Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-13

escted yeeeefoay Ia the Ho0se Mr.. Per
~ Of Bangor objected 70 the descsipsor
Of de resolve in fsyer Of tie Ee,sefr
Nsins Hospital in one Of yesterday nom.
ins's papers. The same sentlemau's sttenr.
70 ssifs dsbsss On tie repeal Of shs pis,cs
lsv BY assigning Is to April lsh vss Ioa
Several private bills we're admitted unde,
Suspension of the rules.
An act 70 promote the purely Of .he
ballot introduced by Mr.. Noble Of Levis
ton provides that the secretary Of ,tste
shall furnish each poiiias place in the
State With ballot box TO be used At ri
elections. These boxes stsil be approved
By the secretary Of state. state treasurer
and adju'snt general or majority Of them
shsli have sufficient and secure locks and
keys. and shall contain mechanical devices
for receiving, registering and canceIlins
every ballot deposited therein, but no such
boz shall record any number or mark up-
on sny ballot By which said ballots csa be
distinguished from each other. The boxes
are 70 cos. less than s35 each. No bsilo,
shall be counted unless % deposited and
cancelled. II impossible TO use the patent
bslIo: box for any cause an ordinary one
shall be used in ito stead.
Before any bsilot Is deposited In any
such boz the register thereof shall be placed
st zero. and 8 record Of the numbers ind.
Gated By the register. both at the opening
and the closing Of the polls shall in each
instance be made part Of the return Of the
inspectors. City and town clerks ara to
have custody Of the boxes. Several peti.
tons that the labor appropriation be
increased to 5000, for ballot reform, and
70, municipal suffrage for women were
received.
James Falisr, A. w. Miller, II.
C. Fuller, P. w. Thompson, @.
J. Shaw, A. J. Moore, T. A. Bean,
G. r. Pratt and NJ. L. Merrill. ask to be
incorporated as the Hsrtlsnd Hall Associs.
ton for the purpose Of building end main
tanning hail In Hartlsnd. Capital stock.
s25 900. The town is authorized to take
$1,000 Of stock.
Mr.. Noble Of Lewiston introduced q bill
to amend the insolvent Law by adding to
section SO Of chapter 70 Revised Statutes
the following;
And such order may be made respecting
securities deposited in court under the pro-
visions Of section G2, six months .. least
After making such deposit and shall be a
discharge Of all lien upon such right of
action against securities Of all kinds depos-
tied in said court to secure payment Of per-
centages As aforesaid.
J. II. Msnley. p. o. Vickery, Fl. C. Eos
ter, d. T. Percy. J. o. Shaw, Geo. W
Hunt, F. P. Sprsgue, NJ. B. Spinney and
l.. w. Tibbetts ask to be incorporated as
the Bath Small Point and Popham Beach
Railroad Co., with power to operate road
from Bath to Popham Beach Of such guage
a. the stockholders determine. Capital stock
$500. 600. Shares 800 each. Bonds may
be issued not exceeding the capital stock
and secured by \ mortgage on the road
There are to be not less than 1--WE nor more
than seven directors.
Mr.. Deering Of Ssco introduced re-
solve sppropristing $1,000 to pay the
expenses Of delegates appointed by the
Governor to attend the National Farmers
Congress to be held in Missouri.
The committee on finance reported a
resolve in favor Central Maine General
Hospital appropriating $4,000 upon con
dtions that when said corporation shall
have expended $4,000 in 1891 in bona
fde outlay, then 5000 shall be paid, ard
on the same conditions $4,000 shall be paid
in 1892.
The mittee on year book report that
secretary Of state contract for 600 copies
for 1891 and 800 for 1892 at cost Of not
more than 81 30 per copy to be delivered
June /. II not delivered before June 10,
the price paid shall no. exceed sl25 per
volume.
Ia the Senate the petition of F. l.. Ding
ley aud '39 others for municipal suffrage
for women was presented.
h. Milliken. j. W. Danielson, r. r.
Shepherd. Omar Clark and Il. +. Webb
ask to be incorporated rs the Kennebec
Water Power Co. to csrry oa business rs
owners Of lands, mills. factories. dana.
canals. waterwrights and water power a.
Watsrville and other points on the Keune-
bee and its tributaries, and to control the
use and low Of the waters Of the Kennebec
in any legal manner. and receive there
for legal toll, and to manufacture wool
or cotton fabrics or iron or wood BY means
Of water mills. Any manufacturing corpo-
ration on the Kennebec may hold stock.
Lawyers Webb. Philbrook, Brown. Wal.
dron. Johnson, Plummer, Shaw and Bou-
telle of Wa,ervlle. wish the jurisdiction
of the ws,erville municipal court raised
from $50 to sio0 the judges salary fixed
at 5000 and the office of clerk with $500
salary created.
The Kennebec delegation were ordered
to consider matters Of Legislature relating
to salaries of county officers aud to provide
for a loan to repair the county buildings.
Representative J. L. circuit of Monmouth
has been compelled to 20 home for few
days owing to 3 severe throat and luog
trouble.
Mai. Z, 4. Newcomb. chairman Of the
House committee on military affairs, has
been delegated by Adjs. General Sprsgue
to represent the State at the meeting Of the
militia to be held in Washington, ID. c.,
in the interest Of the Henderson Militia
Bill now pending in Congress.
G. W. $. Putnam, chairman Of the select
men Of York. was before the judiciary COM
mittse in behalf or the petition for towns TO
be relieved Of the expense Of large bridges
by counties having the same. He was ac-
comrsnied by the other members Of the
board, B. F. Rogers and A. II. Bowden,
also +. s. Mar shall, Esq
Entitled to the Rest.