Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-13
STATE HOUSE.
Concerning the Work Of
Enforcement Commission.
Cost TO State for Past Eight
Months Is $974O.36.
United States Experts Visit Maine
on Gypsy Moth Work.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun.
Gil Tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A, M,


| tary of State that the total cost of tn.
enforcement commission from the frs
day of January to the first day OF
September of this year is $9,74036. As
the last Legislature failed to make ar
: appropriation for the enforcement com.
mission the money used to carry on tn.
work is taken from any unexpended
balance in the State treasury.
The work of the commission thus fan
this year has been confined to fvs
counties, .fenobscot, Sagadahoc, Knox
Androscoxgif and Somerset, the first
blow beiH 2struck in the latter county
June 8 last. 1t is known that deputy
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 $22340 has been received at Tho
office of the state treasurer in fees
resulting from the work of the depu-
ties. or this amount. $500 came from
the county of Kcnnebec, 1880 from
SaSadahoc county and $f27a0 from
Somerset county.
Since the first of the year the sum of
$500 has been received at the office of
the state treasurer in fines, $500 of this
amount coming from Knox and Sl0
from Kcnnehcc county. But the fines
pnd fees. with the exception of the fees
received from Somerset COUNTY. resulted
from the work Of tho deputies in 1896.
as they did no Selling for the first six
months of this year.
aTherc are now q deputy enforcement
commissioners at work.
The following are the bills Of the
deputy enforcement commissioners as
approved at the September meeting of
the Governor and Council:
Hebcr III. Allen of Jav-Salary, $93;;
expenses, $ii0I; total. $l34.3T.
Maxine Bcaulieu of Lcwisto n-Sai-
airy, 500; expenses, SILT: total. s14i.76
William J. Caddy of st. George Sal
airy, $93: expenses. $2S93: total. $121 %
Percy j. Clifford of IIampden Salary,
$50: expenses. $5o.49; total. 5000.
William J. Conway Of Bath Salary,
$93; expenses. $2:.o1; total, s1l'.Ol.
Walter J. Fernald of Rockland-Sal-
airy, 90; expenses. SLEPT; total. $1oS.27.
Albert French of Salary. $GG3;;
expenses, S4S.35: total. sll1.35.
Roy f. French of Bath-Salary. 1893;
expenses, s32 As: total, $l45.4s.
Melville f.. Goss of Auburn-Salary,
so; expenses, s20.35; total. $S9.@@:,.
Leslie II. Hayward of Lewieton-Sal-
AIRY. $93. expenses, $1i60: total. s107.60
Fred J. Horne Of Salary,
$93; expenses. S3S 10; total. $13l.13.
Austin r.. Howard of Auburn-Salary
49,; expenses. $45.15; total. S139.,I
Fred Lucas of Saint Adams Salary.
1913; expenses. $37 %: total, S13n.23.
Charles a. Maxwell of Portland Sal
airy. $50; expenses. $3S Is; total. s9S.15.
Albert H. Newbert of Rockland-Sal-
airy. $a3; expenses. y$13i9: total. $10G4a
Benjamin 9. Pare of Lewiston
AIRY. 500; expenses. s47.96: total, s1i".5G
ObeG f. StackpoIc Gf Biddcf"rd-Sal-
ary. 1913; expenses. $3.50; total, s1i110.
Ferdinand e Stevens of Lewiston -
Salary. 1913; expenses, s101.li; total,
$19411.
George w. Taylor Of Rumford Falls
Salary. s54: expenses, 49,. IS; total. sS6.33
Renjamin f. Towne Of Watervillc--
Salary. 1913; expenses, s4o3S; total,
s1237j 7
Salary, ST.; expenses, $40; total, $13.10
In connection with the work which is
being done In the crusade against the
Gypsy moth it will he of interest to
know that two we'll known experts In
matters relating to insect pests are
coming into the State and were cX-
pccted ia arrive in York county, the
most seriously infested district ycster-
day. They arc DIR. L. O. Howard Of
Washington. ID. g., the cntomolOgiSt
connected with the United States de-
partment of agriculture, and Prof. Az II.
Kirkland of Boston. who has charge of
the gypsy moth work in Massachusetts,
and the two gentlemen will visit the
infested sections for the purpose OF
aSccrtaining the requirements of the
State. The men of tho States field
force are now engaged in removing
loose bark from trees in the infested
section around York county. as this
bark affords tho moths place on the
under side for the moths to deposit
their egg clusters. and the men are
also closing the cavities in the trees
with cement for the same purpose.
This work will be continued until
about the first of October. after which
the search for the egg clusters will be
resumed. 1t is also understood that
early in October number of govern
ment scouts will be sent to Maine to
look over the districts already covered
nv the Maine men and also to examine
other sections of the State. Prof.
Hitchins expected to go to York county
Yesterday to meet the gentlemen
named above.