Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-01-13
of George NJ. Currier, Pennington,
January IS, at p. NJ.
Major II. A. Shorey, of the Bridgton
News, was calling upon friends at the
Capitol. Tuesday.

Major II. A. Shorey, of the Bridgton
News, was calling upon friends at the
Capitol. Tuesday.
The sum Of s39,4O6.49 in appropria- :
tons unexpended reverted to the State
treasury this year. the items ranging
from Tour cents in the appropriation
LOT the examination of teachers to
SlO.oo" appropriated conditionally to-
ward inc purchase Of the Wiscassot
bridge-thc condition not having been
complied with.
II Il department has any prospect OF
using the remains of its appropriation
lor 1903 during the year 1904. it usually
manages to have its unexpendcd bal
ance Tor 1909 drawn out at the close OF
tnit year and carried over, held by the
state treasurer, subject to council Or
DER. AND III some departments there
VIII be expenditures in view which will
not materialiZe before the end Of tn
year. Thus, il becomes necessary 10
draw the money out and mold it till tn
bills come in.
y large part of the executive coun-
CTS time during the closing DAYS OF
the Off year is devoted to this work
Al the last council meeting warrants
We're drawn. aggreSating $1S4,O5G.O1, "a
great deal of which will be extended tc
settle bills which have already beer
'ontr,cted. Some of it. however. will
never be used, and at the end of 1904
there will be quite Il large amour,
winch Will revert to the State
af y .
from the appropriation for improve
ment of State roads, nearly all of which
Will he used before the end of the pres
ent year. From the appropriation fol
:eVlSlOn of statutes. there is carried
over the sum of S2t.119.OS, against
which there will be Il very small draft
There are put a few more charges to be
made under this head ana the ma jor
portion of this sum will find it's way
ack into the treasury.
The Louisiana Purchase EyuosjtiOn
'esolHe takes $4,000 over to this year
which means that the commissioners
lave as yet drawn only $4,000 OF
their $4,000. The sum of Sl0.9Sl. so
oes over from the militia fund. as the
eSult of the saving to the State
hrouSh the war manOeuVres of las,
uninltr. when the national govern
pent bore part of the expenses.
In view Of the large amount OF
money paid out of the State treasury
he last of the year it is interesting t.
.ote where all the funds of the State
re located. With some there is an
Impression that all the money is
tored in the treasury vaults ut the
'tate House. Such, however, is not
ne case, although it would doubtless
)e reasonably safe as the State House
never locked and there are never
ess than three watchmen as provided
oy law. Names money is scattered, it
night be said, to the four winds.
While there is sometimes quite a lump
It the State House the bulk of it is
divided among numerous repositories.
There are 80 or more banks in Maine
hat get Il slice and two or three in
Boston. A week or so ago there We're
300, 600 i'll one of the Boston banks. 1t
,ften happens that the full statute
INIT of the funds on the deposit $40, 900,
are kept in one or more of the Augusta
)anks for convenience. The amount
.ept in the vaults at the State House
aries. There is no law respecting the
AMOUNT to be kept at the office OF the
state treasury. AS a rule there is
nough on hand to transact the daily
'alls. One day last week there " :
$1,000 in cash at the office, large
mount than is usually seen there al
my one time. Quarterly payments
prevail and every three months there
5 the usual outpOur of about $4,000 in
alaries Of State officials Some of this
: drawn ahead of time now and then
nd charged to the account. In the
legislative winters quite a percentage
f the lawmakers keep ahead Of the
ames in different sums to meet cur
ent expenses.