Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-02
Efficient Measures Taken bv
Portland Board of Health.
Town, Corporation and Other Reports
to Be Sent to State Library.
) ;hooi improvement League Meeting. Other
News Of Capitol Departments.

" PSN"o''oHdIy measure three police
men armed with Winchester rifles and
shot guns. guarded the house all Sat
urday night and Sunday and all Sun
day night
1Hese cattlemen came over on tn,
steamship Arcadiar from Glasgow, ar.
irving Tuesday. One of the party ha(
mid case of variOloid and all were
ordered into quarantine by the Port.
land health officers where they will be
obliged to remain IA days in all, if n,
sign of the disease appears.
The measures taken by the Portland
Board of Health. in calling upon armed
lpolice for aid. with orders to shoot
the first man who might attempt to
make try for liberty. may seem to
any not knowing the great possibility
of danger at stake. to be harsh. But
such a method was really the only
safeguard and the Portland health
officers showed that they are on the
alert for any possible danger to the
city and State.
IF those men had escaped" said DR..
A. G. Young. secretary Of the State
Board of Health. Monday. I'VE would
| nave had to chase them all over the
/ State and it might and probably would
/ have been difficult task to secure
them all.
| State Librarian l.. d. Carver is send
ing out to all towns. corporations and
institutions. requests for complete re-
ports which the law requires him to
have on file for use and reference as
there is a growing demand and in
quiry for them on the part of legisla-
| tors and other patrons of the State
| library.
| Chapter 2SS of the Public Laws Of
1889 says that it shall be the duty of
the State librarian to collect from time
10 time and preserve copies of the his
tory of the towns and counties of the
State, when published. and all other
publications relating to the material
social and religious progress of the
State.
| Town clerks of the several towns.
city clerks of the several cities. and
treasurers of the several counties.
shall promptly transmit to the IL
| brarian of the State library. copies of
all reports of the towns, cities and
counties. including all exhibits OF
town. city or county expenditures.
| provided that the provisions of this
section shall apply to printed reports
only. t
The directors of all corporations do
ing business in the State shall trans
NIT copies of all printed reports, re-
lating to the affairs of the corpora
ltions.
These reports filed in the State Ii
brary will prove of untold benefit and
will be Of the greatest service to those
who have occasion to look into them
for reference as tofacts.
l A great deal of interest was shown
in the meeting of the School Improve
iment League of Maine. held at Au-
burn. last week. for the purpose of out
lining the work for the next year. The
meeting was held by the State presi-
= dent, Superintendent Payson Smith OF
q Portland and the secretary. Miss kat
: macdonald of Machias.
A manual will be prepared. contain
ling an outline for a constitution anf
with such rules and regulations as are
needed by local leagues. Sample pro
Hgrams will also be contained in thu
pamphlet, with suggestions as to thu
methods, most suitable for OrganiZins
league outlines for the work and wit!
/ general directions for conducting meet
ings.
Lists of pictures and books. found Il
he the most useful in school work ant
a detailed statement of the duties o
the officers of the State and loca
league will also be found in the book
let There is a great desire that tn
presidents and secretaries Of the i"ca
leagues send reports of the work don'
to the State officers. Photographs VII
be made of the rooms and ground
where the greatest improvement
made to be exhibited at the county ant
State meetings.
It has been decided to inauguEat
a hoard of councillors. consisting
one member from each county,. wnos
duty shall. be to visit leagues. dei've
Iadtlresses and seek to interest teac"
Hers. school officials and parents IN III
work Of Improvement.
I The work Of the league in the pas
has been most successful and the oe
II termination which Is being shown 1ore
casts still more satisfactory results
The league is seeking. to make I'm
movements along certain lines ana !
uImeeting with more encouragement a.
i teachers and people in general oeco"l'
ia miliar with the method OF proceuuI'
and become more interested IN th'
1 movement.
The Governor and Executive Cou". !.
will meet. at p. NJ, today. l.ie ',
win be a large amount Of routine "",,
land accounts to come upland prooa o'.
Iseverai other matters.
The last Of the reports OF the
of labor statistics have been reeve :,
from the binders by Commissions.
w. Matthews. The demand Tor '"S'
has exceeded anything in the past
Fiscal return blanks ana -.
blanks are being sent out fro" -.
Office of the state superintendent -
schools. The fiscal blanks are se ~,
the municipal or town officers am. ~
school blanks to the school supe'''
tendents.
The following certificates OF .neo ~ n,
Il ton have been filed at the once u
Isecretary of State: ,,c;,,
United States Construction ana pr,
Company, has been organized az .,r;n
= land for the purpose OF MAJ sc W.T.
ri n