The Portland daily press., 1895-01-31

rorce' including the marshal, ana 70 re-
move the same for cause and make rules
and regulations for the control OF the torce.
The present police officers shall continue to
hold their positions unless removed by the
board. The salary Of the members OF The
board shall be fixed by the city council and
the city council shall also determine the
number OF the police force.
TO DIVIDE MADISON.
@. D. Morrill, and 1888 others petition the
legislature to divide the town OF Madison
and TO incorporate new town OF that
portion of the town of Madison lying on the
westerly side of such line.
THINK BOTTLED DRINKS DANGEROUS.
Rev. j. N. Noble and ffty-scven others
of Phipsburg and Georgetown represent
that there are two "bottling" companies in
Bath, the Howard Bottlng company and
the Crystal Spring Bottling company"
whose bottled drinks ''tend to destroy the
morals of society and are not conducive to
the welfare of the young people In our
midst" They ask action to abate the
nuisance"
UNDER MR.. PRESCOTT'S RESOLVE.
In the House this morning the Speaker
Rappointed Messrs. Noble of Lewisteat Ilunl-
smeI of Dexter. Hamilton of Ellsworth,
Peaslee of Wiscasset. White of Rookland.
Sweetsir of New Gloucester and Adams of
Bowdoin as members of the committee
created by Senator Presootts resolve to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of purchasing the
Blaine homestead in this city.
A NEW ms TRANCE SCHEME.
+ Mr.. Hooper Of Castine. put in today bill
for the licensing Of insurance agents to
procure policies of fire insurance on
property in this state in companies not
authorized to do business in the state. For
such licenses a fee of 81 will be required.
In all cases such agents shall make ailida-
Wits that they cannot secure necessary in
surance in companies authorized 10 do busi-
ness in the state
THE CLAM CASE AGAIN.
Mr.. Lawrence of Moth Yarmouth. put in
today BILL which provides that no persons
shall dig any CLAIMS, except what the law
allows in the flats belonging to the towns of
North Yarmouth. Yarmouth and Cumber-
land from June to November annually for
two years. A fine Of ten dollars for each
offense shall be imposed for violating the
act.
SEEMING IN CASCO BAY.
VIM. H. Trufant and fifteen others of
Harpswell ask for amendme Mt AT chapter
s49 Pubic Laws of 1898, to make'ft Unlawful
to U.s. any purse or drag seines in the
waters of Casco Bay north of line drawn
seasterly from the north end of Great
Chebeague island in, the town OH rGumber-
land. to the north end of Wood island in the
town of PhipsbuIg. except for smelts, in
stead of as now north of line drawn east
erly from Princes point in the town of Var
mouth to Bear point in the town of Pbips-
burg.
I, gaq TO ENLARGE WEBSTER.
The committee ON towns. today reported a
bill providing that part of the town of
Green and a part of the city of Limington
be connected TO the town of Webster.
THAT KITTERY POINT BRIDGE.
Senator Mitchell put in an act providing
that the rights of the proprietors of the
Kittery Point bridge to take tolls shall for
ever cease after the fixing of the award of
the committee appointed by the Supreme
Judicial court of York county to assess the
damages.
MEASURES IN POINT.
BY MI. Patten of Bath. resolve appropri-
ating $500 to aid in the publication of the
Eleventh Maine Regiment history.
By Mr.. Hamlin of Ellsworth, petitions for
and remonstrances against changing the
Ellsworth city government to the town
from.
By. Mr.. Hamlin of Ellsworth petition to
SO amend the city charter of Ellsworth as to
give the mayor veto power. Many Ellis
worth citizens signed the petition.
By Mr. Plummer of Dexter remonstranoe
of Dexter citizens against the proposed city
charter.
Ey Mr.. Spear of Rockland. bill to amend
the law establishing the Rockland police
court. to increaseits jurisdiction In civil
cases to 500, and increase the salary of the
Judge to Sl2O0.s "a ts0a
A bill by Mr.. Knowlton of Portland would
compel husbandlto support deserted wife
and children.
Bill by Williams of Augusta to amend act
relating to boards of registI alton so that
the boards may fix the salary Of itsolerk.
William B. Tobey. John 3. Russell,
Richard Henry Hurd and their associates
are to be Incorporated ny Dill lHtrouuCeu as
the North Berwick Water company. The
capital stock is not to exceed $4,000.
BY Senator Higgins of York a bill to re-
strict the powers of constables to their re-
spectiye towns.
THE CAPE ELECTRIC ROAD.
The hearing before the railroad COMMITTEES
this afternoon on the charter for the cleo
trio railway from Portland to Cape Eliza
beth. brought to Augusta a large delega-
ton of Portland and Cape Eliza beth gentle
men, among whom were Messrs. j. 5. Win
slow, S. R. Small. Clarence Hale, Charles
f. Libby, A. D. Boyd. Selectman Jordan,
S. p. May berry, City Clerk Dyer. City
Solicitor Chapman and Byron D., Verr1ll,
who represented the county commissioners.
Mr.. Hale spoke first, and submitted to the
committee new draft Of the charter en-
bod wing changes made to meet the views OF
the county commissioners and city authorl-
ties. These changes. MIR. Hale explained to
the committee and Mr.. verrill stated that
while one member of the board of commits
sioners had not yet agreed to them, owing
to illness. if the committee could let the
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