Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-20
and by the officiating Governor ap-

1t VIII be seen by the foregoing tha'
the Executive department had not
awakened to the possibilities OF the
contingent fund. Nowadays 1t amounts
to $1,000 and no administration couin
keep house without it. In 1873 IL
amounted to bcggarly 500 per yea'
and no ore could seem to find any eN-
cuse for its expenditure. The Couhcii
records of that time are interesting lor
one thing. in showing how careluiiy
the accounts were adjusted, statements
scrutinized and with what practlcai
auditing any item which was deemed
too high was stricken out. n striking
Illustration of this is found in the iol-
lowing page from the council records
OF January %, lS43
The standing committee on warrants.
TO which was referred the accounts OF
Edward Webster, agent appointed TO
expend five hundred dollars in repait
ing the Canada roaI.. appropriated Tor
that purpose under resolve of March
l6. 1872, have carefully examined the
same and report: That the account Is
correct and well vouched, and amounts
to tive hundred and five and 5o-!oO dol
lars. one item Of charge in his ac-
count is thirty-cight days work on OK
en-. at one dollar per day, which charge
your committee deem too high. ana
have deducted thcrefrom the five 5o-loO
dollars, leaving his account five hun
dred dollars, which last named amount
he has received from the State trcasur-
er. Your committee therefore advise
that the books of the State lie balanced
accordingly.
Undoubtedly with the tremendous in
crease in the volume of business which
there has been since 1913. fully as
much proper tionate attention is given
to each account as then. But just i'm
agine. if you will. the Hon. Charles
Sumner Cook telling the present toun-
Gil that he has found a charge for IS
days work with Il yoke of oxen at 81
per day and thinks the price too high,
In the Council records of November
10. 1892. we find the following record:
The standing comm ttce on warrants 1"
which was referred the aCCOt n. Of Gil n!dl
Turner for 81. have had the Same uu"rt
considora ton ana report. That this ac.
count is for coffin Tor the remains q.
the late Governor Lincoln and appears -
be correct. The committee. here oF",
recommend that the governor tc advise.
to draw his warrant on the treasurer -
the State in favor If said Turner. for G.
sum of 81. which will bc in fun Uaymcnt
of said account to be paid on 81 any.
80 ~. H. c,,,.rn1T ava conn !; nod ~
~ oct az Narch \ 3<i3
/ Which l. resncctfi;lIy submitted
Grcel!cf White. Charm n.
Though the remains OF Governor IL
coin were lald away N inc state il@HSo
grounds in 1879. it was not until 1872 1hai
anything worthy the name Of buryiHs
el'uiiu - 'o'.'D "''.
lsIaturt oi ~ tr"k UP tI'' E'"t''t '''l q
March l. of that year, the following &c
eoI,-a was onurox.eI lax. the t;oy.r-or.
,.,
RcsoINc kel2 ing 70 a'a'G 'T'; t,.
,,ip-iu ~ t''N ~" VI '-''
-hu'id'ht h'S'
Resolved. That tho Govcrno" ana Coun-
ell be authorized To .SC'cCt portion ul tn"
public ground in front Of the Capitol ior
the intermcut If public officers dying at
the seat Of government. 10 define iiS jim
its in some suitable manner. ana tu orit
mcnt it with trees and in such mod. as
they may deem Lxp. dent.
/ Resolved. That tho Governor ana Coun
nj l.. further ntIrhoiizrj III cans. sIitaIts
rDI Ii1r1lT, monuments +, Ia, ,.r,,t..,t
over mo graves nT those rrrs, MS wan
now. lre Or herrlftcr may iii in.r.rul
lIDon the rub.ic grounds with afur.p -ia ,
inscrintions,
, Resolved That n sum NOT exec, inn
three hundred dollars be- ana hrrt IN is
aDnrnuriatpl the pl!rrOStS mont lone II
in the foregoing resolves: ana THAI trt
Low allr fouilC % ~
in their hands for any of SAID pur,us !.
by private donations.
A wear later the legislature took fur
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solve:
Resolved. That the superintendent. OF
public buildings hc instructed To remove
the remains "f thr late Mon. Ju>hu +
1HShman' lorinerl! IN, MIR "i ne
iiousc OF representatives from \'hAen e.
county a!Sp me remains n inc idt
Char rs NatCrhuusc, former cork OF 4 D,
House. who died at this metropolis TN tn
DISCHARGE or their official duties and de-.
ros;t tba sam i, ,hc tr,,,h a,ra.rI f,r
.ha interr7a,,f ~ .,trb rnarnlnrs III IL.
civil aoH-ern,,3,.,t Of n. ctrt' ~ sbaI IL
caaee ar Aua;Isti "a: eCo, a.: re s.,nli
derr1 ii .xnrfient IN do 50
Rasn;vAd ,rE1t slid si1rcrintcnlcnt
c,I,e. ~ Lo .,,itaI,I,. irsrrii'tI Iirn, thn
on',,,,, ',r-,,n,,,i3.i,,.r no .ro,h g.
,a,,,, H. y, .,',,;tii ,,,itb ,,,ri -.
inSr;ti,'s han nrr!zi,,,,d III
thosn : aIr,.,1l,- Ir,rrn,.r1 ,Lrnnn
Resoiy,i rhaf said sIIurriufcndent ~.
remains remain Of The Hal Iate Hon Within pc.c.-