Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-20
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Careful Attention Being Given the
Outbreak Of Scarlet Fever.
Young Hzn Committed 10 Insane Hospital-
Wharf Extension Approved.


mood, Saturday evening. and soon had
a quorum and were settled down 10
work. They approved the extension Of
| the wharf of the Augusta Lumber 60.
| as requc ,ted by the secretary Of war.
| decided that Raymond Woodbury. was
iii subject for the insane asylum.
thoroughly discussed the scarlet fever
situation and took some action in re-
gard To it. There is no cause to fear
that the matter will not be thoroughly
looked after. The authorities are
fully alive to the danger and Will DO
everything IN their power "a conquer
the disease as soon as possible.
The first thing taken up at the meet
ing was the matter Of the proposed ex-
tension of the wharf OF the Augusta
Lumber 60. This company wishes to
extend their wharf 1870 feet south of its
present limit. This addition will take
the wharf down in front of the land of
the arsenal ana permission from the
government must b. obtained before
this can ~ done. The first thing re
quired by the secretary Of war. who
has jurisdiction in such matters. is the
approval Of the city government. The
latter has no authority to grant the
petition Of the company. but since their
approval was asked they readily gave
it and drew up an order to this effect
which was signed by those present.
The case ot Raymond Woodbury.. III
hoy about - years Old, was then taken
NJ. His mother wished him To BEL
committed to the insane hospital!
Neither she Or his father are able to
SuuDprt him IDurincr IN. mast Wool, n
mas pteh boarding at the Revere house,
ana MS uncle mas been paying the b.lls.
IN" matter was examined very care
iuIlN 10 Gttermln" whether the hoy
ought to be sent to the hospital or tot
thr aims mouse. Ihc proprietor ~ the
ticNer" house was called over To- tcS
tliy p ms condition "f tn" boy Will,
~ mas been boarding AZ his house Hell
t"Id Of many Of h.5 i cuilarities ana
showed that the most dangerous one
was mania for burning something.
MS mother mai t"ld them not 10 let
MN nave any matches as he might set
ilf"S II lhtH dld. tlr was continually
begging Tor th"m ana would steal them
whenever ne could. The hoy was
II"uSh1 over ana wa 'Namincd ~
IT. dawes. VINO was present is con
9id' I'd thdt thr boy Was ~ subject
LOT me asylum ana that with his ten
ueHcH l" purh' Whlch ne had showed.
WIS dangerous. lie Sald that those
suffering from the dlSeaS" which the
boy had We're always uncertain and
''lisht u" ulildSc az any tlfhr ana Very
unexpectedly. re dlu not thlhk that
u ought 70 be sent 70 me aims nous"
IN ""drd htridtN 70 Sehd nun - me
i'"Spi'ai ana lhlS VIII De done as soon
~ tilc papers can ." maze out.
ihc '"lditioi o. tile scarlet FEVER IN
'i'e wy was 'hth laheh up ana lhHf-
"uShl ulScuSSe" ana ways ana means
III hsl'ihS 'he u!SeaSe determined. lr
dNieS was ASKED 70 report on the dis
c"Ho anu uiu - II Is now almost
"H'ils colliiltu 70 me 'uShnoc Helghts
dnu Lauren MI sections Inc pupils
VIZ It'll ~" SIGN come from the
S'n""lS ~ tli"SP SECTIONS, Inc WEBSTER
Sciiooi mas peeh closed ana the Laurel
nh school Will pe closed, TINS morning.
ne coHSIuereu IL sal" lof the other
SCHOOLS 10 remain open Tor the present
mere nave Deen IA cases found with
IN d week or 10 days Most of these.
however, are nottreSh cases. some OF the
patients nave been SICK one and two
weeks Some are now in the third
stage OF the disease. All the cases
found nave been put under strict quar-
entlne None OF the cases are danger
Gus. The doctor does not consider the
uahSer at present nan 50 great as ii
was week ago. He considered it to
be safer to have the schools open than
closed for the reason that when they
are open if a scholar is absent even