The Somerset reporter., 1897-10-28

1hul iouBu. TOIb rdlTutlu.
Cumberland: Walter b. Allen, Var
mouth; Gardner Walker, Deering.
Franklin: Manley B. Pottle, King
field Jabez S. Moore, New Sharon.
Hancock: p. w. Richardson, Ire
mont; Nahum Hinckley, Bluehill.
Kennebec: R. C. Burgess, Vassal-
boro, Sewall Pettengill, Wayne.
Penobscot: w. |. Leavitt, Plymouth;
L. c. Written, Carmel,
Sagadshoc Martin Trafton, George
town.
Somerset: George H. Clarke, Arson;
H. c. Weber, Palmyra; Alonzo Smith,
Cornville.
Waldo: NJ. S. Stiles, jackson; j. w.
Brock, Searsport.
York: Simeon S. Andrews, Bidde-
ford; Isaac Hanscomb, Lebanon; S. L.
burlington, Limington.
Knox. Lincoln, Oxford Piscataquis
and Washington were not represented.
There were also clerks from 3
counties: w. S. Choate, Kennebec; NJ.
M. Clark, Aroostook; \. w. Brainerd,
Somerset. Sheriffs: B. J. Hill, Andres
eoggin, Andrew L. McFadden. Kennebec
and f. p. Viles, Somerset. Deputy
sheriffs, S. W. Cary, A, F. Dwelley of
Androscoggin and F. p. Pennell, F. l..
Harding. Charles Ham, Joseph Atkin-
son, C. B. Haskell, c. II. Jones and L.
NJ. Waugh of Somerset.
Ex-county commissioners were also
invited, and Hon. Albert Leavitt of
Athens and Hon. j. S. Hamilton of
Hallowell, attended as such.
Commissioner Andrews of York ex-
tended an invitation for the convention
to meet at Biddeford, next year, and
Commissioner Chandler of Androscoggin,
extended an invitation to meet at
Auburn. The convention voted to &C.
cept the invitation of Mr.. Andrews.
This meeting will occur the 18th Wednes-
day Ia October, 1898.
The chair suggested that the members
be prepared to present questions for dis
eussion at the afternoon session and
upon motion of Mr.. Chandler of Andres
coggin adjournment was had until 1.30
p. IN.
In the afternoon the commissioners
assembled ia the supreme court room,
chairman Weber, presiding.
Various questions were submitted and
discussed freely by the commissioners.
All seemed to enter into the discussion,
indicating familiarity with the topics
under consideration.
The first question was one relating to
constructive travel" whether in case
an officer convey more than one prisoner
at the same time on mittimuSes he Is en-
titled to more than one travel. This was
quite fully canvassed and while there
appeared some little variation in practice
as to just what is allowed, it was unani-
mously voted that in cases OF this class,
commissioners are justified in paying the
officer but one travel.
In the matter OF aid rendered an
officer it was voted TINT the aids name
should appear in the officers bill and
then the commissioners should after con-
sidering the circumstances, decide
whether aid was necessary and pay the
charge If it WAS.
The question whether an officer
should be paid fees where he arrested
person and discharged him without
trial, was very promptly disposed Of by
the statement of fact, that once an officer
arrests a man he has no legal authority
to release him without trial.
The prices paid Clerks OF Court fer
making dockets and indexes was in
quired into, also the prices paid for max
ing indexes in the registry of deeds. The
practice in the purchase of stationery
for the county officers and the printing
the new law, was talked over Informally,
bringing out the fact that there was
something in way Of variety in the
matter OF prices paid for work by clerks;
that clerks usually purchase stationery
for all the county offices useing their best
Judgment, as to what Is needed and that
registers of probate have usually given
their orders for printing all the blanks re-
quired 10 their offices without comforting
with commissioners.
BY far the most extensive discussion
of the afternoon was on the perennial
subject, the inevitable "tramp". The
most efectual way to dispose of tramps
was the form of the proposition dis
cussed. Aroostook commissioners
found stone yard-stone breaking
worked we'll and reduced the tramps
about so per cent. 1t has also worked
well in Bangor. Mr.. Chandler of
Androscoggin said the breaking stone
had the effect to pass the tramp
along to the nearest county without a
stone yard. Kennebec commissioners
found close confinement had good
effect, better with them than hard labor.
Commissioner Clarke of Somerset en-
phasized the difference between tramps