Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-15
STATE HOUSE.
Rainfall Map of Slate Is
Being Prepared.
Stale Museum Receives Gill
From Mrs. J. E. Alexander.
Labor Commissioner Is Revising
Employment Certificates.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 10 A. M.

The State water storage commission
work, as provided for by Chapter 10
of the Public Laws OF 1911. which con-
solidated the State water storage
commission and The State survey
commission. is now being carried on
under the name of the former COM
mission. The act passed by the last
Legislature provided for a continu-
aticn Of the cooperative arrangement
with the United States geological sur
Vey ia the prosecution of topographic
and geological surveys of the State
and the investigations of the water
sources.
II was recognized that the water
powers OF the State were one of its
greatest assets and special provision
was made for a thorough investiga-
ton OF the subject The original act
creating the State water storage com
mission was based on the very com
prehensiVe bill creating the New York
water supply commission, providing
especially for a collection of data re
lating to the water powers of the
State, the flow Of rivers and their
drainage area, the location, nature ana
size of the ponds of the state and their
respective value and capacity as stor-
age reservoirs. The commission IS,
Furthermore, to report comprehen-
sive and practical plan for the Inn
provement and creation of such Wa
ter. storage basins and reservoirs as
will tend to develop and conserve the
water powers of the state.
The members of the present Com
mission are: Governor Plaisted, ex-
ofcio; State Land Agent Frank L.
Mace of Great Pond; E. P. Kicker,
South Poland; j. NJ. McNulty. Ban
gor and f. c. Jordan. Portland. The
act of the last Legislature provided
for cooperation with the United
States geological survey and accord
ingly meeting of the commission
was held with representatives of the
Federal bureau, May q. AS has al
ready been stated in this column, at
this meeting "A form of cooperation
agreement was drawn up. providing
for continuation of the work of the
commission to June 80. 1872
The formal contract between Coy
ernor Plaisted and the Federal de-
| partment was signed July and the
| Governor on the same date signed the
| commission of Cyrus C. Babb, dis
| trict engineer of the United states
| geological survey. as chief engineer
| of the Maine State water storage
| commission. This office was created
| by the act of the last Legislature al
ready mentioned and is in accordance
With the cooperative agreement
| signed few days ago. The chief en-
sineer is the executive officer of the
commission and is to have charge. un
der the direction of the commission
for the operations provided for b!
law.
The present office force of the com
mission will be continued, consisting
of f. +. Pressey of Bangor, assistan
engineer United States geological sur
vey, detailed to the State, and Mis-
Elizabeth c. Spooner of Auburn
clerk Miss Spooner has recent.
passed the United States civil ser
vice examination and will shortly re
ceive her appointment in the govern
mental service and be similarly de
tailed, TO the State work
Parties are now in the field in tn
vicinity of West Paris, engaged II
the regular topographic work. Geo