Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-25
STATE HOUSE,
Maine School for the
Feeble Minded.
Candidates Plenty for Men,
herShip on Board Of Trustees.
Commissioners Will Hold Hearing on
|. A. & ". Ry. Petition June 5.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Wednesday, June II.

one OF the matters which will come
up for the consideration of the Govern
or at no very distant date is the ap-
pointment, i'll accordance with the pro
visions of Chapter A Of the Public
Laws of 1907, which is entitled "An Act
to provide for the care and education
Of the feeble minded" and which pro-
vides for the establishment by the
State Of a school for the care and cdu-
cation Of the idiOtic and feeble mind
cd six years Of age and upward. to be
known as the Maine School for the
Feeble Minded, Of board Of live
trustees, all Of whom shall be inhab-
tants Of this State ana one of whom
snail he female. the appointments
being made with the advice Of the
Council.
The law provides that the first three
trustees shall be appointed to serve
for two years and the other two for
four years, and that thereafter the
trustees shall be appointed to serve for
four wears. The trustees are to have
the general management ana super
vision Of the school, and the law pro-
Vides that one or more Of them shall
visit the school as often as once each
month. Ut also provides that the
board shall annually on or before the
first day Of October Of each year fur
nish a report to the Governor and
Council containing history Of the
school for the year ana d complete
settlement If all accounts. with all the
funds. general and special appropriate
| ca or belonging to said school with n
detailed statement Of disbursements
FYrr tI,1t Ia
| trustees shall receive five dollars per
day when employed, and actual ex-
penses.
From the number Of application
which have been received it would
seem that there would be no lack Of
| material in the way Of candidates from
which 10 make the selection. nine ali
| nouncemcntS having been made al
| ready, and it is considered quite likely
| that others will be forthcoming. Those
who have announced themselves as
candidates and have filed their papers
are Hon. Cyrus y. Blanchard Of Wilton.
| Hon. J. Putnam Stevens Of Portland,
Hon John G. Stewart Of York. Lin
wood A. Crockett Of Portland, Edwin
a. Porter Of Pittsfield. Hon. Ansel
Briggs Of Auburn and Hon. j. G.
Knapp Of South Portland. There are
| two candidates for lady member of
the board, they being Mrs. Margaret
Appleton G;arlicr If Bangor. widow IF
the late Hon. Lewis Barker Of that
| city, ana Mrs Fannie q. Hanson If
| Camden.
The appropriation thus far made FOR
| the school by the state is $50 coo, which
| is understood to be for the purchase Of
| a site, the making IF the drawings.
| etc. and q committee" on the part Of
| the Council which has been appointed
| for The purpose Of selecting Of the site
Is composed Of Hon w. Scott Libby Of
| Lewiston. Hon. ThurSton :. Burns of
| WcStbrnuk ana Hon. Leroy +. Pike of
| Cornish Mr.. Libby is chairman Of
| the committee ana is iii Europe at the
| present time Upon his return it is
expected that tn" committee will visit
| the different sections Of the state
| where available sites hav" hccn men,
| toned, AZ the result Of which trip the
| site will b. decided upon.
A tract of between 1000 and 1000
acres is desired for the location Of the
school. and several places have al
ready been mentioned as possible loca-
tons. among them being Rocklaud
Il WatcrVilc. WiEslow. PittSfield Fox
Il croft and Newport. ii is also said that
there is a good site for the school al
II Union. ANA one Of the places which has
been prominently mentioned in con
\ ncction with the movement is the San
Il born estate ut Lewiston Junction.
II 1t is not considered probable that the
II appointments Of the members Of thu
board Of trustees will be announced
until after the committee has decided
upon the location of the school.
Il Announcement was made at tn,
office Of the Board Of Railroad Com