Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-20
STATE HOUSE.
Safe Auditor Amendment De-
feated by 1000 Votes.
Capitol to Have Independent Spring
Water System.
Game Commissioners Close Kineo Point IN
Gunners for Year.

The old spring which supplied the State
House with water several wears ara l..
To be placed in use again 1t was bougb.
in ~ and water system arranged.
Pipes We're laid from the two springs
which are located one and one-half miles
from the State House and four fountains
were kept in use. One was near the en-
| trance to the house, the other near the
entrance to the senate chamber and the
remaining two were on the main floor
| The pipes which were Of lead became
| frozen up and burst. Then the walls of
| the spring which We're wood began to de-
cav and the whole system became in such
a condition that, four years ago, it was
abandoned
COL Z. {. Stevens. superintendent Of
public buildings has had Civil Engineer
W. +. Getchel at work for some time.
lie has made plans by which the spring
can again be used. Two houses will be
built over the spring. The first will BE
about 20 feet square and the second will
be about % by 10 feet The SPRINGS them
selves will be walled up to a distance II
eight feet with walls that will endure for
years.
Pipes will then be laid five feet under
ground leading from the wells to the
State House. The fountains which have
since been connected with the city water
system Will De- connected with the spring
system. BY this means it will no longer
he necessary to buy spring water for the
State House as has been done for the past
four years. Instead the Capitol will nave
a supply Of its own.
The contracts for the work have been
let to VIM. 4. Williams ana Fletcher q
Robbins. They are to have their work
completed NOV. /.
\ compilation of the returns on the
vote of the constitutional amendment to
establish a State auditor. shows that the
attempt to establish the office was not 4
success, much to the regret Of those VINO
have the best interests Of the State at
heart
As was expected it was the vote Of the
out-of-tOwn people that defeated the
move If the cities were taken by them
selves the Office would have been estab-
lished as the people living in those Sec
tions realize how important it is that such
an office should he established. and how
much az q saving it would be to the
State. Taken by counties those that vot-
ed in favor Of the amendment are: Han
cock, AuIroscoggin, Pcnobscot Aroos-
took, Piscataquis ana Washington The
vote stood 121u in favor and 1925 OPP
posed.
\ large number Of the Veterans Of the
% Maine were at the State House, yes
terday. where they were given cordial
reception.
The fish and game commissioners have
issued notices forbidding hunting at
Kiu"o Point and on Long Island in Blue
hill in Hancock county. This exclusion
excludes not only those who wish To
shoot during the regular open time but
also - those who have purchased Ii
ccnscs for September shooting. The time
limit is placed at one year from the date
Of issuing the notice. This is done as the
people in Kineo wish to have one place
where the deer may BE- undisturbed.
State Assessor Pottle is credited by the
Bangor Commercial with making the foil
lowing statement regarding the increase
Of Names wealth: "The figures sent in
by the assessors from cities, towns ana
plantations show that there viii be an in
crease in round numbers. Of 100000 over
lats years returns. The valuation in 1899
was more than $2S7. ono.
Generally speaking, Maine is in a pros
porous condition; as a rule nearly All the
towns. large and small have increased in
valuation, though some Of the smaller
ones which have little life and are decid-
edly on the decline show falling off"
Mr.. Alfred Z. Smith has been given the
commission to paint the portrait Of form
or Governor Edwin G. Burleigh for the
State House collection. The work will be
done this fall, Governor BureiEh going to
Boston to give the artist sittinEs in his
home studio.-AuSusta Correspondent.
Lewiston Journal