Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-14

state. but through the good care he
mas taken. this is now prevented There
IS now but one house under quarantine
and the patients who have been ex-
posed are passed the danger point, so
that no further trouble need be ex-
pected. There is slight question that
ii is through the efforts of DR.. Young
! that the disease was prevented from
spreading Into this section as the
dangers of the disease did not seem IN
be fully appreciated by towns on the
border
Col. L. {. Stevens. superintendent Of
public buildings, had an Arbor dav all
Of his own, Saturday. Following ont
his idea Of making the grounds Of tha
State House as beautiful as possible
ne caused number Of trees to be
planted on the west side Of the build
ing. SO that in a few years the grounds
that side of the State House will he as
well shaded as those in front.
1T is too bad said one man at the
State House, that we have not a nine
tree on the grounds. This is called the
Pine Tree State, and l wish that we
had one pine, even though it is yerv
small. on the grounds. BY this / do
not mean that the grounds are not
attractive and beautiful now, bur T
wish we had one good pine tree for
the sentiment of the thing"
The railroad commissioners have =
busy week before them. They will be
at the State House. today, when sever
al matters of Importance are to come
up. Beginning, Tuesday, the schedule
of inspection is as follows: Tuesday
May 10, Grand Trunk Road, leave Port
land at $50 \. NJ; Norway & Paris
Street Railway. leave South Paris at
40 p. NJ; Wednesday. May 16. Port
land & Yarmouth Electric Road. leave
Monument square. Portland, at S.45 A.
NJ; Portland Street Railroad, Lave
Monument square at +. NJ: Thurs
day, May Il, Sanford & Cape Porpoisc
Railway. leave Springvale at a. NJ;
Biddeford Street Railway. leave Sid
deford p. NJ; Friday, May Is, Bridge
ton & Saco River Railroad, leave
Bridgeton i'll the morning. Wcstbrouk
Windham Naples Railway, leave South
Windham at 1l.35 \. NJ.
The railroad commissioners have ap-
proved the articles of the Mibridge &.
Cherryficld Electric Road. The petit
ton was presented, some time ago, ana
when tho hearing was held there was
slight disagreement of the parties in
tcrestcd. The t0wnspeople on each
side Of the river wished the road tn
be run On their side Of the river. That
matter was fixed UP in a satisfactory
manner 70 all parties concerned. The
road Is Of interest to York county peo-
pie, as the promoters live in that sec
ton and claim that they have Boston
capitalists back Of the scheme The
road is to run from Milbridge to Cher
ryticld ana will be a feeder for the
Washington County Road At tn
present time all OF the manufactured
products Of the town of Milbridge are
carried to the station in Cherryfieli
by teams. One IF the promoters Of tn
road recently stated that il is the in
tentiOn TO at once begin work
Though the State insurance commits
sioEer's department has not Vet hld
time to tabulate the fires for tho first
five months of 1900, Deputy Commits
sioner Fletcher is of the opinion that
the year is holding fully up to last i'll
number Of fires. ana would not be sur
prised if the total was larger.
There has been a greater loss than
usual, this spring. he says. in the mat
ter Of grass fires. The lack Of rain has
kept the fields dry and ready for the
cn1rlS from a nlc.irrr 1n1p,1, ~ rA,.t -.
stray match carelessly thrown down by
the roadside. From the grass to the
fences is but a step and another from
them to the woods. and whatever farm
buildings have stood in the path.
Everything has been so dry that the
flames have found an easy footing and
once started have been very hard t.
stop. In the matter of urban fires
there has also been a heavy loss.
BY the first Of the coming week the
last of the copy for the 1900 report Of
the insurance commissioner will be in
the hands of the printer and the book
will be ready to issue some time III
June. When the last tabulation is
completed the clerks in the office will
be entitled to several good long signs
of relief. for they have been toiling
away, week in and week out, for many
months. getting the huge mountains of
figures into shape for the printer. TIL
Insurance commissioners report is one
Of the bulkiest issued by any of the
departments and being made up almost
wholly Of tables. its preparation in
wolves an immense amount Of clerical
work Journal.
on account Of the greatly Increased
cost Of all kinds Of building materials,
the appropriation of $150000 made by
the last Legislature for the completion
Of the new Eastern Maine Insane hos
pital in Bangor, will not be enough by
about 100000 to complete the building.
and it is said that, rather than have
the work stop now. when the available
funds are almost exhausted. GOV.
Powers will advance the money from
his own pocket, looking to the next
Legislature for reimbursement. Just as
he did in 1898. when there was no
money available for the fitting out of