The Portland daily press., 1897-02-18
Both Are Very Much Mixed in Ban
gOr.
HEARING ON SUBJECT BEFORE
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
Bills to Amend Pauper Laws All Killed In
Committee-Hearingo on Proposition to
Relieve Small Townsville Normal
School Question to Front Again-va-
rious Measures Reported.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.J

Augusta, February 1.-THE wish Of
the Waldo and Somerset railroad to
bridge the river at Belfast and reach
Stockton Springs the desire Of Gen.
Henry L. Mitohell's Bangor and Winter
port railroad people to go to Searsport
and extend Eve miles over the route pre-
sented blythe Waldo and Somerset road,
and the hope of Mayor Beal to ges his
PenObscot Central railroad to Bangor,
and General Mitchell's Bangor and
suburban plan occupied the attention of
the committee on railroads this afternoon
and evening.
Lawyer Herbert M. Heath of Augusta
outlined the plan of the Waldo and
Somerset company.
General Mitchell who represented both
his lines north and south of Bangor. said
he had been delayed in asking for char
ters because he had just secured capital
for the road. He presumed that the
charter Of the Waldo and Somerset road
had expired and was willing to leave the
decision of his right to continue his line
from Searsport, Stockton to Ssarsport. to
the railroad commissioners. He did in
sist, however, on getting location in
Central Penobscot county, where Mr..
Beal now has a charter to run his Penob-
SCOT Central road.
Mr.. Heath, who represented the Beal,
Gerald and Libby syndicate insisted that
his clients lad the charter and are on
titled to build road
The Bangor quarrel about letting Mr..
Bea1's road 60 down Broad and along
Front street was compromised.
The Penobsoot Central will 60 through
Pickering Square and Water street to
reach the steamboat landings and will go
along Front street.
Lawyer G. n. Bartlett, who appeared
for about one thousand Bangor citizens
objectsd to any road getting location
without the consent Of the Bangor city
government.
Representatives Palmer and 6tets0n
spoke in favor of Mr.. Bartlett's position.
Mayor Beal said there was too much
politics in Bangor for any railroad to get
a fair hearing.
Regarding. the addition Of section
to chapter Q of r. g., Representive
Goodrich of Maxfield appeared. Ii pro-
vides that towns having less than 80
In abitants or having valuation Of
$50, 900, shall be reimbursed by the state
for supporting paupers, the amount in
each case to be determined by the Cover
nor and Council. He said there were "a
such towns.in the state. A. p. Daggett
member from Smyrna, appeared for
pauper bill reducing the .popU
tions from 200 to 100 inhabitants and
from $40, 900 to SIS. 900.
In executive session the committel
voted to report unfavorably on thesa
and all other bills regarding the paupeI
law that has been referred to the oom-
mittee. 1t was voted to report ought
1t %~Sn hA ~ ty,-
stead Of towns the vessels containing
liquors seized by officers.
For the bill raisingS the age of proteo
tion for girls from IA to IS years of age
the committee voted to substitute bill
providing that any male citizen of 81
years of age or over having connection.
with any girl bstween the ages Of u
and 16 years of age. shall be punished
by q fine not exceeding $500, or imprison.
ment not exceeding two years.
It was voted to report ought not to
pass on the act amending the charter Of
Waterville and ought not to pass on tha
bill relating to the descent Of personal
Messrs. Savage, Smith and Hamilton
were chosen com mittse to draft a bill
providing a state auditor.
Prof. Lee of Bowdoin aad Prof. Bayley
of Colby appeared before the committee
on mines and mining and asked chat
the plan Tor 2eolORlChl map OF maine
be consolidated with the plan for topo-
graphical survey.
Refors the committee on eduoation,
LAWYER George A. Curran Of Calais
argued in favor of normal school al
that city, and Col. Stanley Plummer Of
Dexter performed the same service for
his town.
AT hearing given by the committee
on towns, Lawyer A. NJ. Spear Of Gardi-
nar acted for tho petitioners who ask
that Swans Islandtbs incorporated.
NJ. P. Gagnon appeared for the petit
ion to divide Frenchvi1ls.
The committee declined an invita-
tion to visit Rome and see the part Of
that town that some of its citizens want
annexed to Belgrade.