Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-14
STATE HOUSE.
Governor Cobb Announces
Minor Nominations.
washington Co. Towns Which
viii Build State Roads.
Recent Valuable Additions Which Have Been
Made to State Library.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Friday, July 20 at 10 A. M.

Whlch We're announced by Governor
CobD last week the following list of
minor appointments were announced
at the executive department Friday
morning:
Coroners-F'red p. Adams, Farming
ton: Francois y. Narcotic, Lewiston;
NJ. l.. Porter. Danforth.
agents Tor the Prevention of Cruelty
to Anlmals-Joseph A. Cote. Bidde-
ford; Frank A. Webb. Bridgton.
TO Administer Oaths. Acknowledge
Deeds and Solemnize Marriages-June
f. Lynch. Brewer.
Trial Justice--Allison w. Wentworth.
Baldwin.
Notaries Public-J Maynard Beal,
Reals; NJ. d. Chatto, Brooksville;
Aaron B. Cole, Eliot; ]. P. Dudley,
Castle Hill; Geo. r. Gardner. Calais;
Lewis NJ. Irish, Rumford; William d.
Pattson. Wiscasset; Edward P. Rick
er, tSO.) Poland; w. c. Johnston. An
dover: Chas. Sumner Cook, Portland
Justices of the Peace-Fred ]. Allen,
Sanford: Ellery Bowden, Winterport;
Forrest G. Coffin, Harrington; Jason l..
Doten. Cooper: George NJ Hanson.
Calais; Geo. A. Miller. Appleton; John
w. Morrill,. Gray; James E. Mulligan,
DamariscOtta Mills; Frank L. Palmer,
SacO; r. F. Springer. Lisbon; Fred o.
Smith, New Vineyards; r. w. Shaw,
HCulton; Richard II. T. Taylor, Wis
casset; n. B. Walker, Biddeford.
That some of the clerks on the fourth
floor of the Capitol are fertile in re-
sources was demonstrated Friday. by
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leading from the fourth floor to the
rotunda, which was brought about by
the regular elevator being out of com
mission. Everyone who climbs to any
of the upper floors has to walk, in
Guiding the mail carrier, who makes
several trips each day, and it is TO
dream to climb three flights of stairs
every few hours. BY the introduction
of the string elevator, however, the
difficulty seems to have been overcome.
The string is attached to the railing
around the fourth floor lobby and
hangs down by the stairway which
leads up from the rotunda, and in this
way packages are hoisted to the upper
floor. The plan works well, and it is
said that the originators of the plan
| are now working on a similar device on
a larger scale, for the carriage of pas
| S~nSerS.
Highway Commissioner Sargent has
returned to Augusta from a trip to
Washington county, where he went on
matters of business connected with his
| office and also to attend the Repubi-
can county convention. While on the
| tr;, hn f'nlaiS NJ Cha riot q
the purpose of consulting with the
road commissioners of those places in
regard to the State road which will DC
| built by them this year. The work has
commenced in the town of Charlotte
and while appropriation for the pur-
pose is not large it is probable that IN
town will build from 600 to 800 feet OF
road this season. the coating of The
| road being of gravel. This is the first
year that the town has done any work
in the way of State road building. inc
| work in Calais has not been commen-
ced but will be as soon as 1t is decided
| where the building of the road Is TO be
| done.
| The number Of towns i'm Washington
county which will build state roads
this year is %, while last year the num-
Der was II. and that of the preceding
year a., the list of those which VIII
| build this year being as follows: Addi-
son, Alexander, Baileyville. Barring
Brockton, Calais, Charlotte. Cherry
field, Columbia, Danforth. East Ma
chias, Eastport. Harrington, LuDec
Machias. Meddybemps. Mlllbridgt'
Pembroke, Perry. Princeton. Robinston
lTaImage, and Whiting. Reports nave
i now been received from all me places
in the State regarding the building OF
state roads, with the exception OF tW'
cities