Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-26

asked IL he CONSIDERED the pduol eye
TEN a success, said that with only one
season OF trial, the commission figured
that 50 per cent. of efficiency had been
secured.
Maine School for the Deaf
Hon. Edward B. Winslow of Port
land president of the School for the
Deaf. appeared in behalf of an appro-
priation for that institution. Mr.. WINS
low gave a brief sketch of the history
of the school, saying that it became
State institution in 1897 The sum OF
ls31. 344 is asked for the year 1917 ana
Is31. So. 30 for 1918 and $500 for repairs.
He stated that the amount now asheu
; for repairs would be applied largely 70
the new dormitory for smaller fefnaio
students He said that Miss Taylor,
the principal, and her associates had
done and are doing great work ana
the per capita cost per inmate is So
per week. including everything. Great
ECONOMY is exercised in the manage
mont of the institution
Chairman Higgins of the committee
on appropriations and financial al
fairs. said that Mr. Winslow and the
other trustees should be congratulated
on the good showing of the institution
tuberculosis Sanstoriurs
The needs of the tuberculosis sana-
forums we're discussed before Inc
committee on State sanatoriums. The
sum Of 100000 is asked for the year
1917 and si5G,0Oo for the year 1918, for
maintenance.
pr r f. Hardy of Watcrvilie, one
Of the trustees of the State Sanator-
urns. told the committee that at pres
cnt i45 cases are being treated in tho
two institutions at Fairfield and He
bron and CT are on the waiting list.
Or. Hardy said that if the buildings
asked for were available now, they
could be filed and there is no qucs-
ton of the need of an increased ca
parity The institution at Fairfield Is
used aS = receiving station and tho
building there is inadequate and hard
" suited to the care of eases. The sum
of $1,000 is asked for remodeling the
Chase Memorial building at Fairfield.
10 be used as an administration build
ing and $500 for the equipment of the
building the sum of ST 900 each for
two buildings for the care of adult
cases and $4,000 for a building for
children.
Or. Hardy stated he thought they
should be able to make the changes
with the 1872 600 He next took IN the
maintenance in which he was asking
for 500 non for the year 1917 for Fair
field and 81. 600 for tho year 1918 pro-
,idirS the now IavilonS are built. For
Hebron he asked SIS, S2J and $641l1 for
1918
The cost Of maintenance at Hebron
in 1916 on basis Of so patients was
s34 SEQ The per capita cost $500 per
week: at Fairfield the per capita cost
was Sl0.24 with an average per cap
tia cost of Sl2.15 for the two nStitu-
tons He said they had been able to
raise hogs at good profit but hog
cholera during the summer had dis
continued this practice. Asked by Gov
crnor MilIikcn the number Of eggs con-
sumed he said Between 80 and 40
dozen per day"
Fred johnson Of Portland, who has
charge of the farm, said it was almost
impossible to purchase fresh killed
POULTRY or iirst-class eggs. Asked by
Governor AIiliken how he determined
whether tho patients could pay or not
i1r. Hardy stated they had no way Of
showing. that the law had stipulated
they must take the patients anyway
and he believed there should be some
way in which the trustees could find
tout who were and who were unable to
pay for the treatment. Questioned as
to how many receive State aid, he
said about half. that there were
about so on the waiting list to enter
the institution and in many instances
hC hnG advised thnGp whom hp know
could pay to seek private institutions.
Ne felt there We're many now who
were inmates that could well afford to
ray more than s. per week. which the
law requires, but the trustees have no
way of determining these cases.
Dr. Hardy said that three new pa
Nilions which it was proposed to erect
at Fairfield were two for adults. cost
ing $21 600 each and one for children
1T Il cost of SIS 900 The cost pere pa
tient would be about $50 in the main
CneS.
Senator Eartlett of kennebeC. the
chairman of the committee on State
SaratoriumS. who presided at this
meeting, asked Or. Hardy if he would
file detailed statement OF the cost of
buildings and equipments asked and
NV hptitl ftpHFu tlldt ne Woli',
Councillor Fay asked how the nor
capita cost of al2.t. weekly compared
with that in other states and Or. Har-
dy replied that i'll Massachusetts it
was $500, while Councillor Fay added
that the reported cost in Pennsylvania
was $3.50 After the councillor had said
that the institution took care of 20
patients il was explained by DR.. Har-
dN that the increased number of pa
tieuts greatly increased the per capita
cost.
Dr. bln :. Petteneill. superintendent
Of the Western Maine sanatorium at
Hebron. was asked how he had reduc-
led the per capita cost at that insti-
tuition from SIS 10 SO and he replied
that considerable Of ii had been done
by cutting out an extra dinner course
land making the orders smaller with
the understanding that Il patient
could have a second or even a third
order, if he desired.
Representative Lawrence of Fairfield
made inquiry as to the proposed school
equipment and DR.. Hardy replied that
1t was necessary on account of the
number Of children at the Central
Maine institution. The matter Of plans
callirg for running the sewage into
the kennebcc river was brought up