The Somerset reporter., 1893-02-02
II Augusta.

lie time To- receiving petitions tlItt
bills of Il special corporate character was
extended to February sth.
Mr.. Chamberlain presented Il bill to in
crease from $500 To 81 900 the annual
appropriation Tor teachers conventions,
Mr.. IIoyt Of Ripley presented Il petit
ton in remonstrincn Of y. h, Srnrv oi
Ripley against abolishing the district
system.
The committee on taxation ha- report
ed against the act to abolish til" STATE
assessors, they propose 10 giNc them 4
fair rial.
Mr.. Merrill Of Pennington presented
petition of +. +. Voter and ~ others t.
make the month Of september an open
time for killing deer.
By Mr.. Iloyt Ripley Petition o1
W. Z. Felker and other citizens OF Ripley
for The protection of fish lit Rogers pond.
with bill.
1t is generally believed that the iudici-
airy committee OF the Maine Legislature
will make Il new draft of the Druggist :
bill and report il Iayorably.
\ petition vi, received for the moor
poration OF the City of Eastport The
petition WIS accompanied by charter
based upon that OF thc city OF West
brook
Memorial services were also held in
the Senate with eulogislic remarks by
senators Peaks of Pisealaquis. Spotiurd
OF Hancock, Soldiers of Cumberland aud
Cirindle Of Hancock.
The petitioner for the Waldo Il somei-
GOT u T. nus triYnu lauyc T.. ,itI, i..,.,.
The committees reason for dismi>Sng
under the general law.
Among the Somerset men ut Augusta
This week We're b. T. j Weston of Madi-
sou. +. W. lloyey of Pittstirld. II. G.
Wehher Of PALMYRA. \ R.BiXby of SkuN-
hegan and Il. ". Ellis of Embdcn
y petition efme in asking that .Ano-
Gerald of Fairfield and others may h,
Incorporated into a company to purchase.
hold OF lease street railroads. light. heat
and power companies anywhere IN the
stute.
\ petition was presented in the lIou4e
Tuesday to prevent The taking of fish in
tributaries ot the Great, Embden Pond
for years. An act authorizing Mark
booms in Carrabasset river. and bill in.
cooperating South Dead River Log priv
ing Company WIS presented Tuesday.
Representative Iittlcficld of Portland
introduced Il bill 10 provide for the in
spcction of milk Mr.. Littlrtirld's bill.
which is very long, makes it obigaior
upon cities 10 appoint milk inspectors
Towns may do so. Milk mcu are rrquir-
ed to take out licenses and have cstab-
lishcd places of business. the inspectors
having the right to take samples of the
milk for Inspection. \ ataniard Of
prices is established by the bill which
follows closely the Massachusetts and
New Hampshire laws. Penalties of fine
and Imprisonment are established.
\ hill was presented Tuesday to incor.
porate Elias Millikcn. }. Manchester
iIayne7 of Augusta, John \ nanil4on
Providence, Omar Clark of tarratunk,
Lewis Anderson of Skowhcgan. Charles
\. Dean OF Boston and Fred W. Taylor
OF Madison into the krnuebcc Water
Company, authorizing the corporator9 to
take water from ponds and streams
within 30 miles of the kcnncbcc River
and Moosrhead Lake for the purpose OF
river by holding dams. flowing ponds,
etc. The flowage OF Moosehrad Lake
not To be effected. III" capital stock i
to be 800, 0'n.
Senator Jersey ha- presented an order
looking TO amending the Revised Stat
utea relating to savings bank, 50 that
trustees be elected by Il two-third3 vote
of all the depoeitorz present and voting,
having 500 or more on deposit, with
such bank. and shall consist Of eight
trustees for term of four years, tho
terms of Two Of which expire each year.
and for actual 'ryice performed for tn"
bank they be paid Il sum ot not more
than s. per day, 10 he allowed by the
board of trustees from III" funds Of the
bank. Also to inquire into the cNpedi-
encv of having the fund. mentioned in
section los of said chapter Il, set apart
and invested in such securities a. tho
bank examiner may approve Of.
Both branches Of the Main" l"gi-M-
urea ionrnrd until Monday attrruoou.a1
ter completing the routinr business he
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