Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-12

transaction of its business.
The report of the special committee
on salaries and fees appointed at the
last session of the Legislature was pre-
scented, Wednesday morning. and is !,
document in which there will be great
and widespread interest. During the
past two years the committee has held
many sessions in all parts of the State
and made a thorough study of the sub
Ject before it. The committee makes
many recommendations. and in genera!
urges that the fee system. wherever it
exists in the state or county offices, be
absolutely done away with and in its
place a regular salary exist without
any fees or emOluments being added
Among the recommendations are the
following: That the members of the
Governors council receive the same pay
as the meinbers of the Legislature.
while Legislature is in session, and for
all other service, $500 a day and
actual expenses: also that members of
examining boards, trustees and visit
ing committees receive $500 a day and
travelling expenses: that the attorney
general receive fixed salary of $1,000
n year and that he be given an aSSiS-
tant With an office at the CapitOl: that
tho Secretary of State receive Il salary
Of 5000: that the bank examiner re-
ccive 5000 4 year and actual expenses:
that the land agent and forest com
missioner receive 1880; that the IN
surancc commissioner receive 81 800.
and til" deputy 81 200; that the chair
man of the inland fish and game COM
mission shall receive 81 500 and thu,
third member 1000.
The committee also takes up in detail
the salaries of the various county
officers throughout the State. and ad-
iusts them as it deems warranted by
the conditions. In the salaries OF
county attorneys various changes are
made but when the totals are added
UP il appears that the proposed sala-
ries of the 16 county attorneys would
amour; to s12.650. just as at the present
time. The combined salaries of the
clerks Of courts would be x3o.4oo NJ
stead of S33,512 us at the present time.
The salary in Kennebcc county, III
Guiding clerk hire, is set at x".ooo. IN
der the proposed changes the 10 regis
ters of probate would receive Sl''9Uo III
stead of S19.211 as at the present time
In K.nnebec the compensation. mciud-
ing clerk hire. is reduced from $l.'oo 70
81 800. The Judges of probate would
receive \ total of $4,000 a year instead
Of S1f.i50 as at the present Tune. III
Kennebec county the salary IS 10 re-
main nj 81 800. The registers of deeds
would receive a total of s2S.600 instead
of s35.S5O as at the present time. In
Ecnncbec county the proposed saltrS'
including clerk hire. is Set at S-''oo.
The county commissioners instead Oh
per diem, and travelling would receive
fixed salaries. That allowed IN kes-
nebec county being 500 for each mem
her of the board. the total Tor commas
ejona-s in the IL counties being S26.4"o'
\ fixed salary is also arranged Tor TN"
sheriff of the counties: that allotled Ill
keunebec being $3.50. The hiehest
c,I.ry. allowed sheriff is S3.,'U IN
,,nnbcrl,nd county. and the lowest Is
$500 in Franklin and Piscataauis c"un-
;cs The total for the 16 sherlitS
would he $4,000.
Accommodating the report Of the COM
r,;ttec are bills carrying into effect
o,ch of it's recommendations regarding
the salaries of the state ana COUNT
oe;cors The report was tabled Tor
printing and it's full text Will soon oc
in th. hands Of the members.
:, ,nc Council meeting. Wednesday
.,ft.rnoon Gov. Cobb announced the
committees, for the next two years ITS
follows:
Warrants-Messrs. Murchie. Jones'
Hisbce.
.ccounts-Messrs Murchie. Jones,
and BisDce.
State Prison ana 1'afdoiiS go
I,isbec and Murchic.
Election Rcturns-Elanchard clark
and Murchic.
Taxation and E.xpenditurcs-Pcircc'
Eisbec and Murchie.
Public Lands and Buldings-blsDee'
PIERCE and blanchard.
state Bcneficiarics and Pensions
blanchard. Clark and Jones
state School for Ioys-BiSbcc. Burns
and Blanchard
Insane Hospital Jones. Blanchard
and Burns
Public observation-disclosures Blanch-
ard and Clark.
Military .Affairs-Cl;,rke. Burns and
Pcircc.
Indian Anars-Burns, Murchie and
PIERCE.
Library-Joncs. PIERCE and Burns.
Payroll-Clarkc. Murchie and Jones
Visiting Committee to Insane Hos
pital-Joncs and Murchic. (Mrs.
| Waldo Pcttcngill of Rumford Falls. is
associated with this committee)
Visiting Committee to State Prison.
Peirce and BiSbee.
Visiting Committee to state School
for Boys Esoee. Burns ana Clarke.
| (Mrs. Clark II. Barker of Portland. is
| associated With this committce)
Special Committee on Liquor Agency
Burns. Blanchard and Peircc.
THE SUPERIOR COURT.