The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-05
Cost Of Sturgis Commission.

1t cost the counties of Androscog-
and Penobscot, where the deputy en-
forcement commissioners are at work,
the sum Of S1,760.64 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 introdu
ced by Representative Andrew P.
Havey of Sullivan, one of the mem
bers of the present enforcement COM
mission, and which provides that the
counties where the deputies work
shall pay their salaries and expenses.
The other expense of the commission
for the month of July was S471.3l,
which includes the salaries of the
three commissioners, SIPS each and
and the salary of the clerk of the
commission, Augustus 2. Norton of
Lewiston, who receives salary of
ST. 900 per annum.
Since the passage of the so-called
Sturgis law at the session OF the Leg
islature 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 only in one town,
that of Jay, which Is near the Andro-
scoggin county line, while the depu-
ties made but one seizlng trip through
Lincoln and that at the request of the
sheriff of the county, John B. Rafter
of Damariscotta.
The net cost of the enforcement
commission from the first day of this
year until the last day of this month
has been S15, 7S5.48. The total cost of
the commission since the first of the
year has been 6,923.74 but during
that time the sum of $1,638.26 has
been received from fines and fees
from prosecutions of the law, leaving
the net cost for the seven months of
this year $15,785.48. The fines
amounted to 1915 all of which came
from the treasurer of Knox county
The fees were S1,063 26 of which
$316.52 came from the county of
Somerset, S666 "a 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 in Washington or Somer-
set counties since Jan. l, 1909.
The three commissioners, Henry w.
Oakes of Auburn, George Nj. Phoenix
of Alfred, and Andrew p. Havey OF
Sullivan, each receive a salary OF
$1,000 per annum and their expenses
while the deputy enforcement com
missioners each receive SO day and
their expenses. The expenses in
clude board, room rent, postage, car
riage hire, trucking, justice before
whom oath to the bills is sworn and
search lights.
The appropriation for the support
of the commission is $500 per an
mum and the payment of the bills
above that amount is taken from any
money in the State treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
There are now 15 deputy enforce
ment commissioners on the staff as
follows: Maxine Beaulieu of Lewis
ton, Melville E. Goss of Auburn, Les
lie H. Hayward of Lewiston, Austin
B. Howard of Auburn, Heber H. AL
len of Jay, Walter j. Fernald OF
Rockland, Roy E. French of Bath,
Fren Lucas of Saint Albans, Fred J.
Horne of Canaan, Albert II. Newbert
of Rockiand, Benjamin F. Towne OF
Waterville, Melvin L. Emerson OF
Old Town, Obed F. Stackpole of Bid
deford, Percy j. Clifford of Hamp-
den and Bion E. Whitney of Bar Har-
Dor.