Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-10
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY TO- 1897

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new office to give some man d tat Salafy
We need tins commission. We wan
Maine to keep pace with other States II
this matter. Names towns and citie
are doing business at a loss in the pre-
sent system of building roads. Thes'
Ms shod a1 keep ne them eisa E.
Secretary Mckeen Of the State Boart
of Agriculture. said he represented a class
wits are deeply Interested In good high
w ways known S aa az ci fas but
knew the bill IL 1t became 4 law weNls
mean economy In its truest sense III
would do away with the present system
of county road building. Working ou
taxes on highways was at the bottom Of
the rp present se1tn state az OF aIairs
with the strength of the movement IL
two years ago. KS lafks s. SUN y asked
engineering and education. He knew I'M
bill was not a visionary schemc,it Is prat.
teal. He admonished the committed
not to take the economy cry In the Gov.
seriously. The Governor probably
wouldn't place this measure in the cata-
CORY OF cxtthvaEant schemes he was
the ordinary dirt roads. and make them
20 pr cshf; peter than at present with
d NJ a1.'e richardson Ses; df Psrtiasa, said the
whee!men il this matter we're merely
hitching their efforts for good r6ddS to
the tail of the Board of Trade kite.
Maine IS the only state that taxes wheels
Mr.. T.. g. Harrison II New Jersey. said
he was sent here by the United States
re satad sat to % Was us
that much Interested In good roads
throughout the country. because It wishes
u ket ~ the cost Of hauling produce.
miles. The Maine haui IS Sin miles. The
east for TRANSPORTATION Hero Is about q
cents The United States pays s9i6.O0o.o00
aone e psass sss ess y se
ton; II costs too iilueh TO get good
roads by the town system: Lay etst State
roads and the cost will be reducea and
the roads pay for them; they don't do this
now in New England. The matter was
hnaliy tabled for consideration later
favor Of aS A1sanss
persons from engaging III business Of
apothecaries. First. he asked that tetti-
ficates OF druggists be conspicuOusiy dis
played. He next asked that the portion
Of law relating TO druggists prior to 1870
be repealed. He would make the certi-
ficate the only evidence that man is a
druggist. This will assist the board of
pharmacy In making Investigations. as
certificates are filed. He would also have
that portion relating to making physi-
clans and graduates of schools Of phar-
macy druggists without an examination.
repealed. He would have all. physicians
as well as others pass an examination be-
fore the board of pharmacy The bill was
referred to "A subcommittee.
The committee voted to report ought TO
pass on the bill to extend the charter OF
the Lisbon Falls Water Company. and on
the bill authorizing the city Of Lewiston
latihE TO mortgages on personal property
was tabled. snd that relating. TO the
municipal court Of Hath. was referred to
pauper settlements and that Abolishing
days of grace were re-assigned for an
other hearing.
The committee on States prison held a
hearing in the Senate chamber, Tuesday
afternoon. on the matter of a State re-
formatprt fpr women. The first speaker
for the petltiOnsrs WA; Mrs; l.. NJ. n.
Stevens Of Portland. She said that the
true interests of wemahh9ad and man
hood demand that the criminals of the
two sexes be cared for separately. This
reformatory is not wanted merely for the
women now in the State prison, there are
only six there and the number is not
likely TO increase. but for the women in
the jails and for that class OF women
who are on the streets. menace to
society. Women alone can properly care
for unfortunate and criminal women. 1t
Is economy az well as humanity and phi
iantnopny for the State to care for its
Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt of Augusta,
followed Mrs, Stevens. She. said the
women of Maine had been asking for II
years for this reformatory for the I'M
fortunate of their sex She made n strong
plea and was followed by Mrs. Stevens
again who answered many questions
from the committee. She had little
wanted one to accommodate at least 100
women. Some years ago 1t was proposed
to construct one costing some $4,000. but
quired to do the matter Justice. 1t would
be the plan to let out on probation some
of the inmates among good families. Per-
haps one of the present jails could be
fitted up as a womans reformatory.
The question of a matron at the present
prison was brought up by the committee
and Mrs, Stevens declared that neither
she nor the thousands of petitioners for
the reformatory were willing to accept
this as substitute for the reformatory.
Maine Is almost the only state without a
matron at its prison. and everything that
official at our State prisons. The women
there should be under the care of a
woman. but this would be only small
step toward the much-needed State re-
fOrmatory. About dozen ladies were
present at the hearing but there were
no other speakers.
The committee on salaries met at go
missioners. The first matter was the
question of increasing the salary of the
county commissioners of Cumberland
county Walter Allen of Yarmouth,
chairman of the board of county commits
siOners appeared. He said that the work
of the commissioners has materially in
creased within few years and as the
law obliged at least two of them to be on
duty at all times. he felt that $1,000 was
little enough for them. The present
salaries are $3.50 for two members and $3.50
for the chairman. There is u, Jail work.
shop also to be looked after which takes
much time.
Chairman Engel informed Mr.. Allen
that it was largely matter for the
county delegation to settle as II was a
county matter. The county delegation
had recommended that the salaries be in
creased 500. making $3.50 for two members
would probably be the decision of the
committee.
The next matter was relative to the
proposed increase in the salary of the re-
corder of the municipal court for the city
of Portland. Recorder Turner appeared
in favor of the increase from Sl700 to 1890
The county delegation recommended. an
increase of $100. Mr.. Turner showed what
q large increase there had been in the
and what extra clerk hire he had been
obliged to have.
Judge Robinson of Portland, appeared
in favor of an increase of his salary from
$1,000 to $500, as recommended by the
county delegation. He made a short
statement as to the work of the court
and the amount of time it occupied and
answered some questions asked by the
committee.