Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-03
Ten Months Enforcement
Has Cost $20,438.72.
BridgtOn & Saco River Railroad
Co. Submits Reports.
Dates Of Farmers Institutes In
Somerset and franklin.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, Nov. 10, at 10 A. M.

According to figures given out at the
state House Monday the total cost of
the Enforcement Commission created
by the act of the Legislature OF 1905
under the name of the Sturgis law
from the first of the present year to
the first of this month is $28,15423
while the fines and fees collected in
that period amount to $S71551. which
makes the net cost of the commission
s2O,43S72 Within the past month
the sum of s4112.50 has been received
at the Office OF the State treasurer
from the treasurer of Penobscot
county as part of the fines paid
where the deputy enforcement COM
missioncrs have been the moving
parties.
Since June. 1907, when the enforce
ment deputies made their second APP
pearance in this State by raiding in
Somerset county, the total cost of the
commission has been $47,115.12 while
the sum of $12,3S0.57 has been re-
ceived in fines and fees, from prosecu-
tons, leaving the net cost $3473455.
Since the first of the year tho fees
collected have amounted to $1S62.74 of
which amount the sum of $726.16 was
received from Penobscot county and
the remainder from the counties of
Somerset and Sagadahoc. The total
amount of the fines received was
$69464 from four counties as follows:
Penobscot $4112.50; Androscoggin,
$1725.OO; Somerset, $S7S40; Sagada-
hoe, $230.50.
During the past year liquor raids
have been made by the deputy en-
forcement commissioners in seven
counties of the State, Pcnobscot,
Somerset, Sagadahoc, Knox. Lincoln,
Androscoggln and Washington. al
though men in the employ of the COM
mission have been in every county
looking over conditions.
The annual report of the l'ridGi"n
& Saco River Railroad Co. which was
filed with the Board OF Railroad Com
missioncrs Monday. shows that tn"
income from operation was $32,59o.o1
against $4463451 for the preceding
wear. an increase of 1885,: operating
expenses. 1876 % against $33.375.o7
TOR the preceding year, an increase OF
S2261 9X; income from operation, SIG
BAG against $13.637.72, an increase of
S2915.74 The revenue from trans
portatiun is divided as follows:
Freight $26.62994; passenger. $1S,-
5S65 excess baggage, $277.5G; mail
revenue. $15S9.96; express revenue,
$55064S.
The operating expenses are divided
as follows: Maintenance of roadway
and track. $5S??02; maintenance of
track structures. $2732.Sl: maintcn-
ance of buildings. docks and wharvcS
$500; repairs of locomotives
$I757.60; repairs of cars, $23S6,33'
station service. $9353.32; yard en-
ploycs. $lO5O.91: all other yard eX-
pcnscs. $12216o; road cngincmcn and
motormcn, $236510: fuel for road
locomotives. $44O95 50; road trainmcn
slS76.54 train supplies and expenses
$57627: administration, $16S3.73; in
surancc. $25S.32.
Other items in the report are as
follows: Number of passengers car
ried earning revenue, 34.143; number
of passengers carried one milo, 4o4oob
number of passengers carried one mile
per mile of road, 2139S; number of
tons carried of freight earning
revenue. 26060; number of tons
carried one mile. 462.5S4; number OF
tons carried one mile per mile of road
21.76S; average number of employees
A.