Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-23

surplus, d WoTkliiS capital, nut WELL
| that surplus is analysed you will find
when you get down to working sur
plus a capital Of about ten thousand
dollars. and when you consider the vast
appropriations that have gone into
these institutions you will find that 1t
is very different proposition from
what IT appears to be OH its face. That
surplus would simply he the savings
! from the amount of money which the
| State has paid in from time to time
to these Institutions. The principle
| that we ought to strike at is just
simply this.-that the principle of local
pride in the establishment of an in
situation when the State can do the
same amount of good for its people by
Il centralizing process which is rec
"Enized today in every great business
corporation ought to be recognized here
and now and we have chance to do so
by voting down the majority report.
| Mr.. GARCEI.DN: | would ask the
gentleman if the Augusta Hospital is on
Il paying basis.
| Mr.. SEWALL: 1t has been
claimed believe by experts that
| 1t is on q paying basis but
when you analyZe the figures you find
| that they have something like ten
Thousand dollars working surplus and
| it cannot be figured out as paying on
a proper basis; that is my understand
| ing.
| Mr.. FULTON of Biaine: Mr.
Speaker. it was shown by the superin-
tendents of the institutions who APP
| I.,f .l1.D, tAA. hnS
| institutions are now overcrOWde1. DR..
Sanborn says that the hospital with
| normal capacity of 5S3 they HOW have
over 700 patients in that institution.
We are told that the Bangor inslitu
| iou with Il normal capacity Of about
| 200 has go patients. The gentleman
from Brunswick tells you that on the
arsenal grounds there is only one build
ing that is available. and chat would
only relieve the crowded condition in
the Augusta asylum. The committee
on The occasion of their visit to Ban
COR saw the crowded condition and saw
patients in the basement of that insti-
tuition. This is not a question that
appeals simply TO the eastern or north
ern part of this State out ii appeals
to every man from whatever part Of
the State he may come. We should
! make the most ample provision for the
care of this unfortunate class of people.
1t may be the lot of someon3 here to
| send to those institutions SOMEONE
who is dear to them. This class de-
serve our warmest sympathies and our
kindlieSt sentiments.
would call your attention to the
wants of the eastern section of the
State. The increase of population in
the five counties which the institution
at Bangor is intended to tcommodate.
in the past ten years Was over $4,000.
The increase of the population il all
the other counties of the State was
| only 1900. Ii behalf OF that portion
OF the State | ask you TO consider this
matter carefully before you vote upon
it. Remember that ii is an institution
already established. Give them the
| means with which they can care for
those that come from that section of
the State, ard care for them as they
should be cared for. They have ,al-
ready in that place a heating and light
ing plant and appliances which are
sufficient for two other wings, and
$40 increased cost in that direction.
Consider that the insane of all sec
tons of the State will be better pro-
vided for by making this appropria-
ton at Bangor. | feel interested in
this matter. and as one who signed
that mai rity report | ask you. es-
pecialiy those from the eastern sec
ton of the state. to stand by this re-
port of the committee. (ApplauseD
Mr.. SARGENT OF Brewer: Mr..
Speaker. ! rise in the name of suffer-
ing humanity, and urge this appropria
ton OH account of the overcrowded
building that vas erected by tho peo-
pie OF Ibis State To take care OF that
large class in that section who are en-
titled to your consideration / do not
care anything about the figures which
the gentleman from Bath has seen fit
to introduce into this House. Has 1t
cost any more that what the benefit
has been which has been received?
Don't we owe it to the $250.OOO people
in the eastern section of the State that
we should give them lie same protec-
ton and care that you have in the
western section of this State? Is there
anything unfair in that. gentlemen? I
will admit that it was generous gift
on the part Of the United States in the
case of the arsenal buildings. 1t
provides place where you can properly
take care OF the ovrrcrowded conditions
in this section. But what are you going |
to do for this section in eastern Maine
Are you going to compel them to send
them away down here from ArooStoOk |
county? | say. gentlemen, it is an I'M
fair thing it is unjust. it is inequitablr. |
We have an institution there which is Il
credit to this State and we need it, and, |
gentlemen. l want YOU TO support the mia |
iority report OF this committee in this |
matter. 1t is fair. it is just, and it is |
honest. In the name OF humanity let us
take care of these poor uniortunatcS
where they belong. The people OF east |
ern Maine should hav, an opportunity To
send their patients to Bangor. to an asy-
lum situated so as to accommodate the
ptOple i'm that section. and il is fair and
Just that we should do it. and | hope, |
gentlemen that you will support the ma
jority report.
Mr. MORRISON of Eden: Mr.. Speaker. |
l hope the house won't get miSied in thu.
matter. Our recommendation as to the |
reconstruction of this old arsenal building
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