Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-02-13
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Feb. II

| Ordered. That the Committee on the
Judiciary be directed to inquire what legis-
lation, if any, is necessary to authorize coun-
" commissioners to cause repairs on county
roads and bridges in unincorporated places,
in cases Of sudden injury, and what changes.
if any. shall be made in the statutes for en-
| forcement of assessments on lands in such
unincorporated places for the making and
| repairing of county roads therein, and report
| by bill, or bills, or otherwise.
| Mr.. Lebroke said upon the introduction of
this order, that in case of sudden injury to
| roads in towns the statute makes ample pr0vi-
sion for immediate repair. But there ia no
such provision authorizing repairs of county
roads in unincorporated places. County
Commissioners are compelled to make annual
inspection of county roads in such places and
| on the first of January to make assessments
| on the lands in the unorganiZed township for
the repairs. As the law now is, when
these roads suddenly become danger
Gus there is no authority in any body
to cause repairs till after the next years
assessment. The county commissioners
ought to have authority to cause immediate
amendment TO such roads. There is a great
extent of these roads in the State. In his
own county, the county commissioners had
| found themselves powerless to repair such
roads in cases in which the danger of injury
to persons and property was imminent by
| reason of defects suddenly occurring
in such roads. They ask for legislation.
| The remainder of the order relates to a
| change by which assessments for making and
repairing county roads in unincorporated
places shall be payable like other taxes, in
money. There is now a useless and imprac-
ticable provision that the owners of lands
within limited time may make or repair
| the road and discharge the assessment. In
modern times no such building or repairing
has been done by proprietors. Practically it
can never be done. These cumbrous provis-
| ions should be wiped out. They only add
to the technicalities by which land owners
may escape liability incurred for their own
benefit.
READ AND ASSIGNED.
| An act to authorize the lease and transfer
| of the Old Orchard junction Railroad an act
| to extend the charter of the Livermore Bridge
Corporation an act to amend sec. II of chap.
SO of the revised statutes of 1871; resolve
changing the valuation of the towns of Ber-
wick and South Berwick in the county of
York; resolve in favor of st. Elizabeth Or
phan Asylum of Portland; an act to incor-
! porate the Kennebec Steam Ferry Co.; an
act to prohibit the taking of fish from Mes
sabesic Pond at its outlet in the town of AL
fred; resolve to enable the State Superinten-
dent of common schools to hold teachers meet
ings provided in item four of sec. II, chap.
| | of the revised statutes; an act to incOrpo
rate the city of Waterville; resolve in favor
of the Maine State College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts an act for the protection
of moose, caribou and deer; an act to amend
sec. of chap. 235 of the laws of 1880, re-
lating to remodeling the board Of agriculture
an act to provide for the establishment of
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and for the preservation of evidence of such
titles.
PASSED TO BE ENGRossED.
An act to incorporate the Maine Electric
Light and Power Co; an act concerning
Samuel Byron Chadbourn, a deaf mute; an
act to facilitate the preparation and issuing
of the annual report of the State
Superintendent of Common Schools IAN act to
incorporate the Passadumkeag Log Driving
Co. resolve to correct certain clerical errors
in the State valuations resolve authorizing
the Sullivan Mining Co. TO mine under Sulli-
van river; resolve authorizing the Milton
Mining Co. to mine under Sullivan river
an act to amend chap. 267 of the public laws
of 1880, entitled ian act granting permission
to John p. Perley, William f. Perry and
others to locate and construct railroad from
Bridgton to some point on the line of the
Portland and Ogdensburg, or Portland and
Rochester railroads. no nearer Portland than
the village of Saccarappa; an act to set off
the city of Hallowell from chat used to be
the South kennebec Agricultural Society,
| and join it to the Kennebec County Agricul-
tural Society; an act to prevent the taking of
trout in Bryant's Brook and Beaver Brook in
the town of Scarboro: an act to repeal chap.
l04 of the public laws of 1879, relating to
the taking of togue and trout in Great Tunk
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the town of Wells to construct a bridge
across tide waters of Ogunquit river; an act
to annex part of the town of Brooks to the
town of Monroe. and to establish the boun-
Diary line between said towns.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to incorporate the Penobscot River
| and Dam Improvement Co. ian act to amendthe
charter of the Dirigo Telephone Co. of Maine
! an act to prevent the taking of trout in Tufts
| and Grindstone ponds in the town of King
| field for the term of three years; an act for
| the incorporation of the Central Wharf Co of
Islesboro; an act for the better protection of
| black bass in Pennesseewassee and Hobbs
| ponds in Norway; an act to incorporate the
| Little Wilson Falls and Dam Co.
an act additional to an act to incorpo-
| rate the Central Market House Co.; an
| act to authorize the Edwards Manufacturing
Co. to increase Its capital stock to S2,OOO,OO0;
an act to authorize Samuel C. Lord to rebuild
4 and maintain Shepherds wharf in Union river
within the city of Ellsworth; an act in rela-
ton to corporations; an act to enable cities,
| towns, cemetery corporations and trust COM
panies to receive title to private cemeteries
and hold funds for the repair of the same; an
act to annex the town of Maysvile to the
town Of Presque Isle.
FINALLY PASSED.
| Resolve in favor of Lola Cola, rep
resentative Of the Penobscot tribe Of Indians :;
resolve making appropriations for Passama-
quoddy tribe Of Indians for the years 1888 "a !;
resolve in favor of school district No 2 in
the town of Madison.
On motion of Mr.. Bragdon of Hancock, an
act relating to the powers and duties of con-
stables in the towns of Deer Isle and Isle au
Haut in the county of Hancock, coming up on
its first reading, was laid on the table,
On motion of Mr.. Pennell of Androscoggin,
bill an act to incorporate the Brunswick and
Harpswell Telegraph and Telephone Co..
coming up on its first reading, was laid on
the table to be printed.
On motion of Mr. Young of Cumberland,
an act to amend chap. 218 of the public laws
of 1877, relating to savings banks, recon-