The Portland daily press., 1900-01-02

l Har1ou, Wato4 w. ~ Hac*a w w
stock % forage crop through The season.
All the crops have been generally pro.
duotive, excepting the hay crop, which
was less than ons-haif that Of last year,
an especially good season for hay. - will
be remembered. This years. crop fell
short Of that Of the average year by more
than leo tons, while 10 was about $50 tons
behind that Of 1898. This excsedingly
large shrinkage was due entirely 10 the
season. and will necessarily Lessen the
profits Of the tarm.
The milk product has been fully mp TO
that Of former ye,rs. the herd OF COWS
having yielded their average amount.
The process of bresdinG. and Of wedding
out old COWS has been continued, and
the average has been very materially low
cred during the year. We have now over
100 head Of COWS, helfsrs and 20 une
stock.
GENERAL REPAIRS.
A large amount Of money has been
expended during the season on general
repairs. and many important improve
ments have been made. A quarry has
been opened on the farm near the pig
gerry, for the purpose Of obtaining granite
for foundations. and also Of procuring
stone to be crushed and placed on our
roads.
More than 5000 has been expended In
improving our steam plant, the changes
made affecting the heating apparatus
New ovens have been put into the bakery
ct cost Of 81, 200, the old ones having
becoms unfis for use and costly In their
consumption Of fuel.
CHASED last july, No. machine osin-
plete, with elevator, soree ms and bins.
The new tramway was constructed
late In November, but In season to use
for transporting GOAL from the vessel TO
the coal pockets. at q distance OF 1850
fset and an elevation OF $50
Our needs for the next year are the
oomplstion Of ths GOAL pocket and the
general improvement Of the roads and
walks OF the Institution. The general
expenses Of the hospital at the present
time are much higher than they formerly
were. and they arc likely to be still fur
ther increased BY the advan csd prics Of
food products. Therefore 1t seems ~ II
every effort should be made to reduce out,
side expenditure to q mininum. and ito
decrease our Indebtedness rs much rs
possible.
FINANCE.
An abstract from the treasurer report
ehn-a ho int Al, |, ~ for
the year, TO be IS follows:
Balance of cash on hand Dec. l,
1898, si,155. AZ
Receipts for year, hospital &C.
count. 1876, i55 81
Received on account OF sppro-
priation from state Of Maine.
for heating plant and coal
pocket, as originally designed, $500. 90
--
sos, SIC. %
Disbursements, hospital ac-
count. si92, sos. OF
Disbursements, account sp-
propriations. 1859. 80
Balance. cash on hand Nov.
3)th, 1899, 7.o47. 70
-
sos, $40. 90
The annual financial stassmsnt of
the treasurer, shows an expenditure on
extraordinary repairs and permanent I'm
provements Of 80. 932. 06. This amount
was expended for the construction OF new
ovens IN the bake room, opening up
quarry, building macadamizsd roads and
walks, purchasing o new stone crushsr
and work upon the coal pocket not pro-
vided for BY appropriation. IL will also
be noticed that $5,o2i.26 was expended
for the additional improvements OF the
heating plant. This was for the construc-
tien of return mains add the covering Of
the same These improvements. with
those made in 'es, have fully demon
strated their value, as 10 shown by the
cost OF heating. which WAS reduced from
that of '9S nearly 81, 800, 90. The amount
expended for the usual repairs In and
about tho building, was IS, OF. 1he
borrowed indebtedness of the institution
has been reduced during the year 81. s0O,
OOO and the report shows that the institu-
ton has increased tbs capital 81, 59i 30
which was impaired during is97.9s IN
connection with large outlay tor steam
heating improvements. This showing is
very satisfactory In view Of the inor "a ssd
cost OF living. Efforts will be made dur
ing the coming year to still further re-
duce the borrowed indebtedness and
thus place its financial Affairs In . con-
dition to epabls the treasurer to pur-
chase all tbs supplies for the Institution,
at cash prices, taking advantage VI all
discounts; a very important Item In the
economy of the institution.
DENT SANBRON'S
REPORT.
Superintendent B. NJ. Sauborn says
In his report that aside from one sni-
eide, a distressing accident whereby one
patient met his death from the hands of
another inmate, and the falling upon the
floor of two old people. causing fracture
Of the head Of the femur, nothing I'm
usual has occurred 10 oauss physical
suffering. No especial malay Of a con-
tagious character has attacked any of the
patients.
August sth taera were I'll patients In
tho hosnftal tina lar cazt numbe ON ona