Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-30

was not created by the fraud. embezz,e-
ment or defalcation of such debtor.
Somerset Traction Company.
Mr.. Wildes of Skowhegan, put in bill
to incorporate R. B. Shepherd, Thos. H.
Anderson, Joseph p. Oak and others, as
the Somerset Traction Company, with
power to operate an electric street railway
through Skowhegan, Madison, Cornville
and Athens; capital stock not to exceed
5000, 900.
Wiscasset Telegraph Company.
Mr. Peaslee of Wiscasset put in bill
to incorporate Henry ingalls,, Alfred
Lenox, Richard T. Rundlett, VIM. G.
Hubbard and others of Wiscasset as the
Wiscasset and Moosehead lake Telegraph
and Telephone Company with power to
build line from Wiscassct through Alma.
Whitefeld, Windsor, China, Albion.
Durham, Pittsicld and Hartland and
from there to Mooschead lake. The
amount OF the capital stock is not fixed
Mr.. Williams of Augusta introduced
two resolutions adopted by the county
commissioners in convention here last
week. They recommend that trial JUS
tices and judges of municipal courts
should have discretionary power to make
the penalty for second offences of drunken
ness, fine not exceeding $40 or imprison.
mcnt not exceeding 60 days. The COM
missioners deprecate the passage of the
proposed law requiring counties to main
tain all the large bridges within their
borders. They favor the bill creating the
State road commission
Mr.. Lane of Augusta, put in bill pro-
viding that in actions to recover for the
price of lumber except when sold by car
go or carload, failure to survey the same
as required by section 81, chapter II, r.
s.. shall not defeat recovery in such ac-
ton unless it appears that such survey
was requested
To Amend Child Labor Law.
Mr.. Doyle of Biddeford, introduced a
bill to amend the child labor law to re-
quire statements on oath, by parents or
guardians, of children's ages and to
change the age limit from IA to 12 years.
Want School Building in Sebago.
citizens of Sebago, and Bridgton petition
for State aid for the erection of school
building in Sebago. They represent that
the late DR.. Joseph F. Potter of Cincin-
natl, left $32, 900, the income of which is
to be used for the support of an academic
school in Sebago, but made no provision
for the erection Of a suitable building.
That State College Appropriation.
The committee on State college to
which was referred the bill creating a
special tax for the benefit of that institu
ton today reported in its place a resolve
appropriating $4,000 annually for ten
years for the purchase of equipments and
the care and erection of buildings On
the resolve for the appropriation of s35, coo
for a gymnasium and drill hall, the COM
mittee reported ought not to pass.
Mr. Patten of Bath, introduced a re-
solve appropriating $500 for the Bath
Military and Naval Orphan Asylum for
the year 1896; also $1,000 for sewerage
and $1,000 for repairs for 1895 and 1896.
Mr. Bailey of Whitefleld put in bill to
prohibit for term of 3 years the taking
trout or landlocked salmon from Pleasant
pond or Three Cornered pond or from any
of the tributaries of those ponds in Lincoln
Petitions from citizens of Castle Hill
and other towns were presented. They
ask that charter be granted Albert A.
Burleigh, Thomas III. Phair and Job
Abbott to erect and maintain steel toll
bridge over the Aroostook river in town
of Washburn.
Those Reorganized Plantations.
One of the bills before the Legislature
is to organize quite number of planta-
tions, the names of many of which are
very familiar. These have been supposed
to be legally organized plantations, some
of them for many years. The reason for
this somewhat puzzling measure is that
many plantations whose organization has
not for years been questioned are found to
have technical errors in their proceedings
which itis feared might invalidate their
As it is question among
lawyers whether Illegal proceedings may
be Icgalized by act of the Legislature ID
was decided to organize anew. About
year ago one plantation lost nearly s3ooo
because there was legal question about
its organization. Lumbcrmcn who had
been cutting freely on the reserves OF
school lands found that an effort was
likely to be made to prevent them. They
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