Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08

ment of facts accompanying the re-
solve did not show an Immediate nc
, cessity for it. Well, it is true that no
boiler there has yet exploded, it is true
that no student has as yet been killed
by reason Of Of the explosion Of any
I boiler in the easements of those sew
eral buildings. In order that the mat
! ter should receive the consideration
which its importance demanded, Ger
| tain interrogatoricS we're propounded
| by mo to the head of the department
| Of mechanical engineering at the uni
vcrsity, and those heterogeneous, to-
gethcr with his answers, ] will read:
! Dear sir:
! / have your letter Of March LIST and
in reply would make the following an
swers to your inquiries:
| ID q. viii it be possible to heat
the university buildings with the pres
cnt plant during the next two years:
\. 1t will not
| t2) q. If the present plant is left
unchanged. how many buildings, if
any, would be left without heat? A.
| Three buildings.
CD q. What is the lowest cost at
which central heating and power
! plant can be constructed? A. s3l 179.
"a Q. What would be the cost of
using the present plant, allowing for
only the most necessary extension and
repairs? A. s9526.
90 @. How much would this cx-
penditure save on the cost of a central
plant, if built two years later? A.
About $500.
| | would also respectfully state that l
| consider any such temporary arrange
ment as proposed would do the work
very unsatisfactory, and would rem
der our whole heat, light and power
equipment in danger of destruction by
| fire, which would leave the university
! without heat, light and water. The
present building has taken fire three
times. Respectfully,
WALTER FLINT, M. Z.
| 1t was stated upon the floor of the
House yesterday, more than once that
| this institution has not kept faith with
| the State of Maine. l resent that i'm
| putation. 1t is enirely uncalled for and
| unjuStifdble. The Legislature of 1895
passed a resolve appropriating to the
/ University of Maine $40, 900 for the year
1895 and $4,000 for the year 1896, but
it provided that the trustees should set
apart such a portion Of said sum as
might be necessary for equipment. de-
| fraying expenses, repairs and inSur-
ance and in the care and improvement
| of the campus. to be used in the cree
ton of such building or buildings as
might become necessary in conse-
quence of an increased number of stu
ents. Two years later. in 1897, the
Legislature passed this resolve:
Resolved: That in order to defray
the current expenses of the State Col
| lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts, there be appropriated to the trus-
tees Of said college for the year 1897.
and for each year thereafter. for the
term of 10 years, the sum of $50, 600
| | desire to call attention to the fact
! that the Legislature of 1897 in passing
the resolve for the University of Maine.
made that resolve to cover current eX-
penses and current expenses alone, and
every member of this House knows
that the erection and construction of
buildings is not included under the
heading or term general current ex-
penses." IT was also said to you, and
said with a considerable show of force.
that two years ago the representatives
Of the university asked this LeGisla
ture for an appropriation for drlll
hall. and that they said in support of
that request that unless YOU granted
it the institution would so somewhere.
have forgotten where. | was not a
member Of the Legislature, two years
ago. and do not know what may have
been said hy anybody upon the floor of
this House with reference to that ap-
preparation. was present at the uniNer-
eitv on the occasion of the visit of the
legislative committee to the institution.
and heard and have with me here the
report Of what the president of that
institution then said to that commit
tee.
what appropriation does the university
ASK from the Legislature? 1t asks no APP
preparation. 1t has stated to other LeGis-
IaturcS the need Of drill hall That need
still exists and YOU will he given an OPP
. portunity tby introduction Of a rcSolvcp to
consider that need. You will not be en-
| treated to give that reserve q passage.
II adopted. ii will be on its own unaidc |
merits.
When the State needed mon to ill ~
her quota of volunteers. called by the
President and the Governor Of Maine ap-
pealed To the military department of the
university, 66 men. or one-ffth the whole
number. responded at one days notice It
larger contribution, in proportion to size.
than that of any other college in the
| United States. OF this body of vUlun-
teers. four, three from Maine and one
from another state. laid down their lives
for their country. They have given their
all to the State.
| The drill hall, if now erected. will be
their memorial. If it comes from the
State it must come as free-hcarted
gift. 1t shall never uc said of me that |
traded on the sacrifice ana death of these
young men. | will never ask any member
of this Legislature to vote for the drill
hall resolve. '''''.
| | want to call the attention of the gen
tleman from Waterville (Mr. Davis for
whom | entertain respect and who in hi
speech of yesterday referred to this insti
tuition as professional, perennial beg
gar. that the history OF this State dis
closes, that if that institution has ever
come here begging. and ii never has, tho
State of Maine in the hour of its need and
in the hour of the nations need. at the
| threshold of the Spanish war. went beg
ging to that institution and it received