Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-26
STATE HOUSE. I.
Curious Conditions Regarding
Taxes Paid by Towns.
Danger from Incfase Of Smallpox in
Saco Jerry Great.
Annual Reports Must Be Sent to State

In looking over the report of the State
treasurer for 1901, the oft-made state
ment that some towns receive from the
treasury more money than they pay in
in the way of taxes is verified. The
apportionment of the school fund ac-
cording to the number of scholars and
the distribution of more than one-third
of the whole railroad tax among the
towns where railroad stock is owned
makes 1t rather easy for the places that
are pI oIific in children or in the owner-
ship of railroad stock.
The State tax assessed against Ban
gor amounts to $40. 555.21. From the
railroad tax the return aggregates $685.
32310 and from the school fund $l6-
262 Al, making a total of 425S6.l1. 1t
will thus be seen that the net amount
paid by the city of Bangor toward the
support of the State government Is
s969l0. The city of Lewiston shows an
entirely different condition. Its State
tax is $3S. e60.21; its return from the
school fund is So, 03173 and from the
railroad tax s124735, making s23,279Os.
Therefore. Lewiston pays the State
1f,9S1.1e against Bangor s969.l0.
Caribou is assessed a State tax of
S3674.S3. 1t gets from the school fund
$3.50: railroad tax, $3.50: total, $4967.
or sl292.lI more than it pays into the
State treasury. Calais is equally as
fortunate. Its tax amounts to $S1732 20.
while its returns amount to $7305S7
from the school fund and $2112.01 from
the railroad tax, total of $9411.SS
Calais pays into the treasury $S17320
go with it. Belfast is another lucky
town. Its tax amounts to $772S.5O.
From the school fund $3325.2O and from
the railroad tax s5755.39 comes back.
Belfast is paid $1352.O9 for the year 1901
net toward the support of it's institu-
tons.
Augusta pays to the State the sum
OF S11153.34 net; Gardiner. s501S96 Hal
lowell, N992.36; and Waterville. s53SS.66.
The tax assessed against Portland
to s130.S24.S5 The city receives
in return from the school fund s39, SO 81
and from the railroad tax S34, 1854
making a total of s74, 356.11, leaving a
balance of s56 1874 which the city
really pays the State in cash.
There are numerous towns, besides
the ones mentioned above. which re-
ceive more money from the State than
they pay in.
Governor Hill has received a COM
munication from DR.. F. J. Campbell a
member of the American Society in
London, asking him to call the atten-
ton of Maine manufacturers to the
fact that the American Exhibition will
open in the Crystal palace in London
in May and will continue until Septem-
Der. The management is anxious that
Maine should be represented in this
great exhibition, which is intended to
show the immense commercial develop
ment which has taken place in the
United States during recent years.
Chairman Carleton will return from
the east this morning. and the regular
monthly meeting of the fish and game
commission will be held.
DR.. Young has returned from Saco,
where he went" to investigate cases of
smallpox. He says that there are six
we'll developed eases there, and that a
large number of people have been ex-
posed to infection. 1t was at first
thought that disease was chickenpox
and not so much care was taken as
there would have been IL the disease
was known to have been smallpox.
I A litter received from Hon. Edward
Wiggin of the educational department.
who is spending the winter in CalifOr-
MIA. conveys the information that he
is just beginning to recover from a Sc
rious illness. which attacked him with
lin four days after his arrival at hts
dostina ton. III. a rr
state Librarian Carver is sending out
notices to the clerks of towns, cities,
counties and village corporations as
follows: 4. ~.
Chapter 2S3 of the Public Laws of
1889 requires THAT all towns. cities.
counties and corporations shall deposit
in this library copies OF. their annual
reports. We therefore request that you
send your annual printed reports for
this year and such annual reports for
former years as you may be able to
collect for us
These reports. in coming years. will
be Of great value, not only to State OFF,
GERS. but to all writers upon municipal
government and reform.
| The following are recent visitors to
the fish and game museum: w. H. Lit
tie, Tracy Lyon Co, Mimi: kervin r.
Hanks. Lettie Morrill,. Nellie Hayes,
Georgia Temple. Dianna Temple,
Gladys Temple. Richard Ryan. Clar-
ence' Murphy. Harvey l.. Burrill. Beu-
lah Miller. Augusta: Walter NJ. Boyn-
ton. Denver. Col: F. H. Frost. Elmira
n. Y: H. Whitehouse. South China
George Smith. Bangor; Fred futile
West Athens; Louise Emery. Halo
well: sd. j. Fitzpatrick Jersey City. n
j.; Samnel C. Treat. New York; Ger
trude Tibbetts. Gardiner: c. ]. ktch-
en-. Vilah NJ. Kitchen, Pressure Isle;
Mary Buzzell. Lewiston: Edith ID. HUH
II. Clifford Huff. Wellington.
The following new corporations have
filed certificates of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State: