The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-01-20
ENGEL'S RAILROAD BILL.


''Sect1on 2-No person can at the same
time hold offices of highway, commits
sioneT and selectman.
Section 3.-Seventy par cent of
the highway taxes raised shall be expen-
ded upon the higwhay prior to July IS
and the balance at such times as the COM
missioner deems for the best good of the
public ~
The bill further provides that the select
men shall ill vacanies in the office of
highway commissioner; that the com mis-
sioners term shall be one year and that
he shall keep accounts which shall be
printed in detail in the town reports.
In the A6Jubant Generals room today
there was a distinguished gathering,
including generals, coloRels and major.
Gov. Powers's staff met there to decide
upon. their unif orms. Into this military
presence entered the drummsrs, who
showed up thei1g wares. The staff decided
to have their ew clothes made by 2. j.
Mcclure of B oston and to order the
gorgeous acesso Ties OF w. ID. Hartsman
& Co. The unif orms will be the same
as those worn br officers of the United
States army who ge rank corresponds to
that of the Officer II Of the. staff.
Hon. George Z. Bird, Albion Little,
ESQ.,, hon. Clar ence Hale and VIM. @.
Eaton, ESQ.,, were among the Portland
visitors at the st, ate House today.
The!lines of BATTLE are being drawn for
the fight over the State College. Presi-
dent Harris of that institution is On the
ground and it's frs mds are rallying, but
the report of the COZ mm1ttee of the last
council which is Included in another
despatch to,the PRESS, has put them
on the defensive an before they get
" hat they want, they must explain why
the state should co ntinue its present
policy towards the Institution. liz is I'M
derstood that the advo Gates OF tine pres
emit policy will endea,vor to show that
the committee was mis- taken In its con-
clusion that, relatively, Maine has done
two and oile-half tin les as much for
her State College as has Massachusetts
for the two institutions which stand in
the same reltvtion to her,
Ex-senator Charles NJ. Warehouse was
hera TODAY. Mr.. Waite rhouse, like all
Westbrook people, is Interested In the
proposed electricr line tt, Harrison, and
said that be saw no. reason why the
WateRhouse spo he en- Enthusiastically in
nraiseFsof the bea utiful country in the
northern part of CuIriberland county,
which ths road wi II opf,n. and as the line
viii have no comp, 4titi On, he said it was
difficult to see where opposition should
come from.
tn become railway center, with the
nrosnects Of an exte MS ion of the Bridgton
parrov gauge, the civ electric road from
Norway to Waterford and the Westbrook
scheme.
In thu nesting of Il We committee on in
land Ash and game, Commissioner Garlic
ton aupeared and requested the commit
fee to get the use of tn % hall of the House
for tine hearing on the bill regarding
forest fires and the reg fstration of guides
and the resolve which proposes the ap-
,,rorriation of $40, 900 q year for two
Years for the propargat don and protection
of fish and game. 1t was voted to have
fine hearing in that pla ee tuesday, Feb
ruary 2nd at D. n.
The bearing will be very widely adver
tised. and a large atten dance Is expected.
In a nesting of the Penobsoot county
delegation today the naati5er of raising
tee county debt limit was referred to a
subcommittee.
Representative Mason of Bristol was
qualified Dy Governor Powers today. and
nj n meeting of the Governor and Cuun-
ell the appointments previously an
.leuneed were confirmed.
An order to print 500 of the Executive
Re1ister WAS passed.
MRS. Z. M. Drew of Lewiston was ap-
pointed a member of the visiting board
If the insane asylum and Mrs. Andrew
.Haves of DeerioQ. member of the visit
ing board Of the State Reform school.