The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-01-11

, number of deputies to attend and leav
his certificate to that effect with tn
county clerk to be handed 10 the aud
tor Of accounts. No bellman or janito
service should be allowed in an
county where the state pays part o
the janitor service.
Il also recommend that in thos,
counties which now contain two pro
bate districts, with perhaps the excep
tion Of Windsor and Orange, the pro
bate districts be consolidated into on,
district for each county.
Parole Systom.---I have given con
siderable care to an investigation Of
our parole and probation system and
believe our present plan can be i'm
proved by statewide plan in the
hands of those who are in full sym
pathy with the work and who believe
| it better for the state to endeavor tc
prevent crime rather than to await lis
commission and then punish the of
fender. We now spend about $15 ,000.-
90 biennially on this branch Of the
criminal administration, and this sum !
believe would be sufficient to establish
a state probation and parole board.
estate Detention Farms.-I further
recommend that you take some action
looking toward the establishment of
state detention farms where long term
prisoners may be employed but |
would not recommend that this be
adopted as fixed policy by the state
until an opportunity has been given to
try out the plan on a reasonable basis
near to those counties which usually
have the largest Jail population.
Power should be vested in the ex-
ecutive to transfer from one institu
ton to another and frome one Jail to
another and to detention farm, if one
is created, all persons under sentence.
Il recommend an appropriation of
at least $10,00000 for further con-
struction at the industrial school,
eve should also consider the con-
struction at one of our institutions of
a woman's ward or prison to which
institution all female prisoners should
be sent, including those who may be
confined in Jail or held for want of bail
for trial.
"There should be further appro-
priation for the construction of new
buildings for the Vermont state school
for feeble minded children, at Bran
don.
"The expense of the appraisal Of the
lands and property in the unorganized
towns and cores should be paid from
the taxes therein collected under the
provisions of the act of 1912.
"Some fixed rule should be provided
by statute for the use by state
official of his own automobile when en-
gagged upon the states business.
"Some legislation has been prepared
to carry into effect a portion of these
and this will be sub
mitted to you for your consideration
within a few days by the gentlemen
who have had this preparation in
charge. Whatever action you may de-
eide to take with reference to the
have made, know
will be the result Of your careful delib-
eration and honest judgment. shall
De glad at any time to discuss with
you Individually or in such way as You
nay deem best my reasons for the
'aith that is in me. In making them
am prompted by one motive only I
. better Vermont. BY cutting off a
'ew dollars here and few dollars
here, no considerable saving will be
but by united effort, by
cam work, by supervision and care
ul scrutiny of the work of each de-
,artmcnt as it proceeds and the re-
ults accomplished therein from month
o month, many dollars may be saved
10Th for the taxpayer and for use
where most needed. Duplication of
fort will be avoided and in short
ime each department of state will be
bile to show more efficient manage
nent and greater results than we can
,ossibly expect under our present sys-
EN-.
"The bright light of publicity, the
pur of competition with proper super
ision and the advice of general
oard will soon place our government
! activities upon a business basis. We
hall thus be abe TO set side by side ,
rom day TO day our wants and our
leans and be thus better able to de-
ermine those wants that are neces- I
airy and, when properly met, will {
lake for better government"
The Richmond Underwear Company !,
New York City, opened it0 new
liant in Brandon recently, with 35
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