Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-27


here may miss the only point in contro
versy. This bill has a very innocent title
In 1876, 81 years ago. by Act of this Les
islature this municipal court was organ
lied, and the clerk of courts of Hancocl
county was made ex-officio recorder o
the municipal court of the city of Els
worth. The situation is funny, isn't it
For IS years the clerk of courts in Han
cock county was Republican. l CUES.
it was fixed up for him. Don't you think
So He was made ex-oficio recorder ot
this municipal court and never had any
thing to do. There is no question here oi
public service; there is no question of in
creased efficiency in this office by chang
ing II as asked for; there is no issue here
as 10 economy, Ter the county OF Han
cock viii pay the same charges; il is
purely political gentlemen. The suillo-
tine of the Republican machine is not
working fast enough. The attempt is
simply being made to pry off a piece of
the salary belonging to the clerk OF
courts Of Hancock county He happens
now to be Democrat and the eullotne
Is being set to work to give the salary to
it'l'""''"i' ''NS'i ~ '-iia""' III
VIZ - "'ieiH5 anu aiiAiotls |" receive II.
ii'' - an ''e'e = 10 IL.
wv yum Fo"u i'ePupiicah h'eihiiefS oil
''i2 81 "'''''''' VI t''"'' sum- VI
Spl az n'''" o'' are i''i S"u nave
~ 7''''7e ''"' ot'ie'9 at io'
$50 ~ P'''.s'"7 - ''l7 i'"''o' "''Si'' W
"e pa ~ 7'il'ol UNI y an 'lien up
,''''' - "oi Ni''s nm H'u i"t t'ie
i''i'."cN e9u''y iA'p'oiie'iis' want 10
'"s 'I''9 - 'i'eei 'iiell up IL you loSe
'iia i,'''e once III r'iiS""ft''--ati'i you
are s"l"E 10 Jose i'--ti'efe are enough DE
cent i'epaoiieaiis ittfe TO XII tets olil
titeis are soilie i'elii.'eIdts mere VINO WIN
N'te t7''iie. ~ anu nope mat tiie lro=
- Isl - VIM peii'Ne NJ t''e Sp'aie ue'l
WIN Xo.' against thu ! VIII say TO you
pli'i'''iis iio'll iiaHcoeh county cheef
up oec'''Se tie "ot" mas gone t"fth mat
t.''t 5'''t ma" itoih i'lu'''l'l' jung
o."'s',' ~ f"h'E 10 ~ 'piei'iteu a1d CON
III ,ii''' as 81 sta h''e Sii''s
re- 'At'i'i'"s.e-'
MI. iiARMAN OF Stonlnston: MI
speaker am from Hancock county
and am somewhat Interested III the
matter that appftes To the municipal
court on ELLSWORTH. : ne records OF
the ihnllelpai court al Ellsworth arc
now sale IN the court house. II the
fecofdefshfp is taken away from the
clerk OF courts and another man is
appolht'd 10 that Office the records
viii De taken away from the court
mousse ana You can't tell where they
VIII be placed, ana probably the coun-
w OF hancock NDtilI he He'd llnDn
70 fufniSh some suitable fireproot
pace III Nhieh 70 take care ol those
records. Inc clerk oil courts for Han
toek county mas served az recorder ct
ne Iauhlelpal court OF Ellsworth far
ne id9l - years ana II IS strange
nat curing All that tlne no one has
yer discovered that lh9se two Offices
7houid be dlN"fced' during all IT."
-liie Whlle inns Once was held by a
Repuollcah.
'1it oil the petitioners who asked for
ms mn was Il man Who had been
JERK "I courts III Hah'9ek county, and
VIC iidu 7ioi'eu ny 'Ii'' feFelille lhefe-
/ ON TOT something IKE - years. me
u.s. ~ ,iti7'fer on TINS I'e9lloh was the
son law Of 'he elefk - courts. Mr.
iteah'i' trust thdl The motion OF
ne gentleman IRON Belfast tMf. Dun
.oa3 =, deetit the minority report VIII
pis4hti-
, IN '4\ MI speaker
Aoh want any MISREPRESENTATION 10
'A,se a. To our posilioh on ms mat
an ho' ioiaihS a hflei 1ef Mr..
:, 'u 14. 'i'e cierh Oh courts ana 1t
:. iio' seem 10 me tiiat II is dueS-
-'oii " "hetiier we are gong 10 take
so''''' 'ii's '"' VI III. tdtlHef $ salary
~ i''7H',' ~ we d" hot nave
~ ais WEI ~ MT BUNKER hut We ID
=" x !" answer TO the people who are
'Hiiu Hr' bunker me people VINO
'e0.eu nm ciefk OF courts anu re-
- e', "i ei'g ifahie!pat court.
: 1Nil"' WI 7Peaher' II seems TO me