Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-05-22
ar MAINE VOTERS
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.,sla,ure, the Governor and state
s'srsr inserted an advertisement In
.,aains papers of New York, Mas
ie st,s and Maine. soliciting pro-
cnus 49, the loan. These proposals
sa', - he opened March "a. 1883. The
elc ,vas the sale of the entire loan
SUI .arniun OF $4,000. which amount
5,rectly applied to the payment of
r. .S,,c debt. Soon after the nego-
~ these bonds there was an
s.~orable turn in the money mar
nS had these initiatory steps
saIavea It is altogether probable
,hass bonds could not have been
va AZ par. The annual saving In
,u,erest account effected by this
.csssful funding Of the State debt
o,nted to s71.52o.oo. and has very
a.srially lightened the burdens OF the
xpayers.
B-,,,uI,urs Made . State Depart
ment.
through the recommendation OF
ror BurIelgh, who has always
IN sympathetic touch with the
F. Of the State and their inter-
=. the secretary OF the Board Of
s,,,,Itnre was given a merited in
s.se OF salary and assigned perma-
quarters at the State House, thus
Ting his department convenient and
-auable to the public. and enabling
IN, 20 devote his whole time to the
kraetlng and important duties Of HIS
Sfice.
4 rns survivors of the late Civil War
Increased State Appropriation for
Pensions.
-. bad no truer friend In Maine than
rovsrnor Burleigh. IT. was upon his
T. earnest recommendation that the
\ .c,slatlre of 1889 increased the ap-
rronriation for disabled veterans. and
Sbose dependent upon them, from $780,
tC9 to Sl25.0o0.
I, was upon the recommendation OF
coyernor Burleigh that the law was
BASED providing heavy penalties for
H. careless setting of forest fires, and
6making the Land Agent the Forest
of Maine. with wardens
hi every section of the State.
lndexing Of the State Library.
When the state Library was about to
he moved into its new quarters In the
state House extension. In 1891, Gov
|.rnor Burleigh called the attention OF
the legislature TO the great Importance
|of supplying II with "a modern card
catalogue, In order that its treasures OF
Information might be unlocked and
rendered easily available to its patrons
For this reason he advocated an APP
for the purchase of the
necessary cabinets and other material.
and the employment of additional help.
skilled In this class OF work. The Leg
stature responded to this appeal. and
today the State Library OF Maine. in
convenience and usefulness. Is second
to none In New England.
Reduction of the State Tax Rate.
Il was upon the recommendation OF
Governor Burleigh, in his iirst inau-
gural message. that the rate of State
taxation was reduced to "a mills. In
advocating this reduction Governor
BuFiclgh said;
lIf A-Nkht AAAahAfHaA may FdAfAg PF
reduced for the year 1890 to two
and one-quarter mills. which would
be reduction of $il7,7ss.ei per an
NUN The lightness OF a State tax
Of two and one-quarter mills can
be appreciated only by remember
ing hat one mill of II Is for the
school fund. levied according TO
property and divided according to
population. Excluding the school
tax "a wise and generous provision
for the youth of the State In force
now for seventeen years. II viii be
seen that the rate OF taxation for
general purposes of government
will In 1880 be the lowest tax levied
for 80 years. and as low as any that
has been levied for so years. The
entire State tax for next year will
be $3.50 0se.75 or less than was levied
on Cumberland county alone In
1865"
So Well pleased were the people OF
Maine with Governor Burleigh's abb,
md buslness-like administration OF
State AFFAIRS that at the next election.
although Il came In an on year. they
returned him To the Office he had filled
10 well by an increased plurality.