Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-23
STATE HOUSE
Governor and Council
Will Meet, Tuesday.
Three Pardon Matters to Come
Up for Consideration.
Commissioner Ring Taking Measures for
Pfefeaiion Of Forest Fires.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Tuesday, April q, at 10 A. M.

The April meetino Of the Governor
| ana Council viii be held in the Cou!t-
ell chamber Tuesday, comlncncing at
10 o'clock in The forenoon and is ex-
| pectel to be fairly busy session. as
IN addition 10 the usual amount of r0u-
| tine business To be transacted tnore are
| three pardon matters scheduled al
| though the crimes connected with the
| cases are Of Il minor nature. A hearing
| sill b,. held on the case Of Harriet :.
| Foyer pf N.iaZie. who is serving a fiv'
| months sentence in Bangor Jail for
| maintaining common nuisance, the
| ,ctitioncr being represented by John +.
| Robinson Of Bangor.
| Lewis Dearborn Of Bangor also
| wants a PARTON. Dearborn was sen
| tenc,.t in August, l90:,, tn tvo and one
! half years in the State prison At rh"m-
| dslon for assault with intent TO rob.
| and thinks that he has been punished
| enough. His ease viii be conducted ~
| b. W. Blanchard Of Bangor.
| Another petition VIII be presented
| for the pardon of Walter -. gallagher
| Of Portland. who is serving Il 10
| months sentence in Cumberland cotn-
| ty jail for search and seizure. unlawful
| possession and liquor nuisance, having
| been sentenced aat the September term
| of the superior court for Cumberland
| county in 1905. He will be represented
| by Comedian & Robinson Of Portland.
Forest Commissioner Ring is now IN
! gagged in sending ont the annual fire
| warnings with a view to preventing
| destructive cOnf1agrationS in the tim
| berland sections of the State, which
| nave caused 50 much damage IN years
| past, and the work is being dom very
| thoroughly. Twenty Of the notices, to-
| eethpr with copies Of the law defining
| the duties of selectmen in the matter
| of forest fires and blanks for the pur-
pose of reporting fires to the commits
| Sioner, are being forwarded 10 the Sc
| lectmen Of each town, first being SEM
10 counties i'm the southern section OF
| the state. as in the north there Is still
| a large body Of snow. In the letter to
| the 81 lectmen. Mr.. Ring calls attention
| to the law and says:
| "In many towns Of the State forest
| fires have occurred and much damage
has been done, and in some instances,
we are informed, because selectnlen
have failed to take action under the
law In carrying out the letter Of the
law il will tend to lessen the liability
| of loss j." fire to oar forests: and to SjiS-
tain ihr valuation of car towns. Mur"
fire noticcS Will BE- s,nt yuu at nay
time they are needed and W. will glad
ly do anything III oar power I" aii t'di
further"
| Fifty If the Hanger notices are being
sent To each of the 40 fire WardenS III
the state with Instructions for posting
at places freqIentad by sport Smtn,
tourists and hiubcrnen. Copies of the
law and a letter Of inst ruction are al
~ sent In this letter the commissioner
says:
| SHOULD a serious fire occur, which
you are unable to Subdue. you will
please rotify this office as soon as pos
| sible Always bear in mind that il is
| much easier to prevent than eNtlnguiSh
an extensive confia grafton. OF course,
you well know that the general danger
To eur forests is during very dry pc
riod. which is usually not more than a
| month or two At such times | desire
| that YOU be particularly Watchful. and
at tho first evidence of a forest fire
take your men and eXtinguish it as
| soon as possible
| Instructions are also issued to the
fire WardenS telling of the Importance
| of organization in the work Of tight
ing fire and the duties of the chief lire
| warden are defined. Under the present
law every game warden is now a fire
| warden, and to each one Mr.. Ring has
sent the following letter:
at winter meeting Of the fish and
l iS.S.in Al lAf.fI "A
that The fish and game wardrns lit the
| employ of the state should without Id-
ditional expense on their trips around
| their territory post 30 Danger Notices >
In accordance with that decision We
are sending you by mail package uf
30 of the notices which you VIII post
at your earliest convenience. We wish
to impress upon you that i'm travelling
about territory your first duty is to eX-
tinguish any and all forest fires found
and without additional compensation
| from the state
Mr.. Ring is very much in accord with
the movement for the establishing of
sisnai stations with telephone con-
| nection on mountains or high lands for
the purpose OF observing the outbreak
Of fires in wild land regions. One Of
| these stations was located IN 1903 on
Sauaw mountain and another on Mt.
| Attean, and the experiment proved
highly satisfactory. Both will be con-
tinued this year and probably others
will be added. These stations are con
nected by telephone with the nearest
village. and during the danger season
a man il kept at the station. He is pro-
yi,ied with a range finder, powerful
field glasses and a plan of the country.
Last wear the observer at Squaw noun
ltain was able to locate accurately fires
| within radius of 40 miles, making his
reports to the chief fire warden at
Greenville. The lumbermen establish
and equip the station and bui1d the
Telephone line. and the State furnishes
the watchman.
Highway Commissioner Sargent will
commence Tuesday the third week of
his meetings with the road commits
siorers. the first meeting being held At
Caribou. Wednesdays meeting will he
held at Houlton. Thursdays at Dover
| ia E,riday'S at SkoWneyan. Two