Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-31


tons Of respect on the death Of public
oaa with more impfessiveress thaa vss
doae Friday on lie essth Of Secretary wiz.
dom, 3eaih % unexpected
Matters IA tbs 6ssats.
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". Shaw. Albert Il. Sha~. Stephen A,
Sys, Y. p Prisstoo. O. A. Phillips, Z. II.
Phillips, Els NiIlIhen add others desire
70 be Incorporated the Desd River North
Branch Log Driving Company.
A matter having quite bearing on the
Mechanic Fails Division question came up 70
the Senate yesserdsy, when Sensso. Libby
presented bill to incorporate Me,srs. John
Hanscom Norton @ Pope, William Whit.
ney, Luther Perkins, A. r. Tone, Newton
Earle. JIM. Libby, Almonf Penney, C. II.
Dismal snd others - the Polsed and Mjnot
Water and Electric Light and Power Co.
With capital stock Of s75, 900.
The same senator introduced . bill to in
corporate tbs Mechanic Falls Backing A.
ISOLATION instead Of the Mechanic Fails
Trust and Banking Company proposed In
1899.
Thos. W. Hyde, Henry L. Heughtoa,
Joseph NJ. Hayes, Fritz II. Tvitchell John
Y. Hayden, Y. NJ. Faiier, s. S. Se~aI, II.
p. sssnton, s. J. Turner, d. Il. Pierce,
Arthur Sewali. j. W. Wake field, Scion G..
Moses and others have coma 70 the I4esisia-
tare for an &C. to incorporate them %
the Ssgadshoc Club.
Petitions for an Aroossock Raiiro,d
Senator Powers yesterday, introduced a
long petition from Albert A. Burieigh Aad
others who desire to be constituted =
corporation by the name Of the Aroostook
and Penobsco. Railway Co. With The power
to construct ard maintain line of railroad
from pear or at the junction of the Maine
Central and the Canadian Pacific railroads
to van Buren,. or some point on the s,
John River. This distance from Matawan,-
keaz TO Van Bureau Is about $50 miles and
the proposed iine may pass through Van
Bureau. Cyr. Connor Carbon. Presqus Isle,
wes,6eld, Mars Hill, Blaine, Bridgewater,
Monticello, Littleton. Houlton, New LINER
tx, Ludlow, Smyrna, Oakfield, Dyer Brook,
Island Falls. Crystal, Sherman, Benedicta,
and Molunkus in Aroostook county and in
Pcnobscot county would probably 20
through Patten, Staceyville. Midway,
Woodville, and Msstawamkeag. The peti.
lion states that branch to Fort Fairfield
would be abont IL miles long; pro-
pressed branch to Fort Kent would be abou.
10 miles long and proposed branch from
the line between Mattawsmkeag and Sher-
man or Psttsn to q poin. on the line of the
Bangor & PiscAtaqpis Railroad would he
about 80 mile, long. There we're three
long petitions of this nature and 50
long petitions from all parts Of the SAFE
asking that the county of Aroostook
be empowered 10 aid in the construction of
the road
Senator Swanton put in bill to provide
that sll appropriations made for academies,
schools and other institutions of learning
he paid out of the school fund.
Senator Walton introduced bill 70 H.
corporate the territory embraced within the
limits Of school district, Nos and in
the town of Pi,tsheid into the Pittsied
Village Corporation. 1t provides. among
other powers, that the poll tax shall not ex-
coed 2 per year and that the tax on prop
cr,y shsll not exceed one-hslf of one per
cent. on dollar.
To Exterd Belfast & Mocseheaa Road
Senator Walton presented petition
that railroad be constructed
from the terminus Of the Bel
fast ard Moose head road 1t Barnham, ex-
tending through Canaan village and Skow-
hogan to Skowhessn village or other con.
venient point on the Kennebec. The
petitioners, therefore. request that this
charter Of the Waldo & Somerset Railway
Company be amended and extended TO
authorize the construction of said road.
The petition also ssks that the charter he
so amended that the capital stock shall 70;
be less than $50 900, and to allow five years
in which to construct such road; also tn
authorizs change in the location Of SAD
road As now made. The signers are the
president and directors of the corporation.
There 10 an accompany irg bill.
Fra,eraal Bsneiicisry Corporations.
Senator Spear introduced the following
bill TO repeal chap. 973 of the Public Laws
of 1889 Frsternsl beneficiary corporations.
associations or societies. whether incorTo-
rated under the laws of this or some other
State which pay disability or death benefits.
ETC.. and which were tssnsactipg business
in the State on Feb %, 1889, may continue
their work ia the State 10 accordance with
their respective constitutions, and increase
their me ubership by iastisutipg new subor
dins,e bodies or branches, etc, and without
license from the Insurance commissioners.
Ia the House.
The committee on Indian affairs will
have TO consider bill introduced in the
House Friday, providing that the State cen
tract with the Penotscot Water Power Co,
for supplying the village Of the Penobscot
tribe OF Indians with water for municipal
aud FIRE purpose, for the town for 20 years,
The House is called upon TO consider .
resolve that the Maine Historical Society
sgreeing TO supervise the copying, attest
ing, editirs and publishing of The volumes
the York Deeds, seven to thirty-three and
SO much Of volume thirty-four, thirty
five ard thirty.slx - were records
prior to the time of the sepers-
ton of the counties in l760 in the
tame c,editable manner as in the six pre-
cediny volumes already published. the
State .hsll purchase $50 copies at s. per
volume; also tina, the State fbrarisn shall
cause ore copy of each volume TO be placed
in each registry Of deeis in the State. The
statement Of reasons for .ueh q resolve are
simiIsr t, those which induced the State to
begin the publication of these records.
To Repeat Bowdoio's Limitations.
Representatives Piummer presented q
bill Friday providing 70, the repeal
of all of the provisions Of The law
limiting the amount Of property or income