The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-10

/ believe the improvements made have added greatly the
efficiency of the institution raising it higher i'll rank
Asa relief the dangers of another period over-c1owd
inc change the law permitting the the county ais
ring neods of emergency under the same conditions as the
State Prison is used, would be of very great service.
call attention to the cost of commitment to this Insu
& Where prisoner sentenced from remote part of te
State for fines for light Offences expense
rgs TO the State would average less than ST. Would not
be better to turn prisoner the Road Commissioner in
the where the offence committed to work out his fine
there or give the Court authority to 1cacerae him in the local
Jail? At the bottom page of the Auditors report also
page of the report of the Superintendent of the House of
Correction will be found suggestions relative to this subject
find an quite among those who ought know
there something to this suggesting that officers
fees yet temptation and play too important part i'll this
matter
Where prisoner serving and escapes and fees
to another State there is considerable difficulty Ill securing his
exadtion The Statute should make ailbreakng or the
escaping from jail a crime.
VERMONT STATE THE INSANE, WATERBURY.
Under the act of 1892 providing for the erection of additional
buildings the Trustees have completed the centre group i'll
which is located the administrative department ana nave ur
nished the and they The act under which
this work has been carried forward the result OF COM
promise between conflicting views and not extensively
thought out but gave the Trustees discretionary power so ha
have been enabled do just what they ought to have done
in the larger interests OF the State During the progress OF the
work apparent that the whole of this problem could
have been worked and into permanent form at the very
start to the highest advantage even though were built III
small sections at time and while the work has been done
with great has cost the Board much patient labor
and personal The act called
for the erection of the buildings.
The Board of Supervisors of upon occasions
sought conference with and made complaints relative to
the over-crowdng OF the Institution and asked that portion OF
the patients be returned BatteborO did not think it wise
this additional expense but thought that the remedy lay
early of the buildings Finally the Board filed
with written complaint relative the overcrowding which
met had former expressions by urging upon the Trustees
the hn1shng and occupancy OF the new buildings IN order TO
bring this the Board found themselves obliged incur
penses which otherwise they would have preferred to have mad
directly ordered by the Legislature In the making of the
changes and performing of the work to finish the In
stuton should be- upon most advanced lines in precisely
the same way that they would nave completed It, mad 1t an been
time the Board called oterad the best special skill
conferred freely with the officers at the Brateboo Retreat
we'll with those of other asylums, and became convinced
that the right thing being done the State could not afford
submit of judgment in regard to it, it must be
made right now
The system of heating and venlang the Institution had
been only partially worked and required considerable out
lay to perfect It, This has been done greatly to the advantage
and best interests of the institution including the build
ings present daily heating lighting and venla
ing being about thirds of what formerly The supply
of proved inadequate critical times failing the nsttu
ton leaving them without water ordomesc
iy against fire In this emergency approved OF the action OF
the Board in the introduction of an adequate and independent
system of water supply, owned exclusively by the State
have kept close watch of the progress of affairs and far
approval has been the furnishing and
occupancy of these buildings has been given And State
am assured has set OF buildings better adapted to the use tc
which they to be put than the series of structures
ed by the State at Waterbury,
STATE BENEF1c1AR1Es
The Revised make the Executive the Commissioner
the State having charge the education of this
of persons the Deaf and Dumb, Blind and Feeble ninded
There has been expended during the biennial ending
June 3d. 1894 these beneiciaes the following
sums,
American Asylum Deaf Dumb Hartford Ct 2S21 AZ
Perkins Institution, Blind, Boston, Mass, $500 oc
Clarke Institution Deaf and Dumb, Northampton
Mass, 2,352 &C
School for Predetermined Waverly Mass 10 ESQ &c
Hospital Cottages for Children Baldwinsvile
Mass, 2I q
Vermont Methodist Seminary Montpelier Blind, II K
Total, 40 sI3,437 O
Average number Deaf and Dumb, IS
Blind,
Average total, 81
The agitation that has been going for time hi
country relative good roads has increased the people
to realize the advantages be derived
which they can be procured.
The laws passed the last session of the Legislature