Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-02-18


-, of ,be citizens of VIM. Mattawahi-
-, E;ngmau and others, for an appropr'.-
,;ar .,r a road from Staceyviiie 10 Hunt
farm. :,.oa "a, wavs
aud Bridges reported leave TO Withdraw On
,,o,;t;on TO amend sec. SO, chap. Is OF the re
NJ Cook from the Committee on stare
,,3s and State Roads, on order. reported
.%snI~e in aid of bridge over Fish rlver
in FsgJe Lake Plantation; printed uhoei
rule. ~
NJ PrrcuER from the Committee on
Claims, on petition, reported resolve IN fa'or
Of Warren ". Rice, printed nnher raie.
Mr.. VERRiLL from the Committee on Lesai
Affairs reported in new draft anu ought ~
mass on recommitted bill an act 10 ame"
sec. %. of chap. los of the revised sia'ules
relating TO assignment vi DOVER Pfih'eu
under rule.
~ N,crrrsoy from the Committee on
ways and Bridges. on petition OF County
commissioners of Franklin County. reported
resolve in favor of the county of Franklin
printed under rule.
Mr. Rrp,oN. from the Committee on Mer-
camille Affairs and Insurance. reported with
ont amendment AMI ought 10 pass on Dill an
act TO repeal chap. ! t. of the public laws OF
1879. relatin. TO insurance; passed to be
engrossei.
Mr.. EMERY. from the York county delega-
ton. on petition for restoration Of salaries OF
register of probate and judge of probate for
York county. reported unanimously bill an
act to establish the salaries of the Judge OF
probate and register of probate for the county
of York
Mr. STAPLES of Parsonstield said he and
lnts frg,tNN r.lSs
absent when the delegation considered the
above petitions. He felt that the acceptance
of the offices by the incumbants was in the
nature of contract because they knew
what their salaries were to be when elected.
He had heard no sound argument for an in
crease and he moved to recommit the report
that the matter might be further considered.
Mr. LORD of Kennebunk knew of no par
ticular objection to a recommltment. but re-
minded the gentleman from Parsonsfield that
the meeting of the delegation had been fully
advertised. and that it was well understood
that the subject was to be considered. In
70 the salary of the judge of probate for
York had been reduced from 5000 to $500
| and that of the register of probate from 5000
to $50. The proposition now was TO in-
crease the salary of each 800. This had
been agreed upon unanimously by the whole
uSltRItlOu, Will tiit cAtcptiou VI tNo ooHNbt
members. He thought these sums wonld be
deemed by the House reasonable. taking in
TO consideration the increased duties of those
officers on account of the insolvency law.
Mr. STAPLES spoke further in favor. of his
motion.
Mr.. KEEGAN of Van Buren, suggested that
there were fees provided for judges and reg
listers of probate for attending to duties con-
nected with the insolvent law.
Mr. KING of Caribou said the law contem-
plated that the compensation for additional
duties on account of the insolvent law. should
be by fees: but he had been informed that in
his county they did not amount to enough to
pay the expense to which the officers were
put.
Mr. LORD had no objection to a recommit-
ment.
Mr. BRADsTREEr of Brdgton hoped the
motion to recommit would prevail.
Messrs. Smith of Buxton and Chadbourn
of WATERFORD, opposed the motion.
Mr. FoLsoM of Oldtown spoke briefly in
favor of the motion.
The report was recommitted.
Bill an act To amend chap. POS of the pub
lie laws of $780, relating to commissioners
of fisheries and wardens came up on its pas
sage to be engrossed and was laid on the Ia
bic. on motion of Mr.. McKusICK of Calais.
Bill an act to authorize J. III. Goody, Charles
Harris and their associates to erect a wharf
Mt Clarke's Cove in the tide waters of Damar-
iscotta river at Bristol, came up on its pas
sage to be engrossed.
Mr.. VERRILL of Portland moved to ndefi-
nitely postpone on the ground that the petition
ers could attain what they desired by appi-
cation to the selectmen of their town. to
whom the legislature had delegated the nee
pssary mower by n general law
Mr.. PARTRIDGE of Bristol was satisfied
that the parties could obtain their charter I'M
der the general law and had no objection to
indefinite postponement.
Mr.. DICKEY of TT. Kent said the ground
taken by the Committee that reported the
bill was that the legislature alone had juris-
dction over tide waters, and it had no power
to delegate that jurisdiction TO selectmen of
towns. People were unwilling to run the
risk of erecting wharves in tide waters under
authority from selectmen and so had come to
the legislature. He hoped the bill would re-
ceive passage.
Mr.. TALBoT of East Machias said the Con.
stiution prohibited the granting of any char
tcrs that could be obtained under the gener-
al laws
Mr.. McKELLAR of South Thomaston.
agreed that the authority asked for coud be
obtained under general law and cited a case
which had come under his own observation
On motion Of Mr.. LELAND of Skowhegan.
Adjourned.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
katahdin Dam CO.; an act additional to an
act entitled an act to incorporate the Sebois
Dam Co., approved Feb. 81, 1863: an act to
confer certain powers upon the inhabitants
and officers of the town of Eden: resolve re-
lating to Oak Grove Seminary; an act to
amend sec. 81. chap. of the revised stat
utes. relating to punishment for bribery and
corruption at elections; an act 20 amend sec.
ID. chap. 90 of the revised statutes relating
to partition fences; bill an act to authorize
Benz. Conant ct ais, to build and maintain
boom across Little Androscogyin river in
Androscoggin county.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossEp.
An act declaring women eligible to certain
school Offices an act for the protection of
fish in BARRELS Mill Pond in the town of
York; an act in relation to the salmon and
alewive fishing in Medomak river. in the
town of Waldoboro.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act empowering the County Commits
sIoners Of Penobscot county tn purchase.
take and appropriate land for ferry landing
in the town of Brewer: an act to amend the
act to establish municinal cour, ~ III. .;,,