Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-11
STATE HOUSE.
Claims for Sheep Damages
Must Now Be Filed.
Fourteen Applicants for Druggists
Certificates Examined Yesterday.
Something Of Interest to Those Advo.
eating Improvement Of Roads.

After Dee. Is no claims for damages
to domestic animals by wild animals
and dogs. under the law of 1901, will be
received by the State treasurer; SO il
behooves ali persons having claims to
ME them prior to that date. Several
claims have already been received for
damages to sheep by wild cats and by
bears. in addition to numerous claims
for damages by dogs. The bounties
on bears and wild cats have been re-
pealed but these animals still continue
to kill and devour the farmers sheep
in the interior counties.
Out of the receipts for dog licenses
in 1900 the State treasurer paid $4,000 IL
for damages upon domestic animals.
In 1901 the amount paid was $4SOS2S. an
increase Of 142.17. Whether the pay
ments for 1902 will exceed the figures
for last year cannot now be stated, as
the returns are not all in.
The members of the board of State
Pharmacy Commissioners. Percy l.
Lord. Calais. Joseph F. Young, Au-
gusta. and Fred II. Wilson, Bruns-
wick. were in session at the State
House all day. yesterday. for the pur-
pose of examining applicants for ad-
mission to carry on the business of
registered druggists assistants. There
were IA candidates present from differ
ent parts of the State.
Col. F.. G. Stevens, superintendent Of
public buildings, has prepared small
framed signs to place under the por-
traits Of distinguished Maine men.
which hang in the rotunda, giving the
name. residence and service of a pub
lie character rendered by the subject
Of the picture. These signs are hand
somely gotten up. and will be of great
advantage to the sightseer who does
not know the names of our great men
and the offices which they held.
Heretofore a small sign gave the name
8. the individual. but it was impossi-
BILE to learn without asking questions
what particular public office he filled.
The new signs furnish this important
information. There are now 4S por-
traits in the collection.
Representative-elect Albert A. Cord
well and Almon N. Waterhouse Of
Westbrook, were at the Capitol. yester-
Gay. They came to Augusta for the
purpose of selecting a boarding place
for the winter.
The indications are that all of the
towns of Maine. which. early in the
present year. signfied their intentions
of taking advantage of the good roads
law will avail themselves of the OPP
pOrtunity Of dOingssO. Unless the nec-
essary certificates are filed with the
Governor and Council before the last
day of December the delinquent towns
will not be able to get one cent from
the treasury. Out of the los towns
which notified the secretary OF State
that they would ask for their stipend
less than so have thus far complied
with the full requirements. If no more
do so during the present month not
much more than one-third of the ap-
preparation of $4,000 will be expended.
Legislators and others who are in
terested in securing an additional APP
preparation for good roads during the
coming session. will be glad to know
that a bill has been introduced in the
United States Congress by Representa-
tive Brownlow of Tennessee that. If
passed. VIII Il1eifl Ioi tHC
provement of roads throughout the
country.
First. the gentleman from Tennessee
wants new bureau known as the bu-
reau of public roads, with a director
and staff, to cost $4,000 IA year. The
director is to be the judge of the roads
needing rebuilding. One-half of the
expense for improving the roads de-
cided on by the director is to be paid
| by the federal government. and the
other half is to be paid by the State
where the road is made. Twenty per
cent. Of the governments appropria-
ton must be held back until the COM
pIetion of the work to the satisfaction
of the director of the bureau. Twenty
millions of dollars are appropriated by
the bill. the money to be apportioned
according to population. Under this
bill Maine would get about $l15.OoO'
10 secure which Governor Hill would
have to sign an appropriation bill for
an equal sum.
| Councillor Henry w. Mayo was at the
State House. yesterday, and was busii5
enSag ID in closing up his committee WORK