Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-22
GIVES DEED FOR 2SS ACRES
senator Proctor Also Delivers stoo. M
Endowmcnt for Vermont Snpptor-
ium--Noncy for Construction
as REQUIRED,

Proctor. Fcb. 31.-At the first u,rotfr,
! OF tho board OF trustees of the Vcrroot,i
| sanatorium hold here yesterday. "a letter
WAS received from Senator Proctor N
winch hc delivered to the board a dec3
( Of tho tract Of land at Pittslord cc.,tai1.
/ ing &8 acres more or less for the san1.
toriun' and also $1,000 In bonds for tn.
| endowment fun. He also said that ia
would iurn over to the trustees as re.
CURED the money neccrssary for thc cor.
[ stuction and equipment Of the ouildinss
Senator Proctors letter follows:
Proctcr W, Feb. - 1ao5
To the Board Of Trustees of the Yer.
mont S@natoriurn. pittsford. VI.
Gontlcmen-G deliver To- YOU herewith +,
deed of the tract of land at I,ittsr,,d
containing 23s acres more or less vyhir,
has been selected as site for for H.,
sanatorium. This land las been piirctae.
ed from four different owners II prol,abl,
mas larger ara than was absolutely
necessary for the Sanatorium in the he
ginning; but it has scemed wise to huv
ID tract large enough to meet any possifls
growth Of the institutions preserve jta
forest surroundings and separation from,
the village. and afford abundant ON.
portunitN Tor camps walks, drives, etc.
also deliver 10 YOU herewith ons
hundred thousand dollars Sl00.90 IN
amount OF Vermont Marble conlpanv
first mortgage four pcr cent bonds.
duly registered to the Vermont sans
forum, to be held by it as an endoy.
ment fund in accordance with tho decd
Of gift which l also deliver to you win
this. These bonds or any ot thpp ,ta
Vernon, Marble company viii at :.v
time cash at par and accrued intcrrsr
whom ever you, tor tho sake OF a. lar-,r
income diversity of Investment. or f,t
any reason desire to have that done.
In my letter Of September 5 last {,
DR.. Bryant, secretary Of the State t,Ibor.
culosiS commission, said: "f have ,,ro,,,-
ised my children in substance that VIII
purchase the site when a suitable ono 8
found and erect the buildings, Sufficient
TO accommodate % or 80. and cduiD Them
ready to receive patients. The cost of
this. ! Judge roughly VIII not exceed fifty
thousand dollars. But l iiX no arbitrary
limit
IN order that the work of construction
might begin this spring it was the iudy-
ment of all interested that it was ncce.-
3arN to select a site without waiting for
tNc organization OF your corpora ton. That
was. therefore done by the state tuhe.-
culosis commission and NY representa-.
tIves acting together under the advice oC
many experts consulted by them. Some
preliminary investigation has also been
made with reference to the most desirable
plan for building, but that whole subject
and the construction of the s;tnatoruln
itself | desire to definitely turn over 10
YOU, and will transfer TO your treasurer
as required the funds therefor as afor,.
said.
! take this occasion 10 thank each oc
YOU Tor undertaking this work and for The
unseliish labor which | am sure YOU VII
gladly give to it. / have fun faith thar
in YOUR charge the sanatorium Will bs
wisely built and efficiently managed
Yours very truly,
(Signedl
REDFiELD PROCTOR.