Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-18
THH COMMITTEES.
Before the Judiciary.

DR.. Z. F. Sanger. of Bangor, DR.. Weld,
Of Old Town and DR.. W. Z. Baxter Of
Bangor, appeared in behalf Of the petition
ers for charter for hospital in Bangor,
and urged the necessity Of hospital from
which all schools Of medicine except allo.
paths should be excluded.
Representative Porter. Senator Thatcher
and Gen. H. L. Mitchell spoke in favor Of
the charter of the Eastern Maine General
Hospital which provides that both homeo.
paths and allops,hs shall be upon ito staff.
In executive session the judiciary voted
that the woman's suffrage bill ought not to
pass by vote Of to 2. From Senator
Walton and Representative Herrick there
| will probably be minority report. Sens
tor Walton favors the bill.
Voted that the dental registration bill
ought to PATS, s 10 l. There will be no
minority report. Representative Stearns
of Caribou was the dissenting member.
| The committee gave the petitioners for
all electric light and power companies leave
to withdraw, on the ground that they could
be organized under the general law.
! Indian Affairs.
The committee on Indian affairs voted
to give the petitioners fora water supply to
the Penobscot Indians lesve to withdraw
+. II. Clerque. Esq, appeared for the Pc
titiopers.
A resolve for the usual amount in favor
Of the Passamaquoddy tribe and Q resolve
for $500 to aid in repairing their hall and
church will be reported favorably.
Ways and Bridges.
Before the committee on ways and bridges
a hearing was held on petitions for the re-
version of the Old Town town toll bridge
10 the State Of Maine. The toll bridge
company was chartered by the Legislature
| in 1927 and given the right to erect bridge
across the PeDobscot river between Old
Town and Milford, and to take tolls there.
on. By the charter it 10 provided tha'9 1t
the expiration Of 40 years from the time
when the bridge was opened the bridge il.
self should revert to the State. That limi-
tation expired in 1879, and the petitioners
ask that the State pass m act formally ac-
ceptipg the bridge and providing for ito
maintenance aud support a. a free bridge
About % citizens of Old Town, Milford
and Bradley were present at the hearing
The petitioners were represented by Baker
& Cornish Of Augusta aud j. r. Gould
Of Old Town. The bridge company were
represented by C. r. Woodard, Eco Of
| Bangor. The counsel for the bridge com.
pany first a.ked that the matter be referred
t, the judiciary, claiming that certain
questions Of law we're involved, which
should be more properly heard by them.
The counsel for petitioners commended that
the proposition was simple one and en-.
tirely independent Of pending litigation.
The committee declined to refer the matter
to the judiciary and heard the parties.
| Several Witnesses were introduced to show
that the rates of toll had been extraordinarily
raised within the past few years, and the
remonstrants commended that the income
had been small. The matter Vas tsbled.
Senators Libby of AndroscoRein and
Nash Of Washington were appointed sub.
committee.
Before the committee on railroads the
petitioners for an electric road between
Seafsport and Northport and the petitioners
for the Waldo Street railway between
Stockton Springs and Camden.
Hon. N. r. Houston Of Belfast spoke in
favor Of the incorporation Of the Waldo
railway.
Hon. Jos. Willismson Of Belfast AID
Thos. T. Robinson Of Boston. spoke in be-
half OF the Seafsport and Nofthpofs road.
Both roads want an exclusive charter,
Representative Packard Of Sesrsport on
behalf Of the citizens Of this town remon-
strated against granting . charter 10 either
rosd, on the ground thAt il would delay the
building Of shore steam railroad.
=. Fl. Clergue, Eco, said that the rail.
roads should have applied to the railroad
commissioners for charter and not TO the
committee.
Hon. J. @. BROOKS, A. A. Hoves and A.
X. Pierce OF Belfast we're present In behalf
Of the Waldo road.
Mr.. Williamson appeared In behalf Of
the incofporatofs Of the Belfast Electric
Company. Mr.. Houston, treasurer Of Bel.
fast. suggested on the part Of the city Ger.
tain changes in the charter, which were
accepted by the petitioners.
The Petit toner's for the Portland & West.
brook Street Railway Company were rep.
resented by Judge CIeayes Of Portland,
Lemuel Lane Of Wessbrook, C. ". Den
nett Of Saearrspps. X. Eastman Of Cum-
berland Mills. W. Lyon Of SscasRspps and
others testified a. 10 the need OF he road,
and sad that the number Of trains on The
Maine Contra. and Portland { Rochester
railroads vss insufficient 70 accommodste
the travelling public. Hon. J. n. Haynes
said thas il charter we're grsnted. the
road would be bsiIs - soon @ De fYos:
.as cut Of the ground. Representative |
Lamb fsid that the inhabitasts Of West. |
brook we're very desiFous Of the fosd. Mr..
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