Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-28
Council Orders

Among the orders passed by the
Council were the following:
That the trustees of Juvenile In
situations be authorized to employ an
extra man at the State School for
Girls during the summer months at a
salary of So. per month.
That the leases entered into March
II. 1918, by Ira E. Pinkham, agent OF
the Penobscot Tribe Of Indians,
whereby the shores of islands in the
Penobscot river belonging to said
tribe We're leased to the parties
named for the term of five years from
Jan. l, 1918. are hereby approved.
Isaiah w. Russell Co.. s1100: Penob-
scot LAUNDERING Assn, $500; Joseph
H. Laing, $50.
That DR.. Gertrude E.. Hall, superior
of Mothers Aid, is authorized to visit
| Massachusetts at a convenient time
in March or April at the expense of
the State for the purpose of making a
| brief study of the methods in use in
| the administration Of the Mothers
! Aid in that state.
That the State Board of Charities
and Corrections be authorized TO en-
! ploy the several county agents for
the protection of children at the
same rate of compensation as allowed
| in their respective counties, from
time to time for brief periods when it
may be more economical to have a
given service performed by them than
by the regular employees of the board.
That c. H. Crawford of Dexter be
employed by the commissioner of
agriculture as sheep specialist at a
salary Of S. per day, services to begin
April /. 1918.
That the state Highway Commits
sion is authorized to employ an ad
ditional bookkeeper at a salary not to
exceed $1,000 per year.
That the employment of Mary r.
Coggins as a clerk in the office of the
commissioner of labor and industry
at salary not to exceed SIS per
week from March IS, 1918, is hereby
approved.
That the State Board of Charities
and Corrections is authorized to en-
! ploy an additional clerk at SO per
| week TO date from March 27, 1918.
That the Public Utilities Commits
sion is authorized to employ a bridge
engineer at the salary Of $3.50 per
month for not exceeding four months.
That the Board of Charities and
! Corrections is authorized to send the
secretary to the meeting of the Ma
tional Conference of Social Work i'll
=
, thorized to pay expenses Of Mrs.
, Grace \. Wing. a member of the
board. from Arkansas to Kansas City
and return. including hotel expenses
at Kansas Aty.
That the Public Utilities Commits
| sion with such of it's experts as it
| deems necessary is authorized to go
to Boston for the purpose Of gather
| ing information upon the water
power situation of Maine.
| That the appointment of Villa a.
| Griffith as clerk in the office of the
adiutant general at compensation of
| S12 a week from Feb. 4, 1918, is ap-
| proved.
! That the employment by the Com
| Small, at ST. per week. from Jan. 80
to April /, and Cecilia Buckley, $12
Der week, from March to April l. to
assist in war emergency work and
other work of the department., is APP
proved.
! That the appointment Of Gladys }.
Bunker. as stenographer for the Com :
mittee on Public Safety. at $40 per
week from March u.s. is approved.
Contingent Fund Transfers
The following transfers from the
State contingent fund were ordered:
To Protection OF Lobster Fish
cries, 1915 account, Edwin Fl. erie
Co.. Rockland. $3.50: to Health De-
partment. Laboratory of Hygiene,
s112.46, a 1917 account: Inland Fish
cries and Game. for fish hatcheries
and feeding stations. 1917 account,
1874: Agriculture Department. Bu-
reau of Inspection, 1917 account,
1913: Executive Dept. burial eX-
penses of soldiers sailors and
widows. 1917 account. S245: A2ricnl-
| ture Dept. Farmers Institutes and
! Dairymen'S Conference, 1917 account.
$1,000; Central Maine Sanatorium,
| sewage and water main. S1.21: Health
Dept. epidemic or emergency fund
| 1917 account, sl4: State prison, alter
ing and enlarging. 1917 account
! S409.69: Public Schools. Eastern
| State Normal. repairs and improve
ments, 1917, S36.25; Public Schools
Free High. 1917 account, $966.67
University of Maine. trustees, 1917
account. s13.35: State Reformatory
for Women. 1917 account. $1.40;
/ Public Schools. postage. etc, 1917 &C
count. S5l.SS: Public Schools, Indus
trial Education. 1917 account. $3.50:
Central Maine Sanatorium. new
pavilions. to Central Maine Powe,
Co. for wiring and extras. S16.41;
Health Dept, printing, 1917 account
800: State prison, 1917 account
, s101.5O.
That the sum of SO be paid the
| Path Water District. refund fol
automobile registration of motor
truck. the district being exempt under
the law
Nominations by Governor
/ The following nominations have