Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-19
REQUIsIlIoN
P0 ths Arrest Of 0slood SiEyR Eintsa
if LalcsDy.
Hearing Before the Railrsad Commisson
District Schools System.

Railroad Commissioner Bowers and
Wilder we're p,essrt at the meeting Of tbs
board Friday. A hearing vss had on thu
petition for station on the Sonersss r. r.
u Embdsn. r. W. Ellis appeared for the
petitioners, and stated that the railroad VA
aided BY the town Of Emblem some s3s 900
The road has station and keers II open
during tie comfortable part Of the year
bat during the winter i: 10 kept closed.
Those desiring 70 ship freight. or take
nsins, cannot buy ticke! or get goods
billed. They must wait for the trains near
while, exposed to the Geld and Dad weather.
A. K. Small, treasurer Of the Somerse,
Ry.. appeared for the road. He claimed
that the business Of that station would not
warrant il being kept open. The total re-
ceipss for H. months. ending Jan. 81, Va.
but So cents . day On AZ average. The
road would be slid to maintain q station /!
the basi aess would warrant it. Both parties
we're heard at length and the commissioner
fcscffeS hficH GcCisiou tltI Hext week.
A Requisition.
A reqnisl.ion has been made OF this s ate
BY the governor Of Massachusetts for the
arrest Of Osgo ID Sawyer, wanted in Me,hE-
en-, Mass, for the LARGELY Of 9 horss and
wagon from bis employers. sawyer 10 now
supposed to be located ., Calais.
What One school Agent Did.
Superintendent Of Schools Luce is we'll
known - warm advocate Of the town sgt
TEN and the doing away Of the District syI-
TEN Of the common schools. Yesterday
the superiase nteat showed = JouEsAL IL
porter town report which included repor,
system. The agent, Y had s295 81 to ex-
pend on this district school. OF this amount.
the teacher during the year got sl3s.+0.
The remainder Of the appropriation, and
little over dollar that was ove;drawn,
went to the agent ia the following manner
Paid the agent, for repairs, $50; paid
y, for furniture and supplies. s38 20; paid
y for boarding the teacher. 5000; paid
y. for fuel furnished, 5000
The attention Of Mr.. Luce WIS called to
this sccoun: BY certain party living in
that town, who sent ths town report to Mr..
Luce, and ace ompanying i. a note saying
that be furnished ths fuel, for which y had
charged 500 40. for the sum Of si2 80. and
thu. no furniture was furn;, I'd. though &
caarge Of $3o 20 is made by y for furni-
tare and supplies.
What is the remedy for such missppro
priation Of funds under .hst system. Mr..
Luce"
mo remedy out,ids Of lsw"
Such al occurer - this il not usually
found even under the district system, is
~
"Oh, no." replied the superintendent,
but take it throughout the State where
the disiric. system Is in vogue and there is
Of the schoo. money about ten per cent, on
the average, used for Illegal purposes and
perquisites. | remember, as an instance,
one town in Aroostook county where there
are . good many school districts, that the
year they made change from the district
system to the town system $50 was saved
in the matter Of fael alone and better fuel
WAS provided"
For Clerk Of Watertilie Court.
On Friday Governor Burleigh nominated
Frank X. Shaw for clerk Of the municipal
court At Wsterville, vice Frank L. Plum.
mer. oeceasld.