Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-20
AFTERNOON SESSION


, thailInau Higgins announced at the
| opening Of the Afternoon session that
I he wished to state To all parties inter
ested that til" appropriation for any
| and all Of the StatC-aided institutions
that We're voted by the committee on
appropriations would be passed in full
and not discounted by Charities and
| Corrections.
! The first institution to be heard was
! Chiidren's Aid Society, Belfast.
! Representative II. c. Buzzel of Bel
! fast outlined the needs of this institu-
ton asking only 500 increase for sal
aries, making the appropriation $1,000
| for each of the two years OF 1917 and
1918.
| Home for Aged Women, Belfast.
! Representative Euzzell also spoke
! for the Old Ladies' Home of Belfast,
which asks an appropriation to tide
them over temporary difficulties. 1t
was established in 1904 Funds were
! limited and but few old ladies ad-
! mitted. They pay a fee of $500, if they
can and some can't, the fees being
raised by subscription. Siz are now
there. Two have died and several are
on the waiting list Practically all
have used up the entire value of the
| 5000 fee.
! Miss Partridge stated that the Home
had an $S400 endowment fund well in
! vested. bringing about per cent The
maintenance last year cost S1447. The
matron has but SIS per week and acts
as nurse. We ask but $500 with a
al t,ri.,t Ny 70 Ia
us over this temporary embarrassment,
as we expect to sell some of our Sc
curities and meet our Indebtedness.
Our deficit in 1916 was $554.S5.
| Waldo General Hospital, Belfast
! Mr.. B,izZcl said the Waldo Cen
cral Hospital asked for a general APP
preparation OF $1,000 for each of the
years 1917 and 1918, with special ap-
preparation of $4,000. The institution
has $4,000 mortgage on its property
and it costs yearly about $4,000 more
to run the hospital then is received
from the patients. The property needs
repairs and the expense of running the
plant is constantly on the increase.
! President Parker stated that the
special $4,000 was needed for a stable,
y >
to cost about $1,000: an elevator to re-
liCve the nurses and others from
constantly climbing stairs.
! President Parker stated that the
special $4,000 was needed for a stable.
(which would accommodate piggery,
to cost about $1,000; an elevator to re-
lieve the nurses and others from stair
climbing, to cost about $500: and
IN Iii,
way.
I Mr.. Parker said they had only $1,000
endowment fund, to be used for
Palermo people,
! Superintendent Miss Valentine said
they had in 1916 3S46 paid days treat
ment, with about 1900 free days treat
ment and 81 days given by the student
nurses going out. All patients were
accepted and if they could not pay all,
the balance was charged to profit and
loss. Patients do not pay enough to
pay their cost. Cost of maintenance is
increasing and the results of the
soliciting and gifts are not.
DR.. Adelbert Alillett said that all
cases were taken except contagious,
for which they had no conveniences.
All physicians in good standing have
' tldu llic SAME PRIV iiess''S d. eiS Ste1iL
and they can take their private pa
tients there same as the staff.
Bangor Anti Tuberculosis San.
! Rev Alvah r. Scott OF Bangor pre-
scented the request of the Bangor Anti
Tuberculosis Sanatorium for $500 Tor
each OF the two years of 1917 and 1918.
The institution had no State aid in
1915 and 1916. 1t managed to exist by
all kinds of devises in raising funds
but that method had become about ex-
hausted and something must be done
to care for the people dependent on il
for care and treatment
A sanatorium was provided by par
| ties. for which we were TO paw a small
percentage on the money invested. an