Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-01-27
Letter from Augusta
AUGUSTA. JAS. 2lst. 1870


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/ Not a littlc unca-inc~ j. manifest. nj
1 the determination of some towns. hay
1 Ing drawback" on their Bonds, 10
\ demand an investigation an effort that
| cannot b. stiilcd. should an attempt he
made. These drawbacks may be- all
/ Just and fair. hut until the whole matter
4 j. laid open 20 the fullest imSpcrtiou.
ample ground will be afforded for 4
Y growth of accusations OF official irrc.-
ulariic..' Already the low heaven"
| " inexperienced inquiry j, bringing ont
some interesting details. In 80 far n
an opening has been made. it appears.
/ that those towns which c;nplovcd sub
I >titute brokers are ''in for it," while
/ those employing their own citizens 10
>cc g the filling Of their quotas. are re-
/ ported square
Another development shows how
some collapsed wallets become u sud
denly inflated. Immediately after the
Legislature voted 70 '.cdnalilc the
municipal war debt. improvi,cl agents
l sent out their biH.f-dours To the sever
~ towns. proposing for m0iyrats Zee,
"a adjust their claims before aid com
mission One 81 those fec. /, $40 per
I day, and - of one per cent OF the sum
awarded, which in one instance amounts
. tn tins modest little sum of slSo. MANY
other towns arc said 10 bc the recipient
Of a like endowment. Tie Report of
/ III" Equalization Commission. with. ar
without any damaging revelations. has
not. a. vet been exhibited To the public
/ eve. It. deLn i, anxiou-ly awaited.
TAxrN" SAVINGS BANKS DEPOSITS.
A determined effort i to b. made 10
tax deposits ia thi, Glass Of Bank>-adli-
tive % the existing right Of municipal
I taxation
The iir-t institution nf thi. Kind or
iginntcd in Hamburg in l7.~. Ia the
| nitcl >tatc- the first savings Tnstitn-
tiun IA. established ia Philadelphia in
1916. In 1919, another was established
/ IN Portland. The third was organiz-
"a in ~uco in i-31. There are now 20
+ of these ''noor mans repositories in
thr State. having i'm average Of ip5s de-
po-itors. with deposit of >27l.2l 10
I each. Dr. 1,,27 dcpo-itpr,. having on
I deposit sin.s59 %. Thi> amount ex-
( cccd- the amount Of National and State
Bank capital i'll the State by 81 .$t9 .955.
/ tn provide some sale place 81 deposit
/ for The scAnty earnings Of the poorer
7 classes. wa- the original design OF thcs,
Institutions. But with the conere--ion-
4 al inhibition OF Stale Banks and the sub
stitutiun Of National ones. together with
I the rule for exempting such deposits
/ from taxation. came demand fpr an
Z increased number Of Saving. Banks.
For time, the sum Of $1,000 wa, the
T largest -um receivable from one deposit
/ tor. But facts do not show an entire
! exclusion of men Of wealth from the
I list ~ ucpo-itor>. Such an attempt to
escape taxation, has given rise To the
/ present demand 10 tax m deposits.
which now have assumed a grand total
of SIG. s39 9jj.
! Within the two last years s5.2il, 325
have been deposited in the Saving,
| Banks i'll the State, and thus have be-
come immurcd from taxation.
! How can this abuse be corrected and
the original design Of the Institution be
restored, is the question before the Leg
| islaturc.
STATE PRISON.
! The report OF the Warden. shows the
whole number OF convicts 10 be Ia, OF
these are sentenced for life. Ten are
under sentence of death. Three are
sentenced for twenty years-Five are
! from Hancock County.
William Davis, B wears for burgla ry
John b. Elwcll, ) :. larceny
Sarah J. Smith, l - :. polvgamv
Calvin J. Sargent. 3 :. :. burglary
In the House are ~ farmers; ID law
yers; and one gentleman. Their re-
ligions are Congregationalists Il; Bap-
fists -; Methodists ID Universalisis Is;
no religion L; and 81, supposed to be,
totally deprared.
SURPRISE.
Hume Of Cherryfie Id, to-day, moved
to appoint an investigating committee
to unravel alledged Irregularities. which
startled the House, like a thunder-bolt,
let fall upon it, by 'Jove." 1t was like
the explosion OF a bomb from the swamp
not be counted till hostilities are sus-
pended. PEEP