The Portland daily press., 1895-02-11

Saturdays Business Session was snort ana
Adjournment Taken in Respect to the
Memory of the Late Hon. John L.
Nursing Large Grievance-The
Weeks Business.
Especial to the PRESS.l
Augusta. February s.-The event of the
week in legislative circles has been the
passage of the resolve providing for the
building of the new insane hospital at Ban
gor. The resolve was passed to be enacted
in the House today and will probably re-
ceive the Governors signature during the
coming week. The resolve itself IS the
best explanation of the way in which the
work will be done. 1t is as follows;
sResolved, that the Governor. with the
advice and consent Of the executive coun-
Gil, shall appoint a board of thIee commits
sioners, to whom shall be Joined las an ad-
visory memter), the superintendent or the
Maine Insane hospital. Their reasonable
expense shall be paid while they are en-
gagged on the commission and they shall al
SO receive reasonable compensation, the
amount OF which shall be fixed by the Gov
e.nor and council; they and their success
sors (who shall be appointed in the man
ner aforesaid whenever vacancies occur
to be known as the Eastern Maine insane
Hospital commission. All bills for the SER
vice of said commission shall be examined
and approved by the Governor and coun-
Gil, and paid out of the appropriation for
building said hospital. Said commission are
hereby directed to take immediate steps to
erect, construct and complete In manner
to be fire-proof, at as early d period as pos
sible, and not later than January l, 1897.
upon the site at Bangor already purchased
by the state for the purpose. buildings Tor
the accommodation oe the insane OF the
state; after plans to be selected by them,
subject TO the approayl of the Governor
and council. For that purpose the sum OF
So. 600 is hereby appropriated. to be ex-
pended during the year 1895. and the fur-
ther sum of 200 to be expended during
tie year 1896. Under the direction of said
comission as herein provided. SAID COM
mission is hereby authorized and empow-
cred to lay any drain or sewer that may be
necessary from the said site to the Peron-
SCOT river, and enter therein below the dam;
and for that purpose may cross any lana,
highways or railroads that may be nsces-
sary. Damages for the same shall be ad-
iusted In the same manner as provided by
law for the settlement of land damages IN
Cured by railroads. The Governor and
council are hereby authorized to draw war
rants upon the state treasurer in favor OF
said commission from time to time. to the
amount of the appropriation herein pro-
vided."
VAN buren, IN THE COLD.
Representative Keegan, who with Major
Dickey shares the honor of leading the
| other three members of the minority in the
| House. has grievance not connected with
petty issues but which Is likely to make a
rumpus unless Mr.. Keegan's claims are
recog nized. Mr.. Keegan says that the
| town of Van Buren which has had visions
of becoming a railroad center as point
where the Bangor and Aroostook broad
would tap the Canadian Pacific system. is
to be left out in the cold while the railroad
| is to be made to stretch out westward from
| Otis Q to Ashland, to SO much TO bene-
| fit Ashland as to open up valuable tract
| of timber and enable the land owners to
get their lnmber TO a market. Two years
ago the legislature authorized the county
| of Aroostook to aid in the construction of
| the railroad to the extent of 100000 by ak
| ing preferred stock to that amount. The
act gave the company the right to build
1rum Presque Isle by the most practicable
| route through the village of Caribou to the
| st. John river in or near the town of Van
Buren. On this understanding. says Mr..
| Keegan, his section of the county voted in
favor of aiding the road. Now the people
| of Van Buren, which is Mr.. Keegan's home,
are afraid that if the scheme to build to
| Ashland is carried out. they will be left out
in the cold. AS Mr.. Keegan is a good
speaker and not at all timid in expressing
his ideas. if the question is contested on
| the floor, Mr. Keegan will help make the
debate interesting.
The proposition to provide for the build
| ing of the Ashland branch is to allow the
county to subscribe for $22S.00O more of pre-
| ferred stock. 1t is stated that If the $780,
900 already given by the county. S60.OO0 re-
| mains enough to grade the line from Carl
| bou' It's present terminus. TO Van Buren,,
but there are those who say that 1t would
| not be a profitable enterprise to build to
| Van Buren,. a view not shared by Mr.. Kee-
gan One Aroosto ook man said today that
the whole thing didn't amount to much
anyway as il his opinion. The county
would ever vote to take the S22s.OO0 of
stock to help out the wild land owners.
| THE WEEK TO COME.
The event of the coming week of chief
interest in this vicinity perhaps is the
hearing on the division Of Cape Elizabeth
which will be given by the committee on
towns Thursday afternoon.
| On Tuesday evening. the committee on
| taxation will hear the arguments to be pre-
sented for and against the bill relating to
| of
other matters are also assigned by this COM
mittee for hearing Tuesday evening.
| Among them being the bill requiring per-
sons or corporations in the express busl-
Less to make returns for the