Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-03
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90 connty at Waterville, either on the
Ut ar third Monday in the month He
a;,sd the fact that the judge of pro-
80 of Cumberland county received a
Io,arv of $500. F. L. Dutton of Au-
10 smoke in favor of the Increase
sra emphasized the responsibility and
,;,-nitv of the office and said that the
.rssent salary of $500 was entirely in
ppaeouate. Hon. George w. Heselton Of
~ardiner alluded to the excellent quail
sections of the present judge Of pro-
TO ami argued that the Office should
compensate him adequately for the ser
w. rendered Herbert Z. Foster Of
Winthrop stated that the law bust
naes of Judge Cook had been entirely
hroken I'D by his assuming the duties
of the office of judge of probate and
soid that the bill provided for reG-
sonable salary
Tbomas Leigh Of Augusta stated that
Farmer Judge Stevens had given all
,is time to the probate office, which
-r,da if niece ssary for his successor to
do practically the same thing. He said
.bat Judge Cook when he was a car
didatc for office did not realize the
/ du,ies of the office would consume his
entire time THE salary of the judge
of probate is paid out of the county
treasury" DO you think that the peo-
,,c of kenncbec county would ques-
ton the payment of such a sum-" ask
.d Mr.. Leigh He also said that the
Willingness of Judge Cook to hold an
other term of the probate court at Wa
terye Should be considered an addi-
tional argument in favor of the in
crease in his salary. Senator w. Il.
revnolds of kcnnebec also spoke in
favor of the increased salary, and al
,uded to the Importance of the bust
ness coming before the judge and the
large amount of property involved
County Attorney Guy a. Hildreth of
Gardiner said that the sentiment of
the bar Of kennebcc county was: "a
salary Of 5000 to such a man as Har-
Old Cook in the judge of probate was
none too much to be paid
Thomas Leigh of Augusta appeared
before the committee in favor of the
act in regard to payment by the coun-
ties of the actual cash expense of the
commissioners, while attending their
annual State conventions. He argued
that as the conventions We're for the
good of the counties it was not an I'M
lust request that the actual disburse-
ments of those attending should be
paid from the county treasury.
On request of w. II. Hines, city So
licitor of Lewiston, the act increasing
the allowance Of clerk hire for the reg
lister of probate of Androscoggin coun-
ty from 5000 to $500 was continued for
one week No one appeared for the
act increasing the salary of the coun-
ty commissioners of AndroscoggiE
county from $500 to $1,000, nor for the
act increasing the allowance for clerk
hire of the register of deeds for An
dToscoggin from $500 to $500
S. ]. Kelley. clerk of the Lewiston
municipal court appeared before the
committee asking for an increase in
the salary of the clerk of the munich
pal court for the city of Lewiston from
$3.50 to $lIO0. He stated that his work
IN tie court took practically all his
time and he was obliged to close his
law Office on Lisbon street after en-
1ernS upon the duties of the office. He
cited the fact that 2319 cases origi-
mated in the court last year as com
pared with 1866 in 1904 He stated that
uh receipts from the fees of the Office
III l"S would have been under a fee
system $500 and in 1907, about $1,000
ne dld nor think in view of that that
HoV was too large Il salary to ask
representative Hines of Lewiston and
Enforcement Commissioner Henry w.
oakes Of Auburn also testified to the
lOrroncn in, fla Lon re
u'c once held by Mr.. Kelley.
AdJutant General a. b. Farnham an
peared before the committee, asking
w an annual Increase of $500 i'm clerk
nue. III his department. He stated that
WISHED To pay one of the clerks in
'' Impairment now receiving $1,000, an
increase Oh $500. and to another re-
Living The sum of 5000 an increase of
s."' making their present salaries
'i-" and $1,000. No one appeared to
champion tn" resolve raising the sala-
:. oi the elevator man at the State
House Ia - per dav
me act making the salary of the
.'"S' VI the municipal court of Pitts
nv" |oo instead Of fees WAS reassign-
Ell to March o
'buiIty I1ldLlcIS IltXL &C
ap'e" me attention of the committee,
W." while salary matters were discuss
VI III relation to various county off
l =, AIS some lively sparring developed,
-" most Interesting feature of which
vas me argument between County
''i''SSioner Mcdonald of Portland
n representative William +. Spear
" ~. portland over the salary of the sher-
" vi Cumberland county.
recorder Wilbur C. Whelden of the
''d''d municipal court appeared be-
e'e committee asking for an in
c, se IN the salary of the sheriff of
~ 'cridhd county from $500 to $5000
s SAD that under the old system the
ma VI me office had never been esti-
'ea at any less than $4,000. and
N'Nne mad put it as high as $4,000.
sheriff Melville w. Trefethen also
t .poAe III favor Of the increase He said
IT, ''' while he was glad enough to get
W.. once he felt that the sheriff was
,,; a'ied to a fair compensation. He
ha a stress upon the fact that since he
n'. a Aeia office the county had raid
sa;, 'io1hmg for Sturgis deputies. He
c s'u mat the salary of the sheriff of
S"Huerland comfy, had haop placad a.