Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-04
STATE HOUSE.
4495 Automobiles Are
Now Owned in Maine.
Circular from Office Of State
Supt. Of Schools.
Contract Awarded for State Road
Work at South Portland.
! STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Aug. "a, at $50 A. M.

N0xK Meottn9 OF 0oveTUoT anu NounCsI
Tuesday, Aug. "a, at $50 A. M.
That there is still something doing
in the way of registration of automo-
biletis shown by the records at the Of
ce$ f the secretary of State, and while
tM business of the past month shows
a little falling off in comparison with
that of the month of June it still con-
tinues lively.
From the records on file at the Of
fee it is learned that the total number
of automobiles registered in Maine
since the law went into effect in June,
1905, was at the close Of business on
Saturday, July 81, 4495, and that the
number registered during the month If
July was 277 The number registered
during the month Of June was 344, an
increase Of 81 over the past month, and
was the largest months business since
the law became effective, with the ex-
ception Of that of June, 1905, when
there were a number of machines wait
ing to be registered.
The growth of the business is shown
by the fact that during the first seven
months of the current year the total
registration of automobiles was 1868,
which Is 269 more than the total regis
tration for the year 1908, which years
business was the largest on record up
to that time.
The number of licenses which have
been issued to operators since the law
went into effect is $50, and of that
number 306 were issued in July The
total registration of motorcycles since
%hn lou to
registration for July was 90 The
business in dealers licenses is light.
there having been but three issued dur
ing the past month with a total of III
since the law went into effect.
The amounts received in fees since
the law went into effect are as follows:
From the registration of automobiles,
$500; from licenses issued to opera
tors, 100000; from registration of mo-
tor cycles, $500; from licenses issued
to dealers. $1110, making a grand total
of 1890. The fee required for the
registration of automobiles and motor
cycles and licenses to operators is 81,
while that for a dealers license Is $40.
Among the corporations which have
been organized under a charter granted
by special act OF the Legislature and
have filed their certificates of organiza
ton at the office of the secretary of
State is the Maple Grove Electric Co,
the charter of which was approved
March 16, 1909, and which was organ
lied at the Office of Powers & Guild at
Fort Fairfield. on July II.
The purposes Of the corporation are
to transmit. supply, sell and distribute
electricity for light, heat and power in
and through all that portion Of the
town of Fort Fairfield which was for
merly township letter d, range l, ac-
cording to the survey and plan of said
letter D made by Thomas Sawyer, ex-
cept that portion of said township par
ticularly described in Chapter 166 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1887
entitled "An Act creating the Fort
Fairfield Village Corporation"
The capital stock of the corporation
is $4,000, of which the sum Of $500 is
paid in, and the par value Of the shares
Is 800 each. The names of the share
holders. all of whom reside at Fort
Fairfield and each of whom has sub
scribed for one share of stock are as
follows: Clarence A. Powers, James
r. Thurlough. Charles NJ Waldron,
Isaac Conant and Albert T. Hoyt The
president Of the corporation is Isaac
Conant and the treasurer is Charles M
Waldron. The directors are the share
holders mentioned above
The following notice relative to the
coming examination for State certifi-
Gates of the sun :4itendence grade has
been issued froia the office Of Hon.
Payson Smith. State superintendent Of
the public schools of Maine:
Augusta, Maine. July 30, 1909.
The examination for State certif-
Gates of superintendent grade as
authorized by Section A of the Revised
Statutes. as amended by Chapter 20 of
the Public Laws of 1909, will be held,
beginning at 8 o'clock A. NJ, on Friday,
August eth. in the following places:
Auburn. Augusta, Bangor, Bath Bel
fast. Calais, Cherryfield, Ellsworth.
Pennington. Foxcroft. Fort Fairfield.
Houlton, Newcastle. Portland. Rock
land, Saco. South Paris, Skowhegan n.
Eastport.
The subjects in which candidates
will be examined are School Law,
School Administration, School Manage
ment, Methods of Teaching, Education
al Psychology.
Persons who present themselves as
candidates for the certificate of super-
intendence grade must furnish evil
derce that they have had not less than
two years successful experience as
superintendent of schools or as school
principal with supervisory duties. Pre-
Hminary examination blanks will be
forwarded on request to the State
superintendent of public schools. Au-
gusta, Maine.
PAYSON SMITH.
state Superintendent of Public Schools.
Bids for the construction of a piece
Of State road in the city of South Port
land were sopened at the Office of Paul
D. Sargent. State commissioner Of
highways. Tuesday morning, and the
contract was awarded to T. w. Mar