Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-12
Some Appointments to
Be Made This Moth.
Two New Boards Created by
The Last Legislature.
Governor Will Hold Hearing on
York Division, Aug. %.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. "a, at $50 A. M.

It is understood that there will be
included in the list of appointment to
he announced by Governor Fernald on
Tuesday, Aug. II, that of a member
+ of the Board of Arbitration and Con-
Il citation, in accordance with the pro-
sSisions of Chapter 229 of the Public
Flaws of 1909.
81 Section 2 of the above chapter pro-
shall become law. the Governor, with
the advice and consent of the Execu-
tive Council, shall appoint three COM
petent persons as members of such
board. one of whom shall be an en-
8 ployer of labor or selected from some
association representing employers OF
labor. one shall be an employee or an
employee selected from some bona fide
trade or labor union and not an en-
plOyer of labor. and the third shall be
appointed on the recommendation of
the other two: Provided, that if the
other two appointed do not agree on
the third man at the expiration of 30
days from their appointment, he shall
be selected and appointed by the Gov
ernor. Two of the members of the
board have already been appointed,
they being Samuel r. Haines of Pitts
field and Alden M. Flagg of Auburn,
and the appointment of the one in
question will complete the board.
The board was created for the pur-
pose of endeavoring to settle disputes,
strikes and lockouts between employ
ers and employees. The law provides
that one member shall be designated
To
and one for three years or until their
successors are appointed and qualified;
that thereafter appointments shall be
made for three years. and if at any
time vacancy occurs it shall be filled
for the unexpired term. The compen-
satiOn for the members is SO per day
for the time actually employed, and
all travelling and other necessary ex-
penses. The board is required annu-
ally, on or before the first day of De-
cember. to report to the Governor and
Council, which report is to be incor-
porated and printed with the report of
the bureau of industrial and labor sta
tistics.
Governor Fernald will also, it is said,
without doubt announce next week the
appointment of the members of the
Water Storage Commission, which COM
mission will consist of five persons in
GLIDING the Governor and the State
land agent. The law provides that the
commission shall proceed to collect in
formation relating to the water powers
of the State, the flow of rivers and their
drainage area. the location. nature and
size of the lakes and ponds and their
respective value and capacity as stor-
age reservoirs. and such other hydro
graphic data as they may deem of val
ue in devisfng the best methods for
the Improvement of the natural stOr-
age basins of the State, and the crea-
ton of new storage reservoirs, with
view to conserving and increasing the
capacity of the water powers of the
State
The law further stipulateS that the
members of the commission shall re-
ceive no salaries but shall be paid
their actual and necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their
duties and may employ a competent
engineer. The office of the commits
sion shall be at the State House and
they may appoint secretary who shall
receive a salary not to exceed $500 per
annum.
A matter which will be little out
of the usual course of events will be
the hearing to be held by Governor
Fernald at the State House on Mon
day. Aug. 49, at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon, on the question of the division
of the town of York. 1t will be re-