Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-01

! dlINtu tne HPeu OF SuCn Il Dill more llhtH
he. but he thought some features should
be changed lie thought the required
time of residence-two years-before a
family would be entitled to such aid, toe
short. He also believed applications for
aid should he made to the local boards
instead OF the State board as the loca
board was in better position to Judge
the merits of the case
lie also believed the appropriation OF
s25 600 a year Inadequate. Massachusetts
had aided 279S families the first year ana
/ PA the second. The state expenditure
in Massachusetts last year was $4,000
and an appropriation of 100000 is asked
for this year. He didn't see how the
state of Maine could get out of it mucn
less than 100000 a year He could see
no good reason why the state should
, pay more than one-third Of the amount,
Rep. Anderson Of Portland directed
lat Secretary Eaeley of the State Board
Of Charities and Corrections line OF
questions intended to find out how
much il would cost to pay additional
state inspectors in case of the passage
of the act. Have YOU any objection If
that clause about paying the agent
is struck out of the hilI?" he asked.
/ Yes" replied Mir. BaGley.
4 why" asked Mr.. Anderson.
because ther the hoard that 7 rep
resent would he called on to prove
these bills and certify that they We're
correct without any meaus at all of in
vcstiCatinC them"
"In the city where | live I can hard
\ " 20 down street without stumbling
over paid distributors of charities"
said Rep. Murray of Bangor. Don't
you think many of them could be
eliminated?"
Yes. do" said Mr. Bagley.
Don't YOU II ink that the laborer is
worthy of his hire, whe Their he is dis
tributing charity or doing anything
else" interposed Senator Merrill, and
M Bagley replied that he certainly
did 1.-THE idea" said Mr.. Anderson,
is for all the charities to get together.
! In reply to a question by Rep. An
derson Mr.. Bagley stated that the State
Board Of Charities and Corrections has
$4,000 year. with which it employs a
secretary, two clerks, pays office eX
| penses and printing. complies poor re-
4 lief statistics from all the towns, visit,
/ inspect and report upon the charitable
and correctional institutions of the
State including the 16 county jails,
the 45 state aided charitab bic institu-
( tons ard the 125 municipal aims
houses The members of the commits
sion receive no compensation, only
travelling expenses.
The hearing was closed with an adj
dress by Alderman Scrbcrn of Port
land. who said he thought that the
state supervision was not necessary,
that a system similar to that used in
payment for State paupers could be
adopted. where money is paid on the
claims of the local officials and that
the supervisions could be left with
them. where the towns and cities are
to pay at least half the cost. He also
thought that the two-year period of
residence required was not enough,
that it should be at least three years,
like the Massachusetts, law.
! Tho legal affairs committee also had
two hearings on minor matters, amend
ing chapters.
5. w. Philbrick of Skowhegan APP
peared for the act to amend the char
ter of the Kennebec Log Driving Co.,
providing the act now pending in the
committee on interior waters to COM
bine this company and the Dead River
Log Driving Co. and the Dead River
North Branch Log Driving Co. passes,
so that 1t can make assessments at
the end of the drive before the logs
are sawed up.
Rep. Chaplin of Bridgton, a men,
Der of the committee, spoke for the
act authorizing the Forest Hill Gene
terry Association of Bridgton to trans
fer its property to the town of Bridg-
ton and TO dissolve.