The Portland daily press., 1893-02-10

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tartan Scholastic State Printing
Appointments by the Governor-Io
Amend the Corporation Acts-Other
Business.
Especial to the Pressl.
AUGUSTA, February 9.-The battle has
been transferred from the committee to
the House, and on next Wednesday, the
question of the appropriation asked for
to begin the proposed hospital for the in
sane at Bangor will be open for discus
sion. AS will be seen by the resolve
printed below, the majority of the spe-
cial committee recommend an approprla-
ton of 100000, which will only put up
the walls and put on the roofs OF the
main building and two wings. That
will take two years. Then the next leg
islature will have to make another large
appropriation to carry on the Work. Al
ter that succeeding legislatures would
have to appropriate, until, according to
the estimates. $e16,OOO had been expend-
ed for the plant, which would then be
completed so far as the hospital proper
is concerned. But as there is nothing in
the estimates for farm buildings, indus
| trial buildings, etc., which must be had
| ju order to successfully operate such an
| Institution, nor to provide for farming
operations and laying out the grounds, II
will be seen that the legislature is asked
| to begin course of expenditure Whlcn
would not be likely to leave many pay
ments of a million dollars. The resolve.
which. after providing how the commits
sion to superintend the work shall be ap-
pointed and paid, appropriates the $780,
| 600 is as follows:
Whereas, From the crowded condition OF the
| Maine Insane Hospital in Augusta, tnere Is
Urgent and imperative need thut the construc
| tion of the main buildings and the TWO ADJOINING
| wings contemplated by the plans and specl1ca-
| tionS for the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital at
| Bangor. adopted by the commission appointed
1 by the Governor under the resolve, approved
March 5, 1889, be commenced at tne earnest
possible time. -
Resolved. That the Governor with the advice
and consent OF the executive council, snail ap-
point board of three commissioners, not more
/ than two OF whom shall belong to the d0mlnan6
| political party in the state, to whom shaill De
/ Joined as attn advisory member, the superlnten,
dent OF the Maine Insane Hospital; they and
their successors who shall be appointed In the
manner aforesaid whenever vacancies occur. TO
be known as the Eastern Insane Hospital Com
4 mission. Two at least OF SAID commissioners
u
4 of building and shall be competent Judges OF
the materials which enter into the constructlon
/ of such buildings as are contemptaIeq III saiu
plans and specifications. one OF sald commlss-
ion shall be a practical builder and shall devote
his entire time to the work OF the commission
and shall receive So a day not including Sun- 2ir
days ana necessary travelling expenses. Inc
superiptendent of the Maine Insane Hospital
shall be paid all reasonable expenses While en-
gagged on the commission L, IN addltlon 10 ms
present compensation. The remaining COM
missioners shall be paid So day and Their rea-
sonable expenses for the time they are actuaiily n
employed on said commlss on All Dll.S lot tilo Le
services shall be examined and approved by
the Governor and Council. and paid out OF tne
appropriation for building said hospital. said
commissioners are hereby directed to take m I'M
mediate steps to erect, construct and complete
in manner to be fire proof, the main oul9lngs
$50 called) together with the two adjoining
wings substantially according to the plans ana
| specifications herein referred to and which
have been duly approved by the Governor and
Council; and said buildings shall be erected
upon the site al Bangor already purchased by y
putting in the foundation OF SAID DuldngS any
thesdrainage thereof, for building the walls and
roofs of the same, putting n the WlnaoWs, Is, etc t
| or what is usually termed covering 1n the
same together with sucn addluonal Wofk as
may be practicable thereon, the sum OF $500,
600 is hereby appropriated TO De oion expehhaee hers
in provided; one half OF said amount shall De
: available during the year 1898 and the remain
ing part not used IN 1899 snai 9e ayaiiSpif sif
: commission is hereby authorized and empower
ed to lay any drains or sewers that may De
necessary from sag @ sue 70 e nS for tha
purpose may cross any land, highway, or rail
roads that may be necessary. Damages foi
the same shall be adjusted In IN tae sane iaiie
as land damages incurred by railroaos.
The majority report recommending
the passage of the resolve, is signed by
) James Adams, j. II. McGregor, A. NJ
, Garcelon. 1. W. Merrill, G.. L. Farrand
M. H. Ferguson, B. B. Thatcher, r. l.
Grindle. viii r. Allan, d. Q. Parker, N
T. Murch. -.
From the gentlemen on the committed
y who beliye that the state can care for it,
unfortunates without beginning the ex-
penditnre of ST., ,000,0 900, come the follow,
ing report:
l The undersigned, a minority of the joint spec
| ial committee on Eastern Main Insane Hosplt
al to which was referred the resolve in favor o.
: the Eastern Maine Insane Hospital, have ha'
the same under consideration, and after hearin
full discussion Of the matter, are Of the OPT I;
ion that the resolve as reported by the ma1orit
S5 fd pass, ass bee1ing HeM''Se that 0uEs The tim
/ has not arrived to warrant the establishing Q
It another insane hospital, and they are OF tn
opinion that the present institution can pc en-
:. larged at a moderate expense so that twill NEE
s the demands of the state for some years
r [Signed.1 E. BsMALLET,
ELLIOT WOOD,
/ C. NJ. WATERHousE,
THos. P. SHAW,
!. d. MORRILL,,
j. E. BRACKETT,
TREBY JOHNSON,
S JOHN E. KELLEY.
70 Pending the acceptance, of either n
d port, both reports and the resolve wei
tabled and ordered printed on motion
Mr. Bracket, and next Wednesday az
signed for their consideration.
W The State Printing.
/ This is to be new method employe
this year in letting the contract for tt
: state printing for the next two years,
W the plan now proposed by the committe
le is carried out. 1t has heretofore been tt
4 custom to contract for all the state prin
inc in lump. so that the successful BIZ
Ia der did all the state work at the price
r for the various kinds specified in his pr
le posal. This year the committee will az
k yertise for bids to be submitted on {
ID before the morning of February 2l. I'll
lie bidders will be given the privilege {