Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-22

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4 i'm carrying out tbs state laws
As chief forester the commissioner
of agriculture has appointed Wilmot
/ 8. Hastings. q graduate OF Clark Uni
4 Tersity and of the University of Michi-
i gan, School OF Forestry Mr.. Hastings
has had practical experience in luH-
Il bering and saw mill work with the
/ Laurentide Paper and Pulp Company
and since 1910 has been with the
I United States forest service. ar the
/ time OF his appointment holding the
I position or supervisor OF the Des-
+ chutes National Forest Since April
l first there have been shipped from the
/ Burlington nursery 1850 trees and
+ from the Sharon nursery, $4,000
trees A plan has been outlined for
combating the white pine blister rust
under the terms Of the act Of 1917.
This plan is based upon the recon-
mendations made ar q conference held
in Amherst Massachusetts,. of officials
OF New England States and New York
engaged in the work OF insect suppress
sion.
Department of Education.
The preparation and issuing OF
teachers certificates and the compila-
ton Of the annual educational statis-
tics from the reports sent in by the
various town clerks has largely occu-
pied the attention OF the Office force
Work has been done in the preparation
of bulletins on the teaching of spelling
and English The commissioner has
held conferences with about forty 10
cal boards OF school directors, though
number of other educational meet
ings we're postponed On account Of in
fantile paralysis The work OF taking
an inventory OF the property of the
state AT the agricultural schools at
LyndonvilIe and Randolph Center.
which schools, under the act Of 1917,
were placed under the direction of the
board of education, has progressed
satisfactorily. Plans are well under
way for the construction OF new dor
mitory at Rand Jlph Center
State Institutions
three hundred acres are now under
cultivation ar the various state insti-
tutiOnS. this being more than ever be-
fore. and the condition Of the crops at
AL institutions is excellent There il
being constructed at the school for
feeble-minded al Brandon 9 sewer
system the labor being performed by
inmates from the house OF correction
Plans are under way for the c0nstruc-
ton OF large dining hall and dOrmi-
tories al the industrial school al Yer
gennes. During July there were s
commitments 10 Vergennes and 50
II III
There were p patients admitted TO
the state hospital az waterbury dur
ing the month making 2 total OF 733
patients IN the institution On July 31sL
Commissioners Of Taxes.
In addition 70 the routine work OF
issuance OF licenses, registration OF
partnerships and collection OF taxes,
the tax department has during the
month issued 4 bulletin showing all
partnerships registered under the pro-
visions OF law This volume contains
the names OF all partnerships regis
tered and the members thereof and
copies may be obtained ny addressing
the commissioner Of taxes At North
field There has also been prepared
and forwarded 10 All interested per
q
wholesale liquor dealers licensed to do
business, their agents, local licensees
throughout the state, license commits
sioners appointed by the governor, and
q list Of liquors that have been analyz-
ed By the state laboratory, the sale
0f which has been authorized By fourth
class licensees There has also been
prepared and distributed corporation
bulletin The abstract OF the grand
list OF the state IS now being prepared
By the department
Commissioner OF Industries.
There we're reported 10 the commits
si0ner Of industries during the month
SIS accidents OF which were fatal
Compensation has been allowed 70 en-
pI0yes for injuries IN s. cases and final
settlement OF compensation between
employer and enploye have been ap-
proved IN Il cases The commissioner
has held during the month 60 hearings
On various matters. The department
has nearly completed z statewide sur
vey Of the industries OF the state
which viii show the number OF all en-
pIoyes. the number Of males. OF fe-
males, and OF minors Certificates for
use IN the administration OF the child
labor law are being prepared IN Co
operation with tie United States de-
partmenr OF labor
Board CT Charities and Probation
The work CT the board OF charities
and probation has been N process OF
organization during the month q be-
ginning having been made n the child
welfare work authorized BY the act
O. 1917 P0OrhOuses have been In
spected IL six towns and recommends
tions relating 10 the care OF inmates
therein made
Insurance Commissioner.
IN insurance department has COM
pleted and issued during the month the
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