Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-29

street; 1895 feet northerly from Inc
north line Of the Getchcll farm
measured on the west line of Water
street. The above described line in
the north and west line of the nro-
posed street and the street is to he 20
feet wide. a hearing on the matter
will be assigned later.
Notice has been issued by the
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
and Game that public hearing at the
office of John a. Peters in Ellsworth
on the first day of February at >
O'Clock in the afternoon. on the
petition Of r. B. Lewis and 40 others
residents of EaStbroUk and vicinity
IN the county of Hancock. PRAYING
that rules and regulations be adopted
to preserve the fishing interests in the
waters of little Bog river and big Bog
river, located in Eastbrool5.
Paul d. Sargent. State Commits
sioner of highways. is sending the
following circular letter. relative to an
increase in the length of the term of
service of road commissioners. 10 tho
selectmen Of the different towns of the
State:
Augusta, Maine, Feb. l, 1898.
To all Sclectmen:-The idea has
been advanced from several towns in
the State during the last two years
that better results might be obtained
in the conduct of highway depart
mentS If road commissioners could DE
assured of d longer term of Office than
has been possible heretofore. With
this point in mind section thirteen of
chapter four, r. S. was amended by
III" last Legislature to read as
follows:
Section 13. Each town at its an
nual meeting may elect by major vo:e
road commissioner, who shall hold
his office for the term of one year
from the date of his election or for
the term of three years from the date
of his election if the town shall 80
vote. Any town may. at its option,
elect not more than three COM
missionerS. whose powers and duties
shall be the same as prescribed for a
single commissioner. No person shall
at the same time. hold the Office Of
road commissioner and selectman."
| desire to call your attention to the
above section at this time and would
suggest that possibly it might not be
out Of place to insert an article in the
warrant for your town meeting, refer
ring to this section, in order to trst
the sentiment of the town in this
respect. If you insert this article in
the warrant ] would be glad to kno.
what action the town takes upon it.
Yours very truly.
PAUL ID. SARGENT,
Commissioner.
In accordance with special orders
issued from the office of the adjutant
general Il board of examination was
in session Tuesday in the Senate
chamber for the purpose Of inquirinS
into the qualifications for their respec-
tive positions of persons who had been
elected or appointed to offices in the
National Guard of the State. The
members of the board were as
follows: Brig. Gen. Charles f. Davis,
inspector general: Col. Elliott G.. Dill,
chief of ordnance: Col. Everard T.
NeWcomb. I'd Infantry, and Lieut.. Col.
James l.. Moriarty. LIST Infantry.
Those who appeared before the
board were:
FIRST INFANTRY.
Rev William H. Wood of Portland
tappointed chaplain)
Second Lieutenant Frank a.
Hayden. (appointed battalion adjutant
with rank of first lieutenant)
Sergeant Ralph +. Bailey. Gap
pointed battalion quartermaSter and
commissary, with rank of second
lieutenant)
trnnrpn .lnnnInfn1 a
adjutant, with rank of first lieutenant.
Capt. Gilbert NJ. Elliott (second
lieutenant elect. Co. K.)
SECOND INFANTRY.
First Sergeant Harvey X. Erskine, |
(appointed first lieutenanD Com |
pany G.
First Sergeant William II. Dowlin,
Second lieutenant elecD Company
G.
And such other persons as may be
ordered to appear before it.
III. The proceedings of this board
will be conducted in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraphs 40 to 81
inclusive. Regulations for the National
Guard as amended by General Orders. |
No. "a, n. G. o. series of 1907.
Il ne IolloWlng corporations nave |
filed their certificates of organization
at the office of the Secretary of State: |
North Ellsworth Telephone 60. |
organized at Ellsworth. for the
purpose of constructing, owning. |
operating and maintaining telephone |
lines. with $4,000 capital stock. of |
which $50 is paid in. Officers: Presi
dent H. Fremont Maddocks of |
Ellsworth: treasurer Eugene H. |
Moore Of Ellsworth. Certificate filed |
Jan. %. 1908.
Greenville Machine & Foundry Go.
organized at Greenville, for the puv-
pose of doing general machine work.
with $4,000 capital stock. of which
$4,000 is paid in. Officers; President.
Kendall B. Hopkins of Greenvil.e;
treasurer. Oliver H. Warren of Green
Vile. Certificate filed Jan. %, 1908.
With the water i'll the kennebec
river at its present low temperature
it does not take long to form ice, and