The Portland daily press., 1891-01-16
from westpro Ok 10 the sea.

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on the returns Of the vote for representa-
tlves reported the roll of the House to be
correctly made up.
From Westpro ok 10 the sea.
Mr.. Lamb of Westbrook this morning pre-
senteG the following petition to the House:
To the Honorable Senate and House of Represent
dttves of Matne:
The undersigned citizens of the town of West
brook IN said state, respectfully petition your
honorable dies that a CHI rter for q street rail-
railroad extending from said town OF Westbrook,
| tn ough the town of Deerng and into the city OF
| Portland, all In said state, may be or dnted TO
Lemuel 5. Lane ana his associa es, who Will ap-
| ply for sucn charter for su;h purpose; said
railroad to be known as the Portland & West
| brook street Railway Company, and to be operat-
ed either by aumal power or electricity. or both.
FRA k Haskell, New England Furniture
| Foster q Brown, Company,
| knowl on Bros, /. +. Quimby & Co..
Haskell Silk Company, George II Raymond,
| w. Nj. Lyons, Sea es & Co.
| X. ID. W00dnan, Josiah Chase,
| J: e. Knight, A. l., Hawkes.,
Charles B. WOodman, E. b Phinney,
L 81 8: 3. ". nroulton. baniel fride, fffids
Joha W. Warner, Lewis p Warren,
Thomas M. Lewis, AlunZo Libby,
| John Wheeler & son, George I. Springer,
| q. NJ. WaterhOuse, Edward Bacon,
| c. W. Bennett w. W. Poole,
| L. j. Haskell, Solomon Poole,
| Otis Wyer, Marcus Watson.
This petition will. of course, be followed
| by bill to Incorporate the railroad c0mpa-
| ny. This bill has not been received here
owing, 1t is said. to the illness of Mr.. Lane.
| wac Is prime mover In the enterprise. Ii
| Is understood that the capital for this line
has already been guaranteed and its friends
| are prepared to begin operations very soon
1t the charter is granted. Several routes
have been in contemplation. One was to
| leave Saccarappa, tue starting point of the
road, near WoOdlawn Cemetery, and reach
Portland by Bradley's Corner, where connec-
| tion might be made with the line of the Port
land Street Railroad Comoany. Another
route which has been suggested is for road
through Saccarappa and Cumberland Mills
and then along the main road to Portland to
| the point near the Deering town house,
where the track would leave the Portland
road and run through Woodfords to juno
| tlon with the Portland Railroad Company.
Snll another plan coDtemplates a distinct
| line into the city proper. The petition pre-
sented today was referred to the railroad
| committee.
The Dentistry Bill.
| The dentistry registration bill made its ap-
pearance today in the House and was re-
| ferred to the judiciary committee. This is
| the measure that failed to secure a passage
by the last eg4slature. 1t provides that af-
| ter its passage no dentist shall practice in
this state who has not been registered ac-
cording to its provisions. and for 50 practlc-
| ing In violation of the law it fixes a penalty
of not less than $25 nor more than 500 for
each offence. But 1t is stipulated that moth
| ing in the bill is to be held to forbid the ex
tracing Of teeth by an unregistered person
In cases of emergency. The bill creates
an examining board Of five members,
zach OF whom shall have been practicng
dentist 10 this state for at least five years
before his appointment. The members of
this board are to be appointed by the Gov
ernor to serve thres years. They are required
to choose president and secretary and to
hold stated annual meeting and such other
meetings as may be necessary. The secre-
tary is to keep book containing the name,
residence and plan of business of every per-
son entitled to practice dentistry in this sta 9
and Certificate copy OF these lists are to be
| left with the Secretary of State.
Inc proposed law requires that every der
| tist in the state shall register and receive a
| certificate. A diploma from a Equitable den-
al college will secure certificate for its
holder Other persons desiring certificates
must pass satisfactory examinations in anat-
omy, physlolog' pathology, therapeutic. and
the theory and practice of dentistry. Peld-
Ing such examinations, temporary permits
may De granted TO applicants. A fee of $50
| Is exacted OF persons submitting to examina-
ton, aud In no case will be returned, but
persons failing on the first examination may
submit 20 second without extra charge.
Fortngh,Iy Payments.
A bill was introduced in the House today
to amend chapter 1874 of the Public Laws of
| 1887. in order to provide penalties for failure
to observe the provisions of the act and in
clude In its scopes, persons engaged in the
pursuits mentioned, as we'll as corporations
| and firms. Section !, as amended reads
Section l. Every manufacturing mining, quar-
rylng, So ne cutting mercantile, horse raj road,
ana evrTy Incorporated express and water COM
pany and any person or firm engaged in any OF
tnr above specified kinds of business, having IN
| thelr employ more than ten persons, shall pay
| iorthlghtly each ana every empoye engaged in
/ It's business the wages earned within eight days
~ the cate OF said payment, provided, however,
that II at any time of payment, any employe snail
be absent from his regular place of Labor he hall
be entitled to said payment at any time thereafter
/ on demand.
| Section two fixes the penalty for violating
| snY OF the provisions of tfe act at not less
tnan ten, nor more than twenty-five dollars
In the case of each person to whom such
| made within sixty days.
Section three makes it the duty Of the Ia
| Cor commissioner to visit on complaint or pc
| titlon. corporations, firms or individuals SUD-
Ject to this act and ascertain that 1t Is OBJ
Il served.
Section four makes refusal to give the in
| formation required to the commissioner
| prtnad fdcie evidence of guilt and provides
| further that mo agreement shall be effected
| which tends to change the time OF payment
other than as herein provided; neither shall
any compound books be looked upon as pay
| meDt for labor.
L OcCblUu i've eXbmpbS llUI Tue pIUNIoiOnS
| OF the act municipal officers paid by the day,
| teachers employed by municipal corporations
or labor employed in logging operations in
| the woods
| RossinI Club.
Mr.. Payson of Portland introduced in the
House to-day bill to amend the act incor-
porating the Rossini Club of Portland so
that the third section read as follows:
Section 1.-The capital stock of the corporation
shall be $1,000 subject 10 be tncr, ased by vote of
| the corporation to So 900. i'd club may hold
| personal property not exceeding IN value $60UO
date Of its conveyance to them shall not exceed
Section 2-This act shall take affect when ap-
| proved.
Austrs liam Ballot for Town Meetings.
Mr.. Hersey of Buckfeld, II the Australian
ballot bill becomes law, thinks its proyi-
slons might wisely be extended to the BUSH
ness of town meetings. Mr. Hersey saws
that at an annual meeting of the voters in a
| Maine town. all the way from Is to so or 60
| questions are voted upon. These questions
| are of much more important to the voters
tnau the choice of representatives. They
| are the public questions which the most
| nearly affect the private business of the peo.
| Die. For this reason Mr.. Hersey believes
that If the Australian ballot law is apnlied
to the choice of state and town officers. II
should also be applied to the vote ON town
affairs and the voters should be allowed 10
write YES or no after each article in the town
warrant and In this way keep their aetton