The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-17

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rally increased.
The Governors Suggestions Bearing Fruit.
The valuable suggestions made by
Gov. Cieaves in the communications sent
to the legislature yesterday, are already
bearing fruit Senator Hill today moved
| that the vote whereby the Senate had
| passed to be enacted bills, incorporating
the Auburn Turner and Livermore, and
Pemaquid and Damariscotta electric
roads be re-considered and the bills re-
called. They were then tabled. The
committee on inland fisheries today de-
clded to embody in a general law, the
| recommendations of the executive, con-
verning the legislation for the protection
OF fish in rivers and ponds. The bill will
give the fish and game commission
power to make regulations to govern
these special cases, as recommended by
tina Governor.
Adversely Reported.
The bill to prevent the throwing Of
waste and sawdust into the Saco river
will be adversely reported. The insur-
ance committee will report ought not to
pass on the bill fixing penalty for mis-
representation by life insurance agents.
Conflicting York Electrics.
The story of the high fares and big
tolls paid on railroads and bridges by
Kittery Point people was told to the
railroad committee today when Hon. O.
D. Baker, F. E. Rowell, S. E. Jennison
and Representative Mitchell asked for
charter for the Kittery and York electric
road Lawyer Davidson of York, E. S.
Marshall W. n. Walker and j. G..
Stewart asked for charter for the
Dover, York and Berwick electric
road The promoters of the former line
say this latter is scheme laid by the
York Harbor and Beach road to head
them off. They expressed this view
with positivepess which made the hear
ing interesting.
Other Committee Hearings.
The committee on insane hospitals
spent several hours tonight discussing
the situation. The discussion was lively
No action was taken.
Ex-Governor Burleigh, before the judi
ciary committee. objected to the provis-
ions Of the resolve which deprives ex-of-
ficio members of the Worlds Fair
board, of privileges awarded others. 1t
is understood the committee will make
the desired changes.
Nobody appeared this morning to OPP
pose the bill providing for meetings OF
state assessors and owners of wild lands.
The tax committee will probably report
the bill.
E. G. Spring of Portland and other rep
resentatives of companies manufacturing
fertilizers, opposed the bill providing fees
for inspection before the agricultural
committee today.
1t is said the shore fisheries commit
tee, with one exception, favor the new
general law.
Corporation Fees.
Understood efforts will be made to de-
feat the bill imposing annual tax on cor
porations organized under Maine laws,
but doing business elsewhere by predict
ing that if the bill passes such corpora
lions will in future organize under the
laws of Virginia and Maine will get
neither taxes nor business or organiza-
ton.
OakdaIe's Plea Again.
Mayor Merrill and Mr.. Andrew Halves,
for the remonstrants, and F. V. Chase.
ESQ.,, for the petitioners, argued the Oak
dale case before the committee on towns
this evening.
Mayor Merrill, in opening his remarks,
said the city of Portland is in no condi-
ton to be of any benefit to tho citizens
of Oakdale. 1t has got all it can do to
manage its own affairs and has all the
territory that will be needed for years to
come. Mr.. Merrill referred to the neees-
sity parent often feels to deny the re-
quest of his child. He had no doubt that
the petitioners thought it would be for
their benefit to have their prayer granted
but the remonstrants believed it would
not be for the benefit of the petitioners
and were sure it would be disadvantage
to the rest of the town. He said that
during the one year of behring's life as a
city no complaint had been made to its
council by Oakdale people.
In reply to the argument that the high
and grammer schools were remote from
Oakdale, Mr.. Merrill said that the cleo
trio cars furnished an easy means Of
communication in stormy weather. East
Deering was much more remote, but
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Merrill thought the fact that the insur
ance companies had established DO high
er rates in Deering than in Portland dis
posed of the allegation of great danger
from fire in Oakdale. He also thought
the Deering roads up to the average.
Referring to the statement that Portland
needs Oakdale, Mr.. Chase said that the
debt of Portland was SO per capita, that
Of Deering S14. 1t looked as if this
might be good trade, but not for the
petitioners.
Mr.. Andrew Halves followed Mayor
Merrill. Mr.. Halves argued that Oak
dale had received all that it had asked
for and had been well. treated. The ar
gument that Oakdale should be annexed
to Portland in order to straighten the
line was only sentimental one, designed
to promote artistic symmetry. So far as
Portland's growth was concerned, there
were the green fields of the city farm
and adjacent lands. 1t was said that
Portland needed Oakdale, but the COM
mittee of the city government had not
expressed that need, nor had there been
any general desire expressed by Portland
people.