The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-11


urpsr nr~noh Q number Of measures re-
lnssnx 20 Portland aud Portland institu-
,inas Amsng thsm YVES The btil. outlined
In tosay's PRESS. providing for the
sir~tion Of three women on general
ticket TO ssrvs on the Pcstiand school
esn,mittee, the oct not 30 take eject until
submitted 10 . vote Of the city.
An order presented By Mr.. nrummond
directs the nnsuoe committee to make
PROVISION 10 the appropriation bill for the
support Of the Maine school for the de'.k
which has now become a state INSTITUTION.
Senator Drummond also presented q Oil
amending section !, Of chapter NJ. laws
OF 1853. in relation to the education OF the
deaf dumb and blind. so that the section
shall apply only TO the blind who may be
sent BY the governor and councilI to the
Perkins Institute at South Boston.
THE BANGOR HOSPITAL
senator stanley P,ummer, who is the
orator of the P,snobscot delegation, pre-
sented In the Senate today the resolve APP
uropriating ssa5, 100 for the Eastern Maine
Insane hospital At Bangor. The resolve
vas tabled for prirtits pending its re-
ference to the Joint special committee on
the hospital The r,ssclve and the accom-
panying staten ant OF facts are as follows;
Rssoived-That for the purpose OF com
Melting the buildings OF the Eastern
Maine Insane hospital airsedy e,ec ase .n
Bangor, provided for BY chapter is OF ne
solves OF 1895. and for the purpose oil ado-
inc thereto two pavihons capable OF ac-
comreodating two hundred or more
uRtier,s, the sum of GILL 500 one nun
sircd twelve Thousand I'VE hunoreo az az
b. and hereby Is appropriated to De ex,
pended d..sing the ye,T one Thousand
eiuht h,insred and ninety nine. and
tsii2 ssl) one hundred twelve thousand
i've hundred dollars to be expended
during the year one thousand nine nun
That the governor and executive council
are bsret,s directed to take immediate
stems 10 construct and complete the afore-
said buildings in such manner as 20 pe
tirxIrooi In accordance with plans aireaoy
Calvin Stevens Of Portland;
That evssy contractor before commenc
inc work under his contract shall De re
uuired TO af4e bail, with surety or
sureties, to be approved OF ny the
Governor and Executive Councli, con,
ali the terms and conditions of his con-
tract; r,., c.rr
ell may empi.rs q competent and experi
encea builder 10 superintend tho WORK
uroyited for by this Resolve. at = com
pensation not to exceed $50 five dollars
mar diem expenses included, who shall
give aut,h bond TO the state OF Maine as
the lsoy.rnor aud Executive Council may
require. for the true and faitnfui ais
charge of his duties. and who SHAH De re-
movable by the governor ana executiVe
,nuprit for e1lffici0nt CAUSE.
That the governor aud executive coun'
Gil are hereby authorized TO make and ex
eoute In behalf of the State of Maine, the
oopsxacts NECESSARY for carrying on the
WORK provided for by this resolve;
Tn x the governor and executive coun-
oil are hereby directed to make disburse-
,nsnts under this resolve only upon pre-,
sentation of proper vouchers duly verified
by oath,
ell are hereby authorized TO draw war
rants on the state treasurer from time to
time in Day ment OF liabilities incurred
under this resolve
STATEMENT OF FACTS.
Several years ago the overcrowded con-
dition of the Maine hospital for the in.
sane. and especially the lack OF sufficient
recommendations there for the rational
and scientific caro- OF the acute and
durable insane, became so pronounced,
that tn; legislature begun preparations
Tor reli f, by projecting new hospital at
Bangor, and providing for the purchase
of a site therefor.
In 1885, the 9th legislature, recognizing
the increasing demand for enlarged ac-
commodations for the insane, ana con-
curing In the opinion Of the best au-
thorities that the proper care OF those OF
the acute insane who may hope for re-
covery, requires that each patient should
be treated individually and have degree
of privacy; and that no more than II We
hundred of them should be grouped in
one hospital, authorized the establish
ment of the Eastern Maine hospital for
/. the insane, and appropriated $3.50. 0O to
be expended in buildings at Bangor.
When the 6Sth Legislature met in January,
1887, although the appropriation bad been
exhausted, the building for kftchen,
laundry ana boilers. and the central ad'
ministratlan building were still incom-
piete. and no ward buildings had been
begr3s Tha- legislature, as Is veil
known, faE.s TO appropriate money to
continue the wosk. and the buildings be-
gun have remained unfinished TO this day.
But time has gone steadily on with his
work, adding 10 the number OF unfortu-
nate people who need treatment FOR In
sanity, until tcdLy there are ISJ patients
in the Maine hospital for the insane,
whose normal capacity Is only os3. Be
sides, the management may IN some cases
have been forced TO discbargs patients, In
order b, make room for others, sooner
thar liz their best professional Judgment
was wss.s ami sooner than they would
have snN. haa the accommodations at
their disp osAi been ample.
The sensible and feasible way to relieve
this undesirable condition at the Maine
hospital is to complete the Eastern
Maine and the architect of that hospital
has made the following estimates of the
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