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

Augusta A'N>SHN'00
| Bar Harbor ....... S2,000.Du
Belfast $1,000. 90
Calais 100000
Biddeford ... ee.00o.0o
Camden " 100000
Ellsworth ...... $4,000 90
Gardiner .,. 10000
Oldtown .. 100000
Portland ............ s50.0oo,00
Waldoboro 5000. 90
Waterville ......... 120.000.00
Total ss9S. 900 90
In the a years from 1920 to 1897
the total appropriations for public
buildings in Maine were s2.15S.055.50.
In the eleven years that Governor
Burleigh has been on the committee
on public buildings the appropriations
for Maine have amounted to $685.
10000.
Another matter in which it is gen
orally conceded that Mr. Burleigh per-
formed signal service for his State
was the
Securing Of the U. 8. Arsenal Property
at Augusta for the State of Maine.
When Mr.. Burleigh received favor
able report on the project from the
war department. the committee had
adjourned for the session, and ii was
said that it was an impossibility for
any action to be secured. However.
MIR. Burleigh got them together, and
secured unanimous report in favor
of the transfer of the property The
superintendent of the Maine insane
hospital has said that the property is
worth s500.000.00 to the State.
In the 59th Congress Mr.. Burleigh
secured an appropriation of si4,s00.00
for lighthouse and fog signal at Isle
au Haul.
Governor Burleigh was one of the
Earliest and Most Active Supporters
Of the Rural Free Delivery Service
He was one Of the most active men
in Congress liz securing the benefits
of this service for his constituents.
with the result that no district in the
country is better covered with these
routes than the third district of
Maine He has received many hun
dreds of letters from people who live
along these routes, both Republicans
and Democrats, expressing their per-
sonal appreciation of his prompt and
efficient work in looking after their
interests in this direction.
Mr. Burieigh has been an indeta-
| tigable worker in looking after
| The interests Of tho Union vetersac
of whom he has a large number in his
district More than 5000 Of them fin-
GLIDING widows of veterans, both Re-
| publicans and Democrats, will bear
| testimony to his good work in this
direction. At the very beginning of
| his work in Congress he started set
| of record books upon which every
case was entered as 1t came to him.
Upon these books are recorded all the
| facts relating to each case. including
| copies of the communications relating
to it received from the pension de-
| partment. When we consider the
fact that these cases and the COM
munications relating to them run into
the many thousands. the enormous
amount of work involved will at once
be appreciated. Mr.. Burleigh felt
that only by keeping such a complete
| and systematic record OF this great
| work could he hope to accomplish the
| best possible results in handling IL.
| The fact that he has been able since
he has been member Of Congress
to assist in the adjustment Of more
possible proof of the soundness of
this judgment
Since he has been in Congress Mr..
| Burleigh has secured
Fish from the Government Hatcheries
for important waters in all the coun-
ties in his district. 1t is a matter of
record that he has in every instance
been able to meet all the requests of
| oh To- ;rtr ~
not once has any application OF his
been turned down by the United
States fish commission.
After the death of Hon. Charles A.
Boutelle. Mr.. Burleigh was unanimous
ly chosen to represent Maine on the
National Republican CoHgr essional
committee, which position he still
retains.
We have touched upon some of the
more notable results of Mr.. Burleigh's
work in Congress--results that need
not fear comparison with those at
tanned by any other member of that
body, and which speak louder than
words. In addition to the important
matters above noted Congressman
Burleigh has always been prompt in
meeting the calls of his constituents.
attending to their requests without
delay and in most efficient manner.
His
Record Of Public Appropriations.
secured for his district is as follows:
For public buildings. SAG 90
For rivers and harbors. 57s.0O0.0o
Lighthouse ....... 14,400.O)
U. s. Arsenal property. SOC, 1000 90
4 Total ........... 81 53S, 400. 90
In addition to this more than a mil
lion and half dollars secured for his
own district. outside of the large
| amount secured in nepsione for npior