Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-16
A BUSY DAY.
The SoIons Back at Work in
Full Force.
Standard Fire Insurance Policy.
State Highway Commission.
BANGOR Bridge, Taxation Of Electric Rail.
roads and Other Important Matters.

h,r were two incidents of Legislative
hand clapping connected with the pro
ceedings, Tuesday. When it was an
nounced in the chamber of representatives
few minutes past the noon hour that
Hon. William p. Frye had received of the
1877 votes cast, 1876, there being one vote
for Hon John W. Deering, there was a
burst of applause. Twenty-Five of the
members were absent. Another occasion
was in the Senate when DIR. J. f. Hill
of Kcnnebec, who is just up from long
When Senator Wood announced that Sena-
tor Hill was present and ready to take the
oath his colleagues manifested their feel
ings with liberal applause.
Following the measure introduced the
previous day to repeal the co-insurance
and anti compact laws there was intro
duced Tuesday, bill providing for a
standard fire insurance policy identical
in all important respects with the stand
ard policy that has been in use in Massa-
chusetts for the past ten years, with the
best of results it is said. The bill was pre-
pared by Commissioner Carr who has
given the matter great deal of attention.
He believes that the people want such a
law Under it man who has several
policies is assured that they all read
alike, that the provisions of will be like the
provisions in the others and that there
will be no question arising time of
settlement. All fire companies doing
business in Maine are to come under the
provisions of this law.
Mr.. TwitcheIl of Bath, introduced a
bill to exempt from taxation the boilers,
engines, dynamos and motive power of
street electric railroads.
State Highway Commission.
BY the bill for State highway com
mission it is provided that the Goyernor
shall appoint three commissioners, one
of whom shall be civil engineer. The
term of office is fixed at six years one
term expiring each other year. The engi-
ncer's salary is to be $500 and that of
each other men Der $500. They are to
be allowed $500 for expenses. Their
duties are advisory only consisting in the
making of maps to show the roads and
kinds of soil in each county, collecting
statistics, giving free of charge advice to
county and municipal officers on the sub
jcct of roads and holding public meetings
in each county where matters pertaining
to roads may be discussed. The commits
sion shall be provided with an office by the
State and pay such sums for assistance
and instruments is the Legislature may
appropriate.
A resolve appropriating $4,000 annually
to the eye and ear intirmary at Portland,
was introduced by Mr. Larrabce of Port
land
$4,000 Asked for Relief Corps Home.
Mr. Millctt of Gorham presented re
solve appropriating $40, 900 for erection
and suitable equipment of additional
buildings at Newport in aid of the Maine
Relief Corps Home. This resolve also ap-
propriates $4,000 for '95 and $4,000 for 96,
the money to be expended under the super
vision and discretion of the corporators
Of said Maine Relief Corps Home.
Mr.. Littlefeld of Belfast, put in re-
solve hppropriating $4,000 for the Chill
dren's Aid Society to be used in establish
ing home for girls at Belfast
The name of the Moosehead Lake Tcle-
graph Company, would be changed by a
bill introduced Tuesday, to the Northern
Telegraph Co.
Liens Upon Buildings and Lots. ...
Senator Savage introduced n bill in
relation to liens upon buildings ana
lots. This provides that all such liens
NAV be enforced by bill in equity in
stead of by suit at law and that the judge
may hear all liens at the same time.
This resembles the procedure in admir-
atty practice.
=. 59 Fairfield Loan Trust Co.
Edward j. Lawrence, Amos F. Gerald
Stephen A. Nye, Chas. L. Phillips ana
Silas r. Lancy of Fairfield, ask to be in
corporated as the Fairfield Loan and
Trust Co., the capital stock to be $50,
900.
That Bangor Bridge.
Senator Day put in bill authorizing
the cities of Bangor at the expiration OF
the charter of the Bangor Bridge Co.,
to purchase the property for $50, 600 or fol