Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Petitions Bearing About
2700 Names Received
Asking for Referendum on The
State House Extension.
y. n. Wheeler, South Paris, Ap.
pointed High School Inspector.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, July 9, at 10 A. NJ,

Petitions aggregating approximately
200 names have been received at the
Office of the secretary of State on the
resolve passed at the last session of
the Legislature appropriating $3.50, 900
for an extension to the State House.
No petitions have been received from
the counties of Franklin and Andros-
coggin; in the Second Congressional
district, Kenrebec and Waldo in the
Third district and Piscataquis county
in the Fourth district. It is the belief
around the State House that the re-
quisite number of names, 10000, will
not be secured before midnight, Friday.
to obtain referendum on the State
House extension.
The greater part of the petitions re-
ceived today were from the county of
Somerset, where Senator Albert F.
Donigan of Bingham, has been at work
and from Washington county, where
Representative Elisha W. Pike of East
port, led the forces for the referendum.
The petitions received at the office of
tile secretary of State Thursday were as
follows: William F. Capen and II 9TH
ers of Eastport: Edwin Smart and Sc
others of Greenbush; Edwin a. Palmer
and Is others of Buxton: Josiah Chase
and Is others of York; Hiram E Dodge
and 16 others of Plantation No. II,
Washington county; William p. Verrill
and 80 others of South Portland; John
S. Harlow and 26 others of Dixfield ;
Charles A. Maxwell and 81 others of
Portland; Boyden Bearce and 80 others
of Eddington: N. D. Colcord and "A 9TH
ers of Portland; Fred Rowe and 20 9TH
ers of Holden: Levi Greenleaf and 70
others of Portland; Herbert H. Allan
and IS others of Dennysville; L. E.
Howard and IS others of Island Falls;
f. L. Norton and 81 others of Jones'
port; j. G. Wing and "a others Of
Leeds; Cha"ncey A Doble and Is others
OF LaGrange: Joseph c. Bridges and 1874
others of York; George H. Genthner
and ia others of Waldoboro; Joseph c.
Harmon aud 11S others of Stonington
Fred w. Thurlow and 81 Others of Cut
Ter; Willis N. Allen and So others of Co
lumhia Falls, f. M. Coombs and ITO
others of Vinalhaven: George S. Thay-
or and 70 others of IMbec; w. +. Mitch
ell and As others of Portland; Charles
L. Farnham and 143 others of Bath; ]
F. Could and IS others of Rockport,
Charles O. Small and ia others of
Madison; Aianson Libby and CT others
of Detroit, Walter r. Kinds and 10
others of Flagstaff; George r. Boynton
and A others of Lexington Plantation,
George c. Jones and 80 others of Cara
funk; Edward G. Varney and 35 others
of Hart,and; J. X. Luce and IS others
of st. Adams; S. A. Parsons and IL 9TH
ers Of Dead River; A. T. Smith and &c
others of Mercer; William Orsborn and
81 others of PittSfield; Harlow w. Row
ell and IL others of Cornville; John r.
Jones and 65 others of RIPLEY; Repre-
sentative Eugene V. Allen and sc others
of Joneshoro and W.. 3. Trickey and Sc
others of Portland.
VI No petition for q referendum on the
bill passed by the last Legislature TO
exclude automobiles from Ear Harbor
and other towns en- Mount Desert Is
land have as yet been received at the
office of the sccretaE of State, al
though there were reports last week
that the requisite number of names for
referendum on this matter had been
secured
The petitions for a referendum on the
State House extension say nothing