Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
Maine Sanatorium Trus-
tees Meet at Portland.
Indebtedness Wiped Out and
All Prospects Are F|atteTIng.
Plans for BuiIdings--Dr. Nichols Refuses TO
Accept any Salary.

Portland, Me-. June T. -tSpeciaD.-At
at meeting Of the trustees of the Maine
state Sanatorium Association, held at
the Lafayette Hotel. this afternoon,
important business was transacted
with a view of widening the field of
usefulness Of the sanatorium at the
earliest possible date.
With the vic. pre- sidents. Gen. Conner,
in the chair, the following members OF
the board of trustees were present:
T,ln. Waldo Pettengill, Hiram w.
Kicker, DIR. S. H. Weeks, Hon. c. r.
Whitchouse. Bishop Goldman. and Dr.
T.. G. Thayar DR.. a. G. Young, secre-
,arv of the association, DR.. Estes
Nichols. director of the sanatorium at
Hebron and Architect john Calvin
stevens were also a. the meeting.
Thanks to recent help from the
friends Of the sanatOrium. the trustees
were able to -ote to instruct the treas
urer 10 draw his checks for the pay
rnent Of ell the outstanding indebted
ness OF the association, amounting TO
$4,000 in notes held by the Union Mutual
Life Insurance Co., and he Portland
Trust Co.
Proceeding 10 the second topic in the
call for the meeting, there followed an
earnest discussion whether the mex.
move in construction work should be
the building of n new barn, or the
erection OF further accommodations Tor
consunptive patients. The vote in favor
of the barn as the building to be erect
q. next, and as soon as possible. SEEM
Cd to be justified by the following con-
sideratiors: Without Il larger admins
tration building it would be impossible
to care for a larger number of patients
than The present building provides for
The limitation of the Kitchen dining
room. and office facilities lar the posi-
bility just now OF caring for a larger
number of patients.
The permanent administration build
ing and power plant now needed would
cost 10000 or more. The funds in sight
90 not justify So large an undertaking
gust at present. But tn" money on hand
does permit the building which it was
voted to build. Though The farm is pro-
ducing the milk ana cream so reGuisit"
il the dietary of the class Of patients
rcccN ing treatment ut the SanatOrium,
the new barn, stables, silo and wagon
and tool shed included in the plans will
make it possible to increase the num-
her of cows as needed, to give work
and carriage horses decent stabling,
and enable the farmer to prevent I'M
necessary deterioration in the value Of
wagons, and farm machinery by the
absence of proper housing facilities
1t was voted that q committee. con-
sisting of Or. Weeks. Mr.. Kicker. and
the director, be authorized to proceed
with the erection of the harm. 1t will
cost about $4,000.
By vote of the trustees the architect
AMI director were authorized to make
the plans for the permanent admins
tratIon building. power plan, and such
"rl"r buildings as may Ice required to
accommodate 100 patients.
The enquiry of Bishop Goldman
brought out the fast tCat the director
bad been receiving no salary, and that
he had given two years of his time
and scent from $4,000 10 $1,000 of his own
mon \ in furtheranca of the cause. As
one Of the newer members of the board
Of trustees. the bishop moved that in
recognition of the very efficient and
valuable services of DR.. Nichols, he BE-
paid a salary dating Uack to the be-
ginning Of this year. Before a vote
could be taken. the doctor interpose
that. having been a Hunger" cured by
the Maine climate, lie had at heart
something more in this work than what
~ might get out Of it. He preferred
that he might be allowed to work with
out pay until the end of this year. TIL
directors. however. insisted that his
PERSONAL expenses incurred in work fol-
the association should cease and voted
a monthly stipend TO cover such eX-
pcnSCS.
II IVES voted to adjourn to meet agar
at the sanatorium in Hebron, June 20
in the forenoon