Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-23
Another Reformer.

The Bangor Wing puts Ex-Councillor
Capt Charles H. Chase under its reflection
with the following results
The amount received by Cap'n Chase for
mileage and attendance on Council meetings
vas S474 90
For Committee work and expenses, 81 %
Making in all. sI,O45 %
Outside of the legislative session. Cap'n
Chase pay roll covered period of eighty -four
DAYS. while the Council Journal only reports
him present sixty days. The usual amount
Of double mileage is computed in his case as
in that of the whole Council.
Like Mr.. Fogg, he was so ubiquitous as TO
be present (constructively) at the session OF
the Council commencing April Is, and end
ing April %, and also to investigate the
State Liquor Agency at Portland, on the 2lst,
god and 23d days of the same month, re-
ceiving, including mileage, $3.50 per day
for the one service, and, including expenses.
81. 33 per day for the other, or x12.23 per
day for his three days work!
In May the Cap'n puts in four days more
work at the liquor agency in Portland, the
place of his residence, and after turning In
his bill for services at $3.50 per day, recol-
Iects that it is worth something even to board
AT NOME, anu duue thV 'ioiidiS pei 10Y =" '''S
bill .'for board"
The Reform School seemed to be the object
of his jealous care, and we find frequent
visits made at the moderate expense Of five
dollars each, two of the visits at an expense
Of 81 ] 90. being made during the session OF
the Council in December.
Nov. 10, we find a bill for nine days ser
vice and expenses on election returns,
amounting to $50. 80, but as the dates are not
given it does not appear whether it includedt the
time occupied during the session of the Coun-
ell commencing Nov. 18th, but the next bill,
Dec. /, for ) DAYS work and expenses on the
same business, amounting to S3l. cannot
be open to question, as the Councilmen, in
fact, in session from the 18th Of Nov. until
the 3Ist of Dec, although divided up into
three periods so that mileage could be charged
three times instead of once. Dec. "a, we
find him charging eight more days service
on Committee work, amounting to the sum
of S44 90. showing that the Cap'n had most
remarkable faculty, either for being in two
places, and performing two services at the
same time or-whisper the thought-for
making double charges for services performed
in pursuance of his duties as a Councillor
Here is something else that glitters under
the reflected light, which demands our atteE-
ton:
estate of Maine
To G.. II. Chase, DR..
To cash paid for Clerk services be-
fore Com on Election Returns, S125.0O."
No date, no name of person to whom paid
no nothing but just the bare bill given above.
and a report and warrant drawn in his favor
for the amount. According to Gov. Gar
celons testimony before the Hale Committee,
the work of tabulation outside of that done
by the members of the Council, was done by
Mr. Pishon, although Mr.. Mark Harden was
in attendance and may have done some of the
work Who this mysterious individual is to
whom Cap'n Chase says he paid one hum
dred and twenty-five dollars in addition to
the amounts given above, is one ofthe things
which, as Dundreary would say, "No felah
can find out" May it not be possible that
he is the invisible and mysterious transforma-
zionist and tabulator who so deity changed a
'sP" into "B," &C. into a &C." an ''H"
into an a." and counted in and counted out
to suit the purposes of the cabal Of conspir
ators?