Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-10-24

relative to their bridges aS provided
by an act Of the last Legislature Com
missioner Sargent has addressed the
following letter To the selectmen of
those towns. whicn vas mailed from
his Office Wednesday:
Dear Strive beg t" remind you
that we have not as yet received the
information called for IN the bridge
blanks sent YOU about June fifteenth.
We do not wish to appear too insistent
in cur demand for this iniorma ton but
under the order of the Legislature di-
recting this office to make the lnvesti-
CATION there is 10 choice left with US
as to whether we will carry out the or
der or not
We look upon this order as a man
date of court and feel that we are SIM
ply the agent ;tppoint+d by the LeSis-
lature to make this investigation and
that We must carry out this order as
fully as possible.
The original order called for an ;tp-
preparation to pay for the Work m
VOWED in collecting this information
but the Legislature amended the order
by striking out the appropriation. This
is an unfortunate situation for we
realize there is considerable extra work
entailed upon town officers in securing
and getting together this information.
1t is work which no town official ever
contemplated wien he took office:
il is work which no town contemplated
whcn the salary of its municipal officers
was determined upon. 1t is informal
ton which towns would not be called
upon To furnish except at considerable
periods of time; consequently, it seems
entirely proper to this office that If
municipal officers are unable to find
the time to do this work themselves
they should hira some one fitted to get
the data and pay them 4 fair coil-
pen$ation for doing the work,
A. the time is getting very short for
the compilation of these returns we
trust there will b" little delay III re-
eel. ing them. We have already re-
ceived returns from over :2J towns and
the most If them have been very full
and very carefully prepared.
May we not received your co-opcra
tiOI, at this time in carrying out the or
der of the last Legislature, thereby
bringing this work to g speedy and sue
cessful completion.
Hon. Parker Spoftord Of the Beard
of Railroad Commissioners, WAS at the
o,'it. OF the board yesterday on matters
OF business
Hon. PaySon Smith of Auburn. State
superintendent Of public schools. was
at the educational department Wedn2s
day on his weekly visit and left in the
h.
present at the meeting of the Maine
Teachers Association to be held i'll that
city today. and will be one of the
speakers.
Tie following corporations have nl"d
their certificates of organization at the
office of III" secretary of state:
B;irtle Sugar Co. organized at Port
land for the purpose of producing and
dealing in sugar, molasses, syrups. etc,
with $1,o00,0G0 capital stock, of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President.
James +. Manter of Portland: treas
urer Clarence +. Eaton of Portland.
Certificate filed oct. %. 1907.
Sawtcotll Calcna King Mining Co.
orga aniZed at Portland for the purpose
of conducting = mining business, with
81 1.0o0,000 capital stock. of which moth
ing is paid III. Officers: President,
James T. Mantcr of PortlanG: treasur-
er. Clarence T.. Eaton of Portland.
Certificate filed oct 23. 1907
Covinaton Door Jamb CO.. organized
1T Kittcry for tho purpose of manufac-
turing and dealing in door jamhs for
cake ovens. etc. with $4,000 capital
stock of which nothing is paid III.
Officers: President. Albert II. Peavey of
Kittcry; treasurer. Harold =. Knowlt"n
of Maiden. Mass Certificate filed Oct.
Il. 1907.
General Textile and Linen Co. organ
Zed at Augusta for the purpose of
manufa cturing and dealing in all kinds
of textiles. with $500, 900 capital stock.
of which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President and treasurer. j. Berry Ot
Augusta. Certificate filed oct. -.
1907
Euffalo- Marion Contract CO., organ
lied at Portland for the purpose "f
conducting u general construction buSi-
ness. with 100 coo capitol stock o:
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President. james T.. Mantcr of Port
land: treasurer. Clarence f.. Eaton Of
Portland. Certificate filed oct %.
1907.
Quarry oil co. organized at Augusta
for the purpose Of producing and deal
ing in oil. with $50 .0n0 capital stock. of
which nothing is paid in. Officers:
President and treasurer. J. Berry of
Augusta. Certificate filed oct -.
1867
Mt. Hudson Hotel Co.. or
eanized at Portland for the purpose "f
conducting q hotel business. with S'n".-
600 capital stock. of which $500 is paid
in. Officers: President. Eugene 5.
Whitney of Manchester. y. H; treas
urer. Edward F. Robinson af Fal-
mouth. Certificate filed Oct. %. 1907.
Herbert L. Bean. after having tr2v-
elled through California. Oregon, Col