Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-03
Board Of State Assessors
Holds Monthly Meeting.
State Entomo|ogist Begins Work
Under Nursery Stock Law.
Spring Work Of Cleaning Up the Capitol
Grounds Well Underway.

GovernoX Cobb returned to his home
in Rockland, Monday afternoon, and
will probably not be at the Capitol
again until the next meeting of the
executive council. which will be held
on Friday. May 10. at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon.
among other nominations which will
be made before the next meeting of
the Governor and council, is that of Il
judge of the municipal court at Carl
bou. provisions for the establishment
OF which were made at the last session
| Of the Legislature. AS there is but
one candidate for the office of Judge.
Wallace r. I.umbert. it is not under
stood that there will be much doubt
as to who the presiding officer of the
court will be.
The monthly meeting of the board
| of State assessors was held at the
Office of the board. Tuesday forenoon.
The full board, Messrs. Pottle Simpson
and Hayford. was present. and the
business transacted was largely i'm the
line of preparing for and laying out
matters attended to was that of ar
| ranging for a series of meetings for
the month of June, which will be held
by the State board, with the assessors
of the cities and towns, for the purpose
of securing information to enable them
to make a Just and equal assessment
of the taxable property in the several
towns in the counties. and to investi-
gate charges Of concealment of prop
erty liable to assessment. as required
by law. and notices will be sent out to
| that effect.
The schedule for the different coun-
| ties where meetings will be held is az
| follows: Franklin county-Farmington
June -. at P. NJ. Phillips, June -.
at s A. NJ. Oxford county-RumfOrd
| Falls. June IA. ut s A. NJ. South Paris.
June Il. at s A. M. Fryeburg. June
| 16. at A. NJ. Somerset county
| SkoWhegan. June q. at s A. NJ. Bing-
ham, June rs. at A. NJ. Piscataquis
| county-Dover, June 30, at A. NJ.
F.. f. HitchinSs of Waterville. State
| cntomologist, is making the annual in
| spection of nursery stock. in compliance
| with the law which was PASSED for that
|
| Legislature. looking to the protection of
| trees and shrubs from the introduction
and ravaees of dangerous insects ana
diseases. The law provides that all
| nurseries or places where trees, shrubs.
vines and plants are grown or offered
| for sale shall be inspected at least once
4 year by a competent antOmolOgist, to
DO appointed by the commissioners Of
| agriculture and also that proprietors
or owners Of nurseries whose stock
shall be found infested with dangerous
insects or diseases sh iii be prohibited
| from selling or Offering Tor sale anv
such stock unless it shall have been
| fumieated or otherwise treated under
the direction of the commissioner Of
! agric culture and such stock must also
| bear his certificate Of the same. The
penalty for violation is 4 fine not ex-
| ceedihg $50 for each and every offense.
All nursery stock shipped lrtO the State
| from any other state. country or pro-
| vince must have Il certificate on the
box or package. stating that the con-
| tents thereof have been duly investi-
| gated by an authorized inspecting Off
| GER and any transportation company
| which shall bring into this State any
nursery stock, AMI any owners of
nursery stock. or selling nursery stock
or shall transport such stock, or cause
| ii to he transported within the State.
without the same having attached to
The b,x or package. an unexpired official
certificate of inspection. shall be guilty
Iof a misdemeanOr. and on conviction
he subject to n fine CT not more than
1900 for each Offense.
| Heretofore there has been no law in
Maine to prevent the sending of dis
Icascd nurSery stock into the State. and
las 4 gentleman in close touch with
nursery work. said, yesterday, the
nursery owners of some of the Other
states mad been in the habit of making
Maine a dumping ground for stock of
this kind. But with the law passed
last winter and a determination on the
part of the commissioner of agriculture
TO enforce it. it would appear that the
practice of those dealers would be dis
continued.
The commissioners OF inland fisheries
and game We're at Belgrade, yesterday.
or business connected with the depart
inent.
| The force Of employees at the Capitol
have been doing quite bit of work
about the grounds during the past few
days. in the way of general improve
ment. included in which was the re-
moval of moss which had begun to APP
pear on the terraces. and in smoothing
up tie terraces preparatory to sowing
some grass seed.
The hearing which was to have been
held at Warren. today. by the commits
sioner OF inland fisheries and game. on
the South pond petition. has been post
poned for one week.
The following corporation has filed it's
certificate of organization at the Office
of the Secretary of State:
New England Fuel Saving Co, has