The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-24
Report on State Prison and
Two Insane Asylums
of State
MORE LAND PROPOSED
FOR STATE PRISON
Educational Bill Came Up
in House for Passage
This Afternoon

Reports of the committees which Wis
tied the state prison at Windsor and the
insane hospitals at Waterbury and Brat
tleboro were submitted in the House and
Senate, respectively, this morning. The
committee whihc visited the penal insti-
tuition commended Superintendent Walk
er and the good condition in which the
prison seemed to be. They recommended
that more land be acquired, so that the
expense for foodstuffs might be lessened
to some extent.
The committee on insane visited the
Waterbury hospital and made thor
ough investigation of the buildings, in
cluding the farm. They report that the
old system of keeping the inmates con-
fined has been almost entirely done
away with, and that exercise is given all
the patients able to enjoy it. A goodly
number of the patients work around
the farm, and in this way benefit them
selves, as well as the state There are
ISL patients, private and state, and the
committee reports that all are treated
alike. The tubercular patients are kept
in an isolated ward and receive kind and
careful treatment. The farm is in good
shape, well stocked, and the depart
ments seem to be well managed,
At the Brattleboro retreat, where 42l
patients are confined, 2s3 being state
charges. Dr. Lawson has caused some
changes to be made, and the patients
now receive better food and more Of II
than formerly. There is room for 40
more patients. There is a large farm
connected with the hospital. which IS the
source OF considerable revenue, and the
hospital is conducted entirely from this
revenue and the income received for the
care of private patients and an oeea-
sional gift. The report was accepted.
The committee is composed of the fol.
lowing members: J. A. Chedel, J. o.
Thomas, O. l.. Martin, Senate; +. T..
Briggs, A. j. Mackay ii. L Burdick, h.
w. Fish, +. o. Billings, f. A. Adams and
d. A. 0'Brien, House.
The third reading of H. 462, the educa-
tional bill relating TO the elementary
schools, occupied nearly an hour and 10
minutes time in the House and pre-.
vented speedy action being taken on
other bills on the calendar. IL will come
up this afternoon for passage Two
other measures were passed II. II, ere
ating a board of agriculture and forestry
aud appropriating $4,000, and II. 4l2,
the village Of Pittsford.
Bills Introduced in House.
II. 46g. from the committee on claims,
by Mr.. stone of Yergennes, an act to
pay the town OF Chelsea the sum there
in named. CS04.74 for error in school
bhll
n. 470. from the committee on state
prison. by Mr.. Taylor. An act 90 apPro-
I.iate certain sum of money for the
Of land for the use Of the state
prison. (Appropriates $4,000 for land
near prison at Windsor, for use for pro-
ducing food products.)
Bills Signed by Governor
An act to amend section ! OF No l7s
Of the acts Of 1908, relating 20 commit
mcnts to the house Of correction, state
prison. Vermont industrial school. and
Vermont state hospital for the insane.
An act 70 amend No. 20 of the acts
Of 1912 relating to the determination
Of insect pests
An act 70 pay Bial Fuller the sum
therein named.
An act 10 amend section Of No. 259
af the acts Of 1912. providing for the
publication of state papers, and TO
amend en- act entitled An act 30 pro
vide for a supplementary reader on Yer
mont industries and resources, ap-
proved Feb 3. 1915.
An act relating 90 the erection of mau-
solcums. vaults, OF other burial struc-
lures.
Az act to amend section 5as0 of the
rublf statutes. relating 60 the seizure
81 klondyke machines o. other machines
,f chance or hazard
An aet 10 amend ~ at q the general
assembly e 1918. entitled AN aa 20
amend seet Oh 563 % the public statutes,
-elatiur a. motive % taRpayers. ap-
proved Feb D. 1918.
An art for the prevention q vrnereal
iiseases.
Al aet e. repeal section 5 II No. ~ #
he asfs of 1912. reiatiur b. inhcritanee
.ares and taxable transfers.
Az 49, 81 provide miieara f1r ceTtain
4ntf employees.
Az 81 - exempt Do l2 range q ~
bromley mountain in pcru from taza.
ian
TNcREAsED BY $1,000
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