Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-12-25


The Governor and Council were in session
yesterday.
The nominations of Charles Danforth, As
sociaie Justice of the Supreme Court. and A.
W. Shaw, Westbrook, Municipal Judge, were
confirmed.
The report Of the Executive Council Com
mittee. appointed. under resolve Of the
legislature, to solicit proposals. for . new
Insane Hospital, was read, Councillors
Nicholas Fessenden, s c. Hatch aud John P.
Swasey, being the members Of the committee
The report says: "Soon after the appoint
ment, we advertised in certain newspapers
published in the State, for proposals from
cities. towns and individuals, as an
inducement to the location of the new
Hospital; not a single proposal was
received, and but little interest was
manifested on the subject; in view of
this the committee have not felt justified in
incurring any expense in procuring plans or
estimates of the probable cost of such an ed
ifce; another resson which has influenced
this committee to course Of non-action, is
found in the passage, by the same legislature,
of an appropriation providing for the construc-
ton Of new pavilion additional to the old
Insane Hospital, at Augusta, which annex
has furnished suficien, accommodations for
the immediate needs of the insane class of
our population, and will do so for some
little time to come.
The reports of councillors Hatch, Locke.
Bolster, and Mrs George Hunt, visiting CON-
mittee of the Reform School, Portland, were
read.
Following is a brief synopsis of Mr.. Boil
ster's report.
Mr.. Bolster stated that with two excep-
tions the fancied wrongs and abuses of the
boys we're due to their own misbehavior. He
endorses the treatment, condition and pro-
gress Of the boys during the past year.
There were liz letters received by the COM
mittee, which furnish evidence of the good
and efficient management of the schools, and
that the boys are smart and intelligent. The
family system was advocated al
some length and an appropriation
of $4,000 to carry it out. The
mechaaical department was regarded as
a success. An appropriation of $4,000, it was
said, would meet the expenses of this depart
ment. The necessity of better water sup
ply was shown. II was estimated that 81 ).
900 would be required to bring the Sebago
water into the building, including piping
Mr.. Bolster held that better ventilation was
required, and that but $500 would be neces'
sary for the purpose. An additional heat.
ing apparatus, at a cost of $1,000 was recon-
mended. An appropriation of $2500 for yearly
expenses was thought necessary. Mr.
Bolster spoke favorably of the officers Of the
school.
The report of Mr.. Hatch Is printed in
another column.
Mr. Locke's report treated mostly of the
topics taken up in the other reports. He ad
vised magistrates not to send boys to the
school with formed criminal habits. He
also stated:
There are in the school one or two boy,
who ought not to have been sent there, hav
ing formed habits in sin and crime. Some
one will say why don't the trustees turr
them over to their alternate sentences.
believe the result would not not be beneficial
I fear boys placed in the school at l:
or IA years Of age, would much rather serve
out their allotted sentences than to remain
/ years is q long time to look ahead.
In closing, the "home and cottage plan
for Reform Schools was recommended.
At noon the council adjourned until Mon
day morning