Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-01

s2natoriur does not admit patients in
advanced stage of tuberculosis. The
cost of the buildings of the present in
stitution. he said, Including equipment
and land is SIS 900 and the sanatorium
WAS constructed and tie land pur-
chased from funds contributed by pub
lis spirited persons.
Hon. Waldo Pcttins:ll of EunforI
Falls. OF the board of trustees. stated
that during 1903 he had The pleasure u
being a member Of tn. committee on
appropriations and financial affairs and
that had the committee known at that
time how great an advance this inStitu-
ton was destined to make and had they
appreciated more fully its aims and ;.d
vAnt"ges. he felt safe iii saying that the
committee of 1905 would have hren
unanimously III favor Of the resolve
calling for $4,000. Eat the committee
OF 1903 failed to report on the resolve as
II was anXiouS to see SOME start made
first by individuals. This year the re-
solve in new graft calls for $1,000;
s16.edo in 1865 and $4,000 in 1905.
Representative Harold NJ Sewall of
Faith. also appeared i'll favor of the re-
solve. DR.. Young of the State Board of
Health. stated that there We're 1904
deaths annually III the STATE from
tuberculosis. and that there We're be-
tween 1000 and 5000 cases of ell kinds Of
this disease. IT present in Maine. Others
Who appeared were DR.. F. g. Thayer OF
Waterville Chas. Fl. payson and Hiram
VI. Flicker of the board of trustees of
the Maine state Sanatorum; Dr. Oaks
Of Auburn and DR.. Woodcock OF Ben
Sor.
In executive session the committee
voted ought 10 pass on the resolve in
Few draft, which provides for SIS. 900
$4,000 in 1905 and $4,000 in 1906. inste III
of $4,000 III the original res olive.
A bill to amend the Revived Statutes
in relation 10 the appointment OF clerks
Of the juGicial courts. which came down
from the last Legislature. absorbed the
attention of the judiciary. Tuesday At
ternoon. The bill provides that said
clerks shall be appointed by the judges
Of the supreme court and shall hold Of
ice during the pleasure of the latter
Amrs X. I'utler of SkoNnegan. who
spoi.e in favor OF the blk argued that
the court was best qualified to Judge
appointment Of the clerk in the way
provided by the bill would tend to re-
move the Office from policies. No one
appeared i'll opposition to the bill but
the chairman stated that he had let
tiers from some clerks OF courts and the
hearing WAS continued to tomorrow at
tarnOon.
The committee voted ought to pass
on the bill 20 enable Judges OF probate
to interchange services. i'll cases OF sick
ness or in case of death for judge Of
probate of another county to tenipol-lr-
ily I'll the vacant office No one APP
pcar"d for or against the bill.
The commute voted ought not to
PASS on The petition of A. w. Paine for
a la" allowing voting by proxy. al
though no one spoke either i'll favor or
in opposition of it.
The committee voted ought to pass in
new draft on the bill to amend the Re-
NiSed Statutes relating to insane per-
sons so that municipal officers shall be-
reimbursed by the State for necessary
expenses incurred IN committing insane
persons who have, no Legal settlement
il. the State. Representative Nittun
If Concord. who addressed the commit
toe, considered that the provisions OF
the bill were eninently just. No one
opposed the bill.
Harvc,- -. Eaton of Y dtnrvi!le, spoke
in Srppor. of the bill 10 amend an act
Incorporating" the kenIlebec Water Dis
tr:ct. The bill increases the territory
hich may be supplied with water. and
section ) places some rather stringent
rb.In
China lake the cource of the districts
water supply. W. J. Thompson of
China. George Gates Of East Vasalboro.
J. t. Mosiler Of China, +. Z. Mayo OF
Far!'rld and Charles S. Jones of
Chime, smoke i'll opposition to section .
Of the bill. All united in asserting that
this section gives the Water District
rights and powers which should remain
il. the hands of the Legislature. 1t was
stated that the residents and cottage
owners along the shores of China lake
were personally interested in keeping
.he water unloluted and that untiI
such time as the contrary can be
said. the legislature ought not and
should not delegate its powers III any
such sweeping manner as provided in
section : Of the bill. Chairman Allen of
the COMMITTEES asked Attorney Eato?
whether be did not think he could re-
draft the section objected to so as TO re-
move the objection which had been adj
vancrd against il. MI. Eaton replying
il: the affirmative. the hearing Oh this
hill WAS continued.
Tho three bills relating TO the trustee
process were put over to next Tuesday.
Feb. I.
Harvey n. Eaton spoke briefly III
favor Of the bill providing for record