Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-05
Authorities Watching Smallpox
Situation in Maine Closely.
Fish nateheries Sending Out Trou,
And Salmon Fry.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, Nov. 19, at 10 A. M.

months Of tie year 1908 remain and the
season for the pleasure Of motoring is
practically over, there is yet something
doing 1t the Office in the way of reg
istration of automobiles, and that the
registrations during the month of DC
tober averaged more than two per day
The total humber of registrations fol
the month VAS So, against Is for the
month of September, decrease of
nine The largest number of registra-
tons for any month of the year thus
far was 297, in June, while the smallest
number was six, in February
The records ~cn file at the Office show
that the number of automobiles which
nave been registered from the time
that the law went into effect in June
1865, until the first Of November of the
current year is 32U1, and that the
amount received in fees therefrom is
81, 402; number of licenses issued to
operators, 3.43 with fees amountine
IL $749o: number of motor cycles reg
lstered, a39. with fees amounting t.
$G1a; number of licenses issued t.
dealers, 81, with fees amounting 70
$50, making the total amount received
in fees during that time from the above
sources $1a,3SS.
The record for the month of October
shows that the number of automobiles
registered during the month was SO
the nurnber of licenses issued to opnr-
aiors 50, the number of motor cycles
registered 4, and the number of licen-
SEES issued to dealers one. The amounts
received in fees from tie above sources
was rs talIowf From registration of
of automobiles: $13S; from licenses is
sued to operators, $16S; from registra-
tion OF motor cycles, So, and from IL
censes issued to dealers, $40, making
total receipts in fees for the month
S524
The tOtal receipts in fees for the
past ten months of the current year
have been as follows: From registra-
ton of automobiles. $1926: from licen-
Ses to operators $2234; from registra-
ton of motor cycles, 500; from licenses;
Issued TO dealers, 1920 making a grand
total OF 1892.
The registration of automobiles per
month for the past ten months has
been as follows: January 8; February,
&: March. 36; April, 129: May, 1863; June,
Z91; July, 1853; August 90; September.
rs: October, 90.
The nGnbcr of licenses per month
Issued To operators during the same
period have been as follows: January,
.: February. }; March, 50. April. 1876
May. 1870; June. go; July. PA: August
ll3; SEPTEMBER 1872; October, ST.
No applications for the registration
of motor cycles were received until
March, when four certificates were is
sued. and the monthly registrations
since that time have been as follows:
April. u; May. II: June, IS: July, 20;
August. 20. September, 4: October. A.
The number of licenses which have
been issued to dealers during the past
ten months is "a
In speaking of the smallpox situation
on the northern Maine border DR. A. G.
Young of this city. secretary of the
State Board of Health, said that the
conditions in the Madawaska region.
where there are a few cases in several
OF the towns, might perhaps be said to
be very slightly improved as wherever
the cases have been found the houses
IN which they exist have been
promptly quarantined. but that the
cold weather coming on would further
increase the danger. A quarantine
station has been established at Vance
boro owing to the large number OF
people who are coming In there from
Edmondston, and every precaution is
being taken to prevenet the further
introduction of the disease from that
point. DIR. Young also learns that the |
authorities at Edmonston are now do |
ing better work in the way of quaran-
timing houses where cases of smallpox |
are found
one of the many matters with which |
Chairman Carleton of the Commission
of Inland Fisheries and Game is now
busy is that of distributing trout and |
salmon fry from different hatcheres
in the State. Large numbers of the
little fellows are being sent to the
different ponds and lakes of the State
and the work of shipment began in
October. Applications are coming in
fast. and it is expected that the total
number of fry sent out during the fall
will be larger than ever before.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of State Assessors was held at
the office of the board at the State
House yesterday, commenting at 10
o'clock in the forenoon, and eNvas de-
voted mainly to the transaction OF /
routine business and work upon the
State valuation The board will begin /
Regular work of making up the valua-
ton next week and will continue in
session until it is completed.
The latest addition to the collection
of Maine animals and birds in the
museum at the fish and game depart
ment is Il fawn of the deer which in
habit the Maine woods. He is the
smallest specimen of the deer kind at
the museum and only stands about a
loot high. The little fellow came from
Somerset county and could hardly
have been more than a few days old
when found. The doe to which he be-
ionged had been killed
The following corporation has filed
Its certificate of organization at the
Office of the secretary of State:
Florida Chemical Co. organized at
PORTLAND. for the purpose of manufac-