Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-04

ing has very few chemical extinguishers
while the Andrews cottage and tho girls
homo have but one in each building. The
girls building also has three openings in
side for hose, but no hose or hose racks.
I'VE recommend that new hose and boss
racks he provided for all openings where
ever situated, that all buildings be pro-
vided with liberal number of extingrsh-
ers located so as to be most accessible for
use at the danger points and that fire.
quent trials be made to sec that all fro
apparatus is in working order. Also that
suitable hose be provided and kept in a
convenient place and on reel for Use on
the hydrnnts. as the institution Is located
about a mile from the city fire depa rtment
and much damage would probably BIO done
before Its arrival in case Of fire. The girls
dormltory Is located on the third floor Of
their building and has but a single outlet
or means OF escape. which is by means Of
ordinary stairs. The large dormtory is
occupied AZ night by about 80 boys and the
small dormitory by about the same num-
Der These apartments are on the third
floor Of the building and escape. in case OF
Are would he down narrow stairways or
by jumping to tho roof and ground below.
II seems to us that serious results would
follow in case of fire at night in the
vicinity of those sleeping apartments and
we recommend that ample external means
of escape be provided without delay for
all dormitories.
1.-THE buildings and personal property Of
the institution are insured for $40. 900. at n
cost OF one-half of one per cent per an
mum.
BAKERY
This department Is small. dark ard
unsuited for the purops" fm which it
is used. We recommend that suitable
quarters be provided In which to do this
work and outside the main building. If
I'VE also found the engineer of tho
school was also a baker. As It is diff
hcult to get good results from n COM
bination Of this kind, we recommend the
employment Of a competent paker as we'll
AS engineer, believing II FIR The best
interest of the school AMI state tc do
So
FARM
we find the farm connected with this
contains 217 acres and that
the same Is well managed ana in good
hay to winter fifty head Of cattle, sev-
-ral horses. and selling $500 worth an
nually. In summer, in order to pasture
the cows and young stock kept on tho
farm. it has been necessary to hire
j0-acre pasture which adions the State
farm. at an expense of 500 year.
We recommend the purchase By the
State of this ffty-acre portion, provd-
ed it can be obtained for n reasonable
sum. We consider the farm valuable
adjunct to the institution as it not only
produces much of the food and supplies
Used. but also furnishes the boys with
work of a nature that makes their ser
ices valua BILE 10 the State and bene-
icial and instructive to themselves. The
otal sale of farm products for the year
'nding June 30 1906, were :1,357.1S.
The dairy consists OF n nne herd OF
ayrshires which are credit to the
institution.
BARN AND PIGGERY.
"The buildings on the farm consist of a |
'ow barn with ell which is used for a |
'iggery: horse barn and other outbuld-
ngs. The COW barn is NOT large enough |
O properly care for the Increased herd |
# cattle and store TIE hay now being |
tackled out Of doors.
AS the plggery IS so located that the !
wine do not have access to the ground !
We recommend that separate building |
re erected for this purpose and that such |
lteratlons in the present plGgcry be |
lade as will make It suitable FOR stabling |
attic and the storage Of hay AMI fodder |
he barn yard is in wet and muddy |
made so by the springs working out of !
he ground under the barn. The nature !
( the sol is such that the water Dies |
OF drain off and the results are very |
bjectiona bic. We recommend that a /
'enCh he made extending from under |
he barn through the barn yard to the |
avne beyond. from three to four feet IN |
'idth and depth and filed with small !
tones and covered with gravel, if OBJ
alnahle. Connecting with tho main
rench, branches should be put in If
ecessary. The slo located inside the |
arm needs rebuilding. We recommend
hat n new one he built outside, thereby
wing much more needed barn room.
THE horse barn is Of sufficient ca
acity for tho needs OF the institution
nd is in fair repair, except that it needs
ainting outside
The other buildings, except long
he'd. seems to he in fair repair. This
he'd was evidently made for keeping farm
'ols and machinery under cover but
as been allowed to decay and settle in
} the ground and the roof to become in
rch condition that 1t Is practically
seless. We recommend that 1t be re-
aired. II necessity requires It's further
Sc, as seems to us probable
IAN barns and outbuildings need paint
Is outside and we recommend that this
e done.
1T appears that for many years the
preparations have been insufficient to
lable the officers of the institution to
eep the buildings connected Herewith
suitable repair. The legislature of 1904
appropriated tahe sum of four thousand.
a 900, for the purpose of repairing
ld painting the buildings OF said school
his appropriation has been expended
) follows:
basement connecting sew
erage, baths, ana sanitary
main building, 81, 73s. AS
oofs, steel ceilings, etc........-.,. 1851 81
eneral repairs. ................-..... 4S2. 81
aver. girls school. bS75
nexpended balance available. 1886
total .....,..................... 600 90
I'm our opinion these funds have been
diciously expended In doing such things
J the health and comfort OF the inmates
the building required, and in making