The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-13

gress for some months. It IL expected
that the work will be oom plstsd In season
Tor the schoolhouss TO be occupied at the
opening Of the fall term this year. IL
IL confidently expected also that the
remodellsd building will be found In
every respect modern 10 Its construction
and appointments.
The unsanitary condition Of the Casoo
Street. sohoolhouss has beon remedied,
| but the ventilation Of the building IL not
yet corrected. 1t IL recommended that
this work shall have attention during the
| present year.
There are conditions In the Bracket
Street. school building, and also In seversi
Of the Deering district sohOolhouses that
need attention during the coming year.
In fact, the insu ffioisnoy Of seat room In
some Of the schools In tine Deerins dis
thriot IL causing Inconvenience, and also
1 interfering with the successful conduct
Of the school work.
4 At Lunt's Corner the principal OF the
school and one of the assistants are
obliged to work IN the same room, hear
ing rec,tations at the same time. In the
| Ocean Street and Saunders Street school
houses ths arrangements IL poor for school
| puT potes aud the rooms are overorowded.
While proper attention should be given
| to the Improvement OF the school build
| iucs and their acoommodations, 1t Ia moi
| believed to he the true pol.cy to expend
| 80 large sums Of money on the school
| buildings In TIE present condition Of the
, 'lty's tinanosg, but rather TO devote mort
| Of the money available for school pur-
i poses TO q suitable and adequate increase
Of teachers salaries, so that our besl
teachers may not be tempted to leave this
| city and seek employ ment elsewhere b.
reason OF superior inducements held out
IN the way Of higher compensation. Ii
The resources OF the city justified the ex
psndlture u IL doubtful whether impos.
1 n O aAhrnf afFn1fuFoa hast. In
| of the municipalities CT this country tie
| poIicy ia adopted Of building less expen-
| live and smaller schoolhousss, but more
VI them, so as to make them more acces-
sible to the school population.
| By reason Of the aft from the trustees
under the will ( Joseph Walker of twenty
thousand dollars for . bulliing for tht
| nanual Training school, there 10 u graft
| firing prospect Of the realization of tbi
| desirable addition to ths educa tional adj
vantagss OF our city. Daring tns oominG
| rear n suitable building will un dou btedlJ
| % erected in this heart of the city, ane
| quipped for the pupils who are instruct
| ed In this department. The gift coult
| not have been made at more opportun
| time, or when the need was more greatly
'elt, and am confident that l expires,
he sentiment of the citizens Portland
when state that the action Of the trus.
| ees 10 not only well calculated to per-
situate the name and virtues Cf the
| worthy tsstator, but is also a most APP
1ropriate memorial of their own loyalty
our city and Its highest interests.
POOR DEPARTMENT.
Although the report from this depart
nent shows q decrease of nearly So. 600, In
he cost Of the maintenance Of the out
ide poor, there Is unique slionably need o
| thorough overhauling OF the system and
supervision of this department.. and Their,
10 ground for the hope that the presen
year will SEE something accomplished. J
renew and emphAsize the views EXPIRE ssee
year ago In relation to this most i'm
lortant and most expensive department.
| also RI commend to your careful con
idera'i3n the report OF the joint speolrl
ommittee appointed to Investigate tbs
'ondition and needs of the poor depart
uent. 1t takes up several subjects con.
nected with the department that shoulc
'soeive attention this year and Is entitled
20 your confidence.
1t is recommended that an isolation
lospital for contagious diseases be al
noe established and placed In the abso-
Lutte control Of the local board of health
6 is believed that no one thing would
contribute more to the solution of the
)roblem of controlling Contagious DIS
sss In this city than tho eTeotion or
purchase Of a suitable building for the
purpose named.
INSPECTION OF MILK.
1t Is q matter OF regret that no more
progress was mnde last year In the direc-
Ion OF public regulation Of the city milk
supply. The petitions which we're pre-
sentsd to the city council were large
md from all classes Of citizens. II the
mortality tables could utter audible
warning, there would be no delay In de.
VisIng some way to protect the oommun.
y, and the most helpless portion Of 10 toe
rom the deadly peril and hlthy contami
nations that ABOUND in much of the stuH
that is dealt out to the community Hs
1ure milk. 1t Is urged that this qpeE-
Ion of milk ordinance be given prompt
confederation
POLICE.
it was thought best on the occasion OF
my former inaugural address to reserve
until some later date whatever communi-
cation It might be deemed advisable TO
make In reference to the police depart
nent At that time there was in oontem
plation some OF the changes In the police
headquarters which have since been mad
md still others which IL Ia hoped may
q effected this year. There was also In
mind certain proposed arrangements in
relation to the newly annexed territory
4 Deering. Nearly all Of the details were
subsequently, presented to the committee
on estimates, and iJ is intended TO ask
thst consideration be given them this
yeBP by that committee.
The police department both In its or
sanitation and In Its quar- tsrs and equip
Hea had 10 Naa NaaH "a
many years. The wonder 10 not that the
department ia no bstteF. but that IL is no
worse. 1t Ia my deliberate Judgment
after many years Of Gloss observation and
relations officially, professionally and
peri nally with many of It's past and
present officers and men. that ths depart
,uent as a whole is more slnDed against
thsn SHINING. 1t Is not to be undsrEtood,
however, that either the orga nization or
discipline of the department is approved
Of. beciuse In point Of fact neither OF
them is satisfactory, even to many of
Nav.- Of