Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23
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the people. Through lectures people
can be interested to take their chill !
dren to the clinics which will be held |
by the doctors.
According to the plans nurse Will
be put in a county and cover the |
county as far as possible. The three |
counties in the State where the pro-
gram will be centered are Aroostook. |
Washington and Androscoggin. |
Aroostook has the highest infant
mortality. having death rate of
147.2 With these nurses doing field
work. they would probably only be
able TO do emergency work outside.
Miss Soule stated that she doubted
If they would be able to get a com
perent health nurse for less than
$500 a year, or 5000 for the six
months period. To this would be
added the travelling and living eX-
penses of the nurse when she is not
at the headquarters.
| In answer to a question by Coun-
cillor Clarence A. Powers of Fort
| Fairfield, as to whether it was plan
ned for the nurse in Aroostook coun
ty to cover the So towns there. DR..
Kendall stated that he did not think
that would be possible, the idea be-
ing for her to pick out the towns
where the infant mortality and gen
eral mortality is the highest and con-
centrate her efforts in those places.
At the close of some discussion by
the Governor and Council as 10
whether these plans would In any
way conflict with and disrupt the
public health being done by the
nurses now in the field, an order was
passed providing for a conference OF
the members of the Maine Public
Health Council with the Governor
and Council TO be held in the near
future.
Other Council Orders
An order was passed by the Cover
nor and Council authorizing the
members of the Public Utilities
Commission to attend the convention
of the National Association of Rail
way and Utilities Commissions TO be
held at Detroit. Mich, Sept 26 TO %.
the expenses to he borne by the state
and paid from the appropriations OF
the commission
state Forest Commissioner Samuel
r. Dana was given authority 10 stage
an exhibit at the Eastern states En-
position to be held in Springfield,
Mass, during the week of Sept II
to o3 the expenses TO be paid from
the appropriation for general Tor
estrN purposes.
An order was passed authorizing
the forest commissioner TO attend the
annual meeting of the Society for the
Protection of the New Hampshire
Forests which will be held at keene,
\. H., August % TO 81.
order was passed approving of the
action Of the State Highway Commls-
sion in making the following awards
on bridge Jobs on which bids had
been received: Rumford- Barker
Brook bridge. to Frank w. Fleming.
S>OS.: Winn- Salmon Brook bridge
10 John A. Costley, S456o.oO: Phillips
,Cottlc Brook bridge. TO Frank "
Fleming. $40, O,796J0; SeboisSebois
I
ipanv. So 3,969 -; Poland-Rib Swamp
bridge TO the town Of Poland, Sl3'2:
Acton Ben Bracket bridge to Ames
Construction Company, SJ.'J4.-.
A long list of nominations by Gov
crnor Baxter was confirmed by the
Council at the meeting.
Warrants Approved
The following warrants were ap-
| proved:
August Q, 1922.
Warrant 80. $50. weekly sal
WARRANT al ran Nc. 23oi, highway
payroll ................ 62, ,o93.99
SS4,94o92
ELBERT D. HAYFORD,
i State Auditor.
August 8. 1922
Warrant No. 22o2, general
warrant mt: no 1908. institu. ''V-''
tiOnai regular ........... 3S,S0l.36
Warrant No. 2304, highway
warTant lfaf5' No. 33o;. la.. baI- -V''s''''i
Warran, 10 33oG, revtnut
warrant ..........,..... 23T43S1
Warrant no. s. e. ~ SOL
diCrs bonus ........... 200 %
sS22.694.S7
ELBERT y. HAYFORD.
!! State Auditor.
August 16, 1922.
Warrant 80. 1907. weekly
| salaries -...............s 22,3S1.7o
| Warrant No. 220S. highway
Warrant No. s. B. So, soj. '''Soo'V'
diers' bonus ............. 10000
| SlOl S47 -S