Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-23
REFORM SCHOOL.


Following is the report Of the Reform
School Trustees. made to the Legislature:
| The Trustees of the reform school have
made their thirty-frst annual report. from
which the following extracts are taken. There
is nothing particularly new in the report not
covered by the report of the visiting commit
tee, heretofore published:
The last Legislature made an appropria.
ton of the sum of $1,000 for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining a mechanical
school for the instruction of the bows
/ in mechanical trades. As result
OF this appropriation mechanical
shop has been erected and thoroughlv
equipped with machinery and tools. As
Instructor in this department Mr.. II. HI.
1 Houghton has been selected, and the good
results of his teaching are but evidence of
his own skill and ability as a master mechan-
&c. The mechanical shop is well supplied
with tools. Twelve work benches, equipped
with "a MANY sets of tools have been placed
! in the workshop, furnishing facilities for the
instruction OF two classes of twelve bows each
daily The boys are carefully taught-first.
the names of all the various tools and for
what purposes they are to be used, and then,
how to make an intellge MT and skillful use of
them, and also the necessary and proper care
OF their tools and work benches.
The family system" was recommended.
APPROPRIATIONS For 1885 AND 1886.
The trustees would most respectfully sug-
gest that the next legislature make the fol-
lowing appropriations
For The Year 1885.
For supplying Sebago water, $1,000 90
10 erect and furnish one family cottage, 10000 90
ror new boiler and piping, for heating 1900 90
FOR general repairs, improving ventila-
:, ton, etc.. 1000 90
Fer current expenses and mechanical
shop, 10000 90
Total ss7 900 90
For The Year 1886.
For Fol-, general repairs. 5000 90
For current expenses, 10000 90
Total $4,000 90
| For your further information respecting the
financial condition of the institution and the
! details of the years work, the condition of
the inmates and all the property of the insti-
! tuition, we can but most respectfully refer
| YOU to the report of the treasurer of this
board. and of those of the superintendent,
teachers and physician herewith submitted
! Respectfully,
ALBION LITTLE.
OWEN b. CHADBOURNE,
T.. A. THOMPSON, Trustees.
| ID orc. O'DoNoGHUE.
I MARK 2. EMERY,
! December l, 1884.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
| Mr.. E. A. Thompson, the treasurer, an
nounced the accounts of the superintendent
and treasurer have been audited, and the
vouchers forwarded to the Governor and
| Council
Tie receipts from Dec. l, 1885, to Dec. l.,
1884, were Sl9,250.35, of which amount
$4,000 came from the State Treasurer:
32,23G.0l from cities and towns; $2,Ol3.2l
from chair work; 81 1929 from farm and
stock; S593.7l from other sources; S42 from
the Sanford legacy, and SSl.l3 balance on
hand.
The expenditures were Sl9.l0l Sc, with a
balance of Sl48.79 OF this amount salaries
and labor took $5,735.26, and the remainder
was expended for provisions, labor clothing,
ice, drugs, furniture, stock, feed, corn, meal,
farm and garden, repairs, etc.
In the mechanical school SIS ,30S9l was
received, and the expenditures were So, 1888.
~, which went for completing shop, mschin-
cry, tools, salary of instructor. and mis-
cellsneous.