The Portland daily press., 1895-01-19


standard of credit of all our municipal
tiles. aud throw shadow OF dlstrust
upon their securities to the detrlment OF
the mass of our cities and towns, and to
the great injury of all whose savings
are invested in this class of home seGuri
ties"
One of these petitions is signed by
John A Waterman. for the Gorham Saw
ings Bank.
A petition in favor of the amendment
has been received from the town or Fits
ton. .
PALACE FOR PIGS.
The latest is five thousand dollar
home for 400 pigs. This palace for pork
ers is wanted at the Augusta insane hos
pital. The hospital authorities say that
the scheme is good business venture,
and they are actuated by desire to
make money for the institution, rather
than that the pigs may revel in the lux
ury of an effete civilization. 1t seems
that in past years the hospital has de.
rived Il revenue of 1880 from the SAFE OF
pigs, but, as it is claimed, owing TO the
improper quarters where the pigs nave
been Kept, they have been the prey or
hog cholera, until of the large mum Der
formerly on the farm, only 137 are now
left. These live in the Easements OF the
barns. The new piggery would be
wooden structure, with tower TOT ven
tilating purposes. 1t is estlmateu enas
by keeping 400 pigs the hospital would
receive an annual revenue OF S50oo Inc
pigs are fed on the refuse of the estab-
lishment, all of which the 1877 pigs now
in the asylum cannot take care OF, now
ever good their appetitites.
Mr.. Parkhurst of Bangor put in the
resolve, which appropriates $4,000 for
the insane hospital at Augusta. to be
used for the construction and equipment
of a new COW barn, TO cost 80, 500; the
completion Of two hay barns, $500; the
building of tool housee, $500; the
building of piggery, $500.
MEASURES BOILED DOWN.
Among today's new business was the
following:
Bill to include the towns of Atkinson,
Sebec, Sangerville and Guildford in the
operation OF the Dover municipal court.
Petition of George H. Allan and 70
Others for an appropriation of SIS, 900 for
a dormi tory for the Deaf School in
Portland.
Remonstrance of Piscataquis Savings
Bank and 112 others Against prohl bltlng
throwing mill refuse in Wilson stream;
and several petitions in favor OF such
prohl bition.
Bill to 20 increase from five to eight
months the age under which liens may
be placed upon colts for the services OF
stations.
Bill extending for three years the char
ter of the Kennebago Improvement Com
pany.
Bill to legalize the doings of the Free
Baptist Women's Missionary Society.
Bill to authorize the Caribou Water
Company to furnish electric power to
the towns Of Washburne and Pressure
Isle.
Petition for the incorporation of the
PASSPORT Agricultural Society.
Resolve appropriating $1,000 annually
for the Maine Industrial School for
Girls.
Both branches adjourned today until
Monday afternoon at 4.30. An attempt
was made in the Senate to adjourn Until
Tuesday forenoon, as was done last
week. But it happened that no quorum
was present, land the Senators who want
ed to adjourn to Monday afternoon car
RED their point by calling attention to
the fact that if the point of no quorum
was made the Senate would be forced
to adjourn until tomorrow forenoon.
Major Dickey presented a resolve au-
thorizing the land agent to purchase
township II, range 5, in Aroostook, at a
price not exceeding SO cents an acre, and
sell lots in the same to actual settlers
at from SO cents to 81 an acre.
William A. Roberts, Edgar A. Hub
bard, Edward N. Bulwer, George F.
Goodwin, Charles A. Moody, Charles S.
Hamilton, John Lord, James, 0. Brad
bury, and jeremiah G Shaw, their asso-
ciates and successors. are incorporated
by bill put in today by Senator Pres
colt, as the York County Electric Rail
ate an electric road through Kenne-
bunkport, Lyman, Alfred, Waterb oro,
Newfeld, Limerick, Parsonsfield, Corn
ish, Limington, Hollis, Buxton and Sa-
co into Biddeford. The capital stock is
not to exceed $1,000,000.