Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-29
Council Orders
noon.

The following orders were passed D!
! the Council during its sessions:
Ordered. That under the provisions
If CHAPTER $50 of the Public Laws Oh
1917 there be paid to William Irot.
Wright of Woolwich the sum OF $1,000
as condensation for an INJURY recelNeu
while in the employ of the state hlsh-
way commission as a laborer on state
Highway ID at Woolwich. Mr..
Wricht was injured on the first day OF
November and the above payment COW
ers indemnity from NOV. 10Th to Dec.
18th. inclusive. the above indemnity OF
s1.2l rer week shall be paid until the
Industrial Accident commission snail
determine that the claimants incapac-
itv for work has ceased. This order is
provisional on the highway COMMISSION
securing an agreement with MI
Wright. The doctors bill in his case
has not been received as the doctor
has been at Halifax.
Ordered. That under the provisions or
banter 80 of Public Laws OF l'li'
there be paid to William McGoWn or
Ellsworth the sum of S6S.49 as compeil-
"ation for an injury received While IN
the employ of the State highway COM
mission as a laborer. and the above
payment owe an indemnity from
Nov. / 10 Dec. Il inclusive at the rate
Of $1.21 per week and has been ap-
proved by the Industrial Accident
Commission, the o indemnity OF
S-.21 per week shall be paid until the
Industrial Accident Commission snail
determine that the claimants ncapac
jty for work has ceased. In connection
with the above it is ordered that there
bcNpaid to A. C. Hagerthy, NJ. D.. of
Ellsworth, the sum of 500 for medical
attendance.
Ordered, That under the provisions
Of chapte go of Public Laws of l9lf
there be paid to Evans L. E,lWell OF
Nachias. the sum of $19.31 as compen-
sation for an injury received while in
the employ of the State highway com
mission as a laborer on special resolve
work in the town Of Marshfield. the
injury occurred October LIST, last ana
consisted of a compound fracture of the
leg between the ankle and knee. The
above indemnity of 1921 per week shall
he paid until the Industrial Accident
Commission shall determine that the
claimants incapacity for work mas
ceased. In connection with the above.
it is ordered that there be paid tc
johnson, NJ. d. Of Machias. the sum Of
So for medical attendance.
Resolved. That the absence OF Asso-
ciate Councillor George w. Norton
from the nineteenth session OF the
executive council is very much regret
ted by his associates. and that they
tender to him their fullest sympathy in
his illness and express the hope that
returning health will enable him soon
to resume his work.
Ordered. that the provisions OF Chap
ter 230 Of the Public Laws Of 1917, to
Lester 2. Cole of Dover in the employ
Of the State Highway Commission the
sum Of S9.49, the same to cover n
weeks indemnity amounting to $6.49
and a doctors bill amounting to So. Mr..
Cole was injured Sept. Il, 1917, and this
settlement has been agreed to by the
claimant and approved by the 1ndustri-
al Accident Commission.
Ordered. that there be paid, under
the provisions Of Chapter 230 Of the
Public Laws Of 1917, from the State
contingent fund. a patrolman in the
employ of the state highway depart
ment, the sum of 1914 the same to
cover hospital bill and indemnity for
seven weeks. Mr.. Glover was injured on
Sept. % and vas able to resume work
Dec. ,.
Ordered. that the attorney general
Is authorized to enforce the motor We
hicle laws for the year 1918 and to m
ploy inspectors necessary for that pur-
pose. The expenses incurred in carry
ing out the purposes Of this order, upon
approval of the attorney general, is to
he paid from the fees received for reg
istration Of motor cycles.
Ordered. that the action of the board
of prison inspectors in establishing the
salary of w. X. BunFer. the assistant
in the harness shop at the States pris-
on, at $75 per month from Dec. l, 1917,
is approved.
Ordered, that there be and hereby
is transferred from the automobile IL
cense fees to the State highway loan
fund account the sum Of $40, S76.5S.