Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-27
STATE HOUSE,
Terms Of Officials That
Will Soon Expire.
Grant Fewer Charters Says
Stale Assessor Gardner.
- =. 81 En-
The Aroostook Patrons Wish to Do
Mutual Fire. Insurance.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, May II, at 2 p. M.

| Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Wednesday, May II, at 2 p. m.
The terms of considerable number
| of officials holding appointment from
| the Governor will expire between now
| aid July l. The most important is
that of Justice Albert r. Savage OF
| Auburn of the supreme judicial court.
whose term will expire May IS, thus
rendering an appointment necessary
between now and the next meeting of
the Governor and Council. 1t is not
thought that even should Governor
Plaisted reappoint Justice Savage the
appointment would be confirmed by
the Council. The name most frequent
" mentioned i'm connection with the
appointment is that of Hon. John Il.
Madigan of Houlton, at present
mcrnber OF the State board Of legal eX-
aminers.
The term of Charles H. Reid, Jr.,
recorder of the Bangor municipal
court, expires May and that of A. o.
Woodman. recorder of the Old Town
municipal court, has already expired,
his term ending April 49, 1911, but no
provision has yet been made for his
succe ssor.
The term of John A Roberts of
Norway as a trustee of the University
of Maine expires May 81 and that of
William ]. Knowlton of Portland as a
trustee of the State Normal School,
May 10. The terms of the four trus-
tees of the Bath Military and Naval
Orphan Asylum on the part of the
State in accordance with the statute
COY SrviT
the 18th of April OF each year. one of
these trustees is the department COM
mander of the G. A r. of Maine.
The new act passed by the last Leg
:slature and which goes into effec
July / vacates the offices held by seven
trustees OF the Maine Insane Hospitals
ana six trustees of the Maine School
for the Feeble Minded The new board
to be known as the Hospital Trustees
is to consist Of four trustees, one of
whom shall be 4 woman. The woman
first appointed is to serve for five
years and the terms Of the ether trus-
tees at the first appointment are fixed
at three, two and one years. All trus
tees thereafter appointed are to serve
for four years.
The term of office b. a member Of
the library commission, Mrs Kate c.
Estabrook of Orono expires. May I
BY Chapter 49, of the Public Laws of
1911 the Cattle Commission of Maine
is abolished and the terms of the
three cattle commissioners of Maine. |
Frank s. Adams + Bowdoin, f. o. |
Beal of Bangor and John NJ Deering |
of Saco, which would not otherwise |
have expired until May Z. terminate six |
days in advance of that time. The |
new act provides in their place one |
livestock sanitary commissioner, whose |
term of office shall be four years and |
whose salary shall be $500 per year |
and actual travelling expenses and $500
for clerk hire. The term of n membe |
Of the State board OF veterinary exam
liners, F. T. Freeman Of Rockland ex- |
pires April Is and one of the first du- |
ties of Governor Plaisted upon his re- |
turn home will be To appoint his sue
Cessor.
The acts of the last Legislature es-
tablishirg strict courts in York. Nor |
thern Aroostooll and Piscatauuis coun- |
ties will make vacant the iudgeships of |
several municipal courts and require |
tie making of appointments by the |
Governor under the new law 1t will |
be necessary for the Governor on the |
first of July in place of the present |
State survey and State water storage |
commissions. to appoint a State Wa
ter Storage commission of three menu |
bers. The Governor and che State |
land agents are also to be members of |
this commission according to the new
law and the Governor is to be CHAIR |
man of the commission. /
After May 1 of this year the com |
pleXion of the boards of registration |
of the cities of the State with the ex-
ception of that of the city of East |
port will be Democratic. for on that |
cate the Governor will according to |
law, appoint chairman of the board |
OF registration in each of these cities. |
The other two members are chosen, |
o1e from the Republican and one from |
the Democratic party. by appointment |
of the mayor and On recommendation |
of the city committee in each city.
The terms of five trustees Of the |
State School for Boys and the same |
number for the Maine Industrial |
School for Girls will end on July / on |
account of the provision of a law of |
the last Legislature which puts in |
their place a single board of five trus-
tees to be known as the Trustees of
Juvenile Institutions" The new board |
is to consist of five men ana one wo-
man, the term of the trustees first APP
pointed to be fixed at six, five, four, |
three, two and one years, respective |
ly, and the trustees thereafter APP
pointed are to hold office for six years. |