Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-02-20
Mallomell loraI Nems.

Legal notice of meeting of our citizens
has been issued by the proper authorities, to
take into consideration the subject of render
ing aid to the shoe manufacturing business in
our city, by exempting from taxation for a
term of years, assisting in erecting buildings,
or otherwise offering inducements for the in
vestment of capital for specific purposes
The meeting is notified for Monday after
noon next, Feb oath, at o'clock. Itwould
be well for our citizens to investigate the
subject III all its bearings, and be prepared
for intelligent action when the time for action
shall come. While it is always advisable to
exercise due caution in the direction of rem
dering city aid to business enterprises, it is
at the same time highly important that we
manifest that spirit of progression which lays
at the foundation Of all business prosperity.
Other communities are ecouraging the invest
ment of capital, and offering inducements to
capitalists, notwithstanding the arguments
and decisions that from time to time are pro-
mulgated in opposition to such action. Cities
and towns will continue to act in accordance
duty; and we doubt not the people of our city
will do all that can consistently be done in
the direction specified in the warrants for
general meeting referred to above.
There is proposition before the Legisla-
ture to make an appropriation for new hos
pital building for the accommodation of pa
tients who cannot be received at present for
lack of room. Such an addition or enlarge
ment is greatly needed and although there
may be those who may be disposed to DELAY
or defeat the measure by lacking on amend
ments proposing rowing commissions to con-
fer with various cities and towns for "bids"
for locations elsewhere, we trust the good
sense of the majority will discern the pro-
priety of having the building contiguous with
our present noble. structure, where the State
already owns available lands in abundance,
and where the expense Of double DO ,rd of
officers would be avoided. On the score of
economy, to say nothing of the "eternal ft-
ness of things" any new expenditure for the
benefit Of the insane should be made where
the present management may have jurisdc-
ton.
Ia company with friend who has always
been particularly ''exercised in his mind re-
spacting the location Of the unfinished chapel
building-which has the appearance of an un-
slightly excresence patched upon the fair
proportions of our Insane Hospital, we for
the first time since the erection of the con-
ha
were more than ever convinced that the COM
plants so universally made in regard TO the
location are well founded. We hope the leg
islature will insist upon having the course
removed"
Two gentlemen were riding in a sleigh on
Second street, near City Hall, on Tuesday
afternoon, when a Fea-naught colt, under
process of breaking, and not having the fear
of consequences uppermost, plunged into the
sleigh aforesaid, to the no small peril of all
concerned. A broken dasher and slight de-
rangement of "tackling' were the principal
results of the collision. We began to think
it about time to look out for soft place to
alight.
Rev. Geo. ". Barber, Chaplain of the
Military Asylum at Togus, is expected to be
ordained at the Old South Church in this city,
on Tuesday evening next. Rev. Geo. W.
Field, D. D., of Bangor, has engaged to
preach upon the occasion.
Campmeeting John Allen had rather an
favorable weather for his lecture at Wilson
Hall last evening, lettering many from at
tending.
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