Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-22

will have placed before them large
amount of information about the work,
such as quantity, former cost re-
uuiremepts etc The results of three
years work, 1906, 1907 and 1908 have
been compiled and tabulated by Mr..
Carver with a great deal of care so as
to show at a glance the edition, num-
Der of pages and cost of each principal
item of book work for each year, and
the total number of pages of different
classes of composition for each year
and total cost, as follows:
Year. pages. Cost
1906 1887 $22,036S1
1907 1919 21,74432
1908 1868 19,518a
1.-The fluctuations in the job printing
class show a remarkable increase in
quantities, for three years. The COM
parative cost also indicates large
saving in expense which will be eff
fected by the present contracts. Fol-
lowing are the figures.
Total
number
ems cOmpO-
Year SitiOn Cost.
1906 2,1SS, $4,916.79
1907 2S6S372 S372.17
1903 4,69S,5S3 5,OS1.S9
an the legislative printing the re-
suits are not so gratifying. While
the requirements of the legislative
session of 1909 were considerably in
excess of the session of 1907, the cost
was larger in proportion. 1t is plain
ly shown the contract prices were not
so favorable for the latter term. 1t
will be remembered the Governor and
Council in 1907 received several bids
on this class which were rejected be-
cause too high After advertising for
proposals three times and securing
material reduction from the first fig
ures, the award was made under the
conclusion that no further competition
in prices on the legislative class of
printing was possible at that time
The statement is now given out that
this year there is hope that COMPETE
ton on this class, as well as all other
classes. will secure to the State fair
prices in the next contracts.
"Quantitics and cost in the legisla-
tive class, arranged convenient for
comparison, 1907 and 1909, are shown
in the specifications in detail for the
benefit of the printers. Below is Civ
en- only cost:
Legislative printing 1907 S23,3SS ~
Legislative printing 1913, 5h,4if'o'
I'm the latter figures the known
items amount to $335o742. and seven
items estimated. because bills arc not
yet rendered, estimated at $2.936 So
The important difference between the
coming contracts and former ones is in
the term of one and half years m
stead of two years"
Mr.. Carver explains that the change
will bring the termination of con-
tracts June 30 instead of Dec. 81
which is a much more favorable time
to close up work and meet the cond-
tions incidental to beginning new con-
tracts and possibly with now concerns.
After the next contracts the two-year
period will presumably be in vogue
1t is also the intention Of Mr.. Carver
to make his annual report and all the
business of his office conform to this
change Thus the department of State
printing will be the first to get into
line with the recent recommendations
of State Auditor Hatch. that June 80
be made the end of the fiscal year
Brig Gen. James l.. Moriarty Of
Lewiston. acting adjutant general dur
ing the absence of Gen. Elliott G. Dill
was at the office Monday afternoon
and issued the following special or
ders:
Special orders No 40.
STATE, OF MAINE.
The Adjutant Generals Office.
Augusta. September 20. 1909
Permission is hereby granted 70
Captain Lucian w. Blanchard, COM
handing Company 3. Second Infantry,
n. G. S. NJ. to parade his command IN
uniform and under arms on Thurs
day. September %, 1909. for the pur-
pose OF participating in an exhibition
drill at Canton Fair
BY order of the Governor:
JAMES L. MORIARTY.
Brigader General.
Acting The Adjutant General.
Special Orders No. 142. issued yes
terday, grants permission to Capt.
Daniel r. Becher of Pennington,
commanding Co. X of the Second In
fantry, to parade his command on the
same day and date for the same pur-
pose.
A meeting of the State Water Stor-
age Commission, the members of which
are Edward P. Kicker of Poland, James
NJ. McNulty of Bangor and E. c. Jor-
dan of Portland. together with Cover
nor Fernald and Land Agent Ring, the
Governor being chairman of the COM
mission, was held in the Governors
room in the Executive department ut
10 o'clock Tuesday forenoon for the
purpose of effecting an organization.
Roland A. Scribner wa appointed clerk
to the commission. The matter Of ap-
pointing civil engineer to take i'm
mediate charge of the work was de-
ferred until the next meeting of the
commission. on account of the large
nunsher Of applicants. The date of the
next meeting is Oct. 2.