Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-08
Daggett Chosen Chairman
Of Executive Council,
Large Increase in State VAL
uation In Past IS Years.
Appointments by Commander in.
chief Are Announced.

A mectlng CT. the Governor an(
Council was held Thursday afternoon
Immediately after the new Council
lors for 19O9-10 .svere qualified. Organ
ization was effextea with Charles f
Daggett Of Presqne. Isle as chairman
George w. Leadbetter Was chosen mes
senger and T.. c. Milliken was chosen
pension clerk. Attorney general, War
rem c. Philbrook, Secretary of Stat,
Arthur I. Brown and Assessor f. nj
tombstone qualified before the Cover
nor and Council.
were announced:
Warrents-Daggett, Kinsman, Pike.
Acknowledgement, Pike, Kinsman.
State prison and pardons-Pike
Kinsinail, Daggett.
Election returns-Bunker, Pike, Kins
man.
Taxation and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Cunningham, Bunker.
Public lands and buildings-Kinsman
Bunker. Cunningham.
State School for Bys-Ross, Cunning.
ham, Bunker
State benefciaries and pensions
Bunker, Ross, Morrison 1or
Insane hospitals Morrisoh,' Daggett
Cunningham. iH" - EF'
Public tinstructionAPik9 MORRISON
Daggett. tG.>' y,IJ b. 9iE
Military affairs-Kinsman, Morrison
Ross
Indian s-Cunningham, Dag
gctt. Pike.
Lllary--Cunningha Ross, Morri-
son.
Pay roll-MOrrisOn, Bunker, Ross.
Visiting committee to Insane hospi-
tals-Daggctt. Morrison, (Mrs. Waldo
Pettengiil Of Rumford is associated
with this committee)
Visiting committee to State prison
Pike, Daggett.
Visiting committee to State School
for i}oys-Cunningham, Ross. (Some
woman not yet designated is to be as
ISOLATED with this committee)
SDccial committee on liquor agency
Pike, Daggett. kinsman.
The new members of the Executive
Council are: James A. Cunningham,
Portland second district; Fred w.
w Bunker, North Arson, third dis
trict; DR.. F. G. Kinsman. Augusta,
fourth district: DR.. C. c. Morrison.
Bar Harbor, fifth district; Col. Harry
f. Ross, Bangor sixth district.
After the session for organization
the. Council took a recess until Wednes-
day. Jan. 10, at P M.
Y. NJ tombstone of BrOWnVile Will
enter today upon his duties as State
assessor succeeding in that office Otis
Hayford OF Canton, who has held that
Office for Is years. Mr. Hayford has
held that office since its organization
in 1890, being fortunate enough to Sc
cure the long term of six years wher
the board was created. The other two
members of the original board were
B. +. Chadbourne of Biddeford, chos-
en- for two years, and Frank Gilman
of Bangor, chosen for four years
There have been many changes in the
personnel of the board during the long
term Of Office of Mr.. Hayford. MI
Chadbourne. the Democratic member
of the board as originally organized
went off the board after two years t.
accept q position as railroad commits
sioner and was succeeded by George
POtt!e of Lewiston, who has held the
position for 16 years. Frank Gilman OIL
Bangor died before he had served or
the board u full year. Hall c. Burleigf
oftVassalboro was chosen to fill the va
cancy. He served three years and wa:
then reelected for a term of 81,
years. but died before tha expiration
of his term. William C. Marshall OF
Belfast was chosen to fill out the uneX