner week. and saws
1 ,ho, ,ho cbronic Insane in ,be Asvlum at
, | C.a,.,oD n ond T,wtsburv Mass
I ,raro no, ;rclrded in tbe averaoe. This
T noe no, 90 ho choritabIv nrosnmes ian nm.
!, ,,,oo,;ono, or,orn II vas moi ,he DESIGN
8 or ,ho cheers or the Asvlnm TO con,pare
,,a cos, Of Tho supnor, of the insane I'm the
C,o,o Asvlnms with that of their sun.
q No., II ID.,i,r,;ons no, exc,usiveIv devot.
8 Cd ,o thoir core Tho Institutions at Grams.
u ,a ro,,.I,sI,,,r,, orc Stote Almsbouses
: I'll honoo rnlor a III fTar.n, svs,em of econ.
t 49, 49, r.nr, ,hat ns iho AsnIntos for Iho In.
= s,na ond onob, no more to he inclnded in
r -s,.;,,.,,s oo., ,I,a,, ,I,o AImshorsa,
r oT,hn ,o,vns i, this STATE Comnarison,
i ,,..Iass ,nIoss o,,,6nod n irs,i,n,iop.
o or,ha sa,na oIass
MOrid Nv nm Ipstitution IA Located
o for The treatment of the chronic insane ex
y oIrsIvor, II was nneped Eor natients al,
: veors 400 II now has some 1900 patients
Il Tnev are dis,rihp.ed in oroups of build