Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-02
Expenses Of Enforcement
Deputies for July.
State Highway Department
Is Doing Much Work.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Thursday, July 20, At $50 A. M.

Thursday, July ~, at $50 A. N.
It cost the counties of Androscoggin |
and Penobscot, where the deputy en-
forcement commissioners are at work, |
the sum of $1,760.54 for the salaries |
and expenses Of the deputies for the |
month Of July, in accordance with the |
law passed at the last session of the |
LEGISLATURE, which was introduced by |
Representative Andrew p. Havey of
Sullivan, one of the members of the |
present enforcement commission, and
which provides that the counties where
the deputies work shall pay their sal
aries and expenses. The other ex-
pense of the commission for the month
of July was $471.31. which includes the
salaries Of the three commissioners,
3125, each and the salary of the clerk
81 the commission. Augustus P. Nor
tor, yof lewiston, who receives salary
.of $1,000 per annum
since the passage of the so-called
sSturgis law at the session Of the Leg
iisIature Of 1905 deputy enforcement
commissioners have made seizures in
every county in the State. with the
exception OF York, Cumberland, Han
cock, Waldo. Piscataquis and Aroos-
took. But in the county of Franklin
seizures were made in only one town,
that of Jay. which is near the Andro-
scoggin county line, while the depu-
ties made but one selling trip through
Lincoln and that at the request Of the
sheriff of the county, John B. Rafter
Of pamariscotta.
The net cost of the enforcement COM
mission from the first day of this year
until the last day of this month has
been $15.7S5.4S. The total cost of the
commission since the first of the year
has been s16.923.74 but during that time
the sum Of $1,63S26 has been received
from fines and fees from prosecutions
OF the law. leaving the net cost for
the seven months of this year S1o.785.-
48. The fines amounted to s575 all of
which came from the treasurer of
Knox county. The fees were 1868 26
of which $315.52 came from the county
Of Somerset, s666.34 from Knox county
and the remainder from Sagadahoc
county.
Since the first of this year the dep
uty commissioners have been at work
in four counties, Sagadahoc. Knox,
Penobscot and Androscoggin. The
deputies have not been busy in Ken
nebec or Oxford counties since Jan.
1. 1907, nor SIN Washington or Somer-
set counties since Jan. 1. 1909.
The three commissioners, Henry w.
SOakes Of Auburn, George NJ. Phoenix
Of Alfred. and Andrew p. Havey of
sullivan, each receive salary of $500
\ per annum and their expenses while
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each receive So a day and their ex
penses. The expenses include board.
room rent. postage. carriage hire.
trucking. Justice before whom oath to
the bills is sworn aud search lights.
The appropriation for the sup
port of the commission is $500 per
annum and the payment of the bills
above that amount is taken from any
money in the State treasury not other
wise appropriated.
There are now Is deputy enforce
ment commissioners On the staff as
follows: Maxine Beaulieu of Lewis
ton, Melville E. Goss of Auburn. Les
lie r. Hayward of Lewiston. Austin
r. Howard of Auburn, Heber H. Al
len Of Jay. Walter J. Fernald of Rock
land, Roy E. French of Bath, Fred
Lucas of Saint Adams. Fred J. Horne
of Canaan, Albert H. Newbert of
Rockland. Benjamin F. Towne of Wa
terville. Melvin l.. Emerson of Old
Town. Obed F. Stackpole of Biddeford.
Percy J. Clifford Of Hampden and Bion
F.. Whitney OF Bar Harbor.
Inquiry at the State highway de-
partment elicits the information that
the work for the department this year
Is very much heavier than ever be-
fore. Practically every town in the
State voted an appropriation for State
roads at its last annual meeting and
has applied for aid.
A new departure in the work this
year has been preliminary inspection
the location in each town before speci-
fications have been issued for carry.
ing out the improvement. This has
been accomplished by the employment
of 20 inspectors who are either engin-
GERS or practical road builders. or both.
These inspectors also watch out during
the construction of the road and re-
turn to the department report Of
each inspection made. In this way the
department Is in touch at all times
with the exact status of each piece
of work under construction, and ques-
tons which are constantly arising in
connection with the various pieces of
work are promptly brought before the
department for advice.
1t is noticeable that the work Is be-
ing carried out in all of the towns this
year more carefully than ever before
About 50 towns are obliged by law to
do their work by contract which neces-
states survey and plan and a care
full specification prior to advertising
the work. Quite good many towns
outside of the contract class have had
surveys and plans made in order that
the conditions may be carefully stud
led and work exactly suited to the To-
cation specified.
In q few of the contract towns a
form of construction new in this State
is being tried which is called bitumi-
nous macadam. The specifications be-
ing followed this year is one which has
been worked out by the engineers of
the Rhode Island Board of Public |
Works 1t consists of building the first |