Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-31
BUDGET HEARING

were brought before the budget hear
ing on Thursday morning. The at
tendance was small and the members
were doubtless attending to other
progress now for four weeks and the
items covered have been very large
and numerous.
Greeley Institute
Pearl A. Bowie of Falmouth, rep
stitute located in the town of Cum
berland. A twosSear course in agri-
culture has been given for several
years past but last year owing to
the war and the work of the Junior
Volunteers the attendance in the Az
riculture course was below the av-
erage required in order to obtain
State aid. The average attendance
required by law is u and the school
average was II $40. The decrease
was through no fault of the man.
agement of the school and the deficit
was SO small that the trustees feel
that the State should reimburse the
school for the amount lost by fail
ing to obtain the average required
by the State to procure the school
aid. Therefore an appropriation of
$500 will be asked to aid in the work
Of continuing the course in agricul-
ture. The present attendance at the
school is 80.
North Yarmouth Academy
Rep. William II. Rowe of Yarmouth
presented facts and figures in regard
to the needs of North Yarmouth
ondary education located at Var
mouth. 1t is one of the oldest and
bet known Of the academies of the
State and in the us years Of its ex-
istance has graduated and fitted for
college over COCO students, some of
whom have achieved high place in
State and national life. In 1913 the
academy came to the Legislature and
asked for an appropriation. Since
then the academy has received $500
from the State in special appropria-
tons. This year an appropriation is
asked of $1,000 to complete repairs
on the dormitory. built in 1859 and
in poor repair. Although Yarmouth
supports very good High school the
building is crowded and the academy
fills quite an important place in the
educational facilities Of that region
Between 40 and so students are now
at the academy.
Bangor Anti-TubereuIosis Sana.
torium
Rev. Aiva r. Scott, pastor of the
Unitarian Church of Bangor. a di-
rector Of the Bangor Anti-tubercu-
losis Sanatorium Of Bangor. and a
former president of the institution,
presented the claims for this sana-
torium. which covers a wide field of
work in northern and eastern Maine.
While the institution is located in
Bangor the larger number of pa
tents come from other cities and
towns. The work is divided into two
parts, the district nurse and clinic,
which is run in connection with the
Board of Associated charities which
also furnishes visiting nurse and
gives free clinic and which is large
! ly supported by sales of Red Cross
stamps; and the work of the insti-
tuition which consists of preventive
| and curative work for tubucular pa
| tients.
At first the work was done in a
! small camp. but later cottage was
obtained which was burnt. After
wards a small cottage sanatorium
| was built by real estate company
| organized for the purpose at a cost
of $4,000. This building VS. leased
to the association for a small rental
! that is at sum which would net the
company three per cent upon an in
vestmcnt of $4,000 of $500. The
money received for rental by the real
| estate company is mailed out as div
idends to the stockholders with the
request that if the stockholders con-
slider the needs Of the institution
greater than their own needs the
money be returned for the use Of the
institution and in all cases this re-
quest has been responded to.
In the summer time as many as "a
patients have been received at the
sanatorium Of which about two-thirds
are from towns and cities other than
Bangor. The charge for board has
been less than SO week. Owing to
the increased cost of running such an
institution it has been only by the
hardest kind of work and through the
generous treatment of Bangor citi-
zens that the sanatorium has been
kept going. 1t is felt that the time
for the State to aid this work by a
generous appropriation of $4,000 has
arrived.
The expense has been cut very low
by the generous work Of the doctors
in giving their services for free elm
les. Doctors also make three visits a
week to the sanatorium for $50 a
month for free clinics. The matron
does the work of a nurse and many
other expenses have been cut. The
officials believe the cost to be less
than at the State sanatoriums.
In the party from Bangor who
came here to present the claims Of
the sanatorium were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel r. Prentiss. Mrs. Percy Hub
bard and Rev. Alva r. Scott, y. ID.
AS there were no other matters to
appear before the budget hearing at
this time the conference went into
executive session.
LEGAL AFFAIRS
lewiston's Police Commission Gives
Material for Interesting Hearing