Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-05

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4 What they get cut Of the Po:ns - clear
gain. Il Is q penny wise and pound fool
ish' policy for Aay c5'1nu1isy on our sea
coast 70 stand in the light Of Any class OF
men or individuals who Will bring plant
aai properly there for them 70 TAX. GO
] not ksow ~hx. the county commissioners
Of Sassdahoc will say TO this VIXEN they
have il before them. The policy OF the
State CT Maine is to do tbss which vii!
bring capital in their midst. The town Of
Phippsburg is nothing but 3 10; Of scrueby
spruce ard rocks. They build few ships
ard run few tide mills. went over
road there and il Was the meansst
road ever travelled on in the
State of Maine - the haies filed
with shxyings that were dragged
there from the .hip yard. II is proposed to
do away with the road They have TO go
round three miles. and when there 10 any
sort Of freshet il is two feet under water.
1t 10 pisce where they cannot maintain =
road.
IwOuid have no hesitation in saying what
thick is the right policy The people are
DESERVING ,be.e rocky hills. The fishermen
are goiug away. Tuere il nothing left but
tne development of the summer resoit
interest; and when they do ihs! they stand
in their own light.
| claim this question is not Incorporated
n This bill, we have no jurisdiction as
Legislature you can not give Us Jarisdie-
ton 10 lay out roads and bridges IN tina. way.
| II is q LEGAL matter and il would be inte.fer-
/ ing with local government. do BOT believe
the county commissioners of Ssgadahoe are
80 corrupt that they would act nnresson-
ABLY, and lhere is no reason TO suppose they
4 g. 20 hntp fha
in considering this mstter wlen il came be-
fore them.
Me-. Sssnton-I have not any thing to add
10 ~hs. l have said. Ii mun be evident to
The Senate that lhis bridge is purely bust
ness operation. The picture which the
gentleman gives of Hunueselfs point is
pleasing enc, ard 1t might tura gu, 30 and,
Of course, il would be go;d operation. Ii
seems pretty evident that nothing has been
said 10 break the force Of my point
that Ihipps6urg cannot build q bridge
and Will not build. It's prospects may
be very fac for sumner resorts, hut
that DOES not give them any money
at the present time and tina. is the
practical question which 10 not met in this
case. | sui think that. in case of this
kind. the Legislature should deciie the
question on iis merits. If the committee
IN legal affairs has spent eoo3 deal Of
time ii investigating ii, it seems to me they
are the people TO decide the question on its
merits
Mr.. H&ines-l have Just one more sug
gss'ion to make TO the Senate. Suppose
the county commissioners should 90 on and
lay cut this road and they should find the
county was not able to do it, and z. ..
VIckery should step up and say (the bridge
costing $1,000 to tie town of Phippsburg,
II will pay for half Of this bridge or the
whole of it," If you do rot pass the bill
you give no one chance ~ pay for it.
The question being put upon the motion
of Mr.. STan.0n TO recommit the bill, the
motion failed
The same senator moved that the bill be
Indefinitely postponed. The motion Wa,
lost. The bill then took its second reading
ON motion by Mr.. Haiaes. yea and nay
vote was ordered on the passage of the bill
to be engrossed, resulting;
| lInper, Hunt, LIBBY. Melsn. Nnttiug Powers,
| ryder. Sherman. Smith, Spear, Stewart, Wadlin,
| Warren AND Wiltur--lS
NAiS-Messrs. Grindl-, Mallet, Poor, Rogers,
Swanton Thatcher, Walton-7
SO the bill passed TO be ererossed.
Senate Document No. 1873. IAN act TO
create = board Of State assessors" Was
taken from the table having BEEN specially
assigned for today.
The amendments offered By Mr.. Spear
OF kennebec we're adopted. and the bill as
amended LOOK II: second reaolng
Mr.. thatcher OF Penobscot moved to
further amend the bill by amending section
IL IN tie 9th line, providing for the salary
al ~. ~.
OF me commissioners, by striking out the
words fifteen hundred and iAsertng in
place thereof the woris two thousand
Mr.. lhatcher-l oher ttls Amendment
because think this is II matter of vast i'm
portsnce to The State. 1t is necessary we
should have for the services of these rs
SCISSORS men of rips kno.ledge in regard to
the values of the State, and it seems to me
the salary should be enough to commend
the services of the very best men. snd !
think $500 will not do it. Men whose
knowledge will fit !hem for this position
cannot . ford to perform the services and
give their entire time to i for $500.
Mr., Rogers OF Washington-It scenes
to me unnecessary to adopt this amend
ment. | think there is no doubt but we
get as COED service as we need for $500.
The superintendent Of the insane hosp tai
has served for wears, giving his time for
$1,000 and his services must certainly be
more bordensome and more responsible
than tina, OF thes assessors | hope the
amendment will not be adopted.
Mr.. Ws,,on of Somerset-ts 7 under-
stand tho hin wa. sccant.tls IN III. man-
hers Of the Senate a. rensr,ed bv tho com
m;ttse Iunier.,.,l ,h.t tho a,ra,oa of
the new board will ba sone $40 o00 where
liz ia $50 600 at the nreser, tima
unasr the ola .,stem ~ do;pa
things. The suggestion has been mad
that we want men worth soo0o and
vet, iu,giny from the Litter, that have
received I.telv there ara lots of mo, ths,
ara viii, IN tsl.e their cbspcae an sI5no :.
vear and must s.y mi. rnnrh am IN.
nosed n raising Tho .sl.y;ss NJ nerson. he.
fore thew are ann,irted IN ofyic;sl pos;,;,rs
They viii 90, in in season IN have ,ba;r ,sI.
a,ie, raised. There viii ba M trouh,e
short that and il strife. me II i, hattsy 10
give them E,,,e Iosx.y ~ III. ,;,,a
these men are WARMING ,hair .eats tber will
ba ", he,e sor sIe0o q, sonoo r o,o .ha
hill will ba n,s.aa in tho ro,r, !, ,rh;oh :.
wa, reno-ted from, the committee
Mr. ITe;na. If K.rrshon ~ ranar
ber rich, tho committee xb;ob ;,ra.,;a.
rcd tbis meter i, tbei, re VOW n.or;se1 g.
s2ooo az tho .,,.,y ,ha St.,a ho.,5 -
a.o.. ~, g. 80. VIC 'ea'e uoN'u Vi
the st,temen. of the Senator from Some,.et
that you have so many applicants. show,
Just what . 1900 position turns m. You
place that salary at $1,000 and Won immea;.
ately command the services of set of men