Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-27
STATE HOUSE,
Pardons Are Granted to
CereStO and Everett.
The Kansas city Stock Yards
Incorporates in Maine.
Teachers Reading Circles Do Much
To Increase Efficiency.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Thursday, Dec. 81, at 1890 A. M.

The Governor and Council, Thurs
day, pardoned Paulo Ceresto of Port
land who is serving an eightyears
sentence in the State prison for man
slaughter, and Wallace +. Everett of
Paris. who is serving u years for
manslaughter in connection with the
killing of Edgar Radcliffe, one night
in July, 1907, by the exploding of
dynamite house in a mine at Paris,
for which Everett was caretaker.
Pardon was refused Frank p. Kane
Of Portland who is serving four years
in State prison for breaking. entering
and larceny. All of these cases were
heard at the Council meeting of
Dec 10.
The Watervile Sentinel Publishing
Co, to which was awarded the book
printing contract at the Council meet
ing of Nov q, Thursday, filed with
the Governor and Council a 5000
bond for the faithful performances of
the contract. This hond is furnishehd
by the Fidelity Deposit co. of Mary
land.
A Short Session.
The meeting was called to order by
Governor Plaisted at 4.25 p. NJ, and
all Of the councillors We're present.
only small amount of business was
transacted in open session.
The committee of agriculture was
authorized to employ Miss Elizabeth
Jacobs at a salary of IS per week 70
do clerical work. A request was re-
ceived from State Bank Examiner
Dunton, asking for steel filing cases
for his office at a cost not exceeding
$40, the amount to he taken from the
appropriation for his department.
order was passed granting his re-
quest.
Attorney General Pattangall then
brought before the Council the mat
ter of payment from the State treas
ury of certain funds of the estate OF
Joseph Diseho an alien, to the Rus
sian consulate general at New York
City. Mr.. Pattangali stated that w.
II. CULVER of Portland attorney OF
record for the heirs had given salts
factory proof of the validity of the
claim order was passed authorizing
payment of the fund amounting To
$3s5.02 to the Russian consulate gem
eral.
Passage was given the warrants Of
the auditor, amounting to s14.72E42,
and covering general expenses. 1t
was decided that the next meeting of
the Governor and Council should be
held at 1890 A. NJ. Dec. 81. This
meeting will last through that day
and Jan /, the old council going out
of existence at midnight. on the last
named date.
Councillor Winslow of the Mala-
ga Island committee took up the mat
ter of the school building on Mala ga
Island and said that the committee
was willing t6 pay 500 for the school
to the charitable organiza-
ton which had placed it there or give
the organization until Feb, / in which
to move il. The Council has already
advertised the island for sale and bids
will be opened by the committee of
the Governor ard Council at 10 A. NJ,
Dec. 8. The Council decided to agree
TO any arrangement that the commit
lee might make. in regard to the dis
posal of the schoolhouse.
The secretary of STATE was in |
,tructed to transmit to the Legisla-
.ure the result of the vote at the |
election of Sept. IL, a1911, upon the I
amendment and the vote
II the election of Sept ., 1912, upon |
he Good Roads amendment to the |