Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-02

the vote passed by the town of Pitts
field appropriated s2100. with the UNI
derstanding that the State was to APP
propriate a like sum and that, as the
state appropriated only $1,000, q special
meeting was to be held, Saturday, for
the purpose of resembling the previous
vote of the town meeting on account
of misunderstanding as TO the amount
appropriated by the state.
Chairman Winslow and Councillors
Turgeon and Kirnball presented To
Governor Plaisted a verbal report of
the visit by the councillors to the
School for the Feeble Minded ut Pow
nal, the State School for Boys at South
Portland and the School for the Blind
at Portland
Payson Given Certificate.
The Council voted to give certifi-
cate of nomination to Clarence u
Pa aon of Thomaston in the contested
Democratic Domins ton for register OF
probate Of Knox county, in which, on
the face of the. original returns. Char
en- g p. Payson of Thomaston and Ed
win O., Head of Rockland. were tied
with 40 votes each.
4 hearing was held al the last meet
ing of the Governor and Council, at
which testimony was offered to the eff
feet that there was clerical error in
the returns from Ward 2, which would
give G. j. Payscn, six more votes and
the election. The hearing was adj
journed from the last meeting in or
DIR to SgiVe the ward clerk of Ward 2
Rockland, an opportunity to present
4 swern copy of mis- returns, IN add
tioa to the amended returns of the
city clerk. The sworn ward returns
tailed with the amended returns d
the city clerk already presented ano
gave Payson s votes instead of II IL
the city of Rockland.
On Recommendation of Governor
Plaisted it was voted to pay the State
beneficiaries the balance of appropri-
ations at the next Council meeting, in
stead of waiting until December.
Salary warrants were passed for the
past month, amounting to $35,479.71.
At the suggestion of Attorney Cen
eral Pattangalls "a the sum of $500 was
transferred from the contingent fund
of the Governor and Council to the
fund for the arrest and apprehension
of criminals. 1t was explained by the
attorney general that the funds avail
able in his department for that pur-
pose would be exhausted before the
end of the year. He stated that the
unusual expense was caused by the
Matte Hackett case in Kennebec
county and an Aroostook county case.
which had required large amount of
investigation.
Highway Appropriations
The following sums were appropri-
ated from the State automobile regis
tration fund for highway improve
ment. amounting in. the aggregate t.
$4,000: OrIand and Penobscot, $1,000;
Monson, $4,000; Molunkus and Med
way, $500; Byron and Roxbury, 5000,
Damariscotta, $500. In addition to
these amounts, the town of Rumford
was assured of an appropriation of
$1,000 in case that town should ex-
pend the same amount
Governor Plaisted stated that on
general principles he was opposed to
an appropriation like that asked by
the town of Damariscotta for inn
provement of highway within the vii
lage limits. State Highway Commits
sioner Hardison said that similar APP
preparations had been made for other
towns and cities when the highway to
be improved was in the State road.
Governor Plaisted, upon being assured
that the road to be improved in Dam
ariscotta was in the State road, With
drew his objections and approved the
Damariscotta order.
The Council. in executive session.
voted to appropriate $1,000 from the