The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-01-16

the bills shows: The Governor shall appoint
three competent persons to serve as nigh
way commissioners, of whom one must pe
a civil engineer. Each shall serve six years,
except that of those first appointed. one
shall serve two, one four and one SIX years.
The engineer shall receive an annual salary
OF $500 and each of the others sou, and
there shall be an allowance OF Sl5O for ex-
penses. The commissioners shall compile
statistics relating to the highways OF me
state and make such Investigations as they
deem expedient. They may be consulted
at all reasonable times by county. city ana
town officers having the care of roads ana
shall give them advice without charge, but
such advice shall not in any way impair
the duties of the officers mentioned. They
shall prepare maps showing the roads IN
each county and the character of the SOIL,
and they shall hold annually in each coun-
ty meeting under the auspices OF tile
county commissioners for the disc ussion or
questions relating to town ways. The COM
mission shall be provided with an office by
the state, and may pay such sums for as
sistance and the purchase of instruments
as the legislature may from time to time
appropriate.
The bill was presented by Mr.. Haines of
Waterville, but it comes from Portland. 1t
is understood that it was drawn by non. j.
H. Drummond.
MORE INSURANCE LEGISLATION.
The law to provide standard policy for
fire insurance was presented in the Senate
today by Mr.. Hovey of Somerset. 1t is
copy of the Mass aohusetts statue. AS has
been explained in this correspondence, "a
standard policy law establishes an uniform
style of policy to be used by all the compa-
MES doing business in state. The policy
of course gives opportunity for writing in
the parts of insurance contracts rates. etc.,
which vary with different cases.
BANGOR AND BREWER.
Senator Day has presented bill to settle
the differences growing out of the expira-
ton Of the charter of the Bangor and Brew
er Toll Bridge. The bill authorizes the pur-
chase of the bridge by the two cities for
$4,000, or for such sum as commission of
three may agree upon. This commission
is to consist of one man representing the
bridge company. one representing the cities
and third selected by these two. This
measure is acceptable to the bridge compa-
ny. 1t is said that should measure be pre-
sented to make the county pay the bills in
stead of the cities, there would be the live
Hest kind of row.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
John G. Moore and eighteen others petit
ion that the southwest portion of the town
of Gouldsboro be incorporated as the town
of v inter Harbor.
A bill presented by Mr.. Twitchell of Bath.
provides that the boilers, dynamos and
other machinery used in developing power
for electric street railroads shall not be
subject to municipal taxation. Another
bill presented by Mr.. Twitcheli amends the
statutes SO that all street railroads shall
be taxed in the manner now provided for
the taxation of horse railroads.
The Monson Maine Slate company asks to
be allowed to do business anywhere in
Maine.
A bill additional to chapter SO. R. s., re-
lating TO kerosene, refined petroleum, gaso-
line or other burning or Illuminating oils or
fluids provides that dealers in these arti-
cles may register marks on receptacles in
which their products are sold, and any per-
son using such receptaoles, not owned by
him shall be liable to a fine of not more than
$50 or Imprisonment for not more than
thirty days.
Senator Savage introduced bill in re-
lation to lien upon buildings and lots. This
provides that all such liens may be enforced
by bill in equity instead of by suit at law,
and that the judge may hear all liens at
the same time. This resembles the proceed
ure in admiralty practice.
Edward J. Lawrence, Amos +. Gerold,
Stephen A. Nye, Charles U. Phillips and
Silas I. Lancy of Fairfield ask to be incor-
porated as the Fairfield Loan and Trust
company, the capital stock to be $4,000.
SORRENTO VS.. SULLIVAN.
Sorrento.whic is a summer resort, wants
to be made into town. 1t is now part
of the town of sullivan. The desire fer
the separation comes apparently from diff
terences of opinion over taxation and the
expenditure of town money. 1t may be
stated at the outset that the other sections
OF the town do not look with favor on Sor-
rento's ambition for separate municipal ex-
istence. They believe in the old doctrine,
if you have good thing, hang on to it, and
beautiful villas and modern appurtenances
are undoubtedly good thing. Sorrento is
the result of the work of the Frenchman's
Bay. and Mt. Desert Water company,
which owns about nine tenths of the land.
Six years ago, this land, situated on Pc
ninsula jutting out into the waters of the
bay, was covered by fields and pastures, al
though the work of improvement had then
begun. At that time the land company
was reorganized with Hon. Frank Jones
at its head. Mr.. Jones is still the president.
Mr.. George Armstrong. of the Armstrong
Transfer company Of Boston. is vice presi-
dent; Granville d. Braman, treasurer and
Vim. H. Lawrence, superintendent. Dur
ing the past six years Sorrento has grown
into summer settlement, which rivals any
on the Maine coast. But. in these days of
competition. summer resort owners must
keep up with the proce ssion in order to in
duce wealthy people TO come and buy their
house lots. To do this, they have built at
Sorrento sixteen miles of road, put in water
works costing $4,000, and constructed
sewerage system. Besides these things,
which have been done without cost to the
town of Sullivan. the owners of Sorrento
have rebuilt an hotel, which. it is stated.
they run at a loss in order to advertise the
property. They have certainly met with
success in making known the attractions
of the resort for, among the we'll known
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