The Portland daily press., 1881-01-31
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA.
Bill to Prevent Jumping On or Off
Moving Trains.
THE WATER SUPPLY AT THE INSANE
HOSPITAL.
Special Despatch to the Press.)

Special Despatch to the Press.)
AUGUSTA, Jan. %.
The object of Senator Bisbees order, adopt
ed by the Senate to-day is to have the law
amended so that all taxes paid by railroad cor
polations shall remain in the State treasury.
The bill exempting the Lewiston & Auburn
Railroad from taxation has been tabled in the
Senate, and there are indications that it will
meet with strong opposition.
The charter for railroad between Harrison
and Portland is asked for by S. c. Smith, G..
S. Farnsworth, f. II. Brown, A. G. Bradstreet
and others.
The House adjourned to IL o'clock a. m. and
the Senate to 4 o'clock p. m. on Monday.
Hon. Charles W. Goddard, of Portland, has
been invited by the House to deliver his ad-
dress on Turkey and Constantinople in the
Representatives Hall on Tuesday evening
next.
The bill relating to forcible entry and detain.
er and tenancies which has been favorably re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee, provides
that tenancies at will may be determined by
either party by giving thirty days notice in
writing to the other party, and not otherwise,
except by mutual consent. Such notice shall
not be preiudiced by the landlords alienation,
and it shall terminate on pay day of rent, if
any be fixed, unless such days be separated by
longer intervals than thirty days, or unless the
tenant shall owe rent when the landlords no.
tice expires, which becomes due before it ex-
pired. These provisions apply to tenancies of
buildings which are personal chattels as we'll
as tenancies of land.
A bill has been favorably reported which
provides that any person whe gets on or off
railroad train while in motion may be subject
cd to penalty of thirty days imprisonment
and fine of S50 This does not decrease the Ii
abilities of railroad any in case of unforeseen
accidents. 1t is to prevent if possible persons
jumping on and off of trains and causing seri-
ous accidents.
The Committee on the Insane Hospital made
a visit to that institution Friday accompanied
by several members of the press. including the
PRESS reporter. The object of the visit was to
examine as far as they were able the water
works and water supply. This was accom-
plished under the direction of DR.. Oakes and
Mr.. Manley. of the Board of Trustees, and DR..
Harlow, Superintendent, and Mr.. Lakin, the
Steward and Treasurer of the hospital The
supply of water seemed amply sufficient to
meet all demands, not only for domestic pur-
poses but also in case of some great emergency.
The present rate of consumption is some 10000
gallons daily, or about forty gallons to each in
mate. There are appliances for extinguishing
fire all over the institution and ready for inn
mediate use from attic to basement. 1t was
demonstrated to the committee how quickly
building, only seventeen seconds being con-
sumed in unreeling the hose and starting the
stream. Six streams of water were also played
at once outside of the building att height OF
some ninety feet, or some thirty feet higher
than is necessary to reach the roof. The COM
mittee were thorough in their examination,
and gave particular attention to the storage
reservoirs.