Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-25
session.
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his pay and mileage to the end Of tn,
| session.
REPORTS OF COMBlIrrEEs.
Nj: Weeks for the committee on Judi.
ceedings by which Palmyra dran9e, No.
3l6, was organized. Printed under rule.
Mr.. Pattangail for the committees on
ought to- pass, bill an act to amend Sec
ton 4. of chapter n, OF the Public Laws
Of 1881. as amended by chapter 2o6 OF the
i Of vacancies In the ONCE Of truant OH.
GERS Printed under rule.
/ Mr.. Burton for the committee on saia-
ries, reported ought not TO pass, bin an
| and State officers for a period OF years
Mr.. Mason for the committee on shore
fisheries; on petitions praying that there
more hatcher1es for the propagation OF
/ Holsters, reported an order authorizing
the. commissioners Of shore fisheries to
make investigations and report to the
next Legislature
READ AND PASSED TO BE ENGnOss.
ED UNDER sUsfENsION OF THE
RULES.
| of the Revised Statutes, relating to IN
| toxicating liquors.
An act to amend the charter Of the
J Waldo Street Railway Co
/ Private and Snnciai Law. ~ 80, u,h;nh
is an act TO incorporate the Long Pond
pAssrn mn nm ,,rv,,,
n1 GNAOrEn.
An act to amend an act entitled an act
/ to revise and amend the charter of the
| city OF Calais.
| An act to amend section ~. of chapter
92 Of the Revised. Statutes relating to
the inspec!ioI OF uanhs and reservoirs.
school.
pairine and main,atpir a phb atu ~ re
road ~ N, anu Una, a,n.sining Bappit hidge
re Resolve providine for os sbe nreservation
~ go, ~ ni1s Ut .ne PIeseIvalloh
erai,s nf,ina to's ~ 'he aoJ".ant son
Rasn,,a IN ~, ., h,,,,a, ,..s $50.
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c,atw ~ Matna VI Shhoreh Aio So-
Rssoiva in favor ~ a. annrorr,,t ,on
| fo,. he ton,n ~ uo,ji an aPp'"piia.'on
Resolve IN "a ya,. 80 hraa,o.. Mat
tawn 49, hr,Sro VI "'e"A"atef at MAJ
Resn,ve IN sawor ~ ,ho Mo,,a rrd,.-
| trial Sch,,i ~. strSs .i'S .""he i"uue
ResoIves in ala ~ tho Maine ce,,y..
burg cnmwiss,an '"e AA"ihe "e.sss
ResoIve in favor NJ tho r,a.h asu;tarv
and Naval orahon X.viW,r Da'n Hi'ii'"'S
Resolve In aid ~ ths T.i,,,. ssmari,ap
Aid Societv az Portland Ne
Nnrrn. ~ 49,.
W TIE DAA.
Bill relating TO insolvency
On motion of Mr.. Hill Of Portland, this
Dill was assigned for tomorrow morning.
Bill relating to the Portland Railroad
Co.
On motion OF Mr. Murchie of Calais.
the rules were suspended. this bill was
given It's several readings and passed to
be engrossed.
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CYCLES.
Mr.. Walton of SkowheEan. said that
the pending question was the motion to
indefinitely postpone the bin and he.
hoped il would not prevail One az the
provisions of the bill Is that bicycles shall
not be ridden on a sidewalk: another de-
fines what is meant nv a sidewalk. others
provide In regard TO the carrying of an
alarm bell The chief objection to the
bill Is that IL provides for n registration
instead of n tax. II is cIained that
bicycles should be taxed as other prop
erty is taxed and we would like to do
that If it was possible. But while In small
towns these bicycles may be taxed. we
learn from the municipal officers OF large
towns and cities that they find it i'm
possible to do this. They say thai the ey
pense of taxing the bicycIes won,d more
than out-balance the benefits. and as a
result all through the State they are not
taxed except in a few scattering towns.
The League of American Wheeimen are
very anxious for good roads and they
are in favor of this bill on that account
We have bill which provides that the
information and disseminate kncwieige
throughout the State concerning the
building and maintaining of the high
ways and ii was understood that this
bill and the bill before us in regard TO the
taxing of bicycles should go on topetbar
and that from the fax on the bicva,as
should he obtained the money which will
more than pay for the additional ex-
pense in regard to this communication of
knowledge. In the bill we are now con-
sidering 81 is paid by the owner of every
bicycle. or that 80 cents goes into the
town treasury Forty cents goes to Tho
State treasury amounting TO $500 which
is appropriated under the bin Of which /
spoke in the interest of good roads. Ten
cents the remainder goes to the clerk or
officer appointed for procuring the regis
tration and the collecting of the money
1t is found in cities and large town that
the only way to get anything from the
owners of BICYCLES is nv reristratiop In
small towns it may be said that bicycles
can be taxed. but we are Iegis!ating for
the State The bill does NOT take effect
this year. 1t does not go into effect until
the first of January next I hone the
motion to indefinitely postpone will not
prevail
Mr.. Holmes of Addison, said that he
differed with the last speaker wnen ne
said that large towns and cities were not
able to collect taxes of wheels 1t may
not be possible to tax them all. but a
great deal of personal property escapes
taxation. Many people who own bicycIes
are not really able to do so. They will
manage to pay one instalment and by
this bill you say to them that they must
pay another dollar believe in taxing
property according to its value If If Is