Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-08-31
Two PardOns Are Granted and
Two Laid Over.
Report Of Lewiston, Augusta Z
WaterviIIe Street Railway.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. 80, at 10 A. M.

Friday, Sept. 80, at 10 A. M.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Governor and Council, which was held
in the council chamber at the Blaine
house. was to d large extent devoted
TO pardon matters, and in two cases
pardon was granted to the petition
ers.
The first case taken up by the Coun-
ell was that of George H. Durand of
Rumford Falls, who is serving a SEN
tence of Is months in the kennebec
county Jail in Augusta for an assault
on boy named Peary on July 3, 1909.
Durand. while under the influence of
liquor, accidentally discharged a gun,
a stray bullet from which hit the boy
In the leg. The petitioners in the
case were represented by Matthew Nc
Carthy of Rumford Falls.
"Durand is an industrious man and a
good citizen argued Mr.. Mccarthy,
"but occasionally would become intoxi-
Gated. The shooting was purely acct
dental The sentence was Is months
in Jail and he has already served 10
months of that sentence 'Durand also
settled a civil action because of the
The petition for Durand's pardon
vas signed by the leading representa-
tive citizens of 'Rumford Falls. includ-
ing Hon. Waldo Pettengill and Hon.
George D. Bisbee No one appeared
before the Council in opposition and
the pardon was granted.
pardon was also granted to Will
liam Sabine of Bangor, who is serving
a year in the PenobscOt county Jail in
that city for the crime of larceny. the
pardon being granted on the recon-
mendation of Robert A. Jordan, pro-
baton officer for Penobscot county.
Mrs. Sabine, the wife of the prisoner,
was present at the hearing with six
weeks old baby in her arms No one
appeared in opposition to the granting
Of the pardon.
The petitions for the pardon of How
ard II. Linnel and Goldie COnnick.
both of Waterville. were continued I'M
til the September meeting of the Gov
ernor and Council. Linnell was sem
fenced to year in Jail and Mrs. Con-
nick to year In State prison. at the
last April session of the superior court
for Kennebec county. for the larceny
of articles from clothes lines in Wa
terville.
At the conclusion of the afternoon
session it was voted to hold the next
meeting at 10 4. NJ. Friday. Sept. 80.
The annual report of the Lewiston.
Augusta & Watervillc Street Railway
was filed with the Board of Railroad
Commissioners Tuesday The report
of this railroad. the longest electric
railway system i'm the State. shows
that during the past year the net earn
ings from operation were $20S,954.09
the gross earnings from operation,
35l7,492.0S, operating expenses. $685.
b37 80; interest on funded debt. $l56,-
14654 interest on floating debt. $15.-
O9O37, surplus for the year. 0.134.05;
passenger car earnings. $491 .902.96;
freight and express car earnings. $l5.-
66424. mail car earnings. $1.523.73:
advertising, s1.419.96 rent of land and
buildings, sSS5S7 sale of power,
$5,3i176
The operating expenses of the road
are divided as follows: Maintenance OIL
track and roadway. $11.61992: main
tenauce of electric line, $5.4S9.71:
maintenance of buildings and fixtures,
$51S.47. maintenance of steam pant
$l11.39; maintenance of electric pant
$96S1S; maintenance Of cars, Slo'-
67096. maintenance of electric equip
ment Of cars. $13,60797: maintenance
Of miscellaneous equipment, Sl'94 Nv
miscellaneous shop expenses, sl'S51.V9'
power plant wages. $13.263.ll; fuei 1or
power. $2.74S.44; lubricants and waste
for power plant. $l15.9S; miscellaneous
supplies and expenses of power pant
$7425, hired power. $662917l; super
irtendence of transportation, S5,ooo'o''
wages of conductors and motOrmen,
$79.oh2SS: wages of miscellaneous car
service employees. $2,7S5.6S: wages ol
car house employees. $4.251.S1; car SER
vice supplies, $5.l3S.32: miscellaneous
car service expenses. $9.395,o6; cleah-
ing and sanding track, $3.5o2'e' re-
moval of snow and ice. S3,4le.91' sd
aries of general officers. $780, s'
salaries of clerks. $3,09592; miscel-
1aneous office expenses, Sl''o4''o'
stores expenses, $1,241.12: stable ex-
penses. $459.57: advertising ana al
fractions. $Io,273.34; miscellaneous
general expenses. $5,603.29: legal ex-
penses in connection with damages
$1S.23332, rent of land and bu'ioinss'
$1,62715 insurance. $6.S49.3l.
Other items in the report are as Ioi-
lows: Passenger car mileage -'''''
e64.O1, freight, mail and express car
mileage, 76.506.74. total car ml!eaee'
243707o.75: passenger car hours vs.
Ill. freight. mail and express "a
hours. l2.706; total car hours. 2lo'e..'
fare passengers carried. lo.llo.4to'
total passengers carried. 1o,745,sSl'
average fare. revenue passengers
As6, average fare. all passengers u"-
Guiding transfer passengers), s4'ol' ca
earnings per car mile. $20.S4' mlscel-
laneous earnings per car mlie' si.f"'
gross earnings per car mile. s--'.''
car earnings per car hour. wal Iiis
cellaneous earnings per car hour s.1o'
gross earnings per car hour, S1'o''
operating expenses per car Hiiio'
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