Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-25
RED HOT
Were Some of the Com
mittee Hearings.
Two Days Session for Camden and
Washington County.
How TO Raise School Tax. Aid Hospitals and
Schools and Protect Smells.

Thursday was anotLer busy day with
the committees. There were many hear
ings and two Of the most largely at
tended and animated were adjourned from
the previous day; the Washington County
railroad controversy and the question of
drawing down the water Of Canaan pond
The committee on insurance had an i'm
portant hearing on the three most impor
tant measures thus far brought before
this committee: the one repeating the law
of two years ago which practically pro
hibited writing reinsurance in this State,
the ant-compact law, so called, intended
to prevent the companies from fixing
rates and upon the matter of standard
policy. Against the anti-compact law
Hon. Seth NJ. Carter and Hon. Geo. Il.
Macombcr appeared. They told how the
rates are really fixed by one man in Port
land, whom the companies have to pay
literally for his work, while under the
old law the local agent could fix the rates;
that the law was an Inconvenience and
of no practical benefit. Mr. Carter made
quite long argument for the repeal OF
the prohibition upon co-insurancc. He
said the tendency had been ito increase
rates. He believed the COMPANIES would
reduce rates If this prohibition were taken
off. He explained what the companies
wished in the way Of reinsurance, and
claimed that it is a hardship to the in
sured as well rs to the insurer to pro
hibit this class of insurance. The rich
man under the present lazy could, he
contended, partially insure his buildings,
but really insure himself against the full
loss he would be likely to incur, whereas
the merchant whose store was mortgaged
would be obliged to carry more insurance
on his buildings and stock, even though
his chances of loss should be the same as
the other mans, and in case of fire would
only receive pay for the actual loss.
If there We're d standard policy there
would be no need of any of the provisions
of that section, 1856, Of the old law, as
there would be a rider on the policy in
case of any modified form of insurance
Others spoke upon these measures
among them being Hon. c. A. Harring-
ton of Norridgewock, Mr.. Tyler of Ban
por. and Il. A. Allen, who represented a
Grange insurance company The com
mittee will vote ought to pass on all three
of the measures.
The Committee on Education
heard Principals Corthell Of the Gorham
Normal school and Richardson of the
Castine Normal school, relative to extend
ing the courses of study. They asked
that the trustees be given authority to
extend the course when they shall deem
it expcdient.
ChcrryfleId academy has many friends
and quite number of them were before
this committee in favor of the resolve to
Appropriate $40, 600 to this academy They
rcnresented that the academy had received
no aid since 1851 and that they need the
money as a fund The friends of the
academy pleaded their cause we'll
The Finance Committee
had n big hearing on the Maine Central
hospital question, Thursday afternoon
Lewiston seemed to be largely represented
at this1NAring, as it was at the hearing ~
on the Sisters of Charity hospital. Iaagl,
pctitiehhSSsSfS want $4,000 annually al53
500 0oa from the State for building PUG
noses, the latter contingent to their
ability TO raise in Lewiston another sso, :
600. Architect Coombs was present with
mans of the building desired. The petit
TONERS claim that in the three years oil
the existence of the hospital the number
of patients has nearly doubled each year
that last year they cared for 302 patients
that the poor arc never turned away pup
are treated free when necessary; that con
ncctod with the hospital is an eye ana car
danart,ncnt where a free clinic day Is
accepted. One day recently, they said, %
natients were treated at this hospital.
Among those present at the hearing were
4 DR.. M. ri wedgewood, DR. e. II. HILL pr
!. "A. Donald; DR. w b Small, DIR. 9
u. Norton, DR.. .4G. p. Emmons, all Q
Lewiston:sand DIS X. Cakes. B r
sturuisn,,d y N. Becde Of Auburn. Col
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