The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-15
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.5

Assem- Dleu at III q. IN. today ana acUs,
petitions and resolutions on matters Of
moment like the proposed setting off
Wards and 2 of Deering and adding
them to Portland, doomed up like the
palms on an oasis in the desert of pri-
vate measures.
Among the less important measures
and petitions were those to remove re-
strictions on the width of cart wheels in
Greenbush; to make slight changes in
the charter of the Eastern Maine General
Hospital; to reimburse Brunswick for its
support of state paupers; tn change the
name of the Hampton and Winterport
railroad to the Bangor. Hdmpden and
Winterport railroad; to authorize the
Auburn and Turner railroad company to
make loan; to exempt war veterans
who lost limbs, from poll tax; to- appro-
pirate money for marking the position of
the Fourth Maine at Gettysburg; to do
the same for the Third Maine; and to
print the Governors address. All were
referred.
Tho following resolves which have evil
Gence of their passage by the Deering
board of aldermen, were introduced by
Mr.. Moore of Deering:
Resolved, That whereas notice has been
served on the city by the sheriff OF Cum
berlmnd county, that certain citizens of
said Deering would petition to the legis-
lature now in session, to set off WARDS
and z III said DeerinR, and annex the
same 10 the city of Portland.
And whereas, we, William W. Mitchell,
mayor of said city Of Deerine, and FL
bridge A. Cobb George Nj. Cram, Hem
~ j. Davis, Wyer F.; Aver. Elbridge
Matthews, Ularepos W. Small and Free
man Gowen, a'::.sEen of said city of
Deering, in city council assembled, hav-
ing the best interest of the city at heart,
and being deslrous of protecting the same
from dismem berment and destruction, do
therefore,
Resolve, That we will use our best
endeavors to prevent the setting off of
the said wards from our city and the an
nexation of the same to the city OF Port
land.
Resolved, That we respectfully ask the
Hon, Myrsn Il. Moore, our representative
in the legislature, to use every honor
able means in his power to prevent any
division of our city OF Deering By the
present legislature.
Voted, that the same have passage.
Messrs. Cobb, Cram, Davis, Aver and
Matthews voted "yes;" Small, present
and Gowen, no..
The following resolve bearing evidence
of its passage by the city, council OF
Deering was introduced by MI. Moore
and referred to the judiciary. committee:
Resolved, Whereas certain legislation
was enacted at the last session OF our
state legislature which our governor in
1cou Tow To ayno 10
monopolies'' in the matter of supply Ing
and distributing electrical power with
in the limits of this and other cities for
manufacturing purposes,
Resolved, That the City Council of the
city of Desiring requests its representative
in the legislature to cause all legitimate
means In bis power to secure the repeal
of the aforesaid nnwise and unjust law
The following documents vera intro
duced and rvferred to committees:
Resolve, to appropriate $1,000 year for
10 years TO Wilton Academy, providing
the academy is kept on the footing of a
first class academy.
Resolve to appropriate 5000 year for
two years to the Eastern Maine General
Hospital.
Resolve, to appropriate SIC, 600 to the
Eastern Maine General Hospital for q
S~As~N~
have peen subscribed.
An act providing.t that insurance COM
panies incorporated and doing business
in Maine may make such investments
as the savings banks of the state are au-
thorize to make.
Resolve, to appropriate $4,000 for the
MadaWaska Training School at Fort
Kent, one half for 1897 and one half for
| 1898.
Resolve, to appropriate for Westbrook
$1,000 year for tive sh ysaf rs, tn
purchase of W. Fl. Gay photographs of
scsnery and game in Maine, to be pur-
chased and exhibited in board of trade
| rooms under the direction of the gov
ernor and council.
Tho Maine Woman's Temperance AS
ISOLATION petitioned for an appropriation
| for home for friendless girls.
A petition from Gen. Hen. Henry L.
Mitchell asked for permission to build
an electric road through New burg,
Dixrnont, Munroe and Searsport, also
through Glenburn, Hermon. Levant,
Kenduskeag, Corintb, Charleston, Gar
land, Stetson and Exeter, and bill to
give it was introduced.
The people of Green's Landing ask te
have their part of Deer Isle Incorporated
| as town.
| Petitions from hundreds of people in
Kennebeo county for an appropriation
for the maintenance of the Monmouth
fish hatchery, were introduced.
| These matters were also referred to tne
proper committees.
| A resolve to appropriate $4,000 year
for two years for the Msdawaska Train.
ing and Normal school was referred.
A petition to repeal section !, chapter
10, relating to insolvency, was referred.
Adjourned to 10 q. m. Friday.