Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-23
COUNCIL MEETING.
Little Business Owing to Alb
sence Of Governor Powers.
Confirmation Of Agent StackpoIe on
Table Awaiting Executive Session.
Cameron Claim. Pardon Hearings and Re
moval Of Warden Snow Tor TODAY.

| Governor Powers had another il
turn In bangor tuesday morning. and
was consequently unable to come on I,
Augusta in the afternoon for the Conn.
Gil meeting. AS a result of the Gov.
| ernor's absence there was but it'll,
business of Importance. the pardon
hearings and the claim Of A. l. Gamer.
on for binding going over until thi.
morning at 10 o'clock. Councillor Nave
| presided and called the Council TO or.
der shortly before s.
The first business was the passage OF
| the regular roll of accounts TO cover
the necessary expenditures of the gov
eminent. 1t was voted to accept the
report Of the committee on public in
struction made through Councillor Pow
ers to grant scholarship in Bates col
lege Tor the entire course to Harry L.
Bradford of Newport, it being repre-
scented that he was a worthy Young
man.
1t was voted to send Alice n. Chick
of Norway. to the Perkins School for
the Blind at South Boston. commenc-
ing the third Monday in September and
continuing until otherwise ordered.
The breeze of the session came when
the confirmation of the nomination Of
Obed f. Stackpole laid over from the
last session, as an officer for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals in the
city of Biddcford. This is simply one
of the fractional fights which are 50
common in I5iddeford and was laid on
the table for executive session.
Judge I q Bradhlfry ~ c.co rarra
scented Mr.. Stackpole. while +. w.
Hovcy Esq. OF Bddeford. represented
the remonstrants. Mr.. Hovcy said
that he had understood there was to
be a notification sent out regarding the
date of hearing. He had not come pre-
pared for a hearing. Monday evening.
the mayor Of Biddeford and some
others who objected to the reappoint-
ment of Mr.. Stackpole. had talked the
matter over with him. Only half an
hour before the train left. Tuesday
morning. they again came to him and
said that Mr.. Stackpole was to be rep
resented by counsel at the Council
meeting and asked him to come down
and represent the case to the Council
and ask for a further extension Of time
SO they could appear.
Mr. bradbury replied that Mr.. Stack
pole had received a notification of the
matter coming before the Council. Tues
day. He further said that his friends.
the mayor and all the remonstrants
knew the matter was TO come up. He
further said that Mr.. Stsrhpole was not
rich and had understood the matter
was to come up then and had gone to
considerable expense to bring his wit
ness and council here.
He asked that the matter be brought
up as it was the usual custom when a
matter was laid on ting table at one
meeting that il should come before the
next, meeting. His client had been
recommended by the Maine State So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals and the municipal officers of
Saco. He asked that his client should
not be put to needless expense for he
knew the remOnstrants had been active
in having papers signed end that they
could go ahead.
Chairman Mayo said that it was but
Il fair inference that the matter was
to he heard at this session when it was
laid on the table. last month. b. F.
Hamilton of Biddeford. said that 1t
had freely been talked on the streets
of Biddeford and in the local press for
the last week that the matter was to
come up at this time.
Mr.. Hovey. however. said that he
had been given to understand by MEM
bers of the Council and that his clients
understood that the matter was not to
come up until a hearing had been given
notice of. He said he had but a small
portion of his papers with him. AS the
mayor and entire city government of
Bddeford did not wish Mr.. Stackpole
appointed he still persisted in asking
for an extension.
Councillor Cook said that he thought
the matter should go on. Chairman
Mayo read letter from Mr.. G. A.
Young. an officer holding a similar po-
sition to that wanted by Mr.. Stack
pole asking that no appointment be
made as there was not any too much
business for one. After "a little more
discussion the matter was laid on the
table for executive session.
The matter of the hearing on the pc
tition for the removal of Sea and Shore
Fishery Warden Fred A. Snow of
HarpssWell. was next called. His pc
tition was presented at the June meet
ing and referred to the commissioner
of sea and shore fishery. He reported
at the July meeting that there was no
reason for the dismissal and the mat
ter went over to this meeting, that the
petitioners might be heard.
a letter has been received asking
that the matter be laid son the table
until after the session of the grand
Jury. This request comes from the
fact that short time ago he made a
seizure of short Holsters. In making
the seizure he had to fight with the