Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-17

1 may appeal 10 the supreme court
Savage OF Androscoggin, presented an
! act for filling Of vacancies oG trustees
1t provides that in case OF vacancies
/, or any or all trustees named In deeds
of trust or mortgage. the vacancies
may be filled by the supreme judicial
court, or any judge, thereof, in. term
J time or vacation on the petition Of, any
party interested in said trust, after a
notice to all parties interested by pub
lication or otherwise and hearing
! thereon.
The ever busy education committee got
down to solid work again. Tuesday after
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL for girls which asks for
1900 for 1897. $40. 500 for 1898. and $1,000 10
TX up new building. Treasurer c. G.
HUNT. Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt, and Mrs.
sargent appeared for the institution, and
also in favor of the proposed change in
the law making the age limit of admis-
sion TO the school six to IL years, instead
or seven to IS as at present.
Next came several academy hearings.
North Yarmouth academy. asking for
5000. annually was represented by Prin-
e: ap snow, Councillor Freeman and Pres
ident Geo. w. Hammond of the board of
trustees. Monmouth academy. with its
request for $500. was represented by Law
yers Spear and Andrews. both graduates
sentative Mitchell appeared for the New
tield academy. which wants $3.50 a year.
Springfield Normal school. with it's re-
quest for $500 annually. was represented
before the committee by ex-senator
Ryder. and Representative Tolman of
Carol.
After these came the hearing on the
Wiggin school tax bill. for the equaliza-
ton of the school tax, for which scores of
petitions have ben received from all parts
of Maine. Edward Wiggin was the first
justice of the present law and the need
of a change. The new law provides that
not less than IS cents per capita. in
stead of 50 cents as now. shall be raised
by towns as a school fund. and raises
the present State mill tax for schools to
Ia mills. This change i'm the law is de-
n rans ~ the farmers and the State
is behind the movement. Secretary Libby
of the State Grange also spoke. and
Messrs. Libby Straw and Jose of the
executive committee of the State Grange
They brought out strong arguments but
the committee thought that the proposed
law was such an important one. affecting
so many interests in the raising OF the
mill tax. that another hearing ought to
he held with wider notice. So the hear
ing was continued 10 Wednesday even
ing, Feb. a.
Representative Pattangan explained to
the committee his bill grading free high
schools and prescribing Il course of study
for them. 1t gives free high schools with
IL coiltSc preparatory course NNn ana
those with an English course $3.50, and
prohibits Il school from receiving State
aid both as an academy and as a free
high school This and the other matters
of the afternoon were referred to exccu-
tive session. The committee has ut least
II score of resolves and bills awaiting ac-
ton in executive session before reports
are made AT 6 p. NJ. the committee adj
journed.
The first hearing before the committee
on finance was on the petition for aid for
the town Of Hollis in York county: J; o;
Bradley of Saco appeared in behalf of
the petitioners. lie explained that the
town had been to great expense building
bridges In the past three years. and was
not Wealthy-and asked for an appropra-
ton of, $1,000. The three selectmen of the
town. r. A. Hobson. Frank NJ Bennett
and J. ii. Fluent. appeared and made
tsstatemcnts of facts relative to the needs
OF the town and to the losses sustained
by the great freshetS of a year ago.
/ Upon the hearing or the resolve lin favor
of calling attention to the advantages of
Maine as place of summer resort Ed
ward &C. SWEET of Portland. appeared
and advocated an appropriation to en-
able him TO ,travel through TIM country
and advertise the State. .-...-.
In executive session the committee
7 voted to report favorably on a resolve
appropriating $500 for aid for the town
of Hollis. $12i0 In 81 and $3.50 in '9S: voted
to report favorably on resolve for East
ern Maine General HOSPITAL at Bangor.
appropriating $4,000 for that institution.
5000 in ~ and $500 IN 'as, but voted not
to recommend the additional appropriate
ton of $4,000 asked for the erection of Il
new building: voted ought TO pass" on
the temporary loan of $S00,O0O by the
State: voted to give leave to withdraw to
petitioners for aid for the Home of the
Good Shepherd at Rockland; and voted
ought not pass on the resolve TO enable
Edward C. SWEET to lecture through the
country in advertising Maine as a sum-
mer resort.
The judiciary committee had six hear
| ings slated for Tuesday afternoon. The
first was an act In relation to filling of
vacancies of trustees. This act was pre-
scented in the Senate. Tuesday morning.
and no hearing was advertised. A.. a.
Strout of Portland. appeared for the bill.
There was no opposition.
MIR. Strout also appeared for an act
empowering the New York Machine Com
pany to issue preferred stock and leea.ize
A. A. Little. Portland chairman of
the board of trustees of the State Reform
school. appeared In opposition to the
Hamilton bill relating to sentencing of
| boys to the reform school. This provides
that boy may be sent to this school for
| five or ten years or during minority at
| said this policy had been tried once in
the history of the school and was not a
success. Judge Fox who was the first
OF the f sch drew up nda an amend
l
| found that boys who get light sentence
| and were sent out into the world, or
through good behavior got out before
time expired they in most cases brought
up in Jail or warehouses;, If Il boy stays
| in the school until he arrives at suitable
age he is found home. The present law
| is nearly In the nature of parental care.
Boys are now given an honorable dis
charge I'm case their conduct merits it.
| The average length of confinement is
three years, The longest period any boy
has been contend IN recent years WAS
| five years, trustees under present law
have IA sort of supervision over boys after
| they leave the institution when they go
| on probation. Mr.. Hamilton qestioned
| else appeared for the bill.
| charter came next. Both the Randall
and Baxter faction appeared for the bill.
| among thase present being Mayor Bix-
y. Libby, T. 3. Winslow. Deputy Marshal
HartWell, Elias Thomas and Byron ID.
| Verrill
Hon. C, +, Libby opened for the char;
| ter. He said the present instrument had
| been decided upon after n careful discuss
! sion of the matter. He saw no reason to
materially change it. He reviewed the
! work of the commission appointed to
draft Il new charter and its reception by
the city council. and the purport OF the
| bill now before the committee. He said
!. under the present charter the mayor Is;
Handicapped in the appointments. He il;
merely a figurehead. The new charter