Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-02-06
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329 of the Private and Special Laws of

329 of the Private and Special Laws OF
1891.
An act to provide for uniform blanks
and rules of practice and procedure in the
courts of probate and insolvency.
An act additional to chapter.2 OF the
Private and Special Laws of 1872, relat-
ing to the Lewiston Bleachery and Dye
Works
An act additional to chapter 267 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1863, relating
to Little River Mfg. Co., and chapter 423
of the Laws of 1865 relating to the
Worumbo Mfg Co.
An act to amend the charter of the
Portland Trust Co being chapter 2O3 OF
the Private Laws of 1888.
An act for the extension of the Somer-
set Railway Co.
An act for the protection of smelts in
Damariscotta river and bay.
Mr.. Hiscock of Damariscotta offered an
amendment which was adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed as amended.
An act to legalize and make valid the
meeting and doings. of the corporation
known as the trustees of the charity fund
of Trinity Lodge, located at Presque Isle
in the county of Aroostook, State of
Maine.
An act to amend chapter II Of the Pub
lie Laws of 1887, relating to the protec-
ton of the alewive fishery.
Pending the third reading of this bill,
Mr. Sawyer of Milbridgc offered amend
ments A and 3, which were adopted and
the bill was passed to be engrosssed as
amended.
An act to fix the salary of the treasurer
of Aroostook county.
An act to legalize the vote of the town
of Kittery to raise money for the purchase
of the Kittery Point bridge.
Orders Of the Day.
Specially assigned for today was an act
to set off part of the city of Lewiston
and part of the town of Greene and an
mex the same to the town of Webster,
which was tabled pending third reading.
Mr.. Noble of Lewiston said he could
not suffer this bill to pass into law I'M
challenged and unexamined as to its pro-
visions and merits. / realize that the bill
come here with a favorable committee re-
port and without debate on the part of
the Senate. But although my voice were
the only one to be raised in opposition to
the passage of this bill and my vote the
only one to be cast against it,. my loyalty
to the city which / am honored in repre-
senting and to her interests, and my good
faith to her friend and neighbor on the
north, the town of Greene, calls upon me
to state why l believe this is not meas
ure of wise legislation.
believe that the provisions of this bill
are unreasonable and ungeierous, oppres-
sivc and inequitablc, to the city of Lewis
ton. i believe that every proposed meas
urc should come to the bar of the judg-
ment of this House, which stands nearer
to the people than the honorable Senate,
and should be submitted to its business
sense and to its fair-mindedness, to its
sense of justice, and then am willing to
rely confidently upon that Judgment OK
pressed in your votes. What does this
bill call for? Stated briefly it is PROPOSE
ton to set off from the city of Lewiston
a most valuable strip of territory on her
eastern border, and from the town of
Greene smaller strip of territory and to
annex that strip of territory with the in
habtants, with the estates, to the town of
Webster, l have had members of this
House come to me and ask 'Why, is not
this q bill for the erection of the village
of Sabattus into an independent village
corporation?' BY no means This is bill
which calls for the annexation of q valu
able strip of territory from the city of
Lewiston and the town of Greene to the
town of Webster. 1t means to the city
of Lewiston the loss in estates of about
S3S, 600, and it means the loss to the city
of Lewiston and to the Republican party
of between Is and 20 good Republican
votes. And | am going to leave it right
here to the good sense and wisdom of
this House whether or not you believe
that the city of Lewiston can afford to be
deprived of even that number of her
voters. when have known of three differ
ent occasions when five Republican voters
We're a regiment of strength in carrying
that party to victory. l leave that ques-
ton for your consideration. From a
financial standpoint the loss may be small
to the rich citytof Lewiston. have no
doubt that the petitioners have been max
ing that plea before you Well, want to
say that the City of Spindles has had "a
magnificent growth in industrial and
business enterprise, in municipal owner
ship of great public interests. in educa-
tional development and in humanitarian
work, and | want TO say it and / say it
proudly before you that she has hewn cut
her success and won for herself foremost
place among her sister cities of the State,
not by arbitrarily and by force of strength
taking territory from the weaker towns
that surround her. not by coming over
here before this Legislature as a beggar