Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-27

hearing. and feel that if they had
been present and if they had learned
all the facts they would have taken a
different stand from what they dld. l
think those who did attend found some
merit in the proposition to abolish the
Office Of State binder; otherwise IN
stead of referring it to the next Leg
islature they would have made the
same report as before.
have nothing whatever to say con-
corning the gentleman who occupies
this office Of State binder. This question
is simply in relation to the business Oh
binding the States books ana docu-
n,ents. The law by which the Office
was established was passed IN 1888, III
the same year in which the offlce OIL
state printer was established. The law
Is divided IN into y classifcations. The
first seven apply to binding and the
next IS apply TO the ruling Oh piahhs.
SO far as the present law IS concerHeu
II annlies TO only very small part OF
tho business that is done in this de-
partment, this department OF Stale
hinderv, and it's effect is TO SEND INTO
one channel all the thousands Oh uoi-
lars worth of business that goes into
this office.
Tn regard to this matter of ruling, at
the presant time the blanks for returns
NJ steam railroads are furnished entire
" nv the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. and none whatever through tiie
state binder. AS to the street ran
roads T believe there are two lines OH
y os-nape book on the first page when
orc ruInd bv the State binder anu all
tho RESI-. of the ruling is done by Tue
printer. ~ c+ata
hinder If he does anything at all on TINS
o,d he himself states that he does l!o'
Lrou whether he does or not, ru!eS
,,,oraly- two lines for which the statute
a,.b,rizas him to receive 10 cents
-, A1so when that book is bouno
i,tn !, namphlet there are three staples
I'M through it and for that he gets ~
cents a COPY if he does 1t. ana ne NM
~ 20 he does not know whether he
dos or not. SO far as that part Oh tiic
49, =. concerned it seems to me 1t IS
practically obsolete. Section eignt l9'
returns of insurance colhpdiliea. NJ,
,ra purchased already made. 1hc
hinder has nothing to do with IT, ~
section is out of the law. Seclioii I'LL
relates to blanks for accounts vi 'o'l.
| nittce on warrants. This appiles ~ o,l
| " - very small quantity. All the pie'itno
| thn+ are used there are praclioah'
| without ruling. They are useu on W
| writers where ruling is not hecess<'i :
| c1acc 10. pay roll Of the executive couli-
ciI-there are seven Executive Couilcli-
| Lore Their names are put on the pay
| rou ,,his provision of the law requires
| that for u blanks to be used in making
| AM the nav roll of the Executive COuh-
| iii This provision is provided for that
| ,1oro If seems to be absurd that l.
| moro nav rolls should require leglsla-
| ,inn. Section 11-blanks for application
| for continuation of pensions. rms CLASS
| is entirely out of existence so lar as
| ruling is concerned. That is, they use
| blanks but they have no ruling. CLASS
| 10 has no ruling on them. CLASS 10
blanks for school returns. In That de-
rartrlent there is but one at the present
! fine being ruled. Glass IA, no ruling
Glass u, none. Class 16, more. CLASS L.
| there is one very small blank thal
| comes under that class. Class Is, sever
| al blanks, but no ruling whatever re-
| uuirpd Glass 10, none. Class ~, one
| form ruled and one not ruled; but there
| are 10 Others that are used in that de-
rartment where no provision whatever
| is made for them. They don't come I'M
| der the law | submit the following ia
Bile:
Table showing the number of ruled
| forms now used IN the several depart
mems, provided for and not provided for
| by the blndcIy law. Last column has
reference to department, not to class:
Department