Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-17

1Of some OF the teachers VINO are now
quartered in the cottages with the girls
This will relieve the congested condition
of the present cottages, providing room
for more girls and permitting the rooms
now occupied as schoolrooms to be used
for other purposes, thus placing the
school In such condition that. II in the
future it is found this increase is made
Quate, an additional cottage or unit can
be added without increasing the over
head expense Of administration or general
purposes.
''The committee therefore recommen ends
to your Honorable Body the passage Of e
resolve appropriating for the construction
Of such a building the sum of thirty
thousand dollars o.ooo) for the year 1915.
and twenty thousand dollars $4,000 for
the year 1916. and for equipment for the
came 5000 for the year 1916. The commit
tee also recommends that whenever funds
are available that the State purchase the
Barber house and lot, so called, adjoin-
ing. There are also two lots Of land
adjoining the property which the State
ought to purchase whenever it can do
So"
Such. gentlemen. is the report of
your committee. I will at this time
take but q few moments in replying
to the argument offered by the gen.
tleman from Portland. Mr.. Greedy. who
saw the matter in different light and
" no signed the minority report The
tentative plans, for the addition to
these buildings have been drawn and
were submitted at the hearing, and the
architect in drawing his plans and
estimates says that the cost Of such
a structure in a financial way I think
could be kept within the appropriation
asked for. The gentleman says that
in all probability another appropria-
ton will be asked for. / will say this,
that the committee had felt for some
time the need of this. had felt that
the Boys School was better provided
than this school a, Hallowell, and
they have central building, and it
was felt that there was great necessity
but it was felt that they must wait
for this matter for two more years.
although it was recognized that the
need is imperative; and this build
ing of state reformatory for women
is admitted by my friend from Port
land (Mr. CIR ,ely) to be a similar
light as this building asked for in this
matter. However. gentlemen, there is
this great difference, this school at
HALLOWEEN is a school for unfortunate
girls. girls from families that are to
be pitied. girls whom environments
have made them what they are: and
they are sent there to have the OPP
portunities of better home than they
have ever had; and if this building is
erected and If they can receive more
girls and make them good women so
that after they get out they will be
able to take an honorable part in the
affairs of this State and Of our coun-
Try. there would be less need of the
otner building, state reformatory for
women. One is class. as you might
say. of hardened criminals, and the
other is class of youthful offenders
who shold be given fair chance. and
| that an opportunity should be given
to receive others who are now on our
streets and who need the benefits of
a home and instruction; and while |
believe fully in the need of economy
! in state expenditures, that schools and
charitable institutions are about the
worst possible places where We should
Put in the pruning knife.
tFor Debate see legislative Record J..
The SPEAKER: The question is
on the motion of the gentleman from
Portland. Mr. Greedy, that the minority
report ought not TO pass" be accept
cd all those IL favor of the adop-
ton of the minority report will rise
and stand in their places until count
ed.
A division 2eing had, 80 voted in
favor and o. against.
So the motion to accept the minority
report was lost.
On motion by Mr. Higgins of Brew
err, the majority report of the COM
mittee, reporting ought to pass was
accepted
| On further motion by Higgins. the
rules were suspended and the resolve
received it's first reading and was as
! signed for tomorrow morning for its
second reading.
On motion by Mr.. Higgins of Brew
er, recess was taken until 4.30
O'Clock in the afternoon.
! Afternoon Session
! The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
. fore the House House Doc 513, bill,
| An Act to require certain vehicles to
carry lights at night ON public high
ways and bridges, tabled by the gen.
tleman from st. Adams. Mr. Grant.
! the pending question being the third
| reading of the bill
Mr.. GRANT: Mr.. Speaker, at the
! time l tabled this matter I intended
to offer an amendment, but now after
l have looked it over l am going to
make a motion that the bill be indefi-
| pite!y postponed.
, The motion was agreed to.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House House Doc No. 6O9,
Resolve to promote and assist in the
| interest of poultry culture, tabled by
| the gentleman from Mars Hill, Mr.
Snow. pending It's passage to be en-
crossed.
On motion by Mr.. Coffin Of Free
port. the bill was passed to be en-
crossed.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays
. before the House the report Of the
committee on education reporting
| ought not to pass" on Resolve in IA
! vor OF Mason Institute toward the
erection and equipment Of dormitory.
same being tabled by the gentleman
| from Old Orchard. Mr.. Lombard. the