Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-09
THE TENTH WEEK :
Begins With Brief and Busy
Session Monday Afternoon.
Small Attendance Measures Intro.
duced.- Weeks Features.
Outline d the Bill ier the WatsriIIe CITY Nall
Commission Notes.

toi, ana the forenoon was but little
livelier than a Sunday. An improvised
chorus of mixed voices, led by Folder
| A. b. r. Chadbourne OF the Senate.
gathered in the House lobby and for
over an hour entertained a select audi
ence with a well rendered programme.
| including songs sacred and secular.
In the afternoon the members came
trooping back, those whose towns and
| cities were busy with municipal cleo
tons failing in many cases to appear.
Gov. Powers arrived at the Capitol in
the afternoon. after Sunday at home,
and found plenty Of work to do.
When the two bodies came to order.
at 4.5O P. NJ. less than half the num-
Der were present in either chamber
The prayer in the House was by Rep
resentative Andrews. as graceful and
eloquent chaplain as the House often
hears. The Senate session was very
short. and only routine work was done
nothing new appearing
Onmotion of Mr. Mccullough of Wash
ington. the Wilson order, introduced
Friday, in the House. directing the
committee on legal arairs to enquire
into the eXpediency of having the rail-
pie. was referred to the committee on
railroads A petition for the enact
ment of law for 9-inch lobster in
Washington county, and dozen or so
Of. petitions for law regulating the
analysis of commercial feeding stuffs
and grain seeds were received The
Judiciary committee reported ought not
to pass on bill permitting homeopathic
physicians and surgeons to practice in
hospitals receiving State aid. and the
| report was accepted. There was no
| minority report. as was anticipated.
The House session was an hour long
and was filled with routine business.
| and disposition was manifested to
| table everything possible. A few i'm
portant new measures appeared.
Judge Philbrook of Waterville. pre-
scented an act Incorporating the new
City hall commission of Waterville 1t.
| names as the incorporators, the mayor
of Waterville. w. NJ. Lincoln, H. r.
Durham. F. c. Thayer and C.sF John
son. all of Waterville. They shall
elect their own clerk and the city
treasurer shall be treasurer of the COM
mission. The commission sail have all
| the powers and duties conferred
upon 1t by the city council, it shall is
sue bonds. not exceeding $4,000 for
| the erection of a city hall and the COM
plete equipment of the same with light
ling. heating. ventlating and sanitary
| arrangements. 1t shall hold. upon
vote of the city. the present building
| lot. with all improvements thereon.
| The city shall raise by taxation a
sum necessary for repairs. insurance.
and management of said hall. and also
an annual rental equal to the interest
on the bonds. The hall shall be exempt
from taxation while held by the COM
mission. The city may sub-lease parts
Of the building. the proceeds to be In
vested as sinking fund to be used for
the purchase Of the bonds. The city,
| by taxation or other means. may add
to their sinking fund. The bonds may
be held by savings banks in this State
The city of Waterville may exchange
its own bonds for the city hall bonds.
The commission cannot SELL mortgage
or in any way dispose of the property,
except as provided in the act. Vacan-
cies in the commission shall be filled by
the city council The city. and not
the commission. shall be liable for all
damage arising in the erection of the
building or the care of the same.-Mr.
Hutchinson of Auburn. presented a bill
additional to the Public Laws of 1895,
relating to the inspection of buildings.
1t provides that the inspector of build
ings and all municipal officers shall
have the right at all reasona BILE hours,
for the purpose of examination. to en-
| ter all buildings and premises. The
tbill gives more power to the inspector
than the present law. especially relat-
| ing to the removal of combustible ma
terial or inflamma BILE conditions danger
Gus to the safety of the building. Each
person failing to remove such danger
Gus conditions shall he punished by
| fine not less than S. for each days nsg
leet.-Mr. Talbot of Lewiston, present.
ed bill amending the insurance laws.
1t provides that taxation on all ccm-
panies shall be based on the gross pre-
miums instead of the net premiums as
at present 1t is claimed that if this
becomes law it will bring $50. 900 more
revenue to the State than comes under
the present system of taxing insurance
companies.-Nearly score of remon-
StranceS were received against any
change in the press MT lobster laws, and
a dozen petitions for grass seed inspec-
ton. There were two remons.raEces
from Aroostook against the incorpora-
ton CT the Mars Hill and Blaine
Water Company, one of them headed
by Alden Sylvester named as one of
the incorpcrators of the company. Il
The week promises to be busy one,
and those who ought to know say
much real work win be accomplished.
The committees will practically finish
their work this week, no hearings be-
ing rcw assigned for later than Thurs
day, March II. Today the State coll
lege resolve comes UP for discussion
in the House, and tomorrow dozen or
fifteen academy resolves will be talked
over pending their second reading.
There is mass Of matter on the table
in both branches which may be taken
up at any time. and bring down an
avalanche of oratory and debate. The
anti-cigarette bill and the bill for the
registration of guides. are the most
prominent of these tabled measures.
when win adjournment Gomez" is a
question now asked more and more