Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-12
Hearings Begin Friday

Hearings Begin Friday
Hearings will begin at $50 "A. NJ.
Friday in the Senate chamber, where
the heads OF the several state depart
ments will appear and state 10 the
committee and the Governor ana
Council how much money Is needed IN
their departments for the next two
years. The hearings on the State-ald
institutions viii be heard next week.
IL Is probable that at the conference
OF the Governor and Council and the
chairtnen Of the committees next We'd
nesday similar programs viii he form
ulatcd for the regular appropriations
passed upon by the other committees.
The departments TO be- heard Friday
morning are: Assessors, labor commits
sioner. bank commissioner, attorney
general, insurance. agriculture, super
intendent Of public buildings
The Program
Next week budget hearings will be
held in either the Senate or House
chambers at . o'clock in the after
noon. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day. The program Of hearings will be
as follows:
Wednesday
Augusta General hospital Augusta.
Bath city hospital, Bath.
Childron's Protective Society, Port
land.
Chidren's hospital Portland.
Children's Heart Work Society,
Portland.
Holy Innocents Home for Infants.
Portland.
Maine Eye and Ear Intirmary. Port
land
Maine Children's Home Society. Au
gusta
Maine General hospital. Portland.
Maine Home for Friendless Boys,
Portland.
Maine Institution for the Blind,
Portland.
Temporary Home for Women and
Children, Portland.
" G. r. L. Temporary Home Gar
diner.
81 Ehzabeth's orphan Asylum
Portland.
Thursday, 2 p. M.
Central Maine General hospital. Lew
iston
Girls' Orphanage. Lewiston.
Le,yiston-Auburn Children Home
Lewiston.
~, Mary'g General hospital, Lewis
ton.
Trun Hospital Aid Association Bid
deford
webber Hospital Aid Association'
Bddeford.
Hayes Home for Young Women,
Lewiston.
York County Children's Aid society,
SaCo.
York hospital, York
Somerset hospital. Skowhegan.
odd Town hospital Old Town.
Uealy Asylum. Lewiston
Central Maine Association for the
Control OF tuberculosis. Fairfield.
Hillcrest hospital, Auburn.
Friday, 2 p. N.
Bar Harbor Medical and Surgical
hospital, Bar Harbor
Chlldren's Aid Society OF Name BEL
fast
Eastern Maine General hospital, Ban
gor
Daughters OF Wisdom hospital, st.
Agatha.
Eastern Maine Orphans Home. Ban
kOr.
Good Samaritan Home Bangor.
Greenville Y. NJ. G. a. hospital,
Creenville.
Knox County General hospital, Rock
land.
Maine Mission for Deaf, Bangor.
Northern Maine General hospital,
Eagle Lake.
Presque Isle General hospital,
Pressure Isle.
Waldo County General Hospital Bel
fast
Rumford Hospital. Rumford
Madigan Memorial Hospital. Houlton.
Home for Aged Women. Belfast.
Moulton Hospital. Sanford.
In the course OF the conference the
various points about the budget were
thoroughly discussed and the confer
ence proceeded a long way in what Gov
ernor Milliken characterized as the
working out OF something entirely new
In which the executive and legislative
branches must feel their way. He made
Il clear that one of the purposes of the
budget system was to give every mem
Der OF the Legislature as well as the
particular committees an opportunity to
hear the facts about the various insti-
tutions. The Governor told the expert
ence OF several other states with a
budget.
Emphasis was also laid by Budget
Chief Callahan on the importance of as
certaining the income of tho State for
the next two years and measuring the
appropriations TO meet this income.
In addition TO the committee on ap-
preparations and the governor and coun-
Gil there were present representatives
OF several other committees. and the
president OF the Senate and Speaker of
the House.
The program outlined above was made
out by committee consisting of Sena-
.1r Higgins. chairman of the appropria-
tions committee. Mr.. Callahan and
Councillor Norton.
The Governor emphasized particular