Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-24

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e5 day and The ether cssamissioners ts =
day with their expenses. Setting mp
4 commis,iou that will take ~ many
dcliafs pro rata to get eS76 600 into .
baiidirg q Bangor q Il took to get $751;
coo into this building! A wicked scheme
for the Stats Of Maine. believe. Tho
gentleman from Bangor doesn't cay that
there arc hundreds and hundreds that cam
mot b admitted, that there 10 . necessity
for is, but be leaves It 10 the good judg-
Eent OF the House t. cay whslhef there 10
. necessity. Lss ~ act on our good jadg-
msnt and not be influenced by any
trade that 70 have heard that there vas
made tvo yeArs ago, or anything OF the
Kind. We have t,day On our desks the
report Of the finance committee Who ssy
that with this added mill tax on the val
ualion report that We shall b in debt $780,
coo Of the end Of 1893. In The light Of all
these matters say that there 10 10 neces-
si:y for il. When tho trustees il their
Anal report, dcssn Of which have sent
II my constituents. say that there 10
no call for another insane asylum,
when ct the end OF 1893 - thail
have IN additional tsx Of 500 900, what
possible excuse can have when I 20 home
to my constituents for voting for resolve
of this kind for something that We do not
need7 ] do not vish to change tho State
policy hair. When the gentlemen from
Bangor can come here and cay to us that
there 10 necessity for such IN institution,
when We take year that We have not got to
repair . bIunder oftwo years ago, when the
State tax was . hslf . mill to small
BY the advice Of men who ought to know;
when we can come here ON . fair footing,
then let Us provide for the poor unfortun-
ates. I hope that this matter will be re-
fsrred to the next Legislature.
Mr.. Gushec Of Appleton--I made mo-
ton the other day to indefinitely postpone
this bill because believed it was in the
interests OF the people. and mot - agsinst
tbe sipsape. The gentlemen from Bsrgor
corrected me the other day and said that
there had not been an appropriation asked
for by the city Of Bangor. | say to sou,
gentlemen. that reported an appropfia-
ton for Bangor Of 5000 for the Orphans
Home. one Of the dnest institutions
in the State, and have respect for the
gentleman from Bangor and the people Of
Bangor, but say that icasmuch - there
was . trade made We should not be party
to the contract, ard that We % members Of
this House should not vote 70 deliver the
goods today to tax the people to that ex-
tent.
Mr.. Porter. b. Ny friend from Buckasld
in his fairness. and thick he IL q fair man,
proceeds to oppose this bill on the ground
that IL there 10 hospital to be erected
there has got to be commission. Well,
some kind Of commission has got to re
appointed. This bill provides for COM
mission Of four men, one Of whom takes
charge OF the whole building. The other
commissioners get e3 day for what time
they spend I don't think there u any great
buebear in that. All ak the gentlemen
Of this House to do 10 whatever they think
right in the premises. II there il not any
necessity for the hospital am not here u
urge it. but this hospital cannot be built and
finished. 90 far ~ stated In this resolve, 10
less than two yearB, and It will take another
year to equip and furnish II. Its my
opinion that accommodations will be
reeded before they can be had, even il the
House prsses this resolve to build this hos
pital ct Bangor.
Mr.. Triton Of Cape Elizabeth do net
believe this 10 . matter 70 consider whether
trades were msde two years sgo. Il IL not
for us n consider whether in the failure
We thonld build . hospital In Bangor This
has been already decided upon, ~ under
stand, two years ago. The simple question
ia this, ia the present condition Of the hoAn
ces Of the State ought We to appropriate this
amount Of money at the present timer Il
10 clear 10 my mind that We ought not do
IL. Ga the mill tax on:the present vaiua-
ton a. reported BY the commission We
should be 10 arrears Q matter Of $500, goo
or 800. 600 unprovided for. Oaght we 10
viewing these things to continne in this
line n think that every member on the
floor Of this house believes in the practice
Of carrying out The vote that was
passed tso years ago, but l GER
present time this House will vote to make
this appropriation and I therefore hope
that the motion to refer to the next lesisla-
ture will prevail ars
Mr.. Jersey called for the yeas and nays,
which we're ordered.
Mr.. MsYsoa Of Skovhegan-The ques-
ton comes down TO whether this hospital Ii
= necessity and would like to refer sgain
I, the trustees report from which the gen.
tieman from Buck0eld read the other day.
These gentlemen 10y that "ths new wssds
are alresdy partially occupied BY patients"
What does ihst mean? II those new wards
were nearly full would they have used the
word ''partisllyg Those wards are filed
with patients ,hss have been taken from
ever-crowded wssds. Therefore, geuils-
men, the trustees have testified in thfir re-
port that there Il room there. Nov, one
thing further on this bill a. amended. In
Amendments "A" We hnd in line 81 that We
have added the sum Of 1916 900, % that Ii
reads:
"Ssid commission shall not proceed to
make any expenditure or contract therefor
until they shaii first have obtained Q en-
tact or contracts from responsible parties
to build and complete said maia building
AID to main wings IRE proof, and founds.
tons snd sewerage therefor, such sewer
age to b. conducted to the Psnobscot
fivef." etc, ard % on, "for sum not ex-
ceeding 1915 900" We therefore instruct
them 70 contract for the sun Of 1915 900
In amendment "B !" ia line 50, " strike
out the words s'thfee hundred and seventy.
Ave- and insert In place thereof the word,
two hundred mailing The approprissicn
simply $500 900. We suthosiss that con.
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