Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-30


| ing the Jeanette Benjamin fund will
be used in making the purchase.
Kingsbury 3. Piper of Fairfield placed
the proposition before the Governor
and Council.
To Go to Ottawa
Benjamin F.. Cleaves, chairman of
1.-THE Public Utilities Commission, APP
peared before the Governor and Coun-
Gil to ask authority for sending George
c. Danforth, the commissions water
storage engineer. to Ottawa, Canada,
to attend the hearing on the question
of the distribution of the waters of
| the St. Croix river, the hearing to be
held before the International Joint
Commission, Oct. 5. The authority was
granted and it is understood that Mr..
Danforth and oscar H. Dunbar, assist
ant attorneyage general, will be at the
hearing. Judge Cleaves stated that
/ two engineers, one for the United
States and one for Canada, were ap-
pointed to investigate the matter and
report to the commission and that En-
gineer Stewart for Canada proposes
the equal division of power, the states
to be allowed half and Canada half
He said that Mr.. Danforth has made
! a careful study of the lake storage
and drainage and asserts that fully 20
to 70 per cent. of the waters in ques-
ton originate within the borders of
Maine and this being the case an
equal division would hardly be just
one. AS American interests already
tshave dams which furnish power to
industries in Maine, the acceptance Of
! Engineer Stewards proposition would
lnecessitate the cutting down of the
Isvolume Of industry in Maine or the en-
larsing of the dams at great expense.
MI Dunbar will be Names legal rep
resentative at the hearing. At for.
mer hearing on the same subject held
at Calais, Mr.. Dunbar represented
| Names interests.
Eastport Toll Bridge
! The Governor and Council refused
to concur with the city government
OF PASSPORT on its proposition for the
paying over of $4,000 set aside by the
present Legislature for aid in repair
| ing the Eastport tell bridge The
PASSPORT proposition provided for the
paying over of the sum by the State
without the requirement of vouchers
The sum was appropriated by the
legislature with the proviso that the
bridge be made a free, one.
J -at Committee on Blind
Councillors Hudson, Sleeper and
Cunningham were appointed to the
committee on relief fG the needy
blind, inside necessary ~ the law of
the 18th legislature appropriating a
large sun" the blind of tbs late.
RAe Team Expense
The adjutaEt general was author
lzed to expend a sum of $500 or less
in sending the State rifle team to
Florida for the national rifle matches
this month.
Damage Stats lands
Forest Commissioner Mace brought
to the attention of the council the
flowing Of State lands in Oxford
county by lam constructed by the
Androscoggin Dam & Reservoir Co.
and estimated the damage at from
$4,000 to $1,000. An order was passed
authorizing the commissioner to take
the matter UP with the attorney gen
eral with a view to collecting dam
ages due the State
AswnaI Plans Delayed
There was a short discussion Of the
plans for the new building at the
Pownal school for the feeble minded
but in the absence of persons whom
the Governor and, Council wished to
interview before&6 final decision in
the matter the pins were turned over
to the committee on the institution
with power to determine the final ac-
ton with the Governor.
The Raymond Hatchery
In accordance with d 1915 resolve.
the Governor and Council authorized
the expenditure of $1,000 appropriated
for the repair and enlargement of the
Raymond hatchery at Sebago.
Halloweil Again
An order was passed by the Coun-
, Gil authorizing the superintendent Of
the Hallowell Industrial School to
employ new helper at the salary of
, $500 year. beginning from Sept, i,
1915. The Governor, however, with
held his approval of the order pend
. ing - investigation Of the financial
status Of the institution. This WIS an
echo .0f the last Council MEETS. The
Governor declared that he il not no
Ing - alloxs the HalloweH tss<ttutton
10 run away fifth him.
The Aroustook Farm i
| The Aroostook experimental Farm
|, was discussed for few minutes but
the papers in the case were finally laid
, upon the table for the attention OF the
attorney general concerning the title
to the farm The State already owns
! an undivided half of this farm at
Pressure Isle and paid $4,000 for it.
For the other half and buildings on
the farm $4,000 more is required be-
fore the full title to the land can be