Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-09-19

The biennial report of the officers OF the
ermont Asylum for the insane for the
period ending DULY 81 last mas been issued
tins week. The report Is unusually attrao.
tive m It's mechanical makeup. and It's
interest and value Tor the general public
are increased 10y the introduction of
frontispiece showing the main buildings as
they stand today followed hy an interior
plan OF the entire group of buildings The
trustees report speaks as follows OF the two
YEAR
''lhr last two vears nave been fruitful of
satisfactory results as could be- expected con-
sidering the growing emharrassments py reason
OF constantly increasing numbers. Win prupe.
capacity nrloW rather Jhan above 4uu patients th.
average has h---u 4sa Tor the whole period The
statistics show lus inmates at the beginning uI thr
present period ami 49, at It's close; .au nave beech
admitted during tine TWO wears, and 2ia have utgu
discharged. IuU rate or recoyerirs mas h-eu o.
little auoyr that ut the preceding two years the
death rate the samr "a 10 the preceding uiauu.a.
term but for the relief given uy the state uDlr'
Of SUPERVISORS iu ordering the discharge to town
authorities OF such ucurabir persons as could
safely ue cared tor 90 aimshuusts. tine uumuar a.
this date would have uen Ia excess OF the limit .f
possinilil, here. ana we might have been obliged
o. CLOSE tne door against new c0mers The
movement IuRugurated bv tine last Legislature for
the creation of additional accommodation uv tu.
stale tor tnr INSANE ana Tine progress 0t the w0rl
give as hour that no such eXIgencv viii now arise
ueforr RELIEF s afforded bv tine opening of the
asylum at Wateruuu
TINS shows now constantly the pressure
rs increasing for tine care OF TINS untortuu
ate class. and 10 is evident that tine state
decision 10 build an asylum of IL, own at
Waterbury could not nave been safely de
laved another wear IL will be a surprise
% most people. we imagine % know that
of the whole number OF inmates of the en-.
mont Asylum only lUi are private paying
patients The insane Door OF towns number
POO. the transient insane lU4, the convict
insane 49, and the criminal insane IS of
the relation OF the institution Co the state
and of its claim % be released from tine care
oft the transient convict ANA criminal iu
sane. the trustees Say.
iu our report of Two years aso we stated cirar..
our hrher respecting the relation of TINS u-t
tuition t1 the state. referring Co That act of OBJ.
Legislature upou which alone All claim tnr uar-
of thr stale RESTS. wnlcu was approved November
isl ana which reads ns ilIaNe
Fan Act concerning thr Vermont ASYLUM TOR
thr Insane
rtt ls nerrily enacted uY THE General Assembly
of thr state uf rrIuuut that The treasure w..
This state D. directed tn paw Che trustee uI Il..
Vermont hsNium Tor tnr insane tnr sum uf f1ur
Thousand dollars uul uf any muueYs Iu Che
treasury. not Otherwise Appropriated, Tor The uuI
pose of erecting another building fur the AsY iuu
uaVnhlH uu tnr nrsl daV uf AurIl next frorIdra
n ufurr admissions tu tlr dement's ui SAID nst luii
prsirren.- snail r given "a resident citizens of
thl- state
Ne further stated that tuis obligation haa a.
WAYS usru recognized. and that We did mot com
slider ours-iyrs legally holden 90 carr iIr thr
transient ,uau-resldeut class. nor under obligation