Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-26
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Asked for the Insane Hospital
at Augusta.
Incentive to Enforce the 0Ieomar-
garine Law.
Opposition to Veterans Home Appropriation
Other Matters.

An unusually large amount of new
matter was introduced Friday morning,
for the last session in the week There
was considerably more in the House than
in the Senate. Some of the important
features of the morning session were the
new insane hospital resolve, the amend
ment to the oleomargarine law the act
relating to taxation of vessel property and
two bills relating to Portland's street
commission. There were other important
matters however Mr.. Hamlin of ELS
worth introdu ed measure which is to
allow railroad corporations subject to
chap. 81, Revised Statutes, to use cleo
tricity as a motive power. A bill to allow
the Bangor, Orono and Oldtown Rail-
way Company to buy or lease connecting
lines was introduced by Mr.. Williams of
Augusta. A resolve came in for $1,000
to aid in completing road in Jerusalem
township. One bill is to incorporate the
Franklin county Fish and Game Asso-
citation.
Mr.. Bartlett of Eliot, introduced bill
which provides that the drunkard who is
too poor to bear the expense of taking the
gold cure and whose friends and relatives
are too poor to send him to gold cure
institute may call upon the county for
aid. 1t is provided that the drunkard
10. %oJ,o he 4 H. A.
reputable taxpayers shall certify that he
Is worthy of assistance. Mr.. Bartlett de-
fines drunkard as "a person who has &C
quired the habit of using morphine,
opium, or other narcotics to such a degree
as to deprive him of reasonable self con-
troll as we'll as one who has acquired such
habits with reference to intoxicating
liquors.
A bill was introduced to include in the
jurisdiction of the Waldoboro Water and
Electric Light and Power Company, the
towns of Friendship, Washington and JEFF
ferson.
Mr.. Lane of Augusta introduced a
bill to amend section 80, chapter 81 r.
S., by extending the time in which liens
may be filed on real estate from 30 to 80
days.
Mr. Parkhurst presented resolve APP
propriating 81, 766 for the deficiency in
Cured in the destruction of diseased cattle.
Another Insane Hospital Resolve.
Here is something apparently with a
bearing on the Eastern Maine Insane Hos
pital matter:
Resolved, That the trustees Of the
Maine Insane Hospital are hereby author
lied and instructed to erect at. some place
on the hospital premises at Augusta
suitable building or buildings according
to plans and specifications to be provided
by said trustees and approved by the
Governor and Council, said buildings to
be so located, designed and constructed
as to render them specially adapted for
the treatment and care of the chronic and
incurable insane and of sufficient capacity
to properly provide for the aceommo'
dation of this class of patients not
exceeding 800 persons. The cost OF
said buildings complete with fur
niture, is not to exceed 800, 600, this be-
ing in conformity with the recommends
tions submitted in Senate document No.
by the commission created by the resolve
of the Legislature of 1898, consisting OF
the Governor and Council and trustees of
p i+aI Tho of
500, 600 is hereby appropriated for the
purpose above named, payable during the
year 1895, provided that before contracts for
the foregoing buildings and furnishings
are made, proposals shall be advertised
for and contracts shall be awarded to the
lowest bidder, the right being reserved to
reject any or all bids
: Oppose Veterans Home Appropriation.
The following objection to State aid
for Veterans home comes from West
brook under date of Jan. "a:
To the Honorable Senate, House etc.
sAssAt regular meeting of Cloudman
POST G. A. r., last evening it was a
unanimous vote that Cloudman Post pro
test against the movement to establish n
veterans home and we hope your honor
able body will not vote the money asked
for that purposc Z
Olecmargarine Law.
A bill amending the oleomargarine law
was introduced Thursday by MIR. Gilbert
81 III G.raana ey.fl which contains an inocn-