The Portland daily press., 1895-01-24

pond. near Camden in cases OF drought.
Ex-Attorney General Littlefeld appeared
for the petitioners and J. ii. Montgomery,
Esq, for the remonstrants, who think the
legislation will endanger summer property.
AS one witness put it, he had travelled on
foot through New Hampshire looking for
summer home. and had finally settled on
an island in Canaan pond. a spot as beautl-
full as any in the world. Now he objected
to having il left in mud bank. He re-
lerred to the dam at the outlet of the lake
and said it was a dam question anyway.
The committee will listen to another INSTALL
ment of it tomorrow.
THE BANGOR BRIDGE.
The city council of Brewer by Henry r.
Tefft mayor. demonstrates against any re-
newal of the charter of the Bangor ana
Brewer Bridge company. This and the re-
monstrances OF large number of citizens
were presented today. 1t is tie beginning of
the attack on the bridge company. the bill
already in being one favored by them. as it
provides for the purchase of the property.
THE LISTING BILL.
The taxation committee will give a hear
ing next Tuesday afternoon in Represen Ia
tives' hall on the listing bill. SO called.
."OLEO'' AND BUTTER.
The legislative committee of the board Of
agriculture is at work on its law in relation
to the manufacture and sale of oleomarga-
rine. The law is likely to follow the Massa-
ehusetts statute which. among other regula-
tions. prevents the coloring of "oleo" in
imitation of butter. The committee will also
ask for an increase in the salary of the
clerk of the board, which is now only $500.
Arthur T. Hall of Portland. and 10 others.
petition for a change In the law relating to
the sale of oleomargarine. They represent
that the present law prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of oleomargarine is unjust,
ineuuitable and productive OF great hard
ship.
THE UNION SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY.
Mr.. Whelden of Portland. presented today
a bill to amend the charter of the Union
Safe Deposit and Trust company SO that the
corporation may become surety upon any
bond required to be given by any party in
any matter or proceeding in any court set
ting in this state or by any person holding
any position of trust in which bond is re-
CURED"
CoNCERNING LEGAL NOTICES.
MI. Plummer of Dexter. presented a bill
to amend section s, chapter 80. r.. s., as
amended by chapter 1853, laws of 1893, SO
that notice may be given in a newspaper in
any town adjoining the county in which
premises subject to action under the Law
are situated; to amend section 3S. chapter
81, sR. s., SO that similar provision may
apply to probate notices under the statute;
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manner and also section 50, chapter rs.
ssT ~ a.sss WATER FOR KIsCAssET.
z Henry ingalls,, VIM. G.. Hubbard, Alfred
ii. Lennox, Joseph P. Tucker. Albert S.
Erskine. Richard H. T. Taylor, Richard T..
Patterson, Francis E. Johnson.sClare A.
Peaslee, Edward 7. Hody. Jesse White and
their associates are Incorporated as the
Wiscasset Water company by a bill presented
today, with power to supply water to Wis
casset and other towns from Gardiner pond
or any other source of supply. The capital
stock is fixed at $4,000 with power to in
crease it to 100000 and the town of Wiscas-
set is authorized to make contracts with
the company and raise the money necessary
to carry them out. ..4...
PULLED FROM THE FLOOD.
Among The food of new measures put in
today were:
Petition of Horace NJ. Noyes for the in
corporation of the Vinalhaven Banking and
Trust company. m
Petitions that the salary of the treasurer
uf Aroostook county be fixed at $500.
Bill to incorporate bridge company to
build between PASSPORT and Perry.
Bill to authorize S. S. Davis to build a
wharf at the outlet of Lake Maranocook.
Bill authorizing =. j. Croker to build
wharf on the east side of Linnekins bay. in
the town of Boothbay. So a as
i Bill to make valid the oaths of the select
men and assessors of Otis in the years 1890.
.lsal4s 1892, 1893 and 1894. .a
"a Bill to incorporate Charles E. Williams,
Charles E. Norton. It. J.. Dixon and Others
as the Androseoggin Preparatory school of
medicine subject to chapter 46, R. S.. and
with :powe to hold realestate not exceed
ing $1,000 in Lewiston. NJ
Petition of Rangeley citizens for state aid
in completing highway from Rangeley
village to Dead River station.
Bill to legaliZe the doings of tie Show
began Electric Light company.
Numerous petitions that the Portsmouth
Toll bridge be made a free public highway.
Bill to authorize the Woumbo Manufactur-
ing company to maintain an electric railway
for carrying freight from its works in Lis
bon Falls to the Maine Central railway.
Resolve aprropriating $500 annually for
the Oldtown City hospital.
Resolve appropriating $500 for the repair
of state bridge over road leading from
the Seven islands on the upper st. John
river to st. Popham Provinces of Quebec,
Canada.
Bill to increase the age under which live
stock is exempted from taxation as follows:
Horses, neat cattle and mules, three years;
sheep Two years; swine, one year.
Resolve appropriating SUBSTANTIALLY for
Monmouth academy.
Bill to allow the trustees of the Diocesan
fund of the Episcopal church of Maine to
hold property to the extent Of $4,000.
Bill to permit the Somerset railroad to
extend its line to point on Moosnead Lake
and allowing eight years for the completion
of the work.
Petition of Dresden citizens for the repeal
of the law permitting deep SEEMING in bays
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