Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-27

Mayor Baxter has decided that Port
and Wheelmen must pay special IL
'ense The State has assessed a tax
IN bicycles. and the city will have to
make the whcelmen pay it in some
way.
They are still cutting ice al phips
burg Center and Shipping from The
oond. 1t is a good clear II inch i,c.
md a big crew is working with a rush
20 load five vessels from the pond &
possible. ll.0o0 tons thus far have
leen shipped this winte:
Patrolman John Heating of Portland
has received from James Doyle OF
ripple Greek. Col. a check for $500
which was offered as reward for The
lrrest Of jeremiah Reardon. who as
'auted John Doyle and is now in the
state prison for the crime.
Captain Butman Of the Grace Nor
AN has contracted for a steamer which
now building al Boothbay and which
viii run between Rockland and Matin-
Gus and transact other business. The
steamer is about 65 feet long and is
AZ feet beam. The engine is now at
Ttllson's wharf in Rockland Tn
teamer will be completed about the
irst part of June.
The lawsuits against the Canadian
'acific Railway Company for the re
OVery of damages from fire alleged to
ave been set by the defendant corpo-
atoms locomotives. and brought by
esidents of kingman at the last Feb
uary term of the supreme court in d
inCla a will ha
rhe court. at the trial in Bangor. ap-
pointed a referee Judge Humphrey. of
his city who will on Friday hear the
asses in kinGman and assess the dam.
lSes in each of them, according to the
direction of the court
The law court of this State have Il =
cided that the DISCHARGE of a debtor
under a State insolvent law is no oar
o an action by a citizen of anoth,r
state who did not in any way becolsic
party to the Insolvency proceedings
The court says it is not within the cor
ititutional authority of q state to en-
lct a law that will give such an effect
% an nsolVent's discharge. The o,,,r.-
ION is by Judge Walton and has just
)een announced. 1t VIII be remem-
oered that the act of the legislature
approved March %, 1898. was aimed t.
prevent creditors residing out of tn.
St.te from bringing actions in our
state courts against in,;UlVent debtors
Who have been DISCHARGED; ard much
interest has been excited as to it's con.
;titutionality
The commissioners Of the Eastern.
Maine insane hospital Albion Little
Esq, Hon. 5. n. Campbell of Cherry
ield and Sidney NJ. Bird. Esq. of Rock
and, met last evening at the residence
If Mr.. Little on the western promenade
% open the bids. The gentlemen ere
I'll ale bodied and capable of doins a
air days work. bat all three felt /
little nervous at the proportions of the
Job before them. There was a pile Of
ENVELOPES three feet high cmfracin:s
dds on all manner of subjects from
setting stone steps to furnishing bell
handles and letter boxes. The gentle
men got the bids all open before mid
night but have not yet awarded many
If the sections as a great deal of Gg
uring is necessary to determine Just
what is right. Chairman Little told
an Argus reporter that bias We're IN
cluded from all corners of New Eng
land and for all manner Of work. Ii
Will probably be some little time be-
fore complete award of contracts can
be made.-Eastern Argus. March &c