Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-14
STATE HOUSE,
Gov. Cobb Will Auuoint
Highway Commissioner
TO Conform With New Laws In
Effect January l..
Corporation Business Shows Slipht
Gain Over November,
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and coun
Gil Tuesday, Dec. 81, at 10 A, M.

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date Of which is Tuesday, Dec. 81. the
list Of nominations to be announced |
by Governor cobb on the preceding
week. Tuesday, Dec. "A. will be a brief |
one so far as executive appointments
are concerned, although it is likely that |
there will be about the usual number
of those OF 4 minor nature. So far aS
IS known ct present the only executive
appointment 10 be made is that OF a
state commissioner Of highways to
succeed Paul d. Sargent Of Machias |
" hose term of Office will expire vita |
thu end of the present year. and il is |
considered that in all probability Mr. !
Sargent will be his own successor Dur |
ms his administration OF the affairs oil
the Office he ,raS conducted them in . |
puSineSSlike manner and has Shown by |
his practical knowledge Of road build |
ing tina: he is Vel fitted for the Office |
When Mr.. Sargent was appointed. in
May. 1906, it was for period of fnrr
years. ,hc appointment being made I'm
der the provisions of Chapter li5 OF tn"
Public Laws of 1905. which was entitled
AT Act 10 provide for the appointment
Of commissioner Of highways and
economy in municipal expenditures.
section one OF the act reading as fol
lows:
S"crion l. TIE Governor. with the ad
vice ana consent OF the Council, within
20 days after approval Of this act. shall
appoin; {, suitable person. who shall be
| a civil engineer as commissioner OF
| highways; who shall hold his office for
the term of four years and until his
successor is appointed and qualified,
and snail receive an annual S3lary Of
$2-.0o, and in addition thereto $1,000 for
assistant, or clerk hire. the actual
amount paid out for his travelling eX-
oenScS within this State. and such
other expenses, not exceeding $500 an
! nually. as may be incurred in the exc
/ cutting OF the duties OF his Office az
Il hereinafter provided. the same to he
II approved by the Governor ami Coun-
eli.
Under the provisions Of the above
| act Mr. Sargent'S term of Office would
not have expired until May 49, 1903. but
l he last Legislature. by the enactment
! of Chapter 112 of the Public Laws OF
1897. repealed Chapter lag of the Pubic
Laws Of 1905. and as the new law Will
take effect Jan. l, 1903. it will bring
| with il the necessity Of an appoint
rnert OF a highway commissioner in ao-
cor.lance with its provisions, and with
in 10 days after the law takes effect
There are many changes in the neT~
| law, on of which is that the commas
! Sioner is given authority, I'll tle work
If the department requires 1t. an as
sistant commissioner. Section " OF me
lchapter. under which the highway de
partncnt is created, reads as follows;
Section g TO carry out the provi-
l. T. cod
and established a State highway de-
partmrnt whose chief officer snail pc
| called the State commissioner "i hlgh-
4 Unys Said commissioner shall be
| civil engineer and shall be appointed
| by the Governor with the advice and
consent of the Council. within ~ days
after his act takes effect The term
Of office of said commissioner shall he
four Years and until his successor IS
amounted and qualified He shall re-
ceive an annual salary Of two thousand
! five hundred dollars. and in addlti"h
| thereto such actual expenses not eN-
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars annual
". as he may personally incur IN the
| execution of the duties of his Office the
/ same to be approved by the Governor
/ and Council Said commissioner shall
he furnished with suitable offices at
the seat of government properly pro-
vided with all necessary furniture,
equipment and stationery. and he Shaii
personally superintend the work OF the
departmcnt Said commissioner may
onnoinf. if the work OF the department
ronuires it. subject to the approval Of
the Governor and Council, one assist
ant commissioner who shall he civ!'
engineer and experienced in road build
ing Said assistant commissioner shall
receive an annual salary not Ia exceed
ffteen hundred dollars and ac.ual ex-
nenses incurred when on official bust
mess within the State. the sam" to be
approvcd bv the Governor and council.
| He NAV also appoint one clerk and
hookkcaper at Il salary not To exceed
thirteen hundred dollars and one
s,enoerapher at such salary as may be
determined upon and approved by the
Governor and Council.
10 NAV also employ such other help
,s the execution of this act shall make
necessary upon terms to be approved
nv the Governor and Council
From, figures obtained at the office III
tho secretary Of state it is learned that
tho CORPORATION business for me hrS'
half Of the present month. while not OF
n nature which could by any stretch
of the Imagination be called large
shows a slight increase over inc cor
resnonding period for the month OF NO
vember. and if the average - mani
,,ipad for the balance of the month
,he total should be in the neighborhood
of so
The number Of corporations when
had filed their certificates of organlZa-
,ion at the office of the secretary OF
/ state ND to last night was 80 all OF
which were organized under the Seher-
al law. and of that number one Wa
conitalized at $250o0.O0o. This was the
ran,nic, short Line. and to it belongs
tho distinction of being the largest cor
noration that has been organized III
Maine for months. OF the corporations
which have been organized during me
b month with n capital stock of Sl.o"'oo"