Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-13

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70 the Editovs Of he Journal: In Jour
last Augussa Letter occured . statement n
necsing upon the State House Cemmiss5oa
and laying that their course had been cfii-
cised BY the Oxford detsxsion and the
Board of Agriculture. B,th Of these
ssssements are untrue. | have this upon
the authority Of prominent members Of the
Oxford deisaAii n and members Of the
Board Of Agricuf ure. inelu ing il secre-
sary. The Criticisms apon the commission
are made BIZ those Who are endeavof-
ing to prejudice Governor Burisigh. The
writer Of the Letter referred 10 is eue Of
thsse. He uss formerly city editor Of the
kEsSEBEC JOURNAL, from whose employ
he Vas discharged soon after the present
prcpris tors took possession CT it, Since
that time be has aever cherished pleasant
feelings towards the paper or sny one con-
neetsd with il, AID has never icss al OBJ
portunify TO siur and Esiarep'esens them in
his newspaper correspondence. Just Eow
this Individual 10 sn ardent ard ousspoken
supporter Of the Congressional aspirations
Of ]. H. Msnley, which he is actively en-
gagged ID furrhering Ia all possible WAYS.
So far from the general condemnation
which be says has been passed upon the
State House Commission l Am in position
- know that they are confined to small
coserie of politicians Of the third congress
sional district, whose motive has been so
apparen. as TO disgust all fair minded men.
The general feeling here 10 tina. in com-
pleting the magnificent addition 10 the
State House. aside from furnishings, inside
of the $3.50, 00o appropriation. the COMMITS
sioners did NEST excellent work and tina,
It's members are deserving Of the cordial
thanks of the people of the State. The
addition compares very favorably with the
new government building in this city,
which, IS Mr.. l.. C. Allen says, cost, with
out furnishings, 1925, 900. Ii most always
has taken two appropriations to erect a new
public building The State House commits
sion completed theirs with the money
originslly available for its construction.
They deserve full credit for the wise
and successful manner in which they per-
formed the lsborious task imposed upon
them. Your correspondent had considera-
Die to say about ''leaky root" on the ai-
dition. 1, ia true that the snow and ice in
the cutters did cause the wster to back up
under the slate. This, however, was no
fault Of the roof. One of the best rcofers
in Boston was secured to make q thorough
examination of it and pronounced it as fine
slate roof as he ever saw. The snow and
ice has been removed from the cutters and
no further Inconvenience from this source
is anticipated. The State House extension
is not the only building where water has
backed up under the slate. The new S225,-
600 Government building here has acted in
2 q m xya hint ~ he fatn
the trouble has come from the ice and snow
the State House extension. it has one of
the best slate roofs in New England.
Governor Burleigh has been an honest,
deeply at heart the hiehes. welfare of his
State.
He is man of strong intellectual force
and the ability the clearness and sound COM
mon sense Of his inaugural address, at
of his own State. The people of
heart and sterling manhood. They will
not be turned against him by the slurs and
misrepresentation of men who are just
now engaged in nasty warfare upon him
for political purposes. Y.
To the Editor ofthe Journal: Ny atten-
ton has been called to paragraph in your
Augusta correspondence in your issue of
February 9TH, in which reference is made
to the salaries of the State House Com
mission and the statement made that "the
State Board Of Agriculture took steps con-
demning the course Of the commissioners.
| have to say tina. the Board of Agriculture
took no such action. They did, however,
recognize the intelligent appreciation of
the agriculture of the State expressed by
Gov. Burleigh in his inaugural address and
passed a resolution Of thanks for the same
which were officially conveyed to His Ex-
celleDcy by the President.
Asking that you will make correction of
the error | am Resp'y yours,
Il A. GILBERT, Sec of Board.
No. Greene, Feb. 10th. 1891.
To THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL: In
relation to the statement in your Augusta
spondence last week, that 1.-The Ok
ford delegation met and condemned the
course Of the State House Commission"
we would say that the Oxford delegation
has not acted on said matter in any way,
shape or manner.
WALDO PETTINGELL. Chairman.
State House. Augusta. Feb. IL, 1891.
The name of the newspaper correspon-
dent referred to in the above communica-
tons is Walter A. Newcomb.-ED KENNE-
BEG JOURNAL.