Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-26
STATE HOUSE.
Sam Haynes Will Again
Ask for Pardon
Hearing Will Probably Be Held
By Council in June.
Highway Commissioner Sending
Out instructions.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, May 81, at 8. 80 A. N.


Thursday, May 81, at 8. 80 A. NJ.
A petition fer the pardon of Samuel
D. Haynes, who has been an inmate of
the State prison at Thomaston for
nearly 30 years, having been sentenced
for life for murder, is on it's way to the
executive department and will proba-
bly, be again threshed out at the June
meeting of the Governor and Council.
This will be the sixth time that
Haynes mas applied for executive Glenn
ency and it is understood that new ev-
idence of some nature will be presented.
at the June meeting in behalf of
Haynes. Hon. Walter B. Clarke of
Portland. a former member of the State
Senate, is the counsel for HAYNES.
Haynes was convicted in 1880 Of the
murder of James l.. Robbins, a Rock
land policeman. in the lookup in that
city in 1879. Haynes was being detain-
ed in the station house for larceny and,
SO it is alleged, when the polceman's
back was turned, hit him over the
head with stove poker. Haynes has
always contended that he did not in
tend to kill the policeman. but Just
wanted to stun him so that he could
make his escape.
The petitioners claim that Haynes has
eXpiated his crime and that he should
have been convicted only of man
slaughter. the maximum penalty for
which. at the time of the commission
of the crime was 10 years in the State
prison.
Since Haynes has been confined at
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cape by throwing pepper in the eyes of
one of the guards. He also embraced
the Roman Catholic religion.
The money with which to make the
fights for Haynes freedom is furnished
by his brother-in-law, Col. S. H. Rog-
ers of Detroit, Mich, a wealthy broker.
Paul d. Sargent, State commissioner
of highways. is sending to the munich
pal officers and road commissioners the
following letter in reference to keeping
track OF highway expenditures.
Augusta, Maine, May %, 1909.
Dear Sir:
From reports and requests which
come to this Office it is apparent that
great diversity exists in the several
towns in the matter of keeping track
of highway expenditures and this has
been a source of considerable trouble
and perplexity to several boards of
municipal officers.
"As a result of these inquiries. re-
quests and personal calls from munich
pal officers regarding this subject we
have prepared time book and pay
roll blank for use in connection with
md q
use will suggest to municipal officers a
simple form of keeping track of the
expenditure of highway funds.
"A rule which has been in force since
the creation of the office of State au-
ditor is that no special appropriation
for road or bridge work will be paid I'M
til vouchers are on file for every cent
of expenditure contemplated by the re-
solve AS rnany of these appropriations
are smaller than the amount of State
aid due a good many towns it would
seem that the same rule might well APP
ply to the matter of paying State aid.
"a careful inspection of the time
book Will show how it is to be used.
The time made by each man is entered
on the first page opposite his name
Then each night the foreman should
classify under one IF the Sub-headlngS
OF. the short pages the proportion OF
that days time spent on the different
kinds of work. enuering the same under
the proper date. At the completion of
the work it is only necessary to total
the time shown under each subheading
and we have the cost of doing that
class Of work.
to 4 Lok Hn hold in
the seleCtmen's Office and made up
from the fcreman's time book each
week two weeks or once a month,
as you are in the habit of paying off.
It should show all the information
called for; that is. under occupation
would go Foreman" "Laborer" or
Single team and driver or Double
team and driver" The time employed
should he filled out in hours or days.
The rate for the same should be given
and the total amount. too. Then as
each man is given his order. let him
sign in the proper column; when the
man gets mis- pay from the treasurer
on the order he will have TO endorse it
and that will make the towns receipt
and the payroll blank can be forward
ed to the State highway department
and that will make the States receipt.
This may look like a doible recipe but
it is identically the method used in pay
ing off in each State department and
institution.
AT the bottom of the sheet should
be shown all material purchased dur
ing the period covered by the payroll.
In the first column the kind of materl-
al; in the second column. the quantity;
in the third column. the price per
unit; that is per foot of culvert or per
barrel of cement, etc. and then carry
the extension out into the column
headed Amount" This will bring the
items all in the proper position for to-
falling so that at each period of settle
ment the total expenditure for labor
and material up to date can be known
You Will also note that we have left
chance for the road commissioners or
foreman and for the chairman OF the
municipal officers to certify that the
expense incurred has been in connec-
ton with State road work. This is SIM
ply because in some towns accounts IN
the past have been so mixed that 1t
was matter of pJ1eSS-WOrk when the