Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1908-09-02

reduction Of $117.79s.s4 per annum
The lightness of State tax OF tive
and one-quarter mills can be appre-
ciated only by remembering that one
mill Of 1t is for the school fund, levied
according to property and divided &C
cording to population. Excluding the
school tax "a wise and generous pro-
vision for the youth OF the State IN
force now for u years. 1t will be seen
that the rate of taxation for general
purposes Of government will in 1890 be
the lowest tax levied for 80 years. and
es low as any that has been levied for
so wears The entire State tax for
next year will be s530.os9.75. or less
than was levied on Cumberland county
alone il 1866"
So well pleased were the people OF
Maine with Gov Burleigh's able and
business-like administration Of State
affairs that at the next election,
although it came in an off year, they
returned him TO the office he had filled
so well by an increased plurality.
When Gov. Burleigh, therefore, was
sent to Congress he was no new or in
experienced man. He had been tried
in the highest Office il the gift of the
people of his State and had. by his able
and conscientious discharge of its ex-
acting and important duties. merited
and won their confidence and esteem.
As a member OF the national House
vi Representatives he has made good
from the start, and has grown steadily
in strength and influence. AS we have
already stated, he is today the ranking
member on the committee on public
buildings and the census, In direct lie
of promotion To two of the most i'm
portant chairmanships in the gift OF
the House. Such positions came to nc
man save through intelligent and sue
cessful work. We have already spoken
Of the notable personal victory won
by Gov. Rurleigh in securing the pas
sage of the Burleigh apportionmen,
Till, against an apparently insuperable
opposition; but this is only one of the
many notable results achieved by him
siLGe he has represented the third dis
trict CT Maine at the national capital.
He has, during his term OF service. Sc
cured for his district
Larger Appropriations
than have ever come to it in any SINH
lar period of its history. We have
only space here TO touch upon some
of the more notable things accom-
plishcd by him In his work at Wash
ington he has known no political diff
ferences. He has been. in the broad
est sense. the representative of the
whole district and the interests of
those of different political views have
been looked after with the same
rromptness and faithfulness tina. has
characterized his relations with all his
constituents
During Gov. Burleigh's service in
Congress the following appropriations
have been made for the Kennehec
river and for the third Maine dis
trict.
Kennebec river, between Au-
gusta and Gardiner . sSl, 000o 90
Kennebec river, from Gardi-
ner to its mouth .. 275,000.eG
Breakwater at Bar Harbor SO. 0o0 90
Moosebac bar (Bar Harbor) 11.o90.G0
Sullivan Falls ... 5000. 90
Bagaduce river. 5000 90
Union river. 1870. 00o. eo
Improving Bucksport harbor 100000
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S57S 900. 0o
As the ranking member of the COM
mittee on public buildings, in direct
line of promotion to its craftsmanship,
Mr.. Rurleigh has secured larger ap-
preparations for his district than il
has ever had in any similar period OF
its history.
The following tables show the
amount of
Appropriations for Public Buildings
for the third district in the years from
the organization of the State to 1897
as compared with the appropriations
secured by Gov. Burleigh since he en-
tered Congress in 1897:
| Appropriations on Account Of Public
Buildings in the Third Maine Con.
sressionaI District from 1920 to 1897.
| Augusta ................. $l95,7S1. 20
6elIaSt oil ,a35. It
NdstlHe 1,SuO.ue
Ellsworth .............. $4,000. 20
Total .................. s272. 225 IL
Appropriations on Account Of Public
Buildings in the Third Maine Con-
gressional District Since 1897.
Augusta enlargement :. $3.50, 900 00
| Waterville (new building) 120 900 0C
| Bar Harbor NEW building) $4,000. &C
| Ellsworth enlargement. $4,000 .0t
| Belfast (enlargement) 80. 37,00o. Ga
| Gardiner (for site). 10000 0C
| Total observation-disclosures. $446.0UG &c
| In addition to these appropriations
Gov. Burleigh INTRODUCED bills at the
last session Of Congress for new
Public Buildings at HallowelI and
| Skowhegan.
| As the ranking member OF the COM
mittee on public buildings, Mr.. Bur
! leigh should have no difficulty in Sc
curing appropriations for these build
| ings, together with an appropriation
for new post-office building at Gar
| diner, an appropriation for the site OF
which he secured at the recent session
of Congress.
| In the period of n years from The