Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-04-20
Bangor whis.
A CLEAN OF LIGHT THROUGH
THE FOGG.

In the last number of the GreeHbdck
Labor Chronicle. TX Councillor and Tab
ulator Fogg SAYS, referring to the Garce-
Ion administration, up with the Cover
nor and Council who admin
is,ered the affairs Of the government
honestly. economically and honorably.
Having already turned on the lights and
shown how honestly, economically and
honoiably' the Council generally, and
Councillor Parker in particular, had I'D
ministered the affairs of the government,
we thought that we would throw the
hgh, of our lantern in the direction OF
the Fogg which looms up as a warning
TO the people 10 avoid the Garcelon State
stealers-as the fog on the Banks warns
the mariner OF the presence OF these
dangerous shoals-and see how Mr.. togg
himself stood as one of those who so
honestly, economically and honorably
administered the affairs Of the State dur
ing the year 1879.
We find. FIRST. that the whole amount
drawn by Mr. Fogg for his valuable ser
vices and ''cxpenses" was iSNJ6"1, OF
which travel and attendance as Councillor
Including double mileage amounted to
S45S. 90: services and expenses ON Com
m,t,ee work, S42i25; advertising. etc,
in Gr~slbdck LGbor Chronicle, s22. 30.
To be sure, in the limited amount Of
tic ADVERTISING bill theVe was not much
latitude ior the display of Mr.. Fogg 5
abilities aS a .'tabulaior.' but that he did
not allow even tina, limited opportunity
10 be Lost. i shown by glance at
the bills Tor advertising the meetings
of the Executive Council. beginning
bv charging $3.50 for three insertions,
following that by charge Of sl.OO for
each insertion. and at last getting up TO
Sl.5O. How high he would have got
lis price had the year been longer, can
oaly De estimated by comparison OF the
above figures.
Rv an examination of the dates Of the
bills pat in by Nh Fl-E for services on
committee work. whca the dates are
given at al, il appear that Mr.. FoSG
improved his time % RENAL AAO.c Uesf,t
receiving $3.50 per day and expenses -
committee work a; the same time n was
drawing $500 per day and mileage II
his attendance upon the sessions %: the
Council. Even here his remarkable talent
tor figuring shows Itself III The fact that
while drawing pay foF eighty days aticn-
dare, outside Of the Legislative session.
be MS actually present, Is shown by tue
records. forty-hye days
The following viii show some Of the
occasions when Mr. Fogg drew pay Tor
TWO services performed at the same time:
The first bin We find Is for visit to the
State Normal School at Pennington,
Jan. Is, Il and Is, amounting to
&2l.zj. Tbs was during the 'lcglSla-
i,yc session uf ;bc Council. beginning
January S;a. am, cud,as March 9Th, for
which J.. received $4,000. Again, lie
charges, April oath, three days time and
expenses TO Portland Liquor Agency.
amounting 70 $500. he was then
drawing pay for ten days attendance al
the fourth session Of the Council, begin
ming April 18th. and ending April 18th.
Nav 23d he puts in bin for four days
services and expenses on the same buSi-
ness, amounting 70 $1,000, the Council
being in session May 2Oth-24rh, and he
drawing pay for tive days attendance
thereon. Aug 18th he charges for Six
days work and expenses in visiting the
Indians at Calais, from August 9Th 10
August 18th $4,000. We find that
the seventh session of the Council ended
on the 18th Of August, and Mr.. Fogg
drew pay on that day for five days atten-
dance thereon. Dec. 18th there Is bill
put in for five DAYS work on election re-
turns from Nov. 22d 70 3Ist" and expen-
scs. $500 In this bill his hotel bills
are charged at $3.50 per day. but as 81
was ali the hotel ever charges, Mr.. Foster
cut down his bill to the amount of the
difference, and after altering the report
in his favor three times. finally allowed
him the whole amount Of his bill.
But let US see about his duties Nov
22d was Saturday, and the oath Mon
day. On the oath the Council was in
session and also on the 18th, and on the
18th OF December Mr.. Fogg drew pay
for - days attendance on the session
ending that day. Dec. "a, Z warrant
was drawn in his favor for IS days" ser
vice on committee work, and board at
hotel S4i.OO. No dates were given on
the bill, but The Council being in session
from Dec. 10 20. and from the 22d,
Monday to the 3lst, he drawing pay
and attendance during that time, It Is a
little Difficult, for any one but Garcelon
tabulator 20 see where he could have put
in his extra eight days, but 70 show that
even this did not exhaust his resources,
he drops in, by way of make weight,
four days labor and expenses in visiting
Reform School, $50 90.
\ remarkable man, ;iuly, 5 Mr.. Fogg,
and capable of accomplishing wonderful
things. Out Of his bills for S42l.25 for
services and expenses, we find bills
amounting to $3.50 %, which upon their
face show they were paid for services said
to have been performed during time for
which he was actually drawing pay for
other services. Of the $4,000 remain
ing, were II possible to trace their dates,
a large part Of the bills for which it
accrued would doubtless be found like
those given above