Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-01
STATE HOUSE.
Council Meeting With Little
But Routine Business.
Voted to Sell Certain Titles to Lands
in Somerset County.
insurance Commissioner Carr Issues Edict
Against International Registry Co.

N' ~ Sun lIi'iI tItlIDfTdllDllS over Uilt
affairs of the State, they had finished
ana had adjourned until Feb Is, at 4
e clock in the afternoon
Little business outside the routine
was transacted. though ono or two
matters presented themselves The
regular monthly roll Of accounts was
passed. In this were noticed the sti-
ponds for the agricultural societies Of
the State amounting to S7S57.5l and tn >
expenses Of two Congressional cleo
tons by the Australian ballot system
to $l100.
Secretary of State Byron Boyd read
a letter from Calvin Graves a prisoner
in the State prison, requesting that h.
be allowed 10 go to mis- home and see
his aged mother, who is very near
deaths door. Graves is the man who
shot the game Wardens down in Wash
ington county. He said he would go
either with or without an officer and if
to so alone would give bonds
for his return. The letter was referred
to the Executive Council and no
further action was taken upon it. To
have granted the request would have
been something without precedent.
Tn. nominations presented by the
tt.N. !nJr " II. apuruG-d
Hon. William Z. Haines of Water
VILE. appeared once more to urge that
the State accept his offer for the right
il possesses in the certain lots in Sol
diertoWn township in Somerset county.
He appeared. a short time ago. repre-
senting that he owned all but a few
lots in the township and he desired To
possess these. They are the lots in thu
township which was awarded to Revo-
lutionary soldiers ana it is possible the
owners of the titles may be living
The State however. has no record IF
these certain lots ana assumes il pls-
seses them until the real owners ap-
pear General Haines wishes to pur-
chase the States right and run til" risk
Of further consequences.
He stated that since the last meet
ing he had purchased the right 10 about
half the doubtful lots. He found they
were included in the deed made in 1858
by Governor Chamberlain to the Euro
pean & North American r. Il. CO.,
which decided the lands the state own
ed tributary to the st. John and Ken
nebec river. The Maine Central now
possess these latter rights and Cen
cral Haines has purchased the half Of
the lots situated on the kennebeC
slope of the Maine Central. Now he
desires the possession Of the rest which
are on the PenobScot river slope. He
offered 1921 for the 6i2 acres. He said
he had already been threatened suit by
a man who represents the owners Of
certain lots Of the land, but ne is in
doubt whether the titles of the lands
which the man represents are good.
In executive session the Council Vot-
ed TO sell the land to Mr.. Haines.
Noble Maxwell Of Richmond. the
chairman of the board of selectmen,
To ask for satisfaction on a
manner case. He represented that there
is family Of State paupers named
Dick in the town Of Richmond. The
State has previously paid the town the
amount which it cost to support the
six in the family. but, in 1897. Council
Tor Freeman made an agreement to
pay $500 year and afterwards made it
$3.50. When Councillor Mayo came 70
be the chairman of this department he
refused to have the peOpl" removed
from the town. as Richmond wished
and offered 1854 a year. There was 4
discussion during the past fail and
the family was taken from the town
farm and placed in the village. Mr..
Maxwell says Councillor Mayo agreed
20 pay $225 for the expense which the
family had been to the town while on
the town farm FOR the few past months
on December 81. the bill was sent to
the state for This amount and $50 ad-
ditinnal for the time since the agree
ment. and Councillor Mayo cut ii down
50 that the rate would be- $500 q year
This took about S15 from the bill
which Mr. Maxwell asked be paid.
Mr.. Mayo said h. thought the amount
sufficient as he did not like the method
in which Richmond Kept It's paupers
while at the town farm. ana even
though the Dick woman might be- a
terror. as they said. he could not gee
the duty OF the State to pay more.
This matter was also settled in exec
utive session by concurrng with Cnun-
rillur Mayo's action.
II was ordered that 10000 copies of
the agricultural report and 300 Of tn
catalogue Of The University If Maine
be printed.
The report Of The trustees uf the Bath
Military and Naval Asylum was rem
drred ana placed On file by the Council.
In this the trustees report that at the
beginning Of the year 1899 they had "a
children In the home During the
year. they admitted ~ and provided
homes for II more. This made 73 for
whom they provided during the year.
The number in the institution. Jan. /.
1900. was -. The average age at that
time was it'll" over eight years.
The average number of grandchildren
Of veterans is q and the remaining 81
are children of soldiers or sailors.
Everything is satisfactory in rela :
tions to the operations Of the home.
though some few improvements are
needed about the buildings. They
came through the year with cash
balance of $49410 out Of the sum OF
5000 which was at their disposal.