Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-27
STATE HOUSE,
Annual Report Of Prison
and Jail: inspectors.
Monson Light and fower Co.
Organized Under Special Statue
Total Of Gypsy Moth Egg Cluster
Found Is 4700.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
Gil Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A. No.


Springfield, f. p Mayo of Fairfield
and Frank II. Hargraves of West Buzz
ton, for the year 1907, has been sub
p,itted to the Governor and Council
for approval. The report, which was
filed yesterday. says in part:
THE jails of our State have been
carefully inspected at regular inter-
walls throughout the year by one and
when possible by two members OF this
board, and we are more than ever Of
the opinion of the value and efficacy
Of the visits being made by more than
one member when it is feasible and
il is our purpose to increase this prac-
tice even more in the future than it
has been done in the past
I'VE regret that we are compelled to
report such slight progre IS in increas-
ing the work of prisoners at our sew
eral jails, but we are bound to believe
that the seed sown is eventually to
bring forth Il harvest, for already q
movement has been set on foot in sew
eral counties locking toward the estab-
lishment Of workshops.
"One Of the best evidences Of the
value Of working prisoners confined in
our .iails is seen in Houllon Jail. That
was the pioneer Jail to establish
wood yard. and the result Of the estab-
lishment is already we'll known. When
the yard was opened the Jail was over
run with tranips, but the number has
been steadily decreased and for the
past year there have been hardly
prisoners enough confined in this Jail TO
take care of the institution. Suspect
ing that there might be an influx how
ever, the county com nisSioncrs asked
our hoard permission TO work the prs-
oners on the highway. this being the
first request of its nature made to us
under the new law. The request was
readily granted. but the tramps have
given the institution a wide berth, and
at no time during the year have there
beer prisoners enough enrolled to spare
a single man on the highway. What
HOultcn Jail officials have accomplished
in saving their county big bills for
boarding idle tramps every Jail in the
State could and should accomplish.
I'VE are glad to be able to report
We have more than once concerning
the pernicious habit of jailers allow
in; prisoners to roam through the
corridors instead of being locked into
their cells. The cells were made for
the confinement of the prisoners and no
well regulated Jail allows its prison
ers to roam about the corridors under
normal conditions.
I'VE are glad to report that the Jail
at South Paris is to be equipped with
workshop the coming year. suitable
lind for the same having been pur-
chased, and the prisoners confined i'll
the Jail will be employed at hard LABOR
with the opening OF spring.
Knox. somerset Franklin ana
Washington counties are yet without
suitable accommodations for working
prisoner. AS one of the bad results
of this omission we find PenoDScot
county Jail crowded with prisoners all
out of proportion to it's capacity. the
authorities OF Washington county are
sending all of their long term prison
erS there for confinement This Doard
will take prompt measures to discon-
time this evil.
I'VE are glad to be able to report
that in nearly every jail in our state
marked physical improvements are no.
ticeable. all looking towards the better
condition of the inmates.
Among the corporations which have
been organized in the state during the
month under charters when Wer''
granted by special act OF tne laS'
legislature and have filed their certi-
flcates If organization at the once Oh
the secretary of State is the Monsoii
Light 81 Power Co, the charter oi
which was approved March -. 1"o'. ana
which was organized at Monsoon Dec To-
The r,urpOses for which the corpora :
ton was organized We're to transmit
Distribute. supply and sell electricity
for lighting heating, manufacturing OF
mechanical purposes in the towns or
Manson Abbot and Blanchard. all IN
PiScataquis county.
Tho con;taI stock of the corporation
f. S50.OO0 of which amount nothing Is
paid in. and the par value Oh ''ie
is 800 each. The names and addresses
of the shareholders together VII" '.i,
number Of shares subscribed 1or ny cav
is az follows: George f. Barrar" ~
Worcester, Mass, one snare H'iiS
Waite Of Rrookline. Mass. one smart
Fred III. Crane of Monsoon. one smart
The president of the corporation -
Harry w. Waite and the treasurer Is
George f. Barnard. TIL" directors are
Harry w Waite. George f. Barnar"
and Fred II. Crane.
The certificate of organization was
filed Thursday, Dec. 70.
Hon. A. w. Gilman. commissioner q
agriculture. Prof. f. f. HitchineS anu
Cant. r. F. Philbrool1. were nj the "''
par,ment of agriculture THURSDAY "i
matters of business connected with inc
various branches of work OF the "e
partment. which are drawing to c'oS'
for the year. In speaking OF the sipF,
moth work Capt. Philbrook sald ttat II
was going steadily on and that .'e
men were still finding infestatlons' al,
though no large ones had been lou'i'
since the one last reported. There nave
been found in all some 400 of the egg
clusters in and about Kittery ara "e'u
Work is stin being done III the lhacnei
woodlot and it is probable that the i'ei
will be engaged there all winter
The following corporation has hieo IL
certificate of organization at the OHIO