Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-18

-ug from the expense for previous
ears for the bL rial of soldiers and
sailors and widows OF same. that $1,000
would be sufficient, instead OF the es-
mated $4,000.
He suggested that 500 for keeper
~ the arsenal property al Bangor was
nuecessary
The $3.50 for veterans of the civil
war. instead Of the former sl9Ol 80 and
,.t52 was for any increase in the re-
ircfnent on half pay of civil war vet
Grams in the employ OF the State. as
urpvided by law.
lie stated that Hon. Luther Mad
docks Of Boothbay WARRIOR. who was
Interested in the destruction of the
rogiish. could explain the increase
sked 10 $4,000 from the $1,000 for
ji5 and sg99 30 for 1916.
Tho item In the estimate by the heads
n departments IN the following subjects
wort through without much discussion:
salary 81 Governor $500 increased by
.r. ipg.slatIrc from $500. his private
secretary tlS". an increase from $3.50:
uo. roll Of the Council $1,000 for 1877 and
iac' for 1916 formerly $500.
The amount Tor stcu grapher and clerk
F'ro 10 the state pension Office Is In
..lerd from Sl2iS 70 s2oOO. on account OF
,.a increase lu business.
THE svri of $4,000 is asked. Hi.a pre-
voue appropriation Of s12joJo. for the
n.ra.or'4 'ur soldiers. sailors. widow. or
IN.rs and others dependent on tbs SOL
.|,gs aud sailors. IN account ~ their
.1 axe and the In -eased cost Of living.
The Afternoon Session
there was only small attendance In
te Senate chamber when Chairman Hig-
a. Of the committee on appropriations
tpl financial affairs called TO .rder
.rrmptly at o'clock. but visitors md
.tmbers OF the Legislature KEEP. coming
until within half an hour the Senate
lumber was well hiisd.
Chiidren's Heart Work Society
I., Grst pr, posed approx ration called
.n was that for the Gill Heart
Noia society of - Forest avenue, Port
-ll. wntcl is asking a maintenance APP
ltopriAtion of 1880 Il yea for each OF
~, next two years compared with an
appropriation OF $50 year for each OF
Tho last two years. The society was
lepreaented by Rev. Gay {. White. pas
rortlCha one of the trustees II the So
,.ctv the abstract OF the society re-
tort showed that Il cared for an average
dam, number OF I, children. at an aver
age weekly per capital cost Of s65 The
expenses Of the institution for the year
ending Iune 40 were $685. its income
exclusive Of the State appropriation
1899 A. Mr. White explained clearly the
work Of tho society In placing children
in homes and seeing that they were
cared for The whole number OF chil-
dren IN the .ociety's charge during the
past year was % Five were given adop-
ton and Is returned to parents. The
society now has - children.
chjidren's Protective Society
Rev \. q. Pettengili of Portland. presi-
dent OF the Children's Protective Society
x Portland. reported for that society.
which in requesting a maintenance APP
preparation of 5000 a year compared with
an appropriation of $500 year in the
isst two years. He explained the WORK
~ the society in looking after the wei
fare OF children not only from Portland
but from the whole state. pointing out
20 one example of the work that the So
Lefty has within the last few months
segregated six predetermined children.
He explained that the reason the So
lofty asked for a larger appropriation
vas because Of the increased cost of
oneration owing To the rising cost OF
wing and because IL wished to eX-
pand the work for the benefit OF the
Unfortunate children of all pnius of
Ne state. The abstract of the report
or the year ending Dec. 81. showed
hat the society cared for I daily av-
"raFo OF 81 children. Its expenses were
s'o'S29 and Its income. outside Of the
state appropriation. s39S2.s3.
Eye and Ear lnfirmary
Mayor Frederic l.. Boothby OF Wa
l"rVtlie. former mayor of Portland, in
reporting for the Maine Eye and Ear
lnnrinsry of Portland. stated that the
abstract OF the hospitals report show
tns that for the year ending Sent so,
''lo' 'he hospital had "A net cain, ex-
CluSiNe or tho State approximation, of
@1a'o OF sSSi2.55 was incorrect. Cover
nor Mlllken. who held one of the hos
pitni reports in his hand, asked if the
; hctual loss in operations for the year
uiu not come in $1,000 spent on the
"uiiding which did not show in the
LpStract and Mr.. Roothby said it did
nuuget Chief Callahan explained that
me abstracts had all been made in the
most concise and uniform style
MI Boothby explained the good
work dons by the Eye and Ear Infirm-