Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-07
TO MAINE.
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Inc hospital during :he 81. ing and sum-
i-l'f months from thu plant Of the Au-
suSta Lumb-r a.. Tn. big supply pipe
from thlS plant runs directly through
me Arsenal grounds J,arallel with ex-
i9'HiS buildings. indeed. if this big pipe
iiad heen originally located with view
|" serving these buildings. it could not
nave Deer placed MOE ady::ntageouSly.
ms fipt connects 1t the hospital with
'hr h"lier. so ;h;,t in winter season il
'"H ht uiili .ei for heating purposes
| ''.h that point, III common with the
'"ii'i'''@s airead!- used for hospital pur-
loses. 1t is sal. hat the large barracks
DHlldln& on he Arsenal rese rvation can
~ made 10 Furnish accomnodations for
L." patients. and thaI the other build
ll'Ss upon this. grounds can be made to
| accommodate $50 more. As these build
'"mmodation Of troops, they are 50
| planned as - fit admirably into the
uses Of the hospital.
Perhaps one of the most pleasing fea-
lures Of the acquisition of this proper
| X is the fact that L VIII enable the
Maine Insane Hospital. by having 4
read through the Arsenal grounds. to
save ttree-foGrths Of a nile in the
Present distance between the hospit al
| and N'1t,r T'ti:
50 constructed That til" alade would
he very slight. enabling Il team to trOt
| comfortably the entire distance from
Mater street t" the hospital buildings
| Nh''n the bill was Introduced author
izing the transfer Of this property to
| the state of M.til.c for the uses of the
hospital. few people anticipated thai it
would secure a paSslgr and it's sue
cess in the closing days of the session
| came somewhat az 1 surprise both -
n"lrbtTs of the Legislature and to
citizens of Augusta. 1t was a grea:
| victory for the Statr. one which puts
rntc its possession u most beautiful and
valuable property. ana che admirably
located for meeting It's needs in con-
ncc;ion With .hr Insane hospital in this
,ity.
The matter was brought up Friday.
March 2. by Congressman Hurleigh.
who asked unanimous consent for it's
| Immediate consideration. No object ion
was offered. though the measure pre-
| cipitated Il spirited debate, participate
| ed in by Parker of New Jersey, Payne
of New York, Robinson Of Indiana.
| Mann OF Illinois. Stevens of Minneso-
| tn. tSch of Wisconsin, and Representa-
| tive Littleiieid and Hurfeigh Of Maine
| In the course of the debate Repre- senta-
tiIe Hurl"igh asked to have read from
| the clerks desk Il memorandum pre-
| pared for the secretary of war by Cen
| rr:l ChLtFoe which placed the value of
| the property in 1895 ut Sl31,100 exclusive
| Of the land. In regard to this land the
general said that lit must have in
| creased many times over its purchase
price in 1872 and 1876. but no estimate
| of its present value is on record at the
war department." In closing. General
| Chaffte recommended that the proper
| ty be disposed of as provided in the
| tureieh bill or transferred to the in
| terror department for public sale.
| In closing the debate Mr. Rurleigh
called attention to the fact that there
| We're ample precedents for the pro-
posed legislation, and declared that no
| good reason existed why the arsenal
property ut Augusta which had been
preferably abandoned by the United
states. should not be transferred to
| The State Of Maine for the humane
purposes stated in the bill.
| The bill was then ordered engrossed,
read Il third time and passed. 1t came
| into the Senate at the evening session
ANA secured its passage. Ii WAS APP
proved by President Roosevelt, March
4.
| The text of the bill as finally passed
| is as follows:
BE il enacted, etc, That the sec
rectary Of war be- and he is hereby au-
| thnriZed and directed to convey. by
deed duly and properly executed. to the
| state of Maine. for the use of Il state
| institution. organized under the laws
| of the State of Maine and maintained
| ~ SIid state known as the Maine
Insane Hospital" ut Augusta. Me-. the
| rrorerty situated in The corporate linn
its of said Augusta, belonging to the
| government Of the United States. for
| mprlv used as an arsenal and known
~ the ..kellnebeC Arsenal property"
the same comprising about 40 acres.
ana bounded on the north by private
rroleltv. on the east by the road to
pitts,on. or the south by the Insane
hosuit,l grounds. and on the west by
the k.unnhec river: said conveyance 10
provide. however. that the estate
thereby created shall continue 50 long
only ms the said property shall be used
h. said state as part Of and in con-
n.ction with the Maine Insane hospital