Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
Warrants Amount to s2e2, 233.e7.


1922, 233.97, as follows: Institutions,
s47,S63.83; general expenses 1880.
SO; general expenses, s950.50; tempo
rary loan and interest, treasury reim-
bursement $l50,029.1t. The State au-
ditor reported cash on hand to date,
$739, 254.56, warrants against cash,
$142, 204.S6; balance, $597, 049.T0.
$4,000 of Automobile Money Voted.
The Executive Council at the fore
noon session voted to expend $4,000
of the automobile money on particu-
larly poor sections of the trunk lines
of highway. The city of Auburn will
get 1000 to go with $4,000 appropri-
ated by the city. for the Improvement
of the trunk line between Auburn and
Danville Junction, on the through road
to Poland Spring.
Cary Plantation will receive $1,000
to be expended on the road which is
the main highway between Houlton
and Calais. The town has a small val
uation and has expended a proportions
ately large amount for its roads, so
no additional appropriation was de-
manded.
Conner Plantation, which also has
a small valuation. will receive $500 to
be spent on the main thoroughfare be-
tween Caribou and Van Buren,. where
it passes through that plantation.
Caribou has Appropriated $1,000 and
the State will put 81 900 with it for
the portion of the main line between
Caribou and Pressure Isle which lies
in the town of Caribou.
Gardiner has appropriated $1,000 to
fix up the road to Augusta, part of
the main trunk line of highway, and
the Council voted to put $4,000 of the
automobile money with it.
The Bangor Automobile Association
has been pushing the scheme TO have
the State spend something on the
Bangor to Ellsworth trunk line in
Holden and Dedham, and the Council
voted $4,000 for that section.
The town of Orneville asked for 5000
to fix up bad place in the road be-
tween Lagrange and Milo and got it.
This road is a part of the main
travelled road between Bangor and
Moosehead Lake.
The appropriations We're all recon-
mended by State Highway Commits
sioner Parker l.. Hardison and were
passed without debate on motion of
Councillor Patch.
The Council, at the afternoon ses-
sion. voted $4,000 towards improving
the main street of Pittsfield from the
end OF the work done, last year. to
the Universalist church, provided the
town raise 5000 to make up a joint
fund of s4100 70 be spent under the
direction of the State highway COM
missioner. This apportiobment brought
the total for the day up to SIG, 100.
The Nomination Contests.
The contest for Arthur w. Leonard
of Morrill, and Orrin j. Dickey of
Belfast for the Democratic nominal
ton for register of probate for Waldo
county was the first to be considered
Councillor Kiigore stated that the re-
turns. as corrected. show that Leonard
received 10 more votes than did Dickey
and moved that Leonard be declared
nominated. This was done. Dickey
claimed that there was an error in
the count of the ballots IN Belfast and
wanted a recount.
john F. White of Portland, who
thinks he received more Republican
votes for the nomination for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature than did
Arthur L. Grifiitfs, asked the Council
to accept a certificate of the result
of the recount, as found by City
Clerk Warehouse. He was informed
that the Council had no power to go
back TO the city clerks record and
that if the returns in City Clerk Wa
terhouses office and the return in the
custody CT the secretary of State
agreed, ard these returns showed
nj he oil Cd hn ~.
obliged to give Griffiths the certificate
of nomination. White could go to the
courts for rslief If he desired to. The
Council voted to issue certificate to
Griffiths.
Practically the same condition of
affairs obtained in the dispute as to
the result of the balloting of the
Democrats in Knox county for a can
didate for register of probate. Clar-
ence ID. Payson of Thomaston and
Edwin o. Head of Rockland are tied,
as the returns now stand. Action
was deferred on this case, however,
until the ward book of Ward 2 in
Rocklaud can be produced and eX-
amined.
Head was represented by Hon. Job
II. Montgomery of Camden, while Mr..
payson stated his own side of the
case. Cornelius Doherty of Rockland,
who defeated Oliver Otis for the DEM
ocratic nomination for representative
tn the Legislature from Rockland, was
called by MIR. Montgomery, but was
not allowed to testify as it developed
that the evidence he was to offer was
in connection with a recount in Ward
9. Atty. General Pattangall. who was
present at tile Council meeting stated
that the returns could be corrected
By the ward record made in open
town meeting.
Knox county furnished another con-.
test for consideration, that where
County Attorney Philip Howard of
Rcckland thought he was defeated by
two votes before Matinicus was heard
from and found he was nominated by
two votes when Matinicus sent in its
returns, defeating Oscar II. Emery of
Camden.
Mr.. Emery wanted the Council to
consider the ballots, as recounted, but
the Council could not do it and GER
tificat.. of nomination was voted TO