Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-14

however the number Of schools in
shall not exceed 20 for any year.
| Monthly Payment Of Officials
Boynton Of Lincoln-Act providing
that the salaries Of judges Of probate,
registers of probate, clerks Of judicial
courts. sheriffs, county commissioners,
registers of deeds, and county treas
urers Of the several counties shall be
paid in equal monthly payments on the
last day Of each month.
Senate Reports.
The committee on State School for
Boys, State School for Girls, and Reform.
atory for Women, reported in a new
draft the resolve in favor Of the juvenile
trustees for per diem and expenses for
19l7-1S The new draft reports $500 for
each Of the two years, instead Of $500.
as in the original resolve. The same
committee reported ought not to pass in
new draft on the act providing for trans
fer OF boys and girls from State juvenile
institutions to other institutions, and
amending certain laws pertaining to State
juvenile institutions. The same commit
~ -~PoA 49, ou6ht W pass III new QTaTI
on the resolve in favor of the State ju.
venile institutions for maintenance. cur
rent expenses. and other purposes for the
years 1918. The new draft appropria I es
5000 for furnishings and equipment for
the new central building for the wear
1913, instead OF 5000 as in the original re-
soive. 1t also appropriates for the State
school for boys. for salaries and wages,
sl4'56'4 for each of the years 1s17-1S; for
1000 supplies for each of these wears,
SIS, 1881: and for clothing for each of the
years, s2,72OA. For repairs and equip
ment, $1,000 is appropriated for each of
the years; for general expenses, $24. 1872. IA
for each Of the years; and for interest
on the Isaac Sanford legacy, $42 for each
OF the years. The new draft appropriates
for the State School for Girls, for sal
aries and wages. 1866 for 1917 and slo,34o
for 1915; for food supplies, s12,3so for 1917
and $l3.13o for 1915; for clothing, $500 for
1911 and $500 for 1915; for repairs and
equipment, $500 for 1917. and s3325 for 1918:
Tor general expenses, SS945.96 for 1871
and s7Si5.96 for 191s for construction
of new water system, 5000; for con-
struction of new central building.
$4,000 for 1917 and $4,000 for 1918
instead Of $4,000 for 1918 as provided in
the original draft; for interest on Nellie
f. Shaw trust fund, s237. so for 1917 and a
like amount for 1915; for interest on the
Eliza Mustard trust fund, s195.65 for
each of the two wears; for interest on
the Peter Lane f<nd So SO for each of
the two years: for interest on the Au-
gusta Hopkins trust fund, $50 for each of
the two years.
The committee railroad and ex-
presses reported ought to pass in a new
draft on an act relative to the constrlc-
ton of extensions and branches by the
Bangor & Aroostook Railroad co.
The new draft which is an amendment
to Section IA of Chapter IS of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to the construc-
ton of the extension Of railroads pro-
vides that any railroad corporation of
this State may locate, construct, operate
and maintain extensions and branches
anywhere in this State Of the lines Of
railroad now or hereafter owned, leased,
constructed or operated by it; provided,
however, that no railroad corporation
shall hereafter begin the construction Of
any such extension or branch without
having first obtained from the Public
Utilities Commission upon written appli
cation and after public hearing an order
authorizing and approving the location
Of any such extension or branch and
certificate stating that In the opinion Of
the commission public convenience and
necessity require such construction.