The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-10-25
THE STATES WORK
Summaries of September Reports Of State
Departments to Board
of Control

|, dents. Compcn sation TO employees
has been allowed In seventy.iise cases
and final settlement receipts have
been approved in forty.eight cases.
Free Public Library Commission
On September first the resignation
OF Miss Rebecca Wright. who had
been secretary OF the commission Tor
nearly seven years, took effect. ana
later In the month Miss Ruth Brown
| OF Waterbury Connecticut, was
chosen as secretary OF the commits
sion During the month there have
| been sent out by the commission six
| ty-nine book and picture collections.
| Applications for annual aid to libra"
ries have been received from twenty
| seven towns The annual pubic
meetiry of the commission held In
connection with the Vermont library
association took place at Rutland ON
September 20-2l.
State Highway Commissioner
During the month OF September
there was expended in the patrol
work on lO3SIs miles Of road $780,
| 22424 Engineering assistance has
been requested and furnished on six
teen bridges, eleven OF these being
cared for by the district highway com
misloners and five by the state en-
| gineer. Applications for state aid
! for building bridges have been re-
ceiyed in cases. the estimated
cost OF which Is 5000, of which the
state will pay third. Work on IN
selected highways, as provided for
by No. l27 OF the acts of 1917, has
been commenced in 1870 towns, for
which work the state approprtates
total of $50 009 Special appropria-
ton was made by the legislature OF
1917 for highway work in Sunderland
Hollow, Smugglers' Notch and East
Montpelier. Work has been com
menced in Sunderland Hollow and
Smugglers Notch and plans have
been prepared for the East Montpe"
lier work
| Board OF Charities and PROBATION
There were inspected under the d.
rection of the department nine poor
houses. Permanent homes have been
found for two children and four chill
dren were placed In temporary
homes and for three others homes
have been found. There have been
received ave applications from PEG.
pie for children. desiring to furnish
homes for them. The department.
has investigated two so-called baby
farms.
Weights and Measured Department
During the month of September the
inspectors of weights and measures
visited All stores in sixtAtwo differ
ent towns and made 1916 inspections.
Board Of Health
During the month there have been
reported to tie board Of health forty
five cases of poliomyelitis. In add
ton to these there we're reported 2O5
cases of other communicable dis
eases. The sanitary engineer has had
under investigation, through personal
visits or conference. matters relat-
ing TO schools in seven towns, NOV
Ing picture theatres In two towns,
fire escapes In two towns, drainage
system and a sewer system In one
town each. Visits have been made
by the sanitary inspector in eight
towns and moving picture exhibits i'm
the tuberculosis campaign have been
conducted in four towns. The labor
atory Of hygiene has made 92S ex~
aminations dnring the month.
Insurance Commissioner
During the latter part OF August
the commissioner attended the an
nual meeting Of the National Associ~
alton OF Insurance Commissioners or
II United States at st. Paul. at
which a great many matters OF i'm
portance were discussed, and action
taken or referred to committees with
view Of procuring uniform action
in all states In regard 10 similar mat
: ters. The Vermont commissioner was
appointed a member Of -four commit
tees. including assets Of insurance
companies, examinations, fldelity
and surety companies and reserves
other than life.
AS result OF the circular letter
gent out to companies, agents and
brokers in August. the brokers' IL
cense fees increased sum over $500
during the month Numerous licenses
were is-ted 10 agents.
circular letter was printed and
sent out TO all banks In this state cali
ing their attention to circular 70
ceived by them from an unauthorized
agent representing an unauthorized
company soliciting bonds OF employ.
ees. which would doubtless lead To
difficulties in case Of a claim, as tho
company was known az an English