The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-04
FIFTY.SECOND LEGISLATURE,
reported for the Press,
SENATE.
Arcusr. Fab Q

AUGUSTA, Eeh g.
The Senate met at2 p. M.
House papers disposed of in concurrence.
Read and Assig,,cd-Bill to incorporate tht
Saco Steamboat Co; to authorize the Clark's
Island Granite Co. to build and maintain 9
causeway from the island to the main land; t.
authorize w. A. Wells to bald wharf in Bris
toll; bill relating to the will of Nancy Hanson
bill relative to the fees of the Judge of the
Municipal Court of Biddeford; to incorporate
the Webb's Corner Cheese Co.; bills to incor
porate the Farwell Manufacturing Co.; to in
corporate the Earl Slate Co.; to incorporate
the Phillips Building Co.; to incorporate the
East Dover Cheese Co.; to incorporate the
Waldoboro Village Corporations; bill additional
to an act relative to the Building Loan of
Androscoggin Valley Railroad Co.; to author
izo the trustees of academies to surrender their
property to towns for free high schools.
Petitions, &c.-Petition of E. Smith ct ais
concerning the shire town of Somerset county
Orders Passed-That the Senate hold two
sessions on Saturdays and Mondays, beginning
next Saturday; that the Judiciary Committee
inquire into the expediency of the appointment
of assistant county attorneys for Penobscot and
Cumberland counties.
Passed to be en1cted-Bill additional to chap.
ter 20, laws of 1869, concerning the militia; to
amend the charter of the Bangor Water Power
Co.
Adjourned
Petitions, Bills etc., presented and referred
Numerous petitions for change of shiretown in
Somerset county, and numerous remonstranoes
against the same; petition of j. r. Clark ct ais
for incorporation of Eastern Land Co.; of L. B
Home ct ais to incorporate the Eastport Ga.
Light Co.; bill additional to chap. SO, R. S. +; re-
monstrance of G. w. Sabine ct ais. against pc
titions to make valid the Goings of the town Of
| Danforth several remoLstrances against the
petition of certain parties to be set off from
| town OF Benton to Fairfield; petition Of D. S
Haines ct ais. for charter for railroad from Wes
Waterville to Augusta; resolve authorizing the
sale of land connected with the State prison -
bill for the better preservation of the House rec
ords; bill to incorporate the Buck6ell & An.
droscoggin Railroad Co.
Orders passsd-That the Committee On Legal
Affairs inquire into the expediency of amend
ing secs. and 6, chap. 80 R. S., relating tt
mortgages, also of changing chap. 49, sec R
| S., relating to returns of justices actions.
Read and asstgned-Resolve in favor Of j
road over Indian township Washington Co. -
bill to amend chap. 30, sec. r. s.. to establish
| Board of Harhor Commissioners.
Passed to be enocted-Bll to incorporate thu
Madrid and West Phillips Cheese Co.; to estab
| lish the North Jay Oh eese Co.; in addition Il
act to establish the Atlantic and St. Lawrence
Railroad Co.; to amend and extend the charter
of the Bangor Water Power Co.
Finally Pdssed-Resolve in favor of the fol
lowin. persons: q. o. Durham, C. A Chase =
in favor of town of Lyndon; in faver of l.. Har
vey; in favor of S. I. Sewail; in aid of road il
Crystal plantation.
Adjourned,