Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-07
BUDGET HEARINGS
BEFORE COMMITTEE
PORTLAND TODAY

The Budget Committee, which has
been in session Wednesday and
Thursday at the Council Chamber at
the State House. adjourned Thursday
noon following a short morning SEES
sion in which but a few appropria-
ton requests We're heard. The COM
mittee will meet at o'clock this
morning. in Portland City Hall for
further hearings.
The following recommendation
were made at the Thursday morning
session:
Fairfield Sanatarium requests $44,
600 for personal service work. $4,000
more than its former appropriation.
Included in this is $1,000 for a dietic-
ian, $1,000 for a vocational trainer
and $500 for salary increase. The in
stltutlon asks $4,000 to complete its
automatic sprinkler system. 1t is
urged that a new nurses building be
erected, the cost of which is $4,000.
Western Maine Sanatorium at He
bton asks $4,000 on the personal SER
vice item, the same appropriation as
last year. The institution spent only
$4@,oo0 or Its former appropriation
que 10 vacancies in the personnel
which must be filled at once together
with added help. $4,000 is asked for
water pump to increase the press
IRE, $4,000 for the addition of 8 rooms
10 Cottage CO.. $4,000 for a new boil
err. $4,000 for piggery and $4,000 for
grading.
Northern Maine Sanatorium at
Pressure Isle aske $4,000 az against
a former appropriation of $4,000 on
the personal service work. This is
to add a number of employees to the
institution. The construction of a
rev superintendent building, estt-
mated at $4,000 was urged.
Central Maine General hospital at
Lewiston. represented at the hearing
ny Its directors. requested $4,000 a
year. The former appropriation was
$4,000. The reason for the increase
was given as larger overhead charges
and increased demands on the hospi-
tai. the last appropriation was ex-
hausted in IL months and the in
stitution for the past two years has
shown a deficit Of $4,000. Mr.. Fitz,
president, addresses the Budget Com
mittee.
Monmouth Academy. with a former
appropria ton of $3.50, requests
$500. The institution has SIS schol-
ars. IL of which are from outside the
town.
Freedom Academy asks for $4,000.
an increase Of $500 over its former
appropriation. The school has 80
scholars. all of which pay $50 as
tuition fee. The income Of the school
Is derived from the state and from
Its tuition fees and has no endow-
ment fund.
H2rtland Academy asks $500 in
stead of the former $500. This is
asked to help the school recover from
the financial drain caused by fire
which destroyed the schol building a
short time ago.
North Arson Academy requests
$1,000 a year, the same as its former
appropriation. The school serves 1873
scholars. 1t has an endowment In
come of $500.
The Penobscot Indians at Indian
Island. Oldtown. request an appro-
priation of $4,000. 5000 more than
their former appropriation.
The State Banking Commission
RECOMMENDED an appropriation of s13,
500 Tor the year 1926 and $4,000 for
1927. This represents an approx
mate total of $1,000 more to be used
for additional salary and clerk hire
and bit less on general expenses.
The Board of State Assessors re-
quest an appropriation of $15,540,
total Of $500 less for the coming two
years than for the past two years.