Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-13
TALKING i OVER
The County Commissioners
Meet In Augusta.
Nine Counties Represented
At Annual Convention.
Business Session Followed by Trips
To Togus and cobbossee.

The annual convention of the
county commissioners of the State of
Maine was opened at the kennebec
County court room in the court house,
this city, at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning After routine business, a
number of admirable addresses were
made. which occupied the entire
morning. Hon. Paul D. Sargent, State
highway commissioner, spoke on
Some of the Defects of the Present
Maine Highway Laws" Hon. f. P.
Mayo of Waterville, member of the
board of inspectors of prison and jails,
gave an address on the subject, How
Can the Prisoners in Our Jails Be
Employed to the Best Advantage and
Greatest Profit?" Mr.. Mayo was
followed in the discussion of this topic
by Hon. F. S. Adams Of Sagadahoc
Should the Expense of Coroners' In
quests Be Paid by the State, instead
of by the Several Countless" was a
question which was ably discussed
the question being opened by Hon
Charles f. Dunn of Aroostook and
Hon A. B. Neatly of Androscoggin.
officers were elected as follows:
President Hon. Herman H. Adams of
Belgrade, Kennebec county; secretary
Hon Albert NJ Penley of Auburn
Androscoggin county.
At noon the convention adjourned
until $50 A. M. today. After dinner
at the Augusta House, the commits
sioners and their wives left by cleo
tries at 2.2O P. M. for Togus, where
they visited the National Home, leav-
ing Togus at o'clock for shore
dinner at Island park, Lake
Cobbosseecontee, and the performance
at the Island Park theatre in the
evening.
Today's session will be for the dis
cussion of matters of interest to the
commissioners, for which there was
not time at Wednesdays meeting. and
the transaction of routine business.
The session will probably close early
in the forenoon, and the commits
sioners will leave for their homes by
the early afternoon trains.
The session was called to order at ~
A. NJ, by the secretary, Hon. Albert
NJ. Penley of Androscoggin. in the ap-
sence of the president, Hon. Herman
II. Adams of kennebec was elected
temporary chairman. The records OF
the last session were read by the secre-
tary and approved.
The roll Of counties was called, ana
the following responded:
ADMINISTRATION. A. b. Neatly
lewiston; Hon. George Parcher, Leeds
Aroostook-Hon. Charles f. Dunn,
Houlton; Hon. Samuel c. GreenlaW'
PrcsQue Isle.
Franklin-Hon. Charles r. Hall, Will
ton: Hon. B. F. Beal, Phillips.
Hancock-Hon. Orlando w. Foss
Hancock; Hon. F. r. Page, Bucks
port.
Kennebec-Hon. Irving r. Bradley
Vienna; Hon. Herman II. Adams, Bel
grade; Hon. Levi T. Williams. Au-
gusta.
Oxford-Hon. Edward P. Faunce
Oxford.
Penobscot-Hon. Wilbur r. Clark
Corinth: Hon. Fred V. Buzzell, Lin
coin.
Standardization. Charles c. Crosby
Arrowsic; Hon. Frank S. Adams, Bow
dom: Hon. Charles H. Mason. Bath.
York-Hon. Edward A. Hobson, Hol-
lis: Hon. Samuel w. Junkins, York,
Following the calling of the roll. tn.
convention prodeeded to the election OF
officers as noted above. The choice 81
Hon. Albert NJ Penley of Auburn a.
secretary. was reelection, earned pA
faithful service in behalf of the organ
dunn tho mast wear.
The address of Hon. Paul ID. Sargent
on the road laws was keen analysis
Of the existing legislation. The com
missioner made several recommends
tons, which appealed to the minds oil
the commissioners as measures tha'
would work to general advantage.
Hon. r. 2. Mayo of Fairfield. of the
INSPECTORS of prison and jails then
addressed the commissioners on
the topic announced, How Can the
Prisoners in Our Jails Be Employed
to Rest Advantage and Greatest
Profit?''
The matters taken up in the address
we're discussed by Hon. Charles T.
Dunn of Aroostook, Col. A. 4. Nealley
Of Androscoggin and Hon Frank :
Adams of Sagadahoc.
A question which was ably presented
was sthe topic, "Shall the Expense OF
coroners' Inqucsts be Paid by the
state, instead Of the several counties
The discussion. opened by Hon. Chas
F. Dunn of Aroostook. was almost en-
tirely in favor of the State bearing the
EXPENSE, but all the points in support
of the opposition were looked INTO ano
carefully scrutinized. The second
sneaker was Col. A. 3. Nealley of An
aroscoegin. who contributed some good
noints to the discussion. Hon. Chas
r. Hall of Franklin discussed the ques
ton at some little length, and ther
questions on the topic were asked aho
answered by other members OF the
convention.