Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-07-27


the business for the July session. a
considerable number of visitors were
present during the session, including
Philip Deering of Portland, chairman
of the State Highway Commission;
State Treasurer E. E. Newbert; Supt
F. c. Tyson of the State Hospital;
Prison Inspector j. E. Fitzgerald Of
Bath; VIM. Brennan of Port Clyde,
commissioner Of sea and shore fish,
cries; and others.
The pardon hearing in the case of
John Belding sentenced from Andros-
been set for a special session on July
10 and postponed to this meeting, on
account of the inability of Counsel Ar
thur Littefield to be present. was
again postponed. for similar reason.
The date set this time is at the regular
meeting of the Council in August, at
which it must take it's chance for hear
ing. owing to three already being listed
ahead of it,
The following orders were passed:
The Council Orders.
Ordered, that the State Highway
Commission be authorized to make a
survey for a bridge across the Taunton
river, between the towns Of Sullivan
and Hancock, as contemplated by
Chapter 23S of the Resolves of 1915.
The special resolve appropria ted
$500 for the survey provided the
towns also raised a like sum.
Ordered, that the overseers of the
poor of the town of Princeton are
hereby authorized and directed to re-
move Agnes Jones. child Of Mrs. Sum-
ner Jones, from Plantation No. 81,
Washington county, to the State
School for Feeble Minded, said child
being a state pauper
Ordered. that the following bills in
connection with the enforcement of
quarantine regulations. disinfection,
etc, in the case of family of F. T. Will
liams of Plantation No 33. be paid
from the appropriation for epidemic or
emergency fund: F. H. Colson. chair
man lotdl DpdIO HedIl1f, LTedl
$50; Edgar McInich. secretary local
board of health, Great Pond, s7.22.
Ordered that the adjutant general be
authorized to employ temporarily two
extra clerks at a salary Of $50 each per
month; to classify index and file in the
office of the adjutant general the rec
ords of men from Maine who served in
the United States navy during the
! Civil War. To be paid from the ap-
propration provided by Chapter 173,
Resolves of 1915
Ordered, that the treasurer of State
be and is hereby authorized to adjust
the salaries of clerks in the treasurer's
office, provided the total amount of
such salaries shall not exceed the total
amount now paid.
Ordered. that the State auditor be
authorized and directed to pay from
the State contingent fund to the ap-
preparation for Pennington school,
furnishing dormitory, the sum of $64.50
for payment of outstanding bill of H.
w. Johns -Manville Co. a balance of
S113 having elapsed from the 1915 ap-
preparation on July /. 1916, and the
bill being later received.
Whereas. under the provisions of
Chapter 11s of the Resolves Of 1915
there was a cooperative appropriation
made of $1,000 for a bridge in the town
Of Hampden, and
Whereas, upon report from the State
highway commission said town Of
Hampden failed to cooperate and
said appropriation was allowed to
lapse, and
Whereas. said town of Hampden is
now ready to cooperate and
Whereas, the spirit of the law would
tend to say that it was the intention
Of the legislature to aid the town of
Hampden,
Be it ordered that $1,000 be paid
from the State contingent fund for this
purpose.
Whereas. under the provisions Of
Chapter 116 Of the Resolves of 1915
there was cooperative appropriation
made of $3.50 for repairing the Ma
chiasport and East Machias bridge and
Whereas, upon report from the State
highway commission said town Of
East Machias failed to cooperate anl
said appropriation was allowed to
lapse, and
| Whereas, both of the above named
towns are now ready to cooperate,
and
Whereas. the spirit of the law would
tend to say that 1t was the intention
of the legislature to aid in the above
named work,
/ Be it ordered. that $3.50 be paid from
the State contingent fund for this
purpose.
| Ordered. that Marion Porter of Ban
sor an agent for the protection of chill
dren. be authorized to place in homes
the children of Mrs. Sumner Jones OF
Plantation No. 81, Washington county,
under the provisions of Chapter 15S of
the Public Laws of 1913, if upon in
veStigation she deems it for their best
! interests to take such action; said
children being State paupers.
Ordered, that Marion Porter Of Ban