Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-03

the diminishing of the number of scholars.
We received Saos.sS less than the previous
wear. and hs reason of the repairs ON school |
houses for which they psii ont Slla, the
:srruass received AMI expended for schools
in Ina, year was sls9.sS less than under
The last wear OF the school year OF the
school district system. Notwithstanding
this great difference every school in town
has had the privilege of attending thirty
iuar weeks school, gain OF some sixteen
weeks over last year. One of the school
districts of this iowa AS abolished and the
tas n had the children transported to other
schools. Those pecple were the worst
eapeaents of tisis bill II first, spi now there
is no opposition III the town Of Yarmouth 10
TIE town sy stem
Mr.. Shaw of Bath | wish 10 correct
the gentleman ffen Pa;ien. | 4 a say that
Maine was the aols State which had this
s,s,esa. and affirm it, Other states have
some Aiad of comfy system entirely diff
serent from the State of Maine.
Mr.. Lane of Aagnsta; | wish 10 call
attention TO section ut this bill. THIS
section may work great injustice 10 the tax
paver. of many towns, |, provides for the
apprsi.ins nf school property and assessing
a tax npna the ioan, AMI that there shaft
1 he reunited Ia ;ae tax payers of the
; dis trie,s tae appraised value of Its
properly 20 taS,u. There may be districts
in town, haNlas buildings of no value what
| ever. Anl ritst may s,i-e from the fact thai
| they have hvep unable to build proper
schoo, houses II they are unable To haiid
proper 5 houlhoases for themselves, viii
1 they be able 10 contribute to pay for ell the
school properly of the other sections OF Il {
town?
/ Mr.. Pratt of Turner; That is the old
/ law and not changed at all.
Mr.. Lane; The old law is optional with
the town while in this case We compel them
to do it.
/ The Speaker. This bin comes from the
/ So nate with Senate amendment \, which Is
II add at the end of section = the follow
/ ing: Except that cities or towns which
hay- or shall reimburse districts or parts of
districts Tor their school property, shall re-
ceive for the use OF such city or town the
;non,'y to which suci, district or part OF dis
/ ttict snail be entitled under this act,
On motion of Mr.. Pratt OF Turner, tie
I House concurred with the Senate in the
adoption of the amendment,
Mr.. Bonser of kenne bunk offered the
/
sert after the word organization" in the
fourth line the words land special powers.
Also amend section > by striking out the
word land" in the third line and Inserting
after the word cities" in said third line the
words '.and Incorporated districts"
The amendment was adopted.
The bill was then read the third time.
The question being on the passage of 'he
bill to be engrosscd, a division was called
for and the bill was passed TO be engrossed
by vote of 10 10 SO.
On motion of Mr.. Lane of Augusta SEN
ate document IS, an act relating TO the
crediting of dividends in savings banks to
the deposit account, was taken from the
table. The bill was then read the third time
and passed to be epgrossed.
On motion of MIR. Higgins of Limerick
the vote was reconsidered, whereby the
House passed to be enacted, an act author
izng the inhabitants of the town of Old
orchard TO purchase the franchises of the
bd Orchard Water Company. On further
motion the vote was reconsidered whereby
the bill was passed to he engrossed. Mr.
Higgins then offered to amend the eDgrossed
bill by striking out the word increase" in
the seventh line of section two and inserting
the word incorporate. The amendmehi
was adopted and the bill was passed to be
engrossed as amended.
Tn motion OF Mr.. Sprague OF Monsou
House document lag was taken from til,
table and recommitted TO the Judiciary com
mittee.
On motion of Mr.. Woodbury. of Deoring
IN act to incorporate the Guilford Water
Company was taken from the table and
amended by adding after the word prop
eriy in the fourth line of section 9 the
words but this act shall become null and
void in two years from the time when il
shall take effect unless the corporation shall
have organized and actually commenced
the construction of its works under it.
charter"
The bill was then passed to be engrossed
as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Adams of Bangor the
bill relating to savings bank investments
was taken from the table and passed TO be
rngrossed.
On motion of Mr.. Sawyer of Poriland
the act to incorporate the Portland 4 Var
mouth Electric Railway Co. was taken
from the table.
The pending question was the adoption
of Senate amendment A.. The Amendment
was adopted and the bill was passed to be
cngrossed as amended
On motion of Mr.. Powers of IIoulton,
the order referring appropriations of money
10 the finance committee was taken from
the table, and on further motion it was i'll
definitely postponed.
On motion of Mr. Powers, the resolve in
regard to school lots and plantations was
taken from the table and amended by in
sertiug before the word 'plantatious' in
the third line the word ''organile" and by
striking out all after the word organize
in the third line to the word where" in tile
fourth line.
: The resolve was then passed to lie en-
crossed IA amended.
On motion of Mr.. Higgins of Limerick
the act in regard to the South Berwick Va
ter Co. was taken from the tabi" and Tie
following amendment was adopted This
act shall become null au1 void in t.o wears
from the time when The same takes ofpt,
unless the corporation shall have urttr
lied and commenced the construction Of
its works under its charter" The bill was
then passed TO be cngrossed as amended.
On motion of Mr.. Littlefeld of Poland
Adjourned