Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-02-10
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.

Met according to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. FRENCH of the Senate.
Records read and approved.
Papers from the House disposed of in con-
currcnce.
Mr.. WEBB. from the Committee on Division
of Towns, reg orted leave to withdraw. on petit
ton of Albert Blasdell ct ais. asking TO be set
off from North Yarmouth and annexed to the
town of Yarmouth.
Mr.. GIBBS, from the Committee on Interior
Waters. reported bill an act to authorize r.
l.. Williams to navigate Moose Pond, which
was read and assigned.
Mr.. LINDSEY, from Committee on the Jul
dietary, reported bill an act additional to
Chap. of Revised Statutes, relating to
selectmen, assessors and treasurers of towns,
which was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Cushing, moved to take up Senate
document No. ID, an act in relation to the
formation and regulation of railroad COM
panies in the State. He said the act required
considerable amendment to make it of value
to the railroad interests of the State, and
therefore he moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause and presented a substitute.
On motion of same Senator the substitute
for Senate document No. ID, above named,
was laid on the table and ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. NEALLY, bill an act to
incorporate the Shin Brook Dam Company,
was taken from the table and amended by
striking out all after the 18th line in sec. 2.
Mr.. LANE moved that the bill be further
amended by striking out see. and 4. He
objected to that portion of the bill which levies
a toll of fifty cents per M. for lumber pas
sing down the stream.
Mr.. CUSHING asked for information.
Mr.. BuFFuM said, there is not more than
eight millions of lumber to come out of the
pond and stream and it cannot be obtained
without dam. No party can possibly be
injured by the passage of the bill. The dam and
erections are already built and ready for
work. Hopes the amendment will not OBJ
tain.
Mr.. LANE further opposed the bill and
favored the amendment.
Mr.. BuFfUM said no timber on the stream
would be worth anything unless such dams
are erected.
MIR. CUSHING said, it is impossible to drive
lumber upon these streams unless such dams
are erected. The question is whether the
toll is too high or not. No damage has ever
occurred on the Penobscot river or its tribu-
taries by the erection of such dams. They
are public corporations, inasmuch as they
are for the public benefit, and they should be
empowered to assess tolls upon the lumber
passing over them. Hopes the amendment
will not pass
Mr. LANG said the general tendency of all
such enterprises is good On the Kennebec
these dams are erected, and the lumber own
ers interested pay their portion of the ex-
penses, so that no man or company owns the
works and assesses u tax on the lumber pass
ing over the dams. We have no desire to
bring up new plans or ideas, but we must do
what we can to guard against special legis-
lation which is the tendency nowadays.
The discussion was continued by Messrs.
Lindsey, Bufium, Lane, Gushing, Lang and
Nealley, after which Mr.. Lane withdrew his
amendment and the bill as originally amended
received its first and second readings, and
was passed to be engrossed.
Read and assigned-An act to amend sec.
of chap. 80 of the Revised Statutes, re-
tanning to the inspection Of lime; an act to
amend an act, entitled an act to incorporate
the city of Rockland; an act continuing in
fore the provisions of chap. 10 Of the laws
of 1868 authorizing pensions for disabled SOL
dlels and seamen; an act to establish the
salary OF the Register Of Probate Of Sagada-
hoe county; an act to authorize the city OF
Rockland to raise and expend money for
| certain purposes; an act to authorize Charles
Il. Sanford to build wharf in the town of
| Winterport bill an act to authorize Rich
mond s. Williams to navigate Moose Pond
| Passed to be engrossed-An act to author
ize Edward Swazey to extend his wharf into
| the Penobscot river: an act to authorize
| Leonard McCobb TO extend his wharf into
the tide waters of Boothbay Harbor; an ac
to authorize Nathaniel Perkins ct ais, t.
build wharf in the Kennebec river at Phips
burg; an act to provide for payment fol
counsel assigned to persons charged will
capital offences; bill an act to incorporat,
the Shin Brook Dam Company.
| Passed 10 be enacted-An act to prevent thu