The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
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retailed from their own barns from the pro-
visions of law requiring the name of the one
who puts the hay up.
Mr. Clifford, of Auburn, presents bill to
give the county commissioners So day.
The Isle of Springs people want to be set
off from the town of Boothbay and be in
corporated as a plantation. Mr.. Clifford of
Auburn presents the bill.
Representative Hall G. Burleigh, of Vas
salboro, presents resolve to appropriate
for the Maine State Agricultural Society
$1,000 and for the Eastern Maine State Fair
an equal amount for the next ten years for
the encouragement of the dairying, beef
raising, sheep. horse and poultry, grazing in
terests of the State. This is to be given on
condition that the societies contribute each
| like amount.
The United States wants to erect a light
| house on Goose Rocks, Knox county, de-
| scribed on page 211, Division A Atlantic
| Coast Pilot, End edition, 1879, as surmounted
| high tide, with an exposed area of 1900 feet
| at low tide, and being about 400 yards from
the westerly end Of Simpsons Island. The
| government would also erect beacon on
| Channel Rock near by, and ask cession OF
| jurisdiction of both these rocks. Mr..
| Wakefield, OF Bath, presents the communica-
| tion.
| Mr.. ChadbourDe, of Biddeford, presents a
| bill to allow gas companies to furnish cleo
| trio light.
Mr.. Fogg, of Portland, presents bill that
| on and after Jan. LIST, 1889, the county COM
| missioners of Cumberland county shall re-
ceiye a salary of $1,000 year which shall be
| in full for their services and travel. And in
| taxing cost on refusal to lay out or change a
way they shall convey the charges into the
| county treasury. NN
Mr.. Burnham, of Hollis. presents the petit
ton OF Frank A.. Southwhick, Chas. HI.
/ narAE dutfp A Dali
Freeman Palmer and Geo. f. Lang who rep
| resent that the business interests of several
| villages situated on the Saco river require a
telegraph and telephone line TO connect with
some other line and therefore request that
they may be Incorporated as the Saco River
Telegraph and Telephone Company, to build
| line from the city of Saco to the Bonny
Eagle village. a distance Of 20 miles, through
Buxton, Hollis and Standish.
Mr.. Adams, OF Limerick, presents a bill to
| prohibit the taking of trout or other fish
| from Woodsum Brook, in Marlborough for
the period Of five years.
| The Tax on the Savings Banks.
The hearing on the proposition to reduce
the taxes on the deposits in the savings
banks was an important proceeding at the
| State House this evening. Every savings
bank sends annually return of its deposits,
and pays to the State treasurer a tax of Of
one per cent on its deposits, one-half Of
which goes to schools and the other half to
the use of the State. The proposition is to
reduce the tax to of one per cent, giving
| the same amount to the schools as at present
| but making the reduction In the amount GO
| ing to the treasury Of the State. 1t is asked,
Can the State treasury afford itp Against
this question is put the argument that unless
this tax Is reduced the banks must put down
| their dividends to q or per cent. year.
| This will cause the small depositors to with
draw their funds draining and injuring the
depositors also. who win be hardly able to
make wise Investments. This Is the situa-
| ton which is brought about by the great de-
cline In the rate of interest on safe invest
ments; Cities are floating their loans
for three per cent. where a few years
ago they were paying or per cent. So it
happens that as the old securities held by
the savings banks are paid up and cancelled,
1t is necessary to invest the funds in securi-
ties that pay only or per cent. OF course
banks must put their dividends down, unless
relieved of their burdens The peoples
| money is In the savings banks, and the tax
upon those banks makes upon that money
property of the State could be got at for
taxes In view of this, it is urged that it is
very proper to reduce this State tax. The
State treasury will lose $4,000 the whole
| bdA HUW duOuutluS W R1f1sVuV lCdliys Dub
the amount Of interest that the State will
save by refunding its debt at 8 per cent is
more than the $4,000 that it will lose by
reducing the savings bank tax.
The points in favor of the proposition
were brought out clearly by Judge White
house, who appeared as a trustee of the Ken
nebec Savings Bank, by K. Il. Burnham, the
veteran bank officer of Saco, Treasurer Ed
win Noyes OF Portland Savings Bank, Presi-
dent George P. Sawyer Of tho Wiscasset
bank, and General Common of the Fairfield
bank, City Treasurer Huston of Belfast,
and others. Hon. j. p. Bass of Bangor had
some different ideas. He says that a quarter
of all the national bank stock in Maine is
held by the savings banks. Thus the cities
and towns lose the taxes on this stock. He
| thought II the tax was to be reduced the ma
| tional bank stock and all such property OF
record held by them should be taxed by the
| towns and cities, and that it should be de-
Quoted from the amount of deposits taxed by
| the State. He also thought there should be
| something done to keep rich men from going
from bank to bank depositing all allowed in
each He thought that should be stopped.
| Under these conditions he was willing to
have the tax reduced.
The Boothbay hearing.
The Boothbay hearing has continued this
afternoon and evening. the remonstrants
still continuing their case. The testimony
was interesting and in some of its features
strengthened the remonstrants' case consid-
srably Byron Giles, road commissioner
and John E. Kelley, selectman, were the on
ly witnesses examined this afternoon. Mr..
| Giles testified as to the roads and bridges
Mr.. Kelley brought in the town records,
which were critically scrutinized by the OBJ
position. This evening DR.. L. j. Croker of
Augusta, who owns Ocean Point at Booth
bay. and opposes, was on the stand, and his
cross examination by Oryille ID. Baker was
an entertaining feature of the hearing Rep
resentative e. e. Race, one of the selectmen,
was also witness this evening, aud made
an excellent impression, testifying in rela-
ton to the contract.
The arguments Will probably be made to-
morrow, Mr.. Pierce speaking first and Mr..
Baker closing. A large audience will prob
ably be present to hear them.
Notes.
| Before the legal affairs committee this
afternoon the question of making the dog
domestic animal came up for consideration.
Everett Smith Of Portland appeared He
said he owned a number of dogs but con-
sidered that they had protection enough.
His experience was that a good dog did not
need any more protection than he has at
present. The committee decided so. and de-
cided to report unfavorably on the PROPOSE
ton. feature of the proceedings was the
presence OF Hon. j. e. Moore, of Thomas
ton. He was the lawyer who fought out in
the Supreme court the celebrated case in de-
Gliding which the court declared that a dog is
not domestic animal. Judge Appleton
alone dissented and argued long and ably In
behalf of the dog, but to no purpose.
The pension committee met today and dis
cussed the amount that should be appropri-
ated from pensions. Now the appropriation
is $4,000 The committee are divided be-
tween 900 and $50, 900 as proper amount
for the veterans.