Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-29
Council Proceedings

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Chairman E. F. Gowell called the
Council to order Wednesday morning
and considerable business was tran
sacted before the arrival of Gov
ernor Milliken from Massachusetts,,
where on Tuesday at Northampton
monies of the nomination Of Gov.
Calvin Coolidge as Republican can
didate for vice-president.
The warrants approved included the
following: General warrant, s1T,-
1854; institution regular. 81. 1894 So;
highway regular, $12s,162.57; monthly
salaries, s12, 3S1.51; 1919 balance, s75.-
IS; Blaine Mansion, s1140.0s; total,
s133, 7911l.
The nominations confirmed in
Guided the following: Member of
State Board Of Charities. and Cor
rections, NJ. P. Milliken Of Augusta:
| Member of Board of Examination and
Registration in Optometry, John r.
Roach of Eastport; Chairman of
Board Of Registration of Motors for
the city Of Waterville, Colby GetcheIl
of Waterville; Sheriff of Waldo coun-
l. y, Phineas G. Hurd of BelfaH ;
! agents to prevent cruelty to animals,
Fred ]. Esterbrook and John H.
Frost of Mars Hill, county commits
! sioner for Sagadahoc county, David
w. Scribner of Topham.
The Bath Centennial
! Senator Rupert II. Baxter and
Harry NJ. Huse of Bath appeared in
behalf of a state appropriation in aid
| Of the centennial celebration next
| week. He stated that he had letters
or kilograms of approval of the grant
ing of the $1,000 requested. Senator
Baxter said Bath believed that it had
| a legitimate claim for such a request,
on account of the fact that the first
! governor of Maine-Governor King
was born, lived. died and was bur-
led in Bath.
| Mr.. Baxter, as a member of the
State Legislative Centennial commit
tee, did not favor opening the doors
to money requests to every town
Old Home week celebration, but he
did think that Bath had a legitimate
| part in the celebrate of Maine S
Centennial
Election Contests Dismissed
]. F. c. Little of Augusta, attorney
for F. d. Russell of Bangor, contest
ing the returns nominative of Harry
A. Fowles of Lagrange presented a
letter asking the dismissal of his
clients petition for inspection.
Carroll L. Beedy and Charles B.
Clarke of Portland in the LIST Dis
trict Congressional nomination con-
| test. presented similar petitions.
Each Of the three were granted.
Extradition Case
Frank G. harrington and Benedict
+. Maher Of Augusta appeared in the
extradition case Of j. Sam Morton
and John H. Dignam of Skowhegan
formerly Of Orangeburg, s. c.
! MIR. harrington filed papers which
had been secured in South Carolina
and sent to him to clear up certain
contested points in the legality of the
extradition papers.
Mr.. harrington stated that he hard
ly knew in what capacity he appeared
row. as he had heard nothing from
the South Carolina parties since the
previous hearing. They had sent
these papers without word or com
ment. He had no evidence or wit
nesses to offer and would simply file
the papers
Mr. Maher called attention to GER
tain things in the new affidavits
which he claimed fully substantiates
the claims made by him at the pre-
vious hearing. and called attention
particularly that the affidavit of E. NJ
Snowman, the complainant, regarding
his telegram to Sheriff John r
Mooers of Somerset County, saving
release the men, on payment by them
to him OF the sum of $500.
He said that Judge Brazzell. in view
OF the Snowman telegram to Sheriff
Mooers. had discharged the bail. bu,
that Norton and Dignam were both
here and would appear wheneve,
wanted. The case was dismissed
without prejudice.