Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-22

be designated by state and town Of
| ficials as belonging to this class;
third class, roads consisting of a new
system of highways entirely distinct
| from the first and second class and
intended to link up or connect the
| farms of the State, with their nearby
| market ccntcrs and railroad stations
This legislation will prodive that
State highway funds shall be dis
| tributcd among these various classes
| in the following ratio: Any future
bond issue or any part of the present
issue which may remain unexpcnded
when this law shall become effective
shall be divided between the three
; classes of roads as follows: Five
tenths upon first class or State high
| ways; tWo-tenthS upon second class
or State-aid highways and three
tcnths upon third class construction.
| The purposes for which bond issue
money can be expended in road con-
struction is to be clearly defined and
provision made so that whether in
first second or third class work, such
funds should be employed only for
| permanent construction. and not for
slrfacing or any temporary repairs.
\ bill also will be introduced pro-
viding that 100000 of the auto
! mobile lScnce fees he devoted an
nually hereafter to third class work
and that this amount serve as the
basis of fund for Surfacing work
| upon such roads.
| Amendment to the Granville bill,
! passed by the Legislature of 1918, so
! that the fund created by it, Onc-third
of the mill tax highway fund. shall
| be added to the surfacing fund, de-
voted exclusively to third class work,
also is likely to be adopted.
! Should a gasoline tax be adopted it
Will be asked that this tax be distri-
| buted among the three classes of
! highway work in the same proportion
as that recommended for future bond
| issues: Five tenthS for State high
way work: two-tonths for second
! class road work: and three tenths for
| third class or rural road improve
d. ment.
| The maintenance of the new third
| class highway system will be left
! with the towns in which this class of
! construction is carried on. giving the
| state Highway Commission the au-
| thorlty to enforce maintenance on the
| part CT the towns by Withholding the
proper proportion of future third
, class funds
! The distribution of the third class
| lundS, whether received from bond
! issues. gasoline tax. lsence fees or
any other source is to be made to all
! towns and cities in the State accord
! ing to the number of miles of third
! class highways.
IN the House and Senate Post Office
no ". NJ stuart of Newport be-
ioilSs inc distinction of having served
| both Uncle sam and the state of
Name as postmaster. For 13 wears
from 1901 to 1914-Mr. Stuart was
IN charge of the office in Newport
now nc is serving his third term as
| the Oitlclal IN charge of the mails re-
cciNcd and sent out by the members
OF the Maine Senate. so when if
comes to question of the class of
mail. or the amount of postage on
| ANYTHING that is going out from the
state House this gentleman may be
considered at authority.
Associated with Mr.. Stuart in the
legislative postofiice on the third
floor of the Capitol, is Can't. Geo. A.
Dow of Portland. who is postmas ter
for the House and both are reason
ably busy from early morning until
around $50 in the afternoon, when
they so out for their suppers. The
Senate and House postoffico is as
large as some found in good sized
country villages, and it possesses
about every accommodation Four
mails are received at this postoffice
each day. and there are three outgo-
ing mails. the last being taken by the
postmastcrs themselves when they
leave at $50.
Good Will Farm Boy Appointed Page
In making the appointment of
Michael Senegi as a House page,
Speaker Holley carried out his de-
sire to help some especially deserving
lad. regardless of political influence.
This boy who is about IS years of
age, is a Good Will Farm boy and
his case was brought to the attention
of Mr.. Holley through the officials of
the State Board of Charities and
Corrections. with whom Mr.. Holley
got in touch as soon as he was con-
WINGED that he was going to be the
next speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives. One of Mr.. Holley's
first official acts was the appointment
Of ScneSi.