Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-11


yesterday. Governor Burleigh had not .
far recovered from his illness ~ to b
present.
A petition Of forty ciiisens Of Bango
was presented asking for the appointme n
Of Geo. A. Larrsbee Of Kingman, AM
Robert Jameson Of Bangor, - specia
constables to enforce the liquor law. Th,
matter was referred to the next session O
the Council on Feb. llth.
Judge Artemas Libbey recently ap
pointed BY Governor Burleigh, appeared
before the Council and was qualified aI
Judge of the Supreme Court.
An order WAS passed through to the ef
feet that all the State departments shal
be furnished with stationery by the Secre.
tary of State.
The superintendent and trustees Of the
Insane Hospital presented their reporta
yesterday. They were accepted and or
dered printed.
Gen. II. l.. Mitchell, city solicitor Of
Bangor, was before the council in the
afternoon on business pertaining to q
pauper claim. This 10 the third claim the
committee have under confederation, an un-
usually cleared up record for this time Of
year.
An application was granted BY the Coun-
Gil yesterday. which asked for sending
James Mulhollin of Fairfield to the school
for blind in New York.
The appointment Of L. II. Park Of Veasie
State constable for Penobscot county was
confirmed by the Council yesterday.
L. C. Stevens, the Governors Secretary
was able to be at his office this morning,
though this is the first time he has ventured
out since his illness. One of his children
is still very i'll.
Councillors Bracket and Carr, and Mrs.
Lord, visiting committee to the in
ane hospital, made their report yes
terday. In this they commence by
saying: I'VE have confined our
selves very closely to our we'll defined
duty in visiting the hospital, viz, to ascer-
tain if the inmates thereof are humanely
treated" The committee believe that
with the recent Improvements and additions
the requirements will be met. The free
iom from any epidemic is source of much
{ ongra :ulation. The ventilation and clean
illness Of all parts of the institution 10 found
highly satisfactory. In closing they say
"The State can be assured that the inmates
of its asylum are comfortably situated. II
is but simple justice to add that the super
and his associates are admirably
adapted to this work, and having made it 9
business and study are rendering valuable
service to the State"
The tax commission, yesterday, discussed
the expediency of dispensing vi ith the valu-
alton commission Of sixteen. and recon-
needing a perpetual State commission Of
three, whose duty it shall be to secure the
constant equalization of taxes. The COM
misss,,n is also en,s avoring to Hnd prac-
tic,ble method of taxing securities held in
the State on property out Of the State.
Hon. John l.. Cutler of Bangor, member
Of the Tax Commission, wac at the State
House on business Yesterday.
There we're no new hearings before the
Vsua.ion Commission YESTERDAY. Mr..
Gray of Gardiner was before them for q
short time in the forenoon.
I. is expected that the hearings on Wild
lands " i'll occupy the balance of the pres
ent month hen auiience will be given to
persons interested in shipping and farming
property Hon. Rufus Prince, master of
the Grange. will appear before the commits
sion inFegard to the value Of the farms Of
Maine, also q committee of the State
Grange. Mr.. Prince has already been in
communication with the commission. Other
re prese ntative patrons and farmers from
every section Of the State are coming and
will tell what they know about the value OF
the farms. There 10 . continued feeling
among several of the commissioners, and
they express their minds freely, that . re.
duction should be made in the valuation OF
farming lands, and one Of them suggested
from 10 to 20 per cent.
THE commission has voted to instruct the
committee on banks to make an examins'
ton of the loan and building associations
and report.
All the cities, towns and plantations have
made retnrns to the commission with tn,
exception Of . few small plantations. Tht
books, after the commissioner 10 done viii
them, will be placed in the State library.