The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-06
$165, 900 to construct the other one, so
you may Judge from that. -

$165, 900 to construct the other one, so
you may Judge from that. =
l will read this statement OF Facts,
and you will see how nicely it fits in to
what you have heard all round. And
speaking of infiuences-have you seen
any other influence here except from
Bangor? Have you seen any lobbying
over in Waldo, in the bushes where l
came from? Mr. President and fellow
Senators, came here without any sup
port, and if there is anyone to blame l
take it myself, and | will take it all, if
| my judgment is at fault and l am
wrong.
l want to read this statement of
facts: s'The absolute necessity of in
creasing the accommodations for the
| insane of the State is apparent" This
statement is put in by the majority on
the resolve, "The Maine Insane Hos
pital in July, 1891, had AS patients
transferred from Augusta. The hos
| pital at Augusta contains 100 patients
in excess of its normal capacity, so that
transfers to that institution are not
deemed expedient."
Now let me comment little on that.
DIR. Sanborn told us that in a few
months, by early fall, he could put 1875
in there, and that it could be made fire.
proof. There is no question about that
by early fall he could relieve the stu
alton there by 1875.
The committee went over to the Hos
pital, and there is splendid wing all
newly renovated, ready for occupancy,
that will take care of 1875 or 14O more,
and they want $4,000 to complete it,
and in there are 125 or 1870; so you will
see that all those patients that 60 in to
hot
cared for under the roof of that insti-
tuition over there since year ago last
August. They have been housed and
sheltered and cared for there every
one of them-too closely together per-
haps, which we all regret; but now
there go into that new wing 12O, or 125
into the Arsenal building which will
relieve the situation by i245-not two
years from now, but in six months.
Won't that relieve that crowded condi-
ton of so patients, think you? 1t
seems to me it WILL
'The natural increase in the number
of insane under treatment since the
Maine Insane Hospital was opened has
filled that hospital to its capacity, so
that it is as overcrowded today as
when it was opened. The building pro-
vided by this resolve cannot be made
available for occupancy for more than
two years. They admit that now. Long
before the expiration of this period the
hospital would be crowded to an ex-
tent hitherto unknown, if they are not
obliged to refuse to receive further
patients. The natural and usual in
crease in the number of insane under
treatment in the next two years will be
more than sufficient to supply the POO
patients necessary to fill the wing pro-
vided by this resolve to their utmost
capacity as soon as they can be com
pleted.'
Now, mark you, Mr. President, the
200 patients will be ready to fill that
wing which the resolve described shall
be after the same plans as those already
built there; and while they only have
254 in the main building and two wings,
this new wing of the same style of con
struction is going to accommodate 200.
Look at these matters; they are
plain and open to you, and do not be-
lieve that even the Senator from Knox
will discover any hole there. If there
is he may mention it.
| think | stated the difference that
III my opinion would accrue-it means
$4,000, today; and l understand from
the clerk who is making up the assess
ment for taxes that 1t means change
in the rate from 10 mills to "a mills
which our taxes have been assessed at in
past years instead of that recommend
ed by our honorable governor, which
he hopes to reduce to 1-2 mills-I may
not be certain but will give it to you as
it was given to me-but the Senator
from Knox will undoubtedly tell you
whether that is correct or not.