Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-23
STATE HOUSE,.
June Meeting Held By
Governor and Council.
Full Pardon Granted to James
G. Ash Of Lewiston.
Petitioners Given Leave 10 Withdraw in
Lewis Dearborn Pardon Matter.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council.
Friday, July 20 at 10 A. M.


Gov -rnor and Council was held Friday
noon, and the usual amount of BUSH
ness was transacted, it being largely of
a routine nature, and which included
the confirmation of the list Of appoint
ments which We're announced by Gov
ernor Cobb last week.
Other business which was consd-
cred were TWO pardon cases. In the
case of James G. Ash, who was doing
an Is months term at Auburn Jail, for
larceny by embeZZement having been
sentenced Oct. II, 1908, a hearing was
held, the petitioner being represented
by Hon. w. b. Shelton of Lewiston.
County Attorney Crockett of Andres
coPgln county was present but did not
appear in remonstrance. Mr. Skel-
tons ground for asking executive
clemency was that Ash had no past
record, that he took the money at a
time hen he had been drinking, and
that If released he would lead an ex-
emplary life. Letters were also read
from parties representing the Maine
Central Railroad and from its attor-
neyS. and no opposition to the pardon
was offered. The matter was conSid-
cred in executive session, and ii was
the vote of the Council that free and
full pardon be granted.
The other pardon matter considered
was that of Lewis Dearborn of Brewer.
1t viii be remembered that Dearborn
is serving a sentence of two and one
half years at the State prison at
ThoLlaston for assault with intent to
rob, having been committed to that in
@titution from Bangor in August. 1905.
The petition for a pardon was presented
at the May meeting Of the Governor
ana Council, Dearborn being represent
ed by y. L. Blanchard of Bangor. At
that time it was laid on the table until
the June meeting and on being taken
from the table Friday it was the vote
Of the Council that the petitioner be
given leave to withdraw.
The matter of the final payment on
| the part Of the State Of the amount
| Que for the construction Of the steel
bridge over the Kennebec river be
| tween the towns Of bingham and Con-
| cord. in Somerset county, w. 4.
SeekinS of SkoWhekan, clerk Of the
| Board of County Commissioners for
| Somerset county. presented the claim
| fni the balance due. which amounted
| % >%\71.9t and an order WAS dr::Nn for
| the payu,tnt of tn" SIilr. Tho "Ou-
| stttr ii, II of this bridge W.:S l.rnvi'!. /
| for 10y 4 resolve of the. las; legislature.
| the provisions: being that the Sttt-
| should pay half Of the cost II COIL
| struction ANA Somerset county and The
4 towns of Bingham and Concord the
| other half The total cost of con
i struction was $50. 023.S9
All order was passed directing the
II land agent to pay to j. ;. Williams OF
Il Guilford the sum of $3.50, the amount to
Ic paid from the stumpage money re-
II ceive,l from the sale of timber on tn"
H public lots in Sandy River plantation.
II for perfecting the organization OF
II Greenvale and Sandy River plantations
II into one plantation.
III A final adjournment was reached at
III about 1850, ana before the meeting
III came to a close it was voted that the
next meeting should be held on Fri
II dav. July 20, commencing at 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon.
| needed Improvement about the
Capitol which is now contemplated
and will soon become a reality, is Il
|
ON. which is now in use for passenger
service between the different floors of
the building. the reason for the change
being that the present one Is not
strong enough to carry the number OF
people which can be accommodated III
the cage. Much trouble was eX-
perienced in this way during the last
| session Of the legislature, as when
during rush Of business
la dozen people would enter the
| cage to go to the upper floors the
| elevator would not lift the load, ana
some of the passengers would have to
leave the cage before it would start
The change to be made will do away
with any further trouble of that kind
as there will be installed n plungins
I, elevator with n nine-inch tube, sim
liar to that now in use i'll the federal
building. which will be guaranteed t.
Int a weight Of $500 pounds A new
steel cage will be installed, the front
OF the present cage being used in the
constru, ton. and the new cage will H.
If the latest type of cage used III
=. elevators The work will be done 10y
the Portland Co, and operations VIII
, be commenced in July.
A delegation of the Farmers ProteC-
tiy, Association of Cumberland county
onneared before Governor Cobb in re-
sncnse to a letter which was received
, by the president. John II. Hawkes.. me
letter. which was typewriter on plain
uap.r and signed "A. NJ. Brown 81
"A. NJ. Berry" secretary, stated that
the representatives Of the association
wore to meet the Governor at the eX-
ec,tive chamber at 1890 A. NJ. Friday
for the purpose of settling the milk
, war which has been on in Cumberland
! county for some time. Governor C"bl
told the gentlemen that he knew moth
inc of any letter having been sent t,
Them. and that the one received by the
president had been sent without III;
sopction. Some Of the member'
:. ,nnugbt If was sent as 4 joke Will
v others saw it in a different light.