Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-22
Work On Insane Hospital I'm
pIovsments Will Soon Begin.
siats Assessors will Begin Meet.
ing Today at Fryeburg.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, July 9, at 10 A. M.

regardless OF lHe tlIHe during
which they have or have not received
nauper support from any city or town.
The opinion was rendered in accord
ance with a request on the part Of
Hon. Fred w. Bunker of North An
son. chairman of the committee on
State paupers on the part of the
Governor and Council, and the at
torney generals letter to Mr.. Bunker
in rendering the decision was as fol-
lows,
you recently submitted to me two
questions as follows:
81. An alien comes to a city or
town in this State and resides there
without receiving pauper supplies for
more than five years prior to the
massage of Chapter 142 of the Public
Laws of 1905, and then received pau
per supplies from that city or town.
Is he State or town pauper by vir-
tue of the act just referred to?
90 An alien comes to city or
town in this State and from his first
arrival until the present time cover
ing perhaps number of years, re-
ceivcs paupcr supplies and is still re-
ceiving them. Would he be a State
or town pauper?
81 think that both OF your questions
may be answered in one reply. In my
opinion it is wholly within the power
of the Legislature to declare whether
the burden of supporting any pauper
may be transferred from cities and
towns to the State / am further of
the opinion that the Legislature in
tended by the act of 1905 above re-
ferred to, to place upon the State the
burden OF supporting alien paupers
after the passage of that act. My adj
vice therefore to you, is that the State
is liable for the support of alien pau
pers regardless of the time during
which they have or have not received
pauper support from any city or town.
"You will of course, however, keep
in mind the further provisions of the
Legislature found in Chapter 113 Of
the Public Laws of 1907, which pro-
vides that all bills for support of State
paupers shall be filed with the
Governor and Council within three
months after the same are contracted
and no such bills shall be allowed I'M
less they are so filed within 80 days
after the thrty-first day of December
OF the year in which they arc con-
tractcd"
The trustees of the Maine Insane
hospitals are busy with the prelim-
mary preparations for the work that
is to be done this season at the hos
pitfalls at Augusta and Bangor, and
which was delayed by the referendum
act under the provisions of which
monies appropriated by the last
Il
until 30 days after the adjournment of
that body. Proposals for doing the
work however have been called for and
will be opened the first Of July, after
which work will be commenced as
soon as possible.
The greater portion of the work will
be done at the Eastern Maine Insane
hospital at Bangor and will consist of
the building of a new fircproof wing
to be used as a male ward. Operations
have already been commenced in the
way of preliminary work and it is ex-
pected that the excavation for the
foundation of the building will be
completed by July 1. Most of the
earth and loose rock have been re-
moved and a crew of men commenced
last Friday blasting the ledge on
winch the building is to set.
Other expenditures to be made at
the Bangor hospital for the furnish
lngs and equipment of the new female
ward and the tubercular building,
both of which We're completed some
Time ago. but owing to the fact that
the Legislature did not provide an
appropriation for the furnishings ana
equipment the trustees had to wait
until this year for that body to pro-
vide these necessities. The female
ward will accommodate about 100
patients and the tubercuar ward 5o
patients. p of each sex. and it is eX-
pected that the two wards Will be
ready for occupancy by the first of
August.
The work to he done in the way of
building at the Augusta hospital in
cludes the building and completion OF
I extensions and alterations in the
Kitchen or rear center building.
The Board of State Assessors will
begin today the first series of meet
ihgs which are annually held by the
ooard with the town assessors OF the
state and the timberland owners. ana
Is expected that the board Will de-
.ote Its entire time from now untli
.he coming of the winter months 20
,ne examination OF values in towns
and in the wild lands. The meeting
Today will he held at Fryeburg ana
VIII be followed on Thursday by one
al South Paris The last meeting OF
me week will be held at Rumford on
Friday. On Tuesday. June 20, a meet
ing will be held at Phillips and on
wednesday. June 80. at Pennington,
which will complete the first series.
BUSINESS is still rushing in the auto
"oplle department of the office of the
SECRETARY of State and the applica-
.ohs are now coming in at the rate OF
ABOUT IL each day The total number
4 " registrations up to Monday noon
from the time that the automobile law
. vent into effect. in June. 1905. was
.ioz, and the total at the end of the
,nohth will reach far above that num-
yer. The number of registrations
= from the first of the month to Monday
.ooh was 22S, and considering the fact
=, ,aat there are yet nine days left there