Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-18

TAI during the past year was sS.25
pei "eeh. Ii the vacancies in the
| dants We're filled, the per ca,,ita COS,
would be 1853 week. An increa 90
from SloS,000 to $166,000 for each or
the Two coming fiscal periods was re-
! questeu under the item of personal
services TO provide for the salaries Of
the additional help needed to carry
on the institution. For maintenance
at the Augusta State institution in
creases are asked take care of the
additional population.
Mr.. Field showed that the nor con
| tia cost at the Bangor State hospi-
tai is higher than at Augusta
amounting In the gross to $40
week. Ii the increase in helm there
is granted this will be raised to 81 so
a week. At the Pownal institution
the per capita cost will remain the
same as during the current YEAR
s6.SS per week.
The Augusta State Hospital
superintendent Tyson of the An
gusta State hospital declared that
there are 11I5 patients there. the
norman Accommodations being for
ABOUT 1000. That there has been a
communal gain In the population of
years, he declared. He then present
ed the request for the new constrnc-
| tlon. me daily average of patients
IN 1875 was shown to be 1I6S: the es-
tlmated average for 1928, 1853: and
the estimated average for 1929. 119S
The total fthe budget request for
the first of the two coming wears is
s44T ToS2V' and for the second year,
| DIR Carl
or the Bangor State hospital. assert
ed that the number of patients there
is now 752, the normal accomoda tions
oelns Tor o40. The new wing sought
would care for $50 additional patients
ana TINS would help relieve The
crowded condition at the Augusta in
stitution AZ
DR.. stephen Vosburgh, superinten-
dent OF the State school for feeble
minced at Pownal, told Of the need
or the hospital and administration
building at the institution. The hos
pitai would accommodate 100 patients
physically manned and ILL., The aI-
mlnlstration building would release
the Old building for the housing of
20 employees.
State Prison Budget
Speaking IN behalf of the State pris-
on commissioners, Henry Hastings of
Bethel chairman of the board. asked
Ior total appropriation of S94552 for
each OF the two coming fiscal years for
the prison, as compared with the sS2.-
Vii.5S appropriation per year made by
the last Legislature. The increases
are: S4477S0 for each of the two
years Tor personal services and $4,000
per year for maintenance
Joseph L. Paquin. clerk at the pris-
! IN
burget request that it is rather difficult
to estimate the manufacturing income
Tor the two coming fiscal years. Our
manufacturing end of the institution
is fast becoming obsolete, making 1t
just question, as l see it, when some
! new enterprise will have to be put in
motion If We are looking forward to a
manufacturing income" he wrote.
The income OF the prison for the
fiscal year ending June so. 1926, was
sl1S,7SS.32, the principal items being:
Brooms. S15,933.76: carriages sleigh de-
partment. s24,4S4.12; harnesses, $751;
207.17: wood, S4202;' farms, s1O,5SS.
Clerk Paquin estimated the income on
these items for each of the two COM
ing fiscal years as follows: Brooms,
$4,000; carriages-sleighs, 10000:
harnesses, $4,000; wood, $4,000; farms.
$4,000.
Phinneas Gay Of Newcastle and
Charles S. Hichborn of Augusta, mem
bers of the prison commission, War
den Fish and Joseph L. Paquin. clerk,
; were also present at the hearing
: Board of Cancellation
) Attorney Frank H Ingraham of
Rockland, chairman of the State board
of arbitration and Cancellation. appear
; ed asking that the appropriation be in
creased from 5000 to $500 for each of
the two fiscal periods. He stated that
2 last year the board expended no money
as there were no labor difficulties for
arbitration, but if there should be such
labor difficulties the sum of $500 would
not be too much.
Lincoln Academy
Leon 0. Dodge of Damariscotta.
treasurer of the board of trustees, and
Principal Robert Clunie were present
; in behalf of Lincoln Academy at New
[ castle, asking that its appropriation
5 be raised from $500 to $4,000 for the
, first coming year and $4,000 for the
second year. They referred to the in
, crease in the number of pupils attend
ing the school which serves a num-
l Der of towns. the registration al pres
ent being 175. The buildings are in
, need of repairs, they stated.
i, East Corinth Academy
, East Corinth Academy was repre-
sented by Frank p. Morrison, presi-
dent of the board of trustees, who ask
l ed in addition to $1,000 for each of the
2 two years for maintenance an appro-
: priation of $4,000 for the two-year Pc
| Rod to aid on the debt incurred in re-
building after the fire year ago.
The three days hearing of the bud
S get committee was adjourned about 4
t o'clock yesterday afternoon and the
= board will meet a little later on to
= consider these budget requests which
brought before the incoming Legisla-
: ture.
NATIONAL GRANGE