Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-04
Trustees Of School For
Feeble Minded.
Net Cost Of Enforcement In
Maine to Date, S23,667.58.
Board Of Revision Of Militia Laws
Begin Their Work.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at 10 A. M.


In accordance with the provisions of
Section 2 of Chapter "A Of the Public
Laws of 1907, entitled AN Act to pro-
vide for the care and education of the
Feeble Minded" Governor Cobb an
nounced yesterday the appointment of
the following named persons to consti-
tute the board of trustees of the above
institution, which appointments will
come up for confirmation at the next
meeting of the Governor and Council
June 30 1t will be noticed that in the
appontment of the board one member
was chosen from each of the Congress
sional districts. The names of the
members are as follows: H. c. Baxter
of Brunswick, G. \. Blanchard of Will
ton, Albert Pierce of Frankfort, w. G.
Means of Machias. and Mrs. Margaret
A. Barker of Bangor.
The section above referred to also
provides that:
'"rhe trustees shall be appointed as
follows The first three To serve for
two years; the other two for four
years and thereafter said trustees shall
be appointed to serve for four years.
"rhe said trustees snail have the
general manager and supervision
of said school and one or more OF said
trustees shall visit said school as Of
ten as once each month, and said
board Of trustees shall annually on or
before the first day of October Of each
year furnish Il report to the governor
and council containing & history OF the
school for the year and Il complete
statement of all accounts. with all the
funds. general and special. appropriate
ted OF belonging to said school with a
detailed statement of disbursements.
Section 9. which also deals With the
board, says that said trustees shall
have power to make all necessary rules
and regulations rs to admission to said
institution and for the government and
control Of said institution and its in
mates, and to do everything necessary
to properly care for and educate the
feeble minded Of the state" and the
law also provides that the trustees
shan receive s. per day when en-
poyed and actual expenses.
Announcement was made at the
state House Wednesday that the total
cost If the Enforcement Commission.
from the beginning Of this year to the
first Of June is $12.622.G9, while the
fines and fees collected in the same
period amount TO S4.1o4.31. which makes
the net cost of the commission SO far
this year $A,5lS.32
The fees amount to $109915 of which
amount the sum Of $721 .l6 was received
from PrnohScoc county and the re-
mainG"r from the county Of Somerset.
The total amount of the fines received
was S30oj.22 from four counties, divid
ed as follows: AnIroScoggin. $lI25;
Sagadahoc, $i.7G: Pcnobs 'ot. $3S1 90;
Somerset, $S7&. 40
Since June 1907 when the enforcement
deputies made their second appearance
in the state by raiding in Somerset
county the total cost of the commission
has been $3l 3l3. SO while the sum of 81
$3.50 has been received in fines and
fees from prosecutions, leaving the net
cost $2.,GG7 50.
During the past year liquor raids
have been made by the deputy en-
forcement commissioners in six coun-
lies, Somerset Androscosgin, Penoh-
scot, Knox Saeadahoc and Lincoln.
There are now p deputy enforcement
commissioners on the staff as follows:
ii'btF II. Allen Oh jay, MdNlill" Beau
IleL of Lew i>lton. Orlonda Fl. Bracket
ST StarkS. AnScl II. Bridges of Old
Town, William j. Caddy Of Saint
George. Melvin L. Emerson of Old
Town. ODcd +. Stackpole of Biddeford,
fe"lipand iI. Stevens of Lewiston, VIII
liam j. Conway of Bath. George w.
Taylor Of Rumford Falls. Benjamin F.
Town" of Wai,rvillc. Elisha &. Var
ney of Bath, Horace NJ. Weston of
Skowhesan, Walter J. Fernald of
Roclllaud. Albert French of Calais,
Roy T.. French of Bath. Melville +.
Hoss of Auburn. Leslie II. Hayward
Of Lewiston. Fred J. Horne of Canaan,
Austin b. Howard of Auburn. Fred
Lucas of st. Adams. Albert II. Newbert
Of Rockland. Berjamin @. Pare of Lew
iston. Ernt st l.. Richardson of Old
Town ana William A. Pollard of Fox
croft
In accordance with the provisions
of Special orders No. II Board OF
Revision convened at the office of the
adjutant general Wednesday after
noon for the purpose of revising and
consolidating the militia laws of the