Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-02-05
violators of the law could be made by any

violators of the law could be made by any
citizen.
The City Marshal was Inquired of in re-
| gard to the matter Of increase Of liquor sell
ing, and replied that there had been q slight
increase. Last year there were &c arrests,
| this year III. Taking review of the several
years past, however, he thought there had
been decided lessening of the sale OF liquor.
There is not wholesale liquor establishment
| in the city the number Of retail shops has
decreased during the five years past,
| Ga motion CT Alderman Atkins,
Ordered, That the City Marshal be, and he
is hereby directed to notify all persons doing
| business as innholders and common victual-
| ers without license, that they will be prose-
cuted for violation of the statute made and
| provided in such cases, unless they shall take
out a license, or desist in their business of
innholders and yictualers within ten DAYS af-
| ter such notice
After debate, the vote by which the order
was passed was reconsdered, and on motion
Of Alderman E. w. Whitehouse the order was
referred to the next licensing board.
On motion of Il. w. Black, Esq, City
Clerk. adjourned without day.
The Committee On Agriculture will report
in favor Of selling apples By weight, instead
Of by the bushel, allowing A lbs. to the
bushel. Farmers now find it more work to
measure their small cider apples than the
''tarnal things" are worth. They will report
inexpedient on order to sell eggs by weight
instead of by count.
The Judiciary Committee are rapidly clear
ing up their docket. sun committee has
been appointed to draft bill in reference to
capital punishment.
The Committee on Agriculture will to day
report bill repeating all laws allowing
bounties on wild animals. The sum Of $500
was paid the last year for bounties on bears
alone. The committee will report a bill
exempting farm products from taxation; leg
islation inexpedient on order to establish
lard marks On roads; in favor of the incor-
poration of the Dairymen's State Association.
The Committee on Railroads yesterday gave
hearing on the Bucksport bridge case. The
building Of the structure is strongly opposed
by parties from Bangor. The hearing will be
continued on Friday. What is known as the
"force" bill, will come up for consideration
next Wednesday.
The Committee on Financial Affairs will re-
port adversely on the proposition to have the
state appropriate $4,000 for the Plymouth
monument
A hearing on the setting off of portion of
Berwick and annexing the same to South
Berwick took place yesterday afternoon and
evening. We did no. understand that re-
suit was reached.
The Railroad Committee voted leave
to withdraw to petitioners for union depot
at North Berwick. They voted to report acts
to incorporate the New England Rolling
Stock Company, TO change the location of
the Maine Central railroad, between Ken
dalfs Mills and Winslow to extend the
Somerset road to Canada line; and to con-
firm the articles Of agreement OF the Eu-
ropean North American railway. Assign
ments of hearings were voted as follows:
bill providing for railroad connections, Feb.
II /; branch line from Milo, on the Bangor &
Piscataquis X. r., Feb. Is.
The Committee on Commerce voted to re.
port bill providing for the appointment by
the Governor of two steamboat inspectors for
inland waters.
The Committee on Education voted to re-
port bill making it punishable by fine if
person is found guilty of defacing buildings.
Also to report bill changing distribution
of the school money by towns, so that the
present law will also include the mill and
| bank tax with the ten per cent. tax per capt.
ta Leave 10 WllHuTaW was FOteu 10 the petl-
TONERS to have all property taxed for the sup
port of common schools.
The Committee on Manufactures will report
acts to incorporate cheese factories in Mon
mouth, North Wayne, Corinth, New Glouces-
ter, East Livermore, Sidney and Palermo.
Also to incorporate the Lockwood Cotton
Mills at Waterville, North Arson Boot and
Shoe Manufacturing company, Maine Dairy
ing Association, Water Power Machine Shop
Company.
The Educational Committee gave a hearing
last evening, in the Senate chamber, to the
friends of the establishment at North Brdgton
OF State Normal School. Major II. A.
Shorey, in behalf of the Trustees, presented
the proposition to transfer II the State prop
erty to the value Of $40, 900, fourteen thousand
dollars OF which is in cash. t. b. used in sup
porting a State Normal School, long as
said school snail be continued nj Bridgton
He was followed ty L. Toiman. Esq, OF iIar
| rison. Luke Brown, Esq. and Cot j p. Per
ley Il Bridgton, Judge Woodbury. Of Bethel
and Hon Warren johnson. Mr.. Johnson
advocated strongly the acceptance o. the
proposition, and urged the necessity OF Sd!l
tional normal schools The committee have
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