The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-22
Senator Seiders's Measure Concern.
ing Ward Redistrieting.
EVER so MUCH MORE ABOUT THE
STATE PRINTING.
Division of Cape Elizabeth-The Insane
Hospital Again-Business at Yester-
days Session.
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day's Session.
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AUGUSTA, February 21.-The taxation
committee this evening appointed
Messrs. Herriclz, Weeks and Roberts
| a subcommittee to draft listing bill.
The measures now before the committee
will be laid aside, and the committee
will construct bill of their own. It
will have requirements for making re-
turns under oath to assessors, and will
thus be the listing bill, but in it's other
features it Is not likely to be as drastic
as measures before proposed. What
those provisions will be is not now de-
cided. The committee favors the listing
bill, but whether it can agree on listing
bill acceptable to majority of its men,
bers remains to be seen.
Before the legal affairs committee to-
day. Senator Seiders advocated bill to
change the law so that majority of reg
| istered voters of city must vote TO
| change the ward lines instead of ma
| jority of those voting being sufficient.
| Mr.. Seiders believed the bill would pre-
venl hasty and partisan districting of
cities.
| VIM. 81. Looney of Portland opposed
the measure. He thought it would tend
to prevent any redistricting in future, as
it would be almost impossible to secure
majority of all the registered voters of
city. Asa a Republican he thought the
bill bad policy. A further hearing will
| be given on the bill. The committee are
now divided on it.
VIM. H. Looney has been retained by
Mayor Ingraham Of Portland, to oppose
the bill to establish police commissions
when the matteris heard by the legal
acted under the order recently passed by
thecity council.
To Danish the Iron Hall,
The insurance committee today took
steps to again make Maine forbidden
ground to the order of the Iron Hall.
This will be done by repeating the law of
last session under which the Iron Hall
was again established in this state. The
committee will report favorably bill re-
pealing this law Of 1891.
Division of Cape Elizabeth
Hon. W. H.. Clifford of Portland and
c. E. Staples of Cape Elizabeth told the
committee on towns this evening that SO
far as the notice of the proposed division
of Cape, Elizabeth was concerned, it had
been given in fact by long articles in the
newspapers, by public meetings and
thorough discussion wherever men met.
As to legal notice under sections 81, 80,
and 33 of chap. 2, r. S., which the mu-
nicipal officers of Cape Elizabeth did not
get, Mr.. Clifford argued that this did not
bar the committee from hearing the case
and acting in the matter if they saw fit.
Mr.. Clifford instanced as precedents
where this technicality had been disre-
garded, the laws passed in relation to
the division of Westbrook and the en-
trance of the Boston & Maine railroad
into Portland, over which there was so
much controversy at the time. Mr.. Cliff
ford argued that the general law was di-
rectory, but did not necessarily debar
the consideration of matters by succeed
ing legislatures even If all the formali
ties had not been observed. The COM
mittee will probably advertise hearing.
sebago Lake Question.
When Charles E. Gibbs of Bridgton
sold out his interest in navigation on Sc
bago lake and adjoining streams and
ponds, it was understood that controver-
sy over drawing down of water in the
lake to keep the mill wheels turning on
the Presumpscot would be settled with
out legislation. But other parties inter
ested in navigation on lakes, including
the Portland Star Match Co. which gets
its lumber in that region, still ask for
legislation to protect their rights. The
manufacturing interests on the Presump-
scot protest against any law which shall
impair their water power. Today Byron
D. 'verrilI, representing the Match Com
pany, agreed to have the matter referred
to the next legislature. But Mr.. Crockett
of Sebago demanded a hearing and one
will be given next week. The bill author
izing George P. Wescott to increase navi-
cation facilities will be favorably report
ed. Mr.. Wescott will build new lock
at the mouth of tbs Songo if necessary.
The Insane Hospital Again.
The reports on the insane hospital
question came in this morning. Mr..
Shaw of Portland, changed his name
from the minority to the majority. The
majority report asks $15O,000 for two
wings of that elaborate institution pro-
posed at Bangor and is signed by Sena-
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