Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-22

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The following were among the or
ders passed by the Executive Coun-
Gil at its Wednesday afternoon ses-
sion:
That the claims of cities. towns
and plantations. as shown by at
tached schedule, for aid to depen-
dents Of soldiers, sailors and marines,
to July /. 1919, as provided by Chap
ter 376, Public Laws Of 1917 and
Chapter 169. Public Laws Of 1918,
amounting in the aggregate to $46.-
s71. be paid from the appropriation
for war purposes.
Acton $s9.71; Arrowsic $1s2.ss:
Augusta $4423.42; Bath s2ss5. 2s:
Biddeford $6502.60: Bowdoinham
$s27.71: Brewer $23Ss.s6; Calais
Settle: Cambridge $52.57: Castle
Hill 1886; Carmel $72.57; Dresden
3s2.ss: Durham s2ss.s4; Eastport
9a4se.s: Island Falls $s72.14: Jeffer-
son s$353.0s; Jonesport 1o36.53; Lew.
iston 12.63s.56: Liberty $11o.50; Lis
bon $105s.27; Mapleton $105.7s: Or
rington $349.07; Oxford s1ss.51:
Poland $24s.7o; Rangeley Pl., 1922;
Richmond $140.50: Rumford s175o.5s:
Saco 2745.57: st. Agatha sa06. s5:
Sangerville $103.43: Scarbora s2o1.-
50; Sebec $25.14; Silver Ridge Pl..
$369.42; Swanville $142.22; yeazie
$4ss.77: Winslow $251.s4: total
1851.
A claim for 242.15. for the same
purpose. in favor Of the city Of
Calais, was also ordered paid.
That the Department of Inland
Fisheries and Game is hereby au-
thorized to employ a clerk and ste
nographer at a salary not exceeding
$13 per week; also one additional
clerk for such time as may be neces-
sary during the remainder of the sea
son, at a salary not exceeding SO
per week.
That during the vacancy in Office
Of the State commissioner of health.
DR.. A. G. Young. the director of the
division Of communicable diseases. be
authorized to approve and manifest
all bills for the State Department of
Health.
That the following bills incurred in
the year 1918 for services investigat-
ing the cutting of timber on Indian
Township be paid from the State con-
tinsent fund; S. E. woodman, Ma
chias. $2s9.4S; H. ]. Dudley, Calais,
SPOTS.
That there be paid Loring, Short
q Harmon of Portland $56.25 from
the State contingent fund, same be-
ing for an 1918 account against the
department of State.
That the action of the Board of
Trustees Of tuberculosis Sanatoriums
at their meeting on April in fix
ing the compensation of A NJ Rich
ardson, business manager of the
Western Maine Sanatorium at SIS
per week from April 1, 1919, is here
by approved.
That Frank H. Dudley. State hor-
ticulturist, be authorized to attend
a conference Of the National Asso-
citation Of Commissioners of Agri-
culture with State entomologists and
representatives Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture on the
European corn borer. at Boston, Aug.
20. at the expense of the State. =
That there be transferred from the
State contingent fund to the account
General Expenses. 1918. ss0Z5s. We
pay bills contracted by the Depart
| ment of superintendent of public
buildings. ",
That there be transferred from the
State contingent fund to the account
furniture and repairs. 1918. s2213.77
to pay bills contracted by the depart
ment Of superintendent of public
buildings.
That based upon the payment Of
one-half Of the salary of the United
States government. the State Depart
ment of Health is hereby authorized
to employ an additional clerk at a
salary Of $14 per week.
That the action of the Board of
Trustees Of the Bath Military and
Naval Orphan Asylum at their meet
ing Aug. in fixing salaries as shown
by the following list is hereby ap-
proved: Secretary and treasurer,
$500; physician. $3.50: chairman of
executive committee, $3.50.
That t'w expenses of Samuel n.
Tobey, steward and treasurer Of th
Augusta State hospital. adm William
Thompson. steward and treasurer OF
tn, Bangor State hospital, on a trip
10 Boston in relate n 10 The purcha se
OF supplies from the United States
| government be paid by the State.
The following warrants were an.
| proved: