Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-25

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Park Piaos, New vetk.
pond in the town Of Albion va, t.ie. Z.
the table and passed t, be. engros,ed
Bill an act to amend chap. sll Of H.
cial laws Of 1876, entitled an act ansho,;L
Charles B. Howard to dredge bars "a -!
gate Rangely lake by steam, was ~. ~ ~.
the table, Senate amendment adoStss \,
passed to be cngrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Davis of Wo.A..a
bill an act to set off the Homestead -
Caleb Fuller from the town of Ws.S-.s
and annex the same to the town ~ -.
was taken up and had its three several ~
ings under suspension of the rules.
Mr.. DAVIS then moved to indeAn;fel, =.
pone.
Mr.. MARBLE of Paris opposed the -.
and advocated the bill. A,time for. ~.
ing was 6xed by the committee. anA u ~
ties interested were heard. The eess;,s.
from Woodstock lDavis] bad presesasa n
case with much ability; still, the cau,e ~
petitioner was 90 plain and just thst =
committee reported the bill unanimossly.
Mr.. DAVIS Of Woodstock, advocaae y
motion. He saw no reason why the pgtii,..
ers should ask for the bill, except in ile ~.
ter of taxation. He demonstrated s. -
that the valuation nf Paris il more ~ ~
times ~ much - that Of Woodstock. v1a,
the debt Of Paris 10 about q, 900 al ~ 4
Woodstock about q, 600. It wassn MA
nate thing to live in town. so poor ~ !
badly in debt a. Woodstock, u n
was natural that Mr.. Fuller should desi,
be set of and annexed to Paris; 1T ~
was no justice in it. 1t was not claimed ~
he would be any nearer the school hoee 81
town house than where he nov 10. re a. nil
believe the House would set real esssn III
from one town and annex il to anotha ) al
cOmmOdate party and thereby Law IN ~ |
tional burden Of taxation upon the renaaaa
Of the town.
Mr.. MARBLE of Paris replied. He mii u |
real estate originally belonged IN Phi !
About fifty years ago on account Of acconns |
dations in the matter of schools &C. b mol
set of to Woodstock. Since then Tie 0m |
Trunk road has been built which has ehssea
the surroundings so that the reasons M
existed in favor Of annexation to Woodsta
now exist for remuneration to Paris. HsA
MED that Mr.. Fuller desired to escape IN
ton and said that gentleman had stated b
fore the committee, that he would ~ y
proportion towards lifting the dehtof Ws1
stock.
Mr.. JEwErr of Richmond, advucate1 b
bill. The petitioner asked it for convesirss
In the matter Of schools and other privDsr
which vrou11 occ-,,a a., b;,., T., slJISss. 4
that he understood it would straiGea .
town line.
Mr.. DAVIS replied. He denied that 4
bill would straigl,ten the line and chr
that it would make it more crooked.
The bill Was then indefinitely postpened4
vote of SO to ~.
Mr.. Perry Of Camden, said he notcs1
the papers that the Senate and House ln1b
ally passed the resolve appropriatine ~
to pay the troops and police engaged b
serving public property, &C., &c. ~
made some Inquiry and found no ~.
who knew of its passage atthe time. ~
also paid strict attention but had ~ ~.
It. His desire was to arrest the n1le3
a response could be had to the sedR =
duced by the gentleman from Ueinl
Hills] calling for the expense Il - =
tary organization and the police -
thought out Of respect to that geao
to the House that had unanimouS9
the order that the resolve should IN
laid on the table to await that infbrns
Mr.. HurcHrxsoN Of Lewissos ~
that the gentleman seemed to intinGs
secret manner Of passing the reeelve
said he was in the chair last niSs
passed and Il was read distinctly ~
lection was made. The gentls1l.n
Camden wss in his seat 1t ~ -
there was quite full House.
IL was announced by the Speakes
resolve had been sent to the Senaea =
Mr.. PERRY moved that message
to the Senate requesting that the -
returned.
Mr.. BUTLER of Vassalboro said tbs!e h.
be an end to legislation - we'll - ~
and II the papers had passed from ~
he did net see how the question ~
again opened. He thought It vas g
Of the gentleman from Union 70 en- J.
lion to the measure when Il came p
iect to Its passage il he desired. H.
think the House had been discosf
the matter.
Mr.. HUTCHINSON said he had been n.
ed that the resolve had been approves
Governor. The House has no ysl
except to move towards repeal.
Mr.. PERRY withdrew his motion.
On motion of Mr.. IN0ALLS OF n.
bill an act additional to chap. Oh
viscd statutes on elections, was taken 4.
liable, and the same gentleman movea
definitely postpone. He said the -
he bill is to punish town officers "
'entional mistakes. If they make ~
aowever trivial, they are TO be pam
! fine; and he did not think $50
should appear upon the statute beoA. p
Mr.. BUrsER of vassalboro opp n.
notion and advocated the measure.
i proposes to compel municipal - n
EnOw their duty and to do it. -
IN this subject are so numerous ~ rs
,flcers are unable to And out VIM -
md it il hardship to learn then,
hem come and have them - p
vould not say that there had been sa
igence on the part Of town OF ~
NJ NO doubt that there had -. -
negligence to certain extent.
ors Of q town not thousand miIes ~
estihed under oath that they - 49,
he constitutional or statute
'eference 70 the duties Of municl ~.
n elections, and didn't kn6. ~ A.
luty was, ard one Of then -
Doard i've years, and the o.
'ears. The law now in6icts
villfhl neglect and wilfal ~. -.
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