Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-19
What Governor
Haines Has to Do.

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Governor Haines, within the next
few months, is expected to have be-
fore him the task of reappointing, per
haps, and certainly of appointing mon
to fill the vacancies caused by the eX-
piratien of the terms OF service of the
many State officials. members OF
boards, medical examiners, county eX-
aminers of insane conyiets, license de-
tectiyes, etc.
The term of Elmer 2. Spofford of
Deer Isle, chairman of the Board OF
Railroad Commissioners, VIII expire,
the last day of this month, and as far
as is known there are no other candi-
dates for the office. The term Of Mr.
SnGfford Will not be very long unless
the referendum is invoked on the BIZ
passed at the last session of the Leg
lslature to create public utilities COM
mission as that law will become effec-
tive on the first day of September.
Mr.. sponCrd IS now serving his first
term, having been appointed, three
wears ago this month, by Governor
Fernald.
The term of Frank Keller of Rock
Hand. another member of the Board o.
Railroad Commissioners. will not eX-
Ipire until next November, he also haV-
ling been re-appointed by Governor
FernaIa. The only other two terms
expiring, this month, are those OF
William r. Kimball and James ).
Lowell. both of Bath as the trustees
of the Bath Military and Naval Or
phan Asylum Major Kimball has
been member of the board for sew
eral years, Tut Judge Lowell WAS APP
pointed by Governor Plaisted 10 fill Il
Vacancy.
The term of Hon. Payson Smith Of
Augusta, as State superintendent of
public schools, will expire, June %, he
having first been appointed 10y Cover
nor Cobb to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Prof. NJ w
Stetson ard being re-appointed, three
years ago, by Governor Fernald ana
retained. durins the Democratic adj
ministration There seems To be no
doubt but that Mr. Smith Will be re-
lappointed. The last Legislature in
creased the salary of the suporinten-
dent of schools from $500 To $1,000 a
year.
The terms If two members ef the
hoard of hospital trustees, those of
Hep. Thomas White of Bangor and
Ex-M Mayor Albert O. Marcille of Bid
dcferd will expire. June %. Both were
lappointed by Governor Plaisted, but
Mr.. White was for number Of years
| a member of the board Of hospital
trustees before TIE management of the
two insane hospitals and the schoo!
al 9ilf 90
lact OF the Legislature of 1911.
The term of Payscn Smith. the State
superintendent of schools. as Il trus-
Tee of juvenile institutions, will expire.
June %. He was also appointed by
Governor Plaisted. Under the old law
relating to the management of the
State Industrial school for Girls, II
was stipulated that the superintend-
ent of schools should be a member OF
the board of trustees of that institu-
ton. ex oftieio. but when the console
dation of the boards of trustees of the
Industrial School for Girls and the
State School for Boys was made, no
mention WAS made of the superintend-
ent OF schools serving on The board.
The term of Edward w. Larrabee of
Bath as Il member of the board Of
trustees of the Bath Military and
Naval Orphan Asylum will also expire,
during the month of June, as will
that of William II. Holston of West
brook, the commander-in-ch of the
Department of Maine, G.. A. r.. who
is also one of the trustees of this in
stitution. The law stipulates that the
head of the Grand Army in this State
shall also be a member of this board
of trustees and he is generally nomi-
mated pafter the annual eneampment
/ of that organization which is held,
about the middle of the month of
June.
The term of John Mcdonald of Adj
olson as an inspector of steamboats,
/ will expire, June Il. He was first APP
pointed by Governor Hill. The term
in this case is four years and the oc-
cupant cannot be removed during the
pleasure of the governor and council.
The four years term of William II.
Ohler of Bangor as a State assayer
will expire, on the Goth of June.
The Legisla ture of 1909 passed law
providing for the appointment of medi-
cal examiners to serve for four years.
The law says that one or more of these
examiners may be appointed in Il coun-
ty and the terms Of the following viii
expire on July 10, next: ". l.. Haskell,
NJ. D, of Lewiston for Androscoggin
county; sherman w. Boone. NJ. d. of
Pressure Isle and Frank II. Jackson, Nj.
D., of Ioulton, for Aroostook county:
Thomas F. Cooneen, NJ. D., of Portland
and Frank y. Whittier. NJ. D., of
Brunswick for Cumberland county;
George l.. Pratt NJ D., of Pennington
for Franklin county: Il. J. Morrison. NJ
D., of Eden for Hancock county; Nv