Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-22

numerous during the early months Of
the season that it would be almost i'm
possible to stay there, and after New
Years the cold and northeast winds in
this exposed place render it unprofita-
bic to keep the school open. Seventeen
pupils more registered here, and the at
TENDANCE was good. Improvement
made was excellent
Churches.
Rev Father Horan of Calais and
Rev. Father Ahern, Of Eastport still
continue to look after the spiritual in
terests of the tribe. They are faithful
in the discharge of their duties and
are working for the uplifting of tbs
people.
Other Divisions Of Work.
"Drs Hoyt of Princeton, Jonah Of
Eastport and Vose of Calais, have been
employed by US as physicians for the
tribe for the past year
THE road leading to Pleasant Point
received no appropriation for repairs
this year, as it has been our usut,
practice to ask for 500 once in two
years for repairs on this road and 70
put it in thorough repair at such time
which lasts for two years. 1t is
deemed advisable and necessary to
widen the road leading from the Grand
Lake Stream road to Peter Dana $
Point as the present road is too narrow
for general use. Hence we ask for an
appropriation of 5000 for each of the
next two years for the repair of that
road
nh1Jr0hnS T1o&
Danas Point, and the Sisters Homes at
both places are in fair repair, but soms
few repairs are necessary, and we ask
for a small appropriation each year for
that purpose.
'Nor very large crop OF any kind
was raised by the Indians the past
season, the long drought running many
crops and making others nearly
failure. The crops raised We're as
follows: Potatoes, 932 bushels; oats.
44O bushels; beans and peas, IS
bushels; turnips. 20 bushels; carrots,
10 bushels; beets, II bushels At
Peter Dana's there was a few GA
Indians, now dead, who were good
farmers, and were competitors in the
planting, and raising Of crops. Sine
their death the younger members do
not take the interest in farming who.
is desirable and which would enabla
them to make a better living
Conditions in General.
"The sale for COARSE baskets for
sardine purposes has. been very good
during the past autumn but that for
fancy baskets has been very poor, both
at home and at summer resorts
There has been quite a scarcity OF
basket ash for three months, but q
sufficient quantity has now been pro-
cure q from Aroostook county
1--WE have asked for an appropriation
of $50 and $35 respectively to pay tur
janitor services for the public buildings
at both villages, which is explained IN
our letter to the state auditor accom-
panying our list Of appropriations Tor
1909 and 1910. The waterworks 1T
Pleasant Point were completed in the
autumn of the present year The
amount appropriated by the Legislature
Of 1907 for the erection of waterworks
at that place was $1,000. The entire
cost of completing the same was
s1275O7
Sister NJ Cecilia having procured
the $275.07 necessary to complete the
works, which amount should be re-
funded to her. we have asked an
appropriation to cover the deficiency
Expenditures in 1908.
Expenditures have been made from
the several funds by Justin E. Cove ut
Perry. and by myself as follows: For
May dividends, $351.20; for Nov.
dividends, $35040; for distressed poor,
$42S5S6; for agricultural purposes.
$537: for plowing, $3.50: for fertilizer,
$146.45; for bounty on crops. $103.25:
for wood. $654.50; for contingent pur-
poses, S1s2.13; for educational pur-
poses, $1200; for saary of agent, $40U:
for salary of priests, $500: for salary
of governors. 800; for salary Of
lieutenant governors, $40; for basket
ash, $3.50; for fuel for church, $99 p:
for insurance on church. $45: for priice
at Pleasant Point, 500: for school
books. $60 for repairs on roads ut
Peter Dana's point. sl0Q Total ex-
penditures. s9655.
Recommendation for the years
1909 and 1910 are for the following
amounts: May dividends, s4oo:
November dividends, s4OO; distressed
poor $4,000, agricultural purposes,
$500 ploWtng, $50; fertilizer, $780,
school books, $50; fuel for church and
schools at Pleasant Point, 1925; insur-
ance on church and homes $50; repairs
on roads at Pleasant Point. 800: re-
pair of roads at Peter Dana's Point,
1920; for bounty on crops, $3.50; doe
wood. $3.50: contingent purposes, each
year, 5000; salary of priests, $400;
salary of governors 800; salary of
lieutenant governors. $40: salary Of
agent, $500; salary of police at Peter
Dana's Point. 500; salary Of janitor
at Pleasant Point. $50: salary of
janitor at Peter Dana's Point. s35:
educational purposes, $1,000; basket
ash. $780, for repair of buildings at
Peter Danas Point $50; for repair of
buildings at Pleasant Point $50;
establishing small pharmacy at
Pleasant Point. each year. 800. two
U. S flags for public buildings. $40;
balance due for completion of water
works at Pleasant Point. $2S8. Total
amount for 1909. s11.54s; for 1910.
$11,140.
I'VE aSly for a further apnropria ion