Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-27
STATE HOUSE.
Brunswick Man Receives
Conditional Pardon.
Highway Appropriations Well up
To Funds on Hand.
4 ~ I'll
kingsbury B. Piper Of Fairfield Ap.
pointed State Pension Clerk.

Tie Governor and Council, at the
session, Thursday, granted a condi-
tonal pardon to Edward NJ. Maggie of
| Brunswick, who is serving four
years sentence 1T the State prison at
Thomaston on two counts for forgery,
two years of which sentence has al
ready expired. The petition was
granted upon the condition that Nagle
in the future violate none of the laws
| of the State. A hearing upon the par
don petition was held at the meeting,
last Thursday, of the Governor and
Council but the petition was tabled
for final action at this meeting on ac-
count of the absence in Winnipeg OF
Councillor Kimball, chairman of the
Council committee on state prison and
pardons, who has since returned.
Warrants were passed amounting in
the aggregate to 13.419.92, covering
items OF general expense for the year
1872.
w. H. Sherman of Bar Harbor, rep :
resentative- elect and town clerk of
Eden. appeared before the Governor
and Council to ask for an appropria-
ton from either the automobile or the
unapportioned fund to aid in the COM
pletion of a system of macadamized
road in that town. Mr.. Sherman ex-
planned that the town had already
appropriated a large amount of money
for system of macadam roads and
that the job which it was now propos-
ed TO undertake would widen q dan
gerous place and practically complete
q system of I 1-2 miles of macadam
road IN that town.
State Highway Commissioner Park
er l.. Hardison prested summary
of State road work and explained the
condition of the automobile registra
ton and unapportioned funds. Mr.
Hardison stated that there had al
ready been apportioned from the au-
tomohile fund 1914, 551.50, not including
sums to be appropriated at the present
meeting of the Governor and Council
ard that the towns had raised to go
With these appointments, $4,000 He
estimated still on hand of the automo-
bile fund $2746.6S. OF the unappor-
toned fund 1854. SS0.37 had been expend-
ed for trunk line work and $9S43.90
it was estimated would cover the cost
for culverts, bitumen and other mate
rial making total of $114,f24.23. The
full amount of the unapportioned fund
was $3.50. 104.34. Trunk line work under
contract is in progress. covering 1928
miles between Portland and Eittery.
The construction on four of the five
Jobs is cement concrete with macad-
am shoulder and on the 9Th job BIZ
luminous macadam is being used,
An order was passed. authorizing
and directing the State superintendent
Of public buildings to remove from
Colby College to the State House GER
tain geological specimens belonging to
the State, now in the custody of said
college, having been placed there in
accordance with a resolve passed by
the Legislature of 1889.
The sum of $4,000 from the automo-
bile fund was appropriated for high
way Improvement in the town of New
Gloucester. that town having already
appropriated $1,000 for that purpose.
The sum of $1,000 was also appro-
priated from the automobile registra
ton fund for the improvement of the
highway from The Forks to Lake
Moxie. An appropriation of $500 was
appropriated by the State for the pur
chase of a sacrificer to be used in con-
nection with State road work.
All of the nominations made b.
Governor Plaisted that were in order
for confirmation at this meeting were
confirmed, including the appointments
of John j. Keegan as judge of the Bath
municipal court John b. Roberts of
Caribou, as judge of the Caribou
municipal court, and Hon. William K.
Pattangall of Waterville as trustee OF
the University of Maine.
Kingsbury b. Piper of Fairfield was
appointed State pension clerk to sue
coed the late Major George E. Dodge
of Carmel. Mr.. Piper was formerly
editor of the Waterville Sentinel and
has been in charge of the Democratic
State committee headquarters during
the last State campaign.
The date of the next meeting of the
Governor and Council was fixed at 10
A. NJ, Oct. is.