Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-12-09
Council Orders

Tha, the State Highway Commits
sion be authorized to make a settle
ment with the Peoples Ferry Co. of
Bath. E. r. Leonard treasurer. for
deficit in the operation of the ferry
between Jan. /. 1920 and Feb. !, 1920,
/. The date the ferry was taken over by
the State Highway Commission, said
deficit amounting, as appears by audit
of their accounts, to s126S:62.
That the members of the State
| Highway Commission. their chief en-
| gineer, their engineer in charge of
| the State highways and engineer in
charge of State-aid roads. lie author
lied to attend the annual meeting of
the American Association of State
| Highway Officials at Washington,
d. c., Dec. 13 to 16 inclusive, their
expenses to be paid by the State.
| That the State Highway Commits
sion be authorized to allow E. D.
Brooks, purser of the State Ferry, to
retain from collections for tickets,
s25, to be used as change, said purser
to make proper receipt for the same.
That there be transferred from the
State contingent fund to the appro-
priation for expenses of Australian
Ballot, September, the sum of $50.
| That there be transferred from the
State contingent fund to the appro-
priation of Primary election the sum
of $500.
That there be transferred from the
/ State contingent fund to the appro-
priation for Legislative Printing the
sum of s940.32, for the purpose of pay
ing the following bills: Sessions laws.
/ Special session, 10Th Legislature, No
vember. 1919, $1,000: engrossing,
special session, August. 1920. $62.46:
Table Of Contents and Index, signed
copies act, both special sessions.
f, $1,000; Table of Contents and Index.
signed copies Resolves, both special
sessions, s10.So: Table Of Contents
and Index, signed copies Acts and
Resolves, regular session. s476.26.
That $1,000 be transferred from the
State contingent fund to the appro-
priation for Repairs and Equipment
at the State School for Girls, to cover
cost of emergency repairs to the water
system, the appropriation for repairs
and equipment being insufficient.
|, That the sum of $4,000 be transfer
red from the State contingent fund to
the appropriation for live stock san
/ itary commissioner. the appropriation
being insufficient.
That Charles NJ. White, now acting
as field agent of the. Bureau of Mar
kets, be authorized to assume the du-
ties of the chief of the bureau. pend
ing the appointment Of man to NIL
said vacancy, salary to remain as II
now is.
|; That there be transferred from the
State contingent fund to The appro-
priation for contingent expenses OF
the Committees of the Legislature
s1422s, in accordance with Senate
order passed at the special session
authorizing that a committee from the
House and Senate attend the Indus
trial Exposition at Springfield. Mass.
That there be transferred from the
| State contingent fund the sum o,
s270.17 to the account Expenses OF
justices, supreme judicial and su-
perior courts, Oh account Of INSULT
cient appropriation to cover bills
properly chargeable against the same
That the, sum of $123.40 be pait
from the appropriation for 'Mainten
ance" of the Maine State Prison OF
account of expenses of r. Morris Fish
State probation officer, in attending
l prison convention at COLUMBUS, OHIO
That the sum of $269.S2 be trans
! ferred from the State contingent funt
:. to the appropriation for salary ant
. clerk hire in the Office of the commits
sioner Of agriculture, this amount be
ing required in addition to the bal
ance of the appropriation.
That c.. NJ. White, assistant, Bureau
of Markets. Department of Agricul
ture, be authorized to attend the con
ference of New England Marketin,
Officers to be held in Boston on Dec
$40. and that his expenses be PAL,
by the State
That $44.04 be transferred from tn
State contingent fund to the appro
priation per diem and expenses o
Steamboat Inspectors, for payment o
a bill in excess Of the appropriation.
| That 1888 be transferred from tn
: State contingent fund to the appro
priation for repairs and equipment a
the Western Maine Sanitorium, 70
payment of expenses in excess Of tn
appropriations.
, Adjournment was to A. NJ. OF
Wednesday. Dec. Is. when severa
| pardon hearings will be in order.
Franklin r. Chelsea Judge
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