Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-12
Next Council Meeting

| The entire Executive Council
| membership was present at the week
| ~ meeting Wednesday morning,
Messrs. Gowe.l, Norton. Nichols,
Bunker, Farnsworth, Fay and St.
Clair. Chairman Bunker presided in
the absence of Governor Milliien.
! Secretary of State Frank w. Ball and
, Messenger George W. Leadbetter
were in attendance. Business occu-
| pied the Councils time until 1890
o'clock, when adjournment was taken
| to 10 A. NJ. Wednesday. Dec. is.
The warrants were approved as fol-
| lows:
General s91,3571S; institutions $751;
$3.50; highway regular S75,600.1S;
highway, towns, s4l,91c.6l: total
| $265,32o07.
School and mill fund. s707,179.94:
! common school fund S7S2,104.40: rail-
! road and telegraph tax S220.704.74:
dog licenses to be refunded S4403. 25;
! total sl.714,S92.33.
! Weekly salaries s12,751.03; highway
! payroll s15,57S.S2; total s2S,329.S5.
| The nominations We're confirmed,
! including: George l.. Emery of Bid
! dcford as judge Of the Biddeford nu-
/ nicipal court; John A. Norris of Bath
as agent for the prevention Of cruelty
| TO animals.
Council Orders
| The following transfers were made
from the State Contingent fund:
( sum of SIS to pay u 1917 bill Of
/ Public Utilities Commission; $50 to
appropriation for legislative binding,
! 1917 account, in part payment OF bill
d, Tor Senate Journal: $30.S9 to appro-
priation for Western Maine Sana-
/ forum maintenance 1917 TO pay bills
! of 1917; S2l9.So to appropriation for
fish hatcheries and feeding stations.
1917, Inland Fisheries and Game.
That there be transferred from the
various sub divisions of the appropri-
ations for Penobscot Indians, 1918 eX
/ penseS, the following amounts, the
same to be credited TO the sub divis-
J ions OF the appropriation providing
I for medicine and medical attendance:
! Interest on Indian trust fund sac;
shore rentals $l0.6S; schools and pub
lie buildings S29.l3: farming $52.11;
! annuity $.4S; bounty on crops $34S.-
o.: lieutenant governor S1.9C; total
S449.54.
Further ordered. that there lie
! transferred 10 the appropriation for
the Pcnobscot Tribe Of Indians, sub
division of medicine and medical at
tendance, the sum of $iil.69 in addi
! ton to the above transfers. which. to-
/ ,cthcr with the balance now remain
ing in that fund OF S127.92 Will
! amount to SGS9.l5, bills for that
! amount being now due and payable.
That the State libra rian be author
| lied to employ an assistant document
clerk, at salary not to exceed SIS
per week. from Dec. 1G, 1918, until the
close OF the session OF the Legisla
| tuTe.
/, That the state librarian be author
! lied to employ atenographer at a
! salary not to exceed SIS per week,
! from Dec. 9, 1913, until the close OF
the session of the Legislature.
That the employment of Lena r.
Fierce as stenographer in the E%ecu-
tive department from Dec. >. 1915, ut
a salary of SIS per week to be paid
from the appropriation for war pur-
! poses is hereby approved.
That the treasurer OF state is here
| 10y directed to pay from the special
fInd known as the Department sta
tio,vfy supply fund. the bills specified
and amounting to Si409.23.