Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-10

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Appeared for the petitioners. and was
followed by c. s.. Hinkley Of JonespOrt
superintendent Of the Underwood can
ming factory. Senator Walls Of Knox
appeared for the remonstrants. and the
hearing was continued to later date
to give other remonstrants a chance to
be heard.
The committee on railroads had three
hearings. Tuesday afternoon. The first
was on the act to extend the charter
of the Bath, Small Point and Popham
Beach Railroad Company. Hon. O. b.
Clason Of Gardiner appeared for the
company. There was no opposition.
The next was the act to extend the
charter of the Deer Isle Telephone
Company. Councillor E. p Spofford Of
Deer Isle appeared for the petitioners
and made statement Of facts in con-
| nection with it.
The third hearing was on the petit
ton of Geo. NJ. Barrows and others of
Newport and o. L. Blackden and
others of Dexter, asking for legislation
to eQualize and regulate freight rates.
1t was a continuation of the hearing
Of last week. No one appeared and the
| matter was laid on the table. In ex-
ecutive session it was voted Ought to
pass" on the Peaks bill, entitled, IAN
Act to Amend the Revised Statutes
Relative to the Investigation OF Acct
dents on Electric Railroads." and also
on act to extend charter of Deer Isle
Telephone Company; ought not to pass
on application to charter electric road
from Brunswick to Harpswell.
arguments of ]. ". Mitchell, J. p.
Swasey and ]. II. Maxwell for an act
incorporating the Livermore Falls
Light and Power Co. There was no
opposition. County Commissioner
Sewall Pettengill of Kennebec county
was also before the committee on an
act authorizing the town of Wayne to
raise $500 with which to celebrate it's
| Tooth anniversary.
The committee spent the balance of
the afternoon in executive session and
voted ought to pass on acts relating TO
| the following: Wales Grange: Port
| land Fire Department.: supreme judi
cial court Franklin Co.; Georges River
Mills and Lamoine Beach Water Co,
Maine Pulp and Paper Co.: Livermore
| Falls Light and Heat Co.; Maine
POlyclinics: Wiscasset Water Co:
trustees vacancies: sick convicts:
Aroostook county loan; and ought not
| to pass on act relating to baggage and
on subsequent title.
Thecommittee on inland fisheries and
game met in the assessors room, Tues
day afternoon. with a number of i'm
portant matters to consider. James p.
Baxter. Edward 3. Winslow. Henry p.
Cox, DR.. A. w. Smith, and Lyman NJ.
Conner of Portland. appeared to urge
the claims of Photographer Gay, whose
photographs are so widely used in adj
vertising the attractions of the State.
A. Strout of Portland, DIR. Green
of Scion, and John p. Swasey of Cam
ton. addressed the committee on behalf
of the act to encourage the cultivation
and propagation of flsn in private iri-'
land waters. A. F. Sprague Of Monscni
spoke in opposition to the bill.
Commissioner Carleton talked over
with the committee the act amending
in several respects the present fish and
game laws. and then spoke in support
of the bill regulating the transporta--
ton of game by non-residents. Col.
E. C. Harrington spoke in opposition to
the BILL and denounced the principle of
asking ncn-residents to pay a license
fee for killing game here. The bill was
supported by Commissioner Stanley.
j. F. Mitchell of Auburn also appeared
before the committee. These bills. with
<rt1 lot he. tat III
for action in executive session later.
The finance committee. in executive
session, Tuesday, voted to report ought
not to pass on the resolve of $500 for
two years for the Healey Asylum of
lewiston: and ought to pass on the re-
solve of $4,000 for the repair of the
building of the Portland School for the
Deaf hereafter to be known as the
Maine School for the Deaf.
The legal affairs committee had a
long drawn out hearing on the act
legalizing the setting of poles through
towns of Norway and Paris by the OK
ford Light and Heat Company of Ncr-
way. Wallace Bros. of Rochester, N.
H.. developed the water power and
furnished exectric light to Norway.
setting their poles without authority.
The Oxford Light and Heat Company
organized under general law and now
asks Legislature to legalize doings Of
the old firm from which it purchased
plant. Mr.. Macomber of Augusta and
Elk Councillor Shepherd of RockpCrt
appeared for the company, and J. P.
Wright N. B. Bolster. A. c. +. King
T A. Lamb H. p DenisOn and T. II
Bean of South Paris appeared against
the act.
In executive session. the committee
voted ought to pass on act to amend
section 13, chapter 143 Revised Statutes
relating to duties of municipal officers
The committee on insurance, Tues
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