Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-27
SAVINGS BANKS.
Returns for Assessing Taxes viii
Soon Begin to Come In.
How Lead Poison is Discovered in Water
Eight New Corporations.

six electors have fled their acceptances
also congressman Dingley, Boutelle
and Millken.
The returns of savings banks fol
| taxation, which are made. up twice a
year. and sent to the bank examiner
will soon begin to come in. says Hon
F. l.. Timberlake. The last period
| ended, Saturday and the returns of
the several savings banks in the State
will be made up, showing the average
amounts Of its deposits, reserve fund
and undivided profits for the six months
| preceding that date: and it's loans. in
vestnents and deposits within and
without the State. There is also sent
a statement of it's liabilities and re-
sources on that day.
! To facilitate the work of the banks,
Mr. Timberlake had prepared blanks
| for the returns, made out, with all the
spaces for the thousand and one items
10 De sent ILL., WIN tIeSe ne sent
| blanks, one to each bank. to show q
sample copy of one made out with
| figures here and there. and everywhere
| through it. %
On the backs Of the tax return blank
| is place for dates. etc. and spaces for
| the amounts to be assessed. The ap-
praismcnt of the valuation is great
piece Of work. with 50 banks. in all. in
| the State With the small ones, ii is
| not so bad. but with banks of $1,000.
900 and the like. it means much.
Blanks are also sent to the trustees,
two of whom, at least. shall once in
each year. thoroughly examine the af-
fairs of the corporation. settle the
treasurer's account. and report under
| oath to the bank examiner the standing
| of the corporation, the situation Of its
funds. and all other matters which the
examiner requires, in the manner and
scribes.
A photograph has been presented
Mr.. Timberlake of Hon. Albert w
Paine of Bangor, who was the first
State bank examiner. That office was
created in 1865 at that time, the duties
of bank examiner, and insurance COM
| missioner being vested in one person.
The business has grown to such an
| extent that it is quite safe to say that
for the job of handlig both departments
at the present time.
The picture shows a fine, intellectual,
and kindly face. 1t will be properly
framed. and hung in the bank exami-
ner's office.
Many samples of drinking water are
received at the State board of health
for analysis. Three samples have re-
Gently been sent in, under suspicion of
containing lead. To determine whether
they do or not. Miss NJ l. Lovejoy,
head clerk OF the department. made
two trials of each. Saturday. She took
the different samples. out into the State
House yard where she located her
miniature laboratory. of tubes, and
bottles, and what not.
The test for lead is made by a pro-
cess in which hydrogen-sulphide gas
plays n prominent part. This gas is
very powerful and would. she says be
sufficient, We're the trials to be made
indoors, to render the State House I'M
inhabitable in five minutes time
The gas is generated in bottle No
l, whence it forces through a tube the
end of which is submerged in bottle
No. ?. containing distilled water This
process purifies the gas. Thus purified,
it passes through more tubes into the
water which is to be tested for lead
properties. If there is any lead con-
tanned in the water. 1t will after some
10 minutes of being dubbed by the gas.
take on dark hue, from the effect of
the gas upon it. The samples sub
mitted showed evidences of containing
but very little of this poisonous stuff
The railroad commissioners have
completed the Investigations regarding
the recent accident on the Canadian
Pacific Railroad near Holeb, in which
three emigrants were killed.
The commissioners found that i'll
those killed had been inside the cars
where they should have been, no one
would have been killed. This practi-
cally exonerates the railroad company
from any blame.
s The following new corporations have
filed their papers at the secretary Of
States Office: ~
The Charles Green Co. organized at
Portland. for the purpose of manufac-
turing and doing business in clothing.
with $4,000 capital stock of which $50
is paid in. The officers are: President,
Charles Green of Boston; treasurer,
Henry O. Wolfsen Of Boston.
The Fort Kent Telephone Co.. or
ganized by a special act of Legislature
for the purpose of constructing. and
operating a telephone line to connect