The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-02-07
Jan. 3Oth by signing their names each three


times. when they were sworn to before Miss
Anna P. Ladd. Then each was given a
blank receipt and when filled out and signed
chief clerk Emery handed the members of
the committee the generous compensation
authorized by the Governor and Council.
The committee then called on Governor
Cobb in body and presented their report,
after which they called on the Secretary of
State to express to him their appreciation of
his courtesies and that of others in his Office
There is perhaps general impression that
this examination of the treasurer's accounts
is perfunctOry performance, which is far
from being correct. 1t involves good deal
OF work on the part of some one, and the
conditions are such that the full committee
cannot work all the time. Two and some
times three only can work to advantage
First in order is checking all the receipts
from every source during the year. Two of
the committee took quite readily to the tax
on wild lands and another two handled the
tax OIL corporations. These, of course, are
only two of the many sources of revenue
After the receipts came the expenditures,
amined and checked. Then came counting
the money on hand. Each State depository
had made a return on card at the close of
business Dec 81, 1906, of the amount of
money on hand and their statements were
compared with the treasurer's report and
the amounts added. Then the $780,
600 of bonds, part of the war debt nego-
tiatp5 in NV, fho
State and cancelled, were burned in fire.
place in the treasurers Office in the pres
ence of Oramandel Smith, the retiring
treasurer. The committee in their investi-
cations would sometimes find themselves at
a loss, when chief clerk Daniel W. Emery,
or Melvin W. WiSwell or Miss Annie NJ
Clancy of the treasurer's staff would come
to the rescue and help them out of their diff
ficulty. To the acknowledgment in the
committees report of the courtesy and as
sistance of the Treasurer and his efficient
clerks during the examination we would
add here our personal appreciation.
The chairman of the committee, Hon.
served the State in many capacities. He
was bank examiner from 1889 to 1892, and
with Hon. Cyrus W. Blanchard of Wilton,
who comes neXt on the committee, had Just
retired from the Governors Council. Some
of the committee undertook to complain
that Mr.. BiSbee was hard taSkmaSter,
but this is not to be taken seriously. He
displayed good judgment in apportionng
the work and was not averse to doing a full
share himself. Mr.. Blanchard has served
i'll the legislature, as has Lincoln H. New
comb, ESQ.,, of Eastport. Hon. II. p.
| Gardner of Patten has served three terms
in the House and two in the Senate, and is
said to be destined to occupy one of the
plush chairs in the council chamber two
years hence. There seemed to be an APP
prehenson among his many friends about
the State House that he would work too
hard, and he was frequently admonished
not to overdo. But this much is certain,
that whatever he undertakes, whether it is
legislation, auditing accounts or dancing,
! he goes into it for all he is worth. Freeland
! Jones, Esq.,, of Bangor was the Democratic
member of the committee and he certainly
! held up his end both in the work and in
good fellowship. With his family he
| spends the summer months in his schooner
yacht Elfin, having headquarters in Bucks
| HarbOr, and he is the commodore of the
! Bucks Harbor Yacht Club. Mr.. Gardner
tee, and there were four lawyers and one
editor who will long retain pleasant men,
cries of his associates.