Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-02-07
GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL.
4 PerpIexing Pauper Case School
for the Deaf and Dumb.


| The meeting Of the Governor ana Coun-
Gil, yesterday afternoon and evening, was .
I very busy one snd : large amount of ron
tine work was disposed Of.
Mayor BAXTER Of Portland, appeared be-
fore the meeting on matter relating to the
deaf and dumb school in Portland. He AZ
gued that it was extremely desirable, if not
necessary, in order to continue the school,
that the State pay the same for Portland
scholars in the school Is it does for those
from any other part Of the State. Hereto
fore the State has allowed 5000 for schol-
ars from other parts Of the State, and the
tuition Of the scholars in Portland.
Mayor Winter and Alderman Harrington
of Hallowell, appeared, asking that an un-
naturalized pauper who was sent to the
insane hospital from Hallowell, be made q
State charge.
Hon. o. D. Baker argued before the
Council in relation to pauper case that
has perp!exed the towns Of Mercer and
Starks and over which they had law suit.
The result of the Law ait was to the effect
that the care of the pauper belonged to
neither town and, he argued, should be-
come State charge.
Judge Walton of Skowtegan called the
attention of the Governor and Council to .
perp' exing question which has been agitated
for some time and which he wished to have
tested in the courts. According to the old
Massachusetts law, in each township 1000
acres was sc. aside and the propri tor Of
the township who wished to cut the timber
or grass on such reserved lapd had to pay a
certain sum. This amount went for school
fund. When the township became organ
lied plantation, this reserved land passed
into the keeping of the State. There are a
dozen plantations in the State, some Of
which have been organized for 40 years,
and the cutting Of timber on the reserved
land has been continued as before the
organic alton. Those committing what seems
to be trespass claim that through some tech
nicality the plantations were never legally
Organized. Judge Walton wants the State
to make test case of the matter.
IRA M. True of Hallowell wanted to get
requisition papers to bring here from Mas
sachusetts person who he claims has de-
frauded the proprietor Of the City hotel at
Augusta. The Governor took the matter
under advisement.
y, Hon. Frank A. Wilson, recently elected
chairman of the board Of directors of the
Maine Central Railroad Co., has declined
the appointment az commissioner to revise
the laws relative to private and special leg
- islation, on account of business engage
ments. Hon. Fred II. Appleton Of Ban
gor, son of the late Chief Justice Appleton
of the supreme court Of Maine, has been
appointed by Gov. Cleaves to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Wilson. Mr.. Appleton is prom nent law
yer and has served with excellent satisfac-
ton several terms as county attorney for
the county of Penebscot.
Petitions were received requesting tie
pardon of John S. KILN and Andrew j.
Stevens. The resignation of Thomas Bal
ley Is special constable of the Psssama-
ouoddy tribe Of Indians was accepted. Well
g. Singhi's resignation as officer for the
prevention of cruelty in Knox county was
accepted. Before closing an interesting
letter to Councillor King, from Chairman
l.. M. Simpson, dated Jan. Is, from Los
Angeles, Cal, was read. The Conncil ad'
journed till Thursday, March l, at 10
A. NJ.