Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-13
Council will be held on Tuesday. Dec
10, at 10 A. NJ

Announcement was made at the eX-
ecutive department at the State House
Tuesday that the total cost of the en-
forcement commission. created by the
S,urgis law passed by the legislature
of 1905. from the first day OF January
until the first day CT November Of this
year is sl5.as6.63 As the last legisla-
ture failed to make an appropriation
for the enforcement commission. the.
money used to carry on the work is
taken from any uneXpended balance in
the State treasury.
The work Of the commission thus far
this year has been confined to five
counties. PenObscot. SGgadahoc. Knox.
Androscoggin ard Somerset, the frs,
blow being struck in the latter county
on June last. i. is known that u,Dutv
enforcement commissioners have visited
nearly every county in the State, but
seizures have been made in only five
counties.
Since the first of last January the
sum Of s333l Al has been received at the
Office of the State treasurer in fees re-
shifting from the work of the deputies
OF this amount the sum of $50 % came
from Sagadahcc county, the sum of
sl2,.20 from Somerset county, and the
sum CT S121GS from Kennebec county.
Since the iirSt OF the year the sum of
S40U has been received at the office of
the State treasurer in fines, 500 of this
anount coming from Knox county and
500 from kennebec county. hut the
fines and fees, with the exception of
the fees received from Somerset county.
ha Of III la.
in 1906 as they did no Selling for the
first six months of this year. There are
now p deputy enforcement commissions
erS ut work in the State. The deputies
receive 81 per day and their expenses
The expenses include room rent, meal
tickets. telephone service board. maxi
ing oath to accounts, electric batteries.
flash lights. trucking. postage, and
stationery. carriage and hack hire and
lunches.
During the month of October the larg-
est expense account was contracted by
Deputy Enforcement Commissioner
Ferdinand +. Stevens of Lewiston. the
second largest by Deputy Enforcement
Commissioner Obed +. Stacllpole Of
Biddeford and the smallest by Deputy
enforcement Commissioner Leslie Fl.
Hayward Of l.. vision.
The following are tho bills of the
deputy enforcement commissioners as
approved at the November meeting of
tho governor and council which was
held today:
Heber II. Allsn of Jav-Salary, $9';
expenses. 81 .06: total, $3.50. o.
Maxine Beauli,u Of Lewiston-Sal-
AIRY. S93: expenses, SG.T; total. 500. -.
William j caddy OF Saint George
Salary. $s3; expenses, $"'.t total.
s126 81
Percy J. Clifford of East Hampden-
Salary. 500, expenses, sl5.20; total.
80. -.
William j. Conway of Bath Salary.
500; expenses. $3.50: total. $1O1.SD.
Walter J. Fc:nald of Rockland-Sal-
ary, Sa3: expenses. $l5.oi; total. s10S3l
Albert French Of I3angor-Salary. Ss4;
expenses s5aS1: total. $127 81.
Roy F.. Frerch OF Bath-Salary. $9";
expenses. 81 SC: Total L SO.
Melville f.. Goss of Salary.
1913: expenses, 81 50. total. $91 so.
Leslie IT, Hayward Of Lewiston-Sal-
lary. S93; expenses. 81 60: total. SO. 81.
Fred j. Horne OF Canaan-Saiary, $751;;
expenses. $la.5.: total. $l13.J
Austin Z. Howard of Auburn-Sal-