Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-20
STATE HOUSE.
Town Officers Negligent in
Making Fiscal School Returns.
Many Superintendent Are Also Slow
in Filing Reports.
Quarterly Issue of Agricultural euIIe.
tin Soon to Appear.

Hon. Edward Wiggin, chief clerk in
the office of the State superintendent OF
schools. is very busy just now For the
third time he is sending out notices to
the municipal officers of 100 towns who
have thus far failed to make their an
nual fiscal school returns. These re-
turns must be made before July LIST or
the towns failing to do so will forfeit
10 per cent. of their school fund. Out
of the 500 odd towns in the State about
40 have complied with the law. Only
10 days remain for the 100 delinquent
towns to fulfill the duties devoving
upon them. 1t is evident from this
showing that the officers of some towns
DO not attend to their official duties as
promptly as some others: and that if
it were not for the care of the educa-
tional department many more towns
would lose their 10 per cent. forfeit
than now happen. The State officials
are not required to send out more than
one notice to each town, but under the
efficient mana cement of State Super
intendent StetsOn three, and even more.
notices are mailed to the delinquent
ones Mr.. Stetson does this so that the
negligence Of town officials will not
operate to the disadvantage of the
schools of Maine.
The fiscal school returns. prepared by
the municipal officers, must contain full
information of the amount of money
expended for school purposes in their
respective towns and upon the figures
so furnished the amount of the StSata
stipend is based. SO that. in order that
the educational department may be
able to do this it is imperatiVely neces-
sary that the returns are all in hand
prior to July LIST Of each year.
IN addition 20 the notices to the 1870
negligent towns which have SO far
failed to submit fiscal school returns,
Mr.. Wiggin is sending the third batch
of notices to go delinquent school SUI
perintendentS who have not sent in the
common school returns required by law.
These also must be in hand prior to
July lst The common school returns
give the complete statistics for the
year. and the same are published each
annual school report
Inspector Charles +. Atwood of Bid
deford. COL. John ID. Printable Of Port
land. ana Representative Frederick II.
Wilson of Brunswick We're visitors at
the capital, yesterday.
The quarterly issue of the Bulletin Of
the Agricultural department is nearly
ready for publication. 1t will contain
the usual crop estimates and other
matter Of special interest to the farm
ers of Maine.
New screen doors have been put on
the two main entrances to the State
House They were built by @. |. Stone
ana are fine specimens of workman
ship.
The following companies have filed ar
ticles OF incorporation at the Office Of the
secretary of state:
r T.. Bacon Manifold CO., organized at
Portland for the purpose d manutactul,
ings loose leaf books, with $D.WO capita
officers are: President. Fred T.. Jordan Of
Portland: treasurer, Frank u. Bacon or
Portland Certificate approved, June Is,
lg02
Boston ana Yarmouth Gold Mining Co..
organized at Kittery, for the purpose OF
carrying on the business of mining. with
S25n.0O0 capital stock Of which nothing y
paid in The officers are: President.
George J. O'Doherty of Somervilic. Mass;
treasurer Horace Mitchell Of kittery, Ms.
Certificate approved. June Is. 1902
F. NJ Leonard & Co, organized at Au-
gusta. for the purpose of dealing in fruit.
vegetables and agricultural products.
with $4,000 capital stock Of which moth
ing is paid in. The officers are: President.
Lewis \. Burleigh Of Augusta; ire sursr.
L. l.. Fairbanks Of Augusta. Certificate
approved, June -, 1892.