Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-01
Officers Must Swear to
Bills Of Expenses.
Changes in the Mess and Cook
Houses on the Muster Field.
E|heh D. Rayford Of Portland, Chosen Clerk
10 State Assessors.

II SIouiiu, turing the coming encampnent
or the National Guard, in addition to
the improved condition OF the buildings
at headquarters. will lie the change in
location Of the mess house and cook
house of the signal corps and the
ambulance corps. These buildings have
heretofore been located at the west end
of and at right angles 10 the headquar-
tiers and hospital buildings. but this
| spring they have been moved over to
the west side of the camp and set in
llne with the company cook and mess
houses, at the south end of the line
| by tn" change the space formerly occu-
pied by the buildings is left clear, which
| gives an effect of regularity to the ar
rangement of the buildings on the camp
ground, besides improving the general
| appearance of the locality. The signal
| corps has been DISCHARGED from the
service, and the hospital corps has been
| divided between the TWO regiments of
infantry. and in the coming encamp-
ment it will probably be assigned 10
quarters IN the same line CT tents to be
occupied by the band. which will be on
| the South side of the camp.
a petition has been received by the
board of railroad commissioners. from
the Washington County Railroad Co,
| asking the approval Of tie board to 4
proposed change i'm The location of the
| ccmpanys railroad near Spraguc's
| Falls. on the line between Batting ana
| Princeton. which line lies partly in
| Maine and partly in New Brunswick.
for the purpose of avoiding a mill pond
| to be created by the erection of a dam
now being built at Sprague's Mills. by
the St. Croix Paper Co.
1t is oftentimes a;nlsinS to note the
trouble that can sometimes be made to
pervade the human oceast through I
lack of knowledge Of the workings of
the law, and an illustration of this kind
has been furnished during the past
week. at the Capitol, where many let
tiers have been received from some of
the officials who have Claims against
the States government. asking why
payment had been withheld on their
bills which were presented at the last
meeting Of the governor and council.
Some of the letters denoted an increase
OF temperature on the part of the writ
err while others. which were of moro
conservative nature, simply asked the
question why" but tn all the reply
was the same, and ti,at was to the
effect that in making out the bills OF
expenses due them. the claimants hal
forgotten one very important feature.
dnd that was to make oath to them
before presenting the bills for auditing
and payment, thus making it impos-
sib'e for the council to consider them.
The text of the law relating to the pay
ment of these bills of expenses is as
follows:
/ Chapter 40. An act relating to the
bills Of expenses of State and County
Officers.
II Section 1. Every state and county
officer whenever required by law to
render a pill of expenses. shall itemize
the same and make oath, before pre-
senting it for auditing or payment, that
it includes only actual cash outlay
while in the performance of his official
duties.
Section 2. This act shall take effect
when approved.
[Aprroved March II. 1861
III In replying to these letters. a copy Of
the above law is enclosed, also copy
of the rules governing the action of the
executive council, section Is of which
reads as follows:
"NO claim. demand or account rem
dered against the State shall be made
the subject of council order or report
for payment by the chairman of any
committee of the council. unless such
claim, demand or account is fully item
lied as to dates. amounts and subject
matter thereof"
| 1t will thus be seen that the method
of preparing such claims for payment
by the State is made clear enough by
the law and also that the council is
forbidden from any consideration of
them unless they are presented i'm
strict compliance with the law. 1t is
quite safe to say that when these bills
come back again to be presented at the
next council meeting they will have
been properly sworn to.
Ebert ID. Hayford. Esq, of Port
land. arrived in Augusta. Wednesday
night. Mr.. Hayford, who is a native of
Indiana, and a member of the Cum
berland county, Me-. bar. has lately
accepted a position as clerk to the
State Board of Assessors, and comes.
this week. to take up his new duties
with Secretary Plummer. Mrs. Hay
ford will arrive later, and both will
make their residence in Augusta.
| Mrs Everett G. Sculy of Portland,
formerly Miss Edith Henderson of Hal
lowell. was a caller at the Capitol.
Wednesday, where her many friends
were glad to see her. Mrs. Scully was
for some time employed as a clerk in
the adjutant generals office.
Hon. Geo. Pottle of Lewiston. chair
man of the board of State assessors,
was at The Capitol. yesterday on busi-
ness connected with the department.
The June meeting of the board will be
held, Tuesday.
Among the visitors at the Capitol,
| Wednesday. were Mrs. J. H. Hewitt Of
| Sterling. ILL.,. and Mrs. F. A. CahoOn of
| Falmouth, Mass. 1t was Mrs. Hewitts
first visit to Augusta. and to Maine,
| aud chic 40 we'll as her COmDaniOn