Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-28

Governor Carl F.. Milliken. Councillors
G0weIl, Nichols, Bunker. Farnsworth.
Fay and St. Clair being present Il
Secretary of State Frank w. Ball and
Messenger George w. Leadbetter in at
tendance.
The Council in afternoon executive
session advised the conditional pardon
of Forestern Palmer of Machias, scrN-
ing a 4-months term in Washington
county Jail for malicious mischief. the
petition having been argued at the
morning session by Attorney Thomas
Leigh of Augusta. The conditions are
Of The usual stipulations regarding ODE
dience of the law, etc.
The petitioners in the cases of Georg"
Atwood. Cumberland county, doing 8
to 10 years in State prison for forgery
and Charles a. Greenwood, same coun-
ty. doing to Il years for assault with
dangerous weapon, were laid on the
table pending report Of The prison com
m~issioners. no appearances having been
made in either case.
The Governor and Council will meet
daily at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
probably until after New Years.
The Proceedings.
Three pardons were scheduled to be
heard. The petition of Forestern Palmer
OF Machias was the first taken up. At
torney Thomas Leigh of Augusta APP
peared for the petitioner. Palmer is serv-
ing a four-months sentence in the Wash
irgton county Jail for malicious mischief,
in killing two dogs, valued at 500 each,
the property of VIM. G. Means. Jr.. OF
Machias. He was tried and sentenced az
the October, 1917 term Of court for Wash
ington county.
Mr.. Leigh briefly stated his position as
to pardon cases and made an able pres
entation Of his reasons for asking execu-
tive clemency for his client. The dogs
had been chasing his fathers sheep and
feeling between the families was very
strained. The boy. but IS years OF age.
hearing the exciting talk, took his rife
located the dogs and shot them, not COM
pretending that 1t was a misdemeanor. as
the act was. under the law. The boys
character and habits were excellent in
every way and counsel felt that the inter
est of justice would lave been conserved
Hitfl'u SVtlNiIlIS MN w JAIN AhAs SiS
filed numerous letters and statements
from unit officials and citizens favor1ng
a pardon, including one from Mr.. Means,
the complainant in the case. Young Pal
mer is the only one of four brothers left
at home. the others being in the United
States Army.
No appearances were made in the cases
of Charles A. Greenwood, in State prison
for seven to IA years, with assault with
dangerous weapon with attempt to rob.
and George Atwood, both of Cumberland
county, in State prison five to 10 years for
forgery. and the petitions were tabled,
pending the report of the committee on
State prison and pardons.
The recent nominations the Cover
nor were confirmed. including the follow
ing:
Horace G, Buxton, commissioner of
Pharmacy; f. II. Gordon, to board of ex-
aminers Of practitioners in dental surgery;
Robert A. Jordan, probation officer for
Penobscot court: Edgar c. Smith. dis
closure commissioner for Piscataqu,s
county.
The members of the State highway
commission, Chairman Philip J. Deering.
VIM. NJ. Aver and frank A. Peabody,
with Chief Engineer Paul D.. Sargent.
presented an outline o. the situation for
the coming year. regarding estimates Of
work and expense. Chairman Deering
stated that the increase in price of all
labor and material had been unpreccdent-
cd and where the expense of tho mainte-
nance department for 1917 had been about
Sow ono n ~ So, ,;.D ,,,
would ask for 1927. 900 more for 1918
chairman Decring and Chief Engineer
Sargent went into details as to the re-
qu!rements of the office force, work there
being several weeks behind, on account
of not enough help.
Other branches of the commissioners
work and their needs were EXPLAINED in
detail. The trunk line work for 1917 was
about $4,000 and the estimate for 1918
about S467, 900, but we find but s43e. oo
available.
we inquire no outlay in York county for
the coming year. but in others as follows.
Cumberland. 35,ooo; S~agadahoc. $1,000.
Androscosgin. $4,000; Oxford. So. mp,
FRANKLIN, $4,000; Kennebec, s2t6OOO (which
mas All the government work.; Waldo,
S-"'""V' iN'htolh' S1o,WH, IenObSCOt, So coo.
hancock. $4,000; Piscataquis. $1,000: som
erset' $4,000; Washington, s35. 900; Aroos-
took, $4,000.
lhis calls for about 1851. 900. of vnrL
with about s43a,no 0 so far available bu,
chairman Deering stated that pieces Of
proposed work that probably would not
DC done this year would keep the expend,-
lures Wltnin the amount available
Afternoon Session
State Auditor Roy L. Wardwel and
State Treasurer Joseph w. Simpson
stated 20 the Council the result of their
work ir establishing a uniform system
Of bookkeeping for all State institu-
tiOns, saying that a conference of MI.
merous officials of those institutions
was recently held at the State House
and the plan fully explained, with the
result hat general satisfaction was
expressed.
The new system will go into effect
Jan. ] next. 1t will greatly simplify
h work and keep all up to
date. No advances will hereafter be
made by the State treasurer for any
purpose. All income by these institu-
lions will be returned daily to the
treasurer. All bills Of each institution
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