Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-20
the 18TH LEGISLATURE
Continued from Page Five

Np.isI ~ IL >SG.t Las Lt-l.
Those II eyou who attended '!e Bud
&c. lae:inEs are familiar with tie
facts. We nave felt compelled t.
contine cur Communications !" -
projects tat seemed r1osl Urgent
Further building preparations are
really needed al the Normal Schools
the tuberculosis sanl.rriums. the Re-
formatory for Women. TIE State pr
son. the safe hospitals. and the
ScAoo! for Feeble Minded Mos, O.
you r.aiize tae crowded condition OF
the State lituse and Tire extent TO
which valuable documents ami flies
Of correspondence are stacked in the
attic and other unsuitable places
In the near future a commoEious
building mus, De erected proba oily
west ot t.e presen, State House and
connected with i BY q subway.
This will provide room ior some OF
tie crowded eep.-ments. and es-
pec!ally Should include sufficient
yaule space to provide for all TIE
, CORES ponGance ard other documents
which necessarily accumulate. The
expense involved IL this proposal
fortids its being undertaken at pre-
sent. We have partly met the situa-
ton hy recommending freproof
addition TO the present building
occupied as storehouse by The Ad-
jutant General This will provide
quarters for the Adjutant Generals
department and the pension Agent
and will afford fireproof storage for
the valuable records We have no
. right to leave longer in their pre-
sent insecurity.
New Projects
Chief among the new projects recon-
; nlenied which require additional eX-
perdiiure but no new buildings are the
following:
Investigation CT ownership and devel-
opment OF undevelopei water powers.
- state Board of ChiIdren's Guardians.
Part payment by the State OF the
board and care OF neglected children.
Equalization of travelling expenses OF
suie,intendents Of towns compris nS
school unions.
Training and part payment ot ncde,
teach in rural schools
Vocational and physical edu cation.
Medical and dental inspection III
schools.
Reformato-y fof Young men.
Additional district health officers AMI
encouragement o; towns TO form health
unions.
In some instances he proposed n
crease of expenditure has been deferred
until go and often the appropriation
has been much reduced below the orig
NAL request. 1t is felt. however. that
al! these projects are important enough
TO warrant their being undertaken even
at the cost OF some additional charge
upon the public treasury.
Some bills OF public nature as for
example. the bill esta blish;ng a superior
court IN PenobSco. county, now pend
ing before committees or before the
Legislature, would involve small adai-
tional expenditures if finally passed.
Failure 20 include these items in the
budget does not necessary indicate dis
approval OF the projects themselves.
1t IS hoped tina, the total required fo-
these purposes and for sucn CLAIMS
against the State as may be approved
by the Legislature viii! not exceed the
margin between appropriations and rev.
enue m the budget estimates
Highways and Bridges
In discussing before the 18th Lsgis-
lature the relative merits of a bond is
sue or direct taxation as sources OF
revenue fer highway construction. /
suggested that a bond issue was only
justifabie TO provide for a permanent
improvement requiring extraordinary
expenditure. Any proper expenditure
FOR road construction is OF course a
permanent improvement and therefore
ful:ills the first of these conditions The
last Legislature wisely levied a tax of
enc mill upon the property of the state
for read construction on the theory