Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-18
LISTING BILL,
Unchanged from Two Years
Ago, introduced.
Interesting Hearing Before the Com.
mittee on Temperance.
Carrabasset & Canadian Railroad Legislation
Sought.

Sought.
The amount of new matter that came
before the Legislature, Thursday morn
ing, showed little falling off from the
preceding day. Among the new measures
introduced was an amendment to provide
that some OF the library stipends may be
used by the towns receiving same in help
ing to pay running expenses Of the libra
ries. instead of being wholly conflne to the
purchase ofbooks as at present.
There were resolves, appropriating $1,000
to rebuild the Nedeau bridge over Fish
river, AroOstook county, and one for $4,000
for the Bangor General hospital There
was bill to exempt Lily pond in Camden
and Rockport from the provisions of the
muskrat law, bill to prohibit fishing in the
town Of Plymouth with more than one
line, also petition for the repeal of the
seal bounty. s- t.......
To Provide For Better Roads.
Mr.. Woodside of Lewiston presented a
bill In the interest of better roads. 1t
provides that towns at their annual meet.
ings shall appropriate not less than one
fourth Of one per cent of their valuation
and as much moro as may be deemed
necessary provided that no town shall be
required to raise more than $50 a mile
for the construction and repair of roads
and bridges. The bill provides for the
election of road commissioner with
power to buy material and hire men. His
compensation is to be not less than 80 a
day. No person can at the same time
hold the office of highway commissioner
and selectman. Seventy five per cent of
the highway tax shall be expended before
August Is.
Carrabasset & Canadian R. r.
A bill was put in Thursday to amend
the charter of the Carrabasset &, Canadian
Railroad and would extend the time six
years and authorize it to build from some
point in it's authorized location in the
town of Arson, through Starks or Madi-
son, Norridgewock, Fairfield, Oakland,
Sidney, Augusta, Chelsea, Whitefeld,
Alma and Wiscasset to some point ON tide
waters in Wiscasset. The name of the
road is changed to Atlantic & Canadian ;
it is authorized to sell or consolidate with
other railroads and its capital stock is
fixed at 81, 200, 600
Water for South Gardiner.
Mr.. Beedle of Gardiner, put in bill
Thursday to extend for two years the
charter granted to Sherburne Lawrence
and Others to supply pure water to South
Gardiner.
Aimed at Evil Doors.
A comprehensive petition was presented
Thursday for the enactment Of laws that
will "better protect the citizens of this
State from tramps, horse thieves, burglars,
murdercrs and other law breakers who
invade the localities now unprotected by
police"
Phillips Trust Co.
+. f.. Timbcrlake, j. f. Thompson,
+. NJ. Robinson and associates are named
as incorporators of the Phillips Trust
Company.
Senator Ames introduced bill to in
corporate the Machias Water Co. John
X. Ames, +. b. Curtis, Geo L. Leonard
and VIM. Il. Haines of Machias are
named as incorporators. The capital
stock isn't to exceed Si,000,000.
The petitions for State aid in building
a bridge across the Penobscot at Rowland
was referred to the committee, together
with the report of the special committee
of the executive council approving the
petition.
Senator Waterhouse introduced an act
to change the name of the Second Univer-
salist society of Westbrook to the First
Univcrsalist society.
Petitions to set off portion of the
town OF Peru to Rumford Falls were
presented.
Treasurer. elect Simpsons Bond.
Treasurer Elect Simpson bond was sub
mitted to the Legislature, Thursday. The
amount of the bond is $3.50, 900 and the
list of bondsmen is as follows: n, c. Aver,
Charles v. Lord, J. p. Bass, Franklin A.
Wilson and Edward H. Blake of Bangor,
VIM. /. Leavitt of Plymouth, Llewellyn
Powers Of Houlton, and Edwin c. Bur
leigh OF Augusta. A Penobscot county
man said the signers of this bond represent
more than 81, 900, 900.
"Reminiscences came In from citizens