Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27

by Gov. Powers and bills paid or due,
$4,000. Total expended. $4,000.
The appropriations by the State have
not accomplished what was expected. but
this is largely due to the unexpected in
crease in the cost of building materials.
Every feature which characteriZes a COM
pletely equipped modern hospital for the
insane has been adopted and will be
ready for use when the building is
opened. 1t is the purpose of the trustees
to have the building ready at the earliest
practical time.
An abstract from the treasurer's report
shows the receipts and disbursements for
the year to be as follows:
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND DISBURsE-
MENTS OF CASH FOR THE YEAR
ENDING NOV. 30, 1900
DIR.
Balance of cash on hand, Dec.
1. 1899 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l,tI.72
Receipts for the year, hospital
account .......................... 1871, 1vI.62
Received balance appropriation
from State OF Maine for heat
ing plant and coal pocket, as
originally designed ............ 10000
Total Observation-Disclosures. s199, 25ae 81
CIR.
Disbursements, hospital account $1S3 1872. 81
Disbursements, account appro-
prlauon ii, bS3. IL
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l'Vo .........--.....'.--'... o,o'o.Si
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $l99, %. 81
From the annual financial statement of
the treasurer, the expenditure upon eN-
traordinary repairs and permanent I'M
provCm"ntS has been $6tS111. Specifically
the amount was expended for the extern
sion of electric wiring throughout the
new additions of our heating plant other
sections of the house not reached by cleo
.gd
house; new and improved apparatus in
the kitchen for serving, heating. keeping
warm and conveying food to the wards;
improvement of roads and walks: quar-
rying and fitting for stone cruSher, 2oW
yards of broken stone for macadamiZed
roads another season and new plunSer
elevator in the kitchen. 1t will be OBJ
served that $..i3.29 was expended for the
coal pocket floor, grading, track, scales,
car, etc, for the coal pocket not provided
for by appropriation. The, amount cN-
pended for the usual general repairs out
side and inside the buildings for the pur-
pose of maintaining the same III a good
sanitary condition and To provide for the
usual wear and tear that the institution
may at all times present the appearance
of being cared for. was $ll,1S2.62 B!llS
payable. or note of the indebtedness of
the institution. has been reduced during
the year $500 and the institution has in
creased its capital during the year $1S35. %.
The financial condition of tie institution
is very satisfactory. The borrowed in
utDttuiltSS tl inc iliNtitutioll, Ittt0-
Sary from time to time i'll the past To
complete important improvements, unpro-
vided for by legislation, should be on
trely wiped out and it will be the earn
est effort of the management to bring
about this result at as early a date as
pra cticab BILE. A sufficient amount of money
should, at all times, be in the treasury
of the institution to discount all bills at
10 to 80 days. With the borrowed indcbt-
edness wiped out and a similar amount
in the treasury; the income thcrcfrom
would afford a new source of revenue for
the institution.