Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11

toned highway Iunu ana automobile
fund available for State highway
work, The amounts are: Unapportioned
fund, Jan. 1, 1912, $4,000; unappor-
toned fund. this year, SOS, 900; auto
mobile fund, 100000; total, s290.00O. 1t
was decided that as much as possible
of the 100000 of the unapportioned
fund be expended the present season
upon the Portland-Kittery line.
orders were passed authorizing the
apportionment of $4,000 from the auto
mobile fund for maintenance and re-
pairs on the Kittery- Portland trunk
line; $500 from the unapportioned fund
for trunk line work in the town OF
Wells on the Kittery- Portland line;
$4,000 from the inexperienced account
| to be used in continuing the Kenne-
bunkport section of the Kittery-Port-
land trunk line; $4,000 from the un-
apportioned fund for trunk line work
| in York on the Kittery Portland trunk
| line; $1,000 from the unapportioned fund
for trunk line work in the towns of
Kittery on the Kittery- Portland trunk
| line. recommendations of the high
way commissioner in regard to i'm
provements upon the Bridgton- Frye
burg and Rockland work We're adopted.
Commissioner Hardison stated that
| the cost of the proposed road in Ken
nebunkport was about $4,000 per mile.
or SO running foot. Two forms of
construction were being considered
gravel With bituminous top ana
cracked stone with paint top. Cover
nor Plaisted expressed himself in ia
vor of beginning work as early as
possible and having THE dirt fly in
June rather than in July The Gov
ernor also informed Mr.. Hardison that
he had authority TO increase his field
force.
Governor Plaisted and Councillor
Winslow thought that the highway de-
partment should get to work at once
and expend upon the trunk line as
much of the 100000 as possible on the
Kittes Portland trunk line. Councillor
Winslow said the completion of s20.-
600 worth Of work ON this trunk line
would be the strongest argument with
which to go before the people upon the
$s,0e0,000 bond issue proposition. 3s4'
NOW do You see how we feel about
it," remarked the Governor 10 Conn
missioner Hardison. Il feel the same
way myself. have for some time,s was
the reply of Commissioner Hardison.
1t was explained that the orders for
specific sums previously passed in con-
nection with the work on the Portland
kittery line were made simply as book
accounts to be drawn upon.
The auditors roll of accounts was
adopted amounted to $11905425, divid-
ed as follows: Salaries, $36,550. 20; in
stitutions, s46,6S4.04; general expenses,
1912, s53.559.14; general expenses, 1911,
s2.260S7.
The commissioner of agriculture was
authorized TO take from the appropria-
ton for the enforcement of dairy laws.
$1,000 the same to be expended for sal
airy and expenses for the State horti-
culturist and his assistant and other
necessary expenses in the work of the
protection of trees and shrubs from
dangerous insects and diseases
The State auditor was authorized and
directed to certify for payment to the
First National Bank of Augusta the
funds now in the State treasury be-
longing to the estate of DominielS
Yarnsrewiez. amounting TO s5s242.
Councillor Peabody brought up the
matter of measuring all the bridges of
after the statement being made that
Commissioner HARRISON would have
quite enough To do in constructing
100000 worth of trunk line road Gov
ernor plaisted spoke of previous bridge
surveys and Commissioner Harrison
said that they did not contain tho re-
quired date
The matter of expenses of savings
bank auditing accounts was left with
committee. consisting of Councillor
Lewis, Turgeon and Winslow.
Order was passed authorizing the
State librarian to hire an assistant cat-
aloguer at s45 per month.
Direct Primary Lists.
Secy. of Stale Davis submitted an Of
fetal list of candidates for the primary
ballots A portion of his communica-
ton is as follows:
-The nomination papers for each of
the candidates on file in the office of
the secretary of State seem to fully
comply with Sections and of the
Primary Law. In no case de these pa
pers contain Tess than / per cent, nor
more than two per cent of the total
voting strength of the district where
tue HpiiiiHdtlon Was ufdlt- fdTtS ueSlS-s
nations, office for which the nomination
is made, candidates Certificates and
proper execution of the jurat all APP
pear to be in order.
The secretary, Immediately upon the
close of the nomination period on
May 6. began the tabulation of the lists
herewith filed. In the preparation of
these lists all possible care has been
taken to avoid errors. A triple check
has been made on the names with a
final check and comparison of the sig
natures of candidates, with the official
lists
IA careful examination of the total
State and county tickets and the list
or nominations shows the necessity of
ballot approximately Il IL by 10
inches, which the secretary has ordered
the printer to provide.
"At the present time the printing
of the backs of the ballot has been
completed and the subject matter for
the face of the ballot is in the hands
of the printer"
With the communication was shown
sample ballot for the plantation of
Eagle Lake, Aroestook county