The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-31
Committee on Budget APP
prOpriates $4,000
for the Work
HOLDS MEETING
ON THE PREMISES
Wall to BE Extended TO Embrace Fac
tory Building Standing Near-AetiOn
Necessary Because of Crowded C0ndi-
tiOns-W0rlS TO Start at Once.
Especial to The Reformer.)


WINDSOR. Oct. 81.
At meeting of the state committee on
budget held at the state prison here yes
terday, an appropriation of $4,000 was
made 10 extend the prison wall so as to
include a factory building which is now
outside the present walls and TO build a
floor in one of the buildings so as to
provide suitable accommodations for the
housing of additional prisoners The
necessity for this action was brought to
head by the addition of 40 men who are
now working on road job and living
al camp near their work and who will
shortly return to the prison on account
of the approaching cold weather
Those present at the meeting were
Gov James Hartness of Springfield
Senator George l.. Dunham. chairman of
the finance committee of the senate, SEN
ator Benjamin Williams of Proctor.
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee of the senate, Representative William
II. Dyer chairman of the ways and means
committee of the house Representative
Frank Il. Barber. chairman of the ap-
preparations committee of the house. and
the following members of the state board
Of control BENJAMIN Gates, state au-
uiioI AdiltI kNCuiAs Sltttt tItdSuIeI
Roland Stevens and Judge John W.
Weeks. director of state institutions.
Col. r. w Gibson. secretary of civil and
military affairs. also was present.
Early in the month. the committee
held meeting a Waterbury and AZ that
time voted an appropriation of $4,000
for improvements at Windsor prison. 1t
was expected at that time that this
money would be used for increasing the
housing facilities of the inmates at the
I prison. The state law requires, however.
that prisoners cannot be housed unless
suitable provision is also made to keep
all of them at work Consequently. at the
meeting Yesterday, the committee res
scinded the order passed when the COM
mittee met ut Waterbury and a new reso-
luton was passed, apprOpriating a sim
liar sum not only TO create more housing
facilities, but also TO extend the prison
wall 50 that il will include a factory
building which is now outside the wall
BY doing this. prisoners can be put at
work in this additional factory and work
| for all the inmates can be provided. in
Guiding the 40 men who are soon to come
| in from the road job
The new wall will be built on prison
| property and the work will be done by
the prisoners under proper supervision.
| Within the present walls is four-story
| building with only one floor. An addition
al floor will be built to correspond with
[ the second tier of windows, and ii is
planned TO place sufficient cots on this
| floor SO ms 10 take care of all the in
mates The appropriation Of $4,000 not
only will proyide for the new improve
ments, but the state will obtain an in
crease in revenue from the prison by
| reason of the additional work that the
| inmates viii accomplish when the fac
tory building outside the present wall
can be put into use The state has a con-
| tract with Il shoe firm which provides all
! the work that the men there can possi-
I bly, do. So that after the new walls are
built every man can be put at work in
accordance with the statute
| The new wall viii be built of the
same dimensions in height and thickness
as the present walls, and tie work is ex-
/ pected To start at once.