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

| lty these nurses possessed. it was i'm.
possible for them 20 have this room tina,
they occupied in any kind of a honeIike
condition.
found, as has been said by the Sen.
ator from York, that thirty-two OF these
nurses were living on these wards, in
rooms opening directly off from the
wards. and if they had the good fortune
TO have day of from their duties they
couldn't get away from the cound OF
these patients. On some OF these wards
especially, where the disturbed patients
were, It vas impossible for them 10 get
any rest from their labors or their
woFk. the noises We're constantly going
on, they said. and they were disturbed
Tie rooms were SO situated there that
every sound came to them, and on those
disturbed wards 4 was especially dis
agreeable
Now. gentlemen. as has been said.
these sixty female nurses that are there
are the daughters Of citizens Of this
State. They are doing noble work. t,ey
are doing d faithful work an efficient
work, and don't believe that We ought
70 ask them 10 live under the conditions
under which they are nov obliged to
I've.
We arg tod CT every hand almost,
when we talk about this appropriation.
tEat the state is poor, that X isn't able
20 grant this appropriation. 1 submit
70 YOU. Nj. President. that the hosp.ta!
for the. insane i an entirely STATE in
stltutCn, and while the patients are be-
ing looked after the best tina. they pos
s!blr can, the nurses ought also 10 have
--easaEt and reasonable quarters We
arg told, rs have said tnac We are not
lA!t. tina, the State is poor. Now
Eo,lce here. Mr. President. in i report
- the meeting OF the State Board Of
Trade. tfat 2 action WIS made % pro-
test against tbs idea that tie State was
unable 10 provide 70. these very neces-
Sall- appropriations. AMI with that re-
2Gr;. o: statement made b} former
State Auditor. Mr. Callahan, TO the
State Board of Trade. which went OF
record a. voting against this cry o:
poverty. this cry Of not being able 10
give The Appropriations that are 50
much needed in the STATE, me cry ot
Poverty which il is claimed has enaoat-
e from Augusta under the preser. ad-
'ninistration" Mr.. callahan ASSERTED;
that n his opinion no Legislature during
he past Twenty-Five wears aad been J.!
SCI. condit:-1 10 make apirop-ia. o..s
as that 10" in session 4. Augusta.
ny VIII ave 5000 more by d.rec-
taxation than lie Legislature Of 1914 0w
INK 20 thc i-crep = III valuation Of over
SAlitattp and t!iI GOAL REGENTS Ti:i
am;unt . over 2 AA-t Z million dollars
aa5'a tnat q tie pTeT.ous LegiSla-
ture. want 20 protest against This
poFeIiy ~ regarding this State and
While il Is 2 strong statement. l say i
IS absolutely false.
hen 're question "as put on re
no,iol . protest against his cry q
poverty there we're tWenty-tf-ree o. tanss
present asstnteI 10 this. While ten a.i,'
dissen;ed.
NV l ask. NJ. President. II it IS not
proper That We should give 70 them the
ans III OF appropriation necessary TO
r"t;Ide -ncSe T"!y necessary quarters
2. tie hcsIltal to- tie insane Bangor
vas allowed qu!ce : large sum. as has
been SAID. 10 provide suitable quarters
Tor the nurses there. ailG We though X
WASH treating the hospital here quite
rigAt not 70 give them an appropriation
loF similar eVAd!'toAs
Now 'ie rooms "!llcA are occupied
- re present dfs'e 9! 'Hese nurses Is
"aS pFeh saiu' e@A &c il-aNe 70 pFo'i roe
loF loEtF-h'e auG't'oia1 Pat-eh's' ana
''!e INSTITUTION Is al present yer! crown
gu 1Ae '4olh'"l e1p>'-i'S' l''-i-h ."es
report 81" ot SpC"- liii's ''ui'ui eo
$50 40 ''.a'
Saii'. ~ ii1s."eit'' 'o ~" e, o-'
o'i'V ~ '"S
oi''' O1.-is 'i-o ~ ,'.s
hi'"e' '"@ ~" "A 80 "a" - ~
-
- - S.isn ,,.1,a-a 49,.
:, - 49,, ,,,.
,.,S re- .t,os. $3.50
ia I'll a,oro5 III III, hams ,h,+
-. eo.s.e,, !, .,o.bs- u.rd 7
g., +-,.,,,.,, .b-ea ,,o-ia,.s and hut ona
,a.h aI,o1ras fn- +bam So vo,, see the
oo,,a;.;o,s o-a ,ot ;daai and Ua ara on
~ asLi,g . reasonable amount and a
,rsasonahla provision for providing c
Mace for these nurses 10 get out of the
rooms and have more honlel!ke quarters
fo~ themselves
end +ha+ number Of nurses-es-
rac;a,I,. n;rb- nurses who are
ah1;r,ad - -ee, d,,;,e- the dav-had to