The Portland daily press., 1893-01-27

was car1caJure OF the plan.
The Railroads and Their Taxes.
Before the committee on taxation
Wednesday evening, Hon. c. E. Little
field, representing the Lime Rock rail,
road at Rockland, Hon. c. F. Woodward
representing the Maine Central and Bos :
ton & Maine, and Hon. A. A. Stront, rep
resenting the Grand Trunk, told why
those roads thought they paid enough
taxes now. Mr.. Woodward, in his re-
marks, instanced the fact that the Maine
Central now expended $4,000 annually
for advertising the state. He said the
Boston & Maine now paid higher taxes
in Maine and on less business than was
the case in Massachusetts, and New
| Hampshire. Mr.. Strout showed by ac-
counts submitted by Mr.. Walker, the ac-
countant of the road, who was present,
| that this end of its line does not pay. tie
claimed the road now paid tax in ex-
cess of what should be asked under it's
charter.
Hon. Charles F. Libby, representing
the Portland Railroad Company, appear
ed before the taxation committee this
evening. Mr.. Libby spoke of the many
| improvements made by the company
which were paid for from it's earnings,
and also spoke of the fact that for many
years the returns on the investm emit were
meagre. He opposed any increase in
taxes.
Senate Business.
Senator Deering presented bill to
amend the act to extirpate contagious
diseases among cattle. The amendment
provides that in the first section instead
of the words 'other live stock the word
"hol ses'' shall be inserted.
Senator Mayo of Penobscot put in a
bill giving the county commissioners adj
ditional powers regarding the laying out
of ways in unincorporated places, provi-
ding that they may on petition lay out,
alter and discontinue a private way for
numbering purposes at the expense OF
the petitioners.
Senator Spofford presented a bill to
amend the Revised Statute relating to
the duties of experimenting school com
mittee so that any teacher dismissed UNI
der the provisions of the old law may APP
peal from the decision of the superin-
tending school committee to the state
superintendent who may give hearing
in the town where the school is located
By Senator Soldiers of Cumberland.
bill to empower the 1'electric corpora,
ton" to enter into contracts for con
struction and equipment of electric
roads with corporations holding charters,
etc.; also a bill to allow the United
Electric Sureties Company to issue pre-
ferred stock; also bill to amend sec. 101,
chap. Al, r. S., relating to savings banks,
SO that said section shall be stricken out
and this inserted: "Any such bank or in
stitution may hold real estate in the city
or town in which such bank or institu-
ton is located, to an amount not exceed
ing per cent of its deposits"
The petition of G. E. Stevens and IS
others for the incorporation of the town
of Mechanic Falls is the first gun in the
Poland town fight.
An order passed by the Senate directs
the committee on legal affairs to inquire
into the expediency of amending the
hawkers' and pedlers' law to allow the
sale of carriages manufactured in this
state without a license.
In the House.
Mr.. Hamlin Of Ellsworth, introduced a
bill to amend in some particulars the
method of procedure in equity cases.
The Boothbay Harbor & Newcastle
Street Railroad company asks to be in
corporated.
Mr.. Sprague of Monson, put in bill
which will do away, if passed, with one
of the excuses for special charter. 1t
au horizes railroad companies having
right of location to erect or cross bridges
over tide waters without special legisla-
ton.
A bill, presented today, authorizes the
Waterville & Fairfield Railway company
to extend its line to Benton.
Petitioners asks for suitable sum in
aid of the Home of the Good Shepherd
at Rockland. A resolve appropriates $500
annually.
A great many petitions and remon-
strances came in today bearing on the
many petitions for woman suffrage, the
labor bills and the American Leagues
constitutional amendment.
Hon. Herbert M. Heath, who was
counsel for Chaales Ell. Hamilton in the
proceedings before the last legislature
which resulted in the removal of Hamil-
ton from the judgeship of the Bidde-
ford Municipal Court, received in part
PAYMENT 500. As the state allowed
counsel on the other side $500, Mr.
Heath submits that he should now re-
ceive $500. A resolve in his favor has
been submitted.
The House today accepted an lnvltas
ton, extended by Mr.. Shaw of Bath in
behalf Of Gen. Hyde, to attend the
launching of the Ammen ram next We'd
nesday.
Auburn, Turner and Livermore people
ask for charter for a steam railway.
Similar petitions came from other towns
on the proposed line.
An act to exempt soldiers and sailors
of the late war from paying poll taxes
appeared today.
The Rockland Water company wants
to increase its stock to an amount not
exceeding 100000 and to issue bonds.
Maine General Hospital.
Judge Webb, Major Sidney W. Thax-
ter, and DR.. Hunt appeared in behalf of
the Maine General Hospital before the
finance committee today. The commitss
tee voted to act favorably on the resolve
appropriating $500 annually.
Other Hearings.
Hon. M. P. Frank spoke for the union
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