Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-29

AND
Council Thursday, April 10, at 4 p. M.
April meeting Of State Board Of
assessors, Tuesday, April 4, at 10 A.
the railroad commissioners have
granted the petition presented to the
poard by the municipal officers of the
city of Portland, asking that a high
way crossing be established on Dart
mouth street, in that city, on the line
OF the Boston and Maine railroad
Al the April meeting of the board of
state assessors, which will be held at
'ne rooms of the board, Tuesday, the
l"ir"'iu ana insurance taxes will be
committed to the State treasurer.
Previous to the year 1904, the work of
assessing these taxes was conducted
by the insurance commissioner, but by
Il chanSe IN the law, the work was
transferred to the State board of as
SCISSORS, and was performed by them
for the first time, that year. In 1904
the tax assessed on the insurance COM
panies was $96.S17.63, and on the rail-
roads it was $434,O7O76, ard i'm addition
to the latter was the railroad commits
sioners' tax of SIP, 400. 1t is expected
that there will be an increase of the
railroad tax over that of last wear. but
the work on the insurance tax is not
yet far enough advanced to allow the
formation Of an accurate estimate.
State Librarian Carver is sending
out notices and certificates to the
municipal officers of cities and towns
hn,
will receive this year ten per cent of
the amount expended in these libraries
during the fiscal year 1904. AS there
is some misunderstanding as to what
constitutes a free library, and on what
expenditures the ten per cent. is paid
the following explanation is embodied
in the notice sent out by the State
librarian:
"A free library is one where the
books are free to all the inhabitants Of
the town. A library requiring fee
for the use of its books from any per-
| manent inhabitant of the town is not
| considered a free library under the
law, and is not entitled to the State
| stipend. A free library may charge
| Il fee for the use of its books when
| loaned to transient residents of the
| town, or to the inhabitants of neigh
| boring towns.
your return must be made on the
| appropriations and expenditures of
| 1904. as the law requires. 1t should
| include any special appropriation made
| by your town for library purposes and
| any further expenditures from other
| appropriations of the town used in
running the library, viz: rent, heating
| and lighting. janitor service. salary of
| librarian or any expenditures actually
| paid from town appropriations.
The State does not pay stipends on
| moneys derived from requests and ex-
pended for the benefit of the library.
The certificate should be executed by
the mayor of cities and the selectmen
| of towns. The treasurer of your city or
| town will have the desired information
to be embodied in the certificate"
Mr.. Carver states that there will be
about six free libraries established, this
spring, each of which will receive from
uhe State library books to the value of
500, and each will also receive here
after all of the State publications.
One of the first duties of the educa-
| tional department, after the session Of
| the legislature, is to make revision
| and compilation of the laws which have
been enacted relating to the public
schools This duty devolves upon Ed
| ward Wiggin. the clerk of the depart
ment, and is always done promptly, but
| this year Mr.. Wiggin has broken the
| record, as the copy for the complete re-
vision was prepared completed and in
the hands of the printer four hours be-
l IL. Aya.l he
work of the printer. too, was in keeping
| with that of prepare ton of the copy. as
in is working hours after the legislature
| adjourned. the proof of the new
| pamhlet was sent to the educational
| department.
The fish and game department force
are busy with the work of preparing
for the printer the copy of the new
| edition of the fish and game laws.
| which will contain the additions ana
| amendments made at the session OF the
Legislature. A portion of the copy has
| already been submitted, and the re-
| mainder will soon follow.
| Among the recent visitors who regis
tered at the department are the follow
| ing: Lawrence II. Green of Portland,
| Ralph B. Parker of Winthrop, Mrs. Ina
| Mahoney of Pittsfield. Mrs. r. f. Lowell
| of Hallowell. Marjory Herrick of Lex
ington. Mass, and Ralph c. Hodges OF
| Richmond.
| The following corporations have filed
| their certificates of organization at the
Office of the Secretary of State:
| Roston-P Panama Co has been organized
at Portland for the purpose of dealing
| in rubber and all manufactured products
| thereof with 100000 capital stock of
which 500 is paid in. The officers are:
President, II. p. Sweetser of Portland;
lereasurer. L. L. Hight of Portland. Ger
tifcate approved. March p. 1905.
webber Bros. Shoe Co. has been or
| ganized at Augusta for the purpose OF
conducting a general business in foot
wear with $4,000 capital stock of which
nothing is paid in. The officers are:
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