Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-13

Tor Inc fNtDi'-
Minded ..,........ 800 pcr annum
Mystic Oral School,
Mystic, Conn.,... 2& per annum
And the total expense to the state dur
ing the biennial term in this connection
has been as follows
Massne husctts School for Fecbi>-
Minded Observation-Disclosures, So JlG ~
Clarke School for the DRAFT. $500 90
American School at Hartford for
Dtnf ..,,,.........~ -.'...'......'... 3.S13.W
Mystic Oral School .........,.... 1875
Terkins's Institute for the Blind. 500 %
Minnie C. Fisher .........,.......... $3.50
Special Visitor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ejl5
81, I;7 Is
A. against sl7.1o9 % expended by my pre-.
decessor for Hike purposes
have been requested to appoint i've
bencficiaries in addition to the number
already designated. but by reason of
the inadcQuary Of tho appropriation such
designations have not been made and are
referred to my successor for his action
in respect thereto.
VERMONT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
This institution at Ncrgonrcs has an
ideal location.
During the biennial term it has been
under tho immediate direction of Mr..
and Mrs. Elwin j.. Ingalls, supcrnten-
don't and natroG.
It's buildings arc in excellent condition
and the 21i acres Of land which comprise
the farm, are in a high state Of cuItvL-
ton.
The system Of education seems to be
practical and good libray IS pr1via ID
for tho use OF tho inmatcs
Tn" number Of children ,n Ills school
on June 50, 13Fi was 137 and tho mum
her Of dlffcront pupils during the b.
cnnial period has been 2@S, The average
cost for each child for tho year end
ing June 80, 1913 was $50 B; for the
year ending juno 80 1901 r,s sl7lo3
better water supply at this institu.
| tiOn is an absolute necessity. and Snoul,
| not longer he deferred. il dangerous Cpl
denies are to be averted
HOUSE or CORRECTION.
This institution ut Rutland during III,
biennial term. has been uu,ior the charg,
! Of y. !, Morgan, who has been its super
| intendent for many years.
| AS appears from its report. the entire
cost to the State OF this institution ici
the biennial period has been s3.6l1.6l
| an average cost of 5000 year Tor cact
convict The whole number of inmate:
June 80, 1902. Was III, juno 50, 1904. i
as PA. The average number FOR the two
years has been lei. The average cos
OF subsistence for all connect d with The
| institution has been ten and nine teHtn'
| cents 60 a-l0c) a day. The aVaraGe dan,
| increase in the number of prisoners io
the two years ending 1904 over the I'VE
! preceding years has been ninct"nn
| During the two years tn electric Iisht
ing plant has been instaNoa also a waite
system for the supply If the marpl
| shop.
! The following statement showing tn
net cost to tho state for the last Tel
years. speaks well for tho present man
aTomont OF this institutions
Net cost to State for biennial period
! ending June 30, 1896 s. S11g5. .Tuno ID
1895, Sl2,2so.46; juno 80, la'o. sl3,57l -
June 80 1902, st5l9s June 20, iao4
! s3,6l1f
STATE PRISON
This institution vt Windsor under IT.
! management Of Superintendent Oakos
who has held tho position for many years
! has been moro than than sclf-sustlining
as appears by the rcpor, Of It's officers
and has turned into tho Stat. ;reasur-
sl.mnlo in excess of the disbursement
made by the Stat" on its behalf duriu
the biennial period.
| The average number of prisoners con.
fined there for tho two preceding wear
has been li6; the minimum number / .
/ inc 1876, and the maximum ntlmncr ~
| At the end of tho last fiscal wear. thcr
were III couvicts at the institution.
Under No. la2 OF the acts # Zoe a
! appropriation of $1,000 was made Tor tn
purpos therein stated; iS3l>17 OF thi
appropriation has been cxpond II fo
modern engines AMI boilers Of most an
proved manufacture, hut tho hospita
| building, tho erection Of which was as
| provided for by tn act has not bee
undertaken. The buildings and ground
Of this institution are in excellent con
dition ana tho prison well managed.
The present contract for the labor G
prisoners in the state prison will ter
inmate by its own limitation May /. l.O,
Under this same contract the state
paid sc"cnty-nve 90 cents a day for cac
ahle-bodied man.
/ call 10 your attention the report
of the various Off ers ana State institl
tlons, as furnishing tho tull particular
Of the information which have cor
densed in this message and if there |,
| found any error herein. IL arises fror
the fact that many Of these reports hav
not been placed in the hands Of tn
executive in time to be used IN pr>pal
ing this message
HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE
The expense to the State for the sur
port of the insane is the second l1rgcs
item appearing in the auditors report.
The last biennial period howrvc,
shows slight decrease compared wit
tho preceding period. and yet, it rconl
tn me that the expense to the stat
OF maintaining its insane poor is 20 prco
that a thorough investigation thore1
| ehO1lll ls