Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-17
CAPITAL CHAT.
Rural Free Delivery Petition
Received from Maine,
The Reception Given to the Maine
Legislative Party.
Mr.. littIefield as Speaker Pro Tenn
Maine Visitors to Washington.

(SpeciaD.-The rural free delivery pc
ttions continue to pour in from the
Third Maine district. The establish
ment Of numerous routes by no means
exhausts the opportunities of these
! improved mail facilities and, judging
from the effect on this end. every new
route only inspires the neighboring
people to ask for the same thing.
Governor Burleigh has recently re-
ceived a petition from A. w. Stevens
and others of Winthrop and vicinity
asking for the establishment of a
route from Winthrop north to near
Carleton pond, thence to Baileyville,
thence along the west bank of the
Ccbbosseecontee pond to the north
side of Monmouth and thence to Win
throp. This petition was filed with the
postoffice department together with a
request that it be placed in the hands
of Special Agent +. p. Boutelle for in
vestigation and report.
Governor Burieigh also has a letter
from First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral johnson acknowledging the re-
ceipt, by reference from Governor Bur-
leigh of a petition and map. trans
mitted to the Sd District representa-
tive by the postmaster at Unity. Me-.
and requesting the establishment of a
rural free delivery route in Waldo
county, Me-, the route to extend north =
east. east and southeast from Unity
postoffice. The first assistant states
that the papers will be referred to
the special agent in charge of the
Eastern division for investigation and
report. He also sent to Governor Bur-
leigh list Of approved boxes for use
on rural free delivery routes.
Outside of the army engineers, who
devote much time to supervision of
river and harbor improvements. a
great deal of money is expended an
nually along the Maine coast for the
work of civilian engineers. During
ithe last fiscal year there were three
men employed almost constantly in
surveying Maine rivers and harbors
and supervising the improvements in
progress. One Of these was Mr.. w. +.
Robinson of Portsmouth, N: H.. who
worked nine months and twenty-five
days at sl75 a month. His time was
occupied on Cape Porpoise Harbor and
Saco river. Me-, and on projects farth-
err south in Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire. The projects at Portland
and Rockland harbors and on the
Lubec Channel and Union and Penob-
scot rivers occupied F. S. Burrowes
for eleven months and twenty-five days
at SITS a month. while A. c.. Both of
Portland, was occupied the entire year
at 5000 month in looking after work
in Portland and Rockland harbors.
Under the direction of Mr.. Hale the
Senate is clearing up a great deal of
it's work on the calendar. In years
gone by it has been the custom of
every senator to hurry in and have
bills taken from the calendar and con-
sidered by unanimous consent. 1t
proved very unsatisfactory because a
man might succeed with his measures
according to the within and humor of
his colleagues. Senator Hale has been
insisting the bills be taken up in their
order on the calendar and almost
every day considerable time has been
devoted to this work, the bills gen.
orally being of a minor or private
character. AS a member of the steer
ing committee, one of the first three
members in fact. it was very appropri-
ate for Senator Hale to look after such
a matter, and he has been most sue
cessful. The result is that not for years
has the business on the Senate calen-
dar been SO well cleared up and like
wise SO satisfactorily to all senators.
Nearly all the Northern states have
now elected their members of the Re-
publican congressional campaign COM
mittee and within a few weeks a chair
man will be elected. The Maine sena-
tors and the other three representatives
unanimously agreed upon Gov. Bur-
leigh as the member of the committee
for Maine. In the last campaign the
member of the committee for Maine
was the late Representative Bou-
telle, then the dean of the delega-
ton in the House. The Republicans
are preparing for vigorous campaign
as they do not intend to yield up the
control of the next House to the DEM |
ocrats.
Hon. Joseph H. Manley of Augusta, |
has been a guest at the Arlington no.
tel here, during the past week. He |
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