Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-04

anu accompanying storage barns have
all been repainted. One of the
pavilion wards for males has been
| thoroughly renovated, not only in the
| necessary carpenter work. but in
painting as Well The necessary
yearly painting and vanishing of all
the carriages, which heretofore has
| peen taken to the city, are now being
performed by the hospital force and
quite financial saving has resulted
In speaking of the future needs Of
| the institution Superintendent San
born says:
The condition of the institution is
such that it is totally untitled through
lack of capacity to take upon itself the
| proportional additional number of
| patients. This can be readily seen
when we remember that few years
ago committee Of the Trustees with
the superintendent were appointed to
i determine the actual capacity of the
hospital and it was determined that the
actual capacity was 5S3 beds Sub
sequently the Burleigh Pavilion was
constructed, which increased our
capacity 120. Thus it will be seen that
the actual capacity is now 1923 beds
our highest number under treatment
| during the year has been 500, an excess
IN its legitimate capacity to care for
patients of 100. While q few such as
the convalescent and private wards are
| not crowded. yet there are many de-
| partmentS where the excess of their
| capacity is more than double Of the
| estimate Of the normal accommo-
dations of these sections of the institu-
| ton by the committee of your board.
Il would recommend to your board
not only the desirablity but the actual
necessity Of asking the Legislature for
an appropriation sufficient for the con-
struction Of two buildings, for the
future accommodation of patients and
an additinon"l building to provide for
! its essary supervision by officers
| and employees. and that these premises
| be constructed on the pavilion plan,
extending the present approaches to
| the already existing buildings, which
are located in the rear of the present
| center and rear center building.
Many more patients in my judg-
ment viii be committed to the in
stitution year by year than formerly,
SO that the hospital will be obliged to
continue to accommodate patients be-
| fore other appropriations are made for
additional care. / would further call
your attention to the necessity of ad-
| ditional and better accommodations
| for our kitchen and its supplemental
! departments. 1t has been many years
| since its reconstruction and it has
| become worn and inadequate to supply
the proper wants OF the institution.
It's. capacity is insufficient and many
| changes should be made in order to
| facilitate economy in labor. which is
50 necessary i'll the culinary depart
ment Of a hospital. Under the existing
condition / would therefore recommend
| that the Legislative appropriations be
| asked for, sufficient for a thorough
renovation and the construction of adj
ditional space for this department.
In regard to the farm and garden
| connected with the institution Super
intendent Sanborn says;
The severe drought of last year,
which prevailed not only in this section
| but throughout New England quite
seriously affected our hay crop, and
the yield was more than 100 tons less
that last year. The potato crop was
excellent in quality and quantity and
a yield of more than $500 bushels was
the result. The corn crop designed for
ensilage was excellent in quality and a
greater yield per acre was obtained
than the corresponding year.
notwithstanding the severe drought
the aggregate crop from the garden l
think will be found to be fully up to
the average. Nearly all of the various
vegetables were of fine quality and
quantity We have at present at our
stables 11S COWS and heifers. Fifty
SIX OF the herd are well matured COWS
and are supplying milk The rest OF
| the herd are heifers, 10 or more, how
ever. will be giving milk during the
winter and spring.
During the year we pressed over
| 200 tons of hay, about half of which we
| sold. We have probably at this time
| nearly 400 available to feed out and |
would suggest that we at once con-
| tinue to purchase suitable cows for
milk as they can be bought now at
very reasonable prices, and there IS
ample forage for the consumption of a
largely increased herd.
"Professor Whittier of BOWdoin Col
Iere visited US at my request and IN
yestigated the sanitary condition OF
our stable and our milk product, and
the per cent of comparison with ether
barns where a portion of our milk is
supplied was strikingly favorable to
the existing condition that pertains
| here.
Superintendent Sanborn speaks IN
commendatorv terms of the efficient
services of the late w. II. Allen, VINO
for many years had charge not only Oh
the farm and garden, but IN addition
that cf the floral department He also
notes the following changes IN the
medical staff:
Or. carl T. Hedin. who had acquired
several years of judicious training at
tho massachusetts state Hospital AT
Tewlsbury, was elected and appointed
as assistant physician ard commenced
mis- duties carly in the year. l'r. Har-
ris c. Rarrows secured the appointment
of second physician at an institution
| at Gardner, Mass, and severed MS
connection with this hospital in the lat
ter part of March. DR.. II. t. Hlli'
assistant superintendent. who Tor
,nan, years had been resident physl-
| clan here resigned his position to take
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