Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-19
Special Assignment.

Majority and minority reports of the
committee on WAYS and blidgea, reporting
on bill in new draft. An Act to provide
for the ownership and maintenance OF
highway bridges by the State and the sew
efal counties.
On motion Of AIR. Cakes Of Milford
these reports were laid upon tie table ard
assigned for tomorrow morning.
on motion OF Mir. Davis of Waterviile,
I the vote was reconsidered whereby bill.
An Act to provide in part for the eXper-
diturcS of government for TIC Year 1874
WAS passed to bc en2roSSed.
Mr.. Davis offered AN amendment by
striking out on page five The word
| printing $4,000 and inserting instead
thereof the words printing S. jUlg, and
| by striking ont on page live. binding arc
Thereof the words binding and stitching.
| $l3G0J
Mr.. PETTlNGIIL of Rumford: Mr..
Speaker. would like to hear an c:.pl;na-
| ton from the gentleman. Those amounts,
! / will SAY il behalf of the finance com
mittcc on finance. the binding and the
printing are liked by law at 81 Elucn pc,
| lire or 50 much for the work performed.
| rs | understand it. ard while tneS. gro$.
amounts appear in the appropriation bill.
| re more is paid for these 'cvera! items
| than the actual amount earned by tn
| parties doing this work for the State. and
| that is liked by law and the Governor and
Council approve their bills. and the
amount appropriated in this bill is an cS
| Innate of tn amount REQUIRED. No more
| is paid than the actual cost OF the work
| Now. il we change these figures and ap-
| prnpriatr q less sum than is necessary il
| will mean IA deficiency bill for the nest
| Legislature. But perhaps the gentleman.
may have information that | have not.
shall be pleased to hear from him
Mr.. DAVIS IF Watervile: Mr.. Speaker l.,
would ask the gentleman from Rumford
| il he remembers that these we've the saine
substantially think the anne figures, as
| were offered two years ago in The esti-
mate? | would say in eNplana tinn of the
position that while this amount may seem
! small while these particular items ANA
posed necessities of the case | think that
| il the gentleman from Rumford has gone
| carefully into The situation he Will lind
| that the printing and binding and stitch
| ing has amounted to nearer $50. coo Than il
| has to ST.; Ooo There is much that does
| not appear in those two items
! believe it to be true that there have
| been no items that have caused so mach
| criticism in our State expenditures as
those two during the PAST year, believe
| ard | think / can sIbstantiltc this; tI,;t
| thu, sum named will cover the cNisencjrs
| of the ease | believe that a contract en-
he placed covering these amounts mon
| toned in thn amendment, aud while If is
lnot my p,rrlose. to single out any mart 10
| ular appropratian to critici,se. / do feei
ANA have felt for a long time that thos.
ard | do believe that il is true that re-
| other state in New England is wing 10
| much for that service with uossihIv the
1 eAcention az New TIampsbirc rs In.
| state of Maine ard thini, tbe amend
| mant is reasonable and shoulu he a.
lowed
| Mr. pFrIENGlLI,: Mr.. Sneaker in re-
ply to the gentleman from Watcr(iIL. in
regard IL tha matter Of having o1Ir Statn
| printing done bv contract If I an, cor
reilly Informed. and think | am in Ill
4 ua,ticular ne wisdom al q nY,,,+io,,~ ! -.
Iisl.ture provided for two additional SAFE
offfcials "A State printer and n Stiie hinI.