The Portland daily press., 1897-02-16
Proposed Amendment to POrtIand's
Charter.
PRESENTED TO THE SENATE YES
TERDAY BY MIR. DRUMMOND.
A Change in the Dog Law Proposed
County to Be Required NJ aintain Pride's
Bridge-Cornville Man Wants Sabbath
Better Observed.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l


Better Observed.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l
Augusta, February 15.-Among the
bills read and assigned to-day by the
House were those relating to the salaries
of the Judge and recorder of the munich
pal court of Portland and the commits
sioners of Cumberland County.
AS soon as the assignments were made,
Speaker Larrabee callefl Mr.. Pearl OF
Bangor to the chair, and that gentleman
presided during the introduction OF
measures requiring reference to commit
tees.
Mr. Noble presented bill to incorpo-
rate George r. Swasey, E. A. Milliken,
r. E. Atwood, Edwin f. Scruton and
Frank l.. Noble as the Lewiston Trust
and Deposit company.
Mr.. Burse of Pitusfield presented a pe-
tition asking for laws to bring about the
equalization of freight rates on rail
roads. Mr.. Kinsman of Cornville pre-
sented a petition asking for law to Sc
cure better observance of the Lords day.
MI. Goodrich of Maxfeld presented a
bill to repeal the charter of the town
of Maxtield.
Mr.. Kneeland of Searsport presented
bill asking that Josiah P. Brown
be reimbursed for recruiting yolun-
teers.
Mr.. O'Neil Of Biddeford presented Pc
tition from Watsryille asking for short
er work days for women and minors.
Mr.. Hamilton of Biddeford presented
a bill to incorporate the York L light
and Heat company.
Mr.. Williams of Augusta presented an
act to amend the charter of the kennebec
Light and Heat company. The amend.
ment permits an extension of the COM
pany's plant.
Mr. Burse of Pittsfield presented Pc
fition asking for an extension of the
charter of the Waldo and Somerset rail-
road company.
Mr. Merrill of Portland presented a
bill providing that Cumberland county
shall hereafter maintain Pride's bridge
across the Presumpscot river at River
ton.
Mr.. Merrill Of Portland presented a
bill to amend the law licensing
dogs. The amendment strikes out the
the section which provides that dogs
kept under kennel license shall be OK
empted from the provision Of the law,
which says they shall be registered.
mum bered and provided with collar.
Mr.. Merrill of Portland presented a
bill to incorporate William N. Milliksn,
Weston Lewis, Isaiah K. Stetson and
Seth Il. Larrabee as the Mercantile Trust
company The company Is located In
Portland. The purposes and business of
the company will be to receive deposits
of money, securities, accounts, borrow
money, loan money, real and personal
on collateral security, make sales for
others, to invest in and own stocks, sell
stocks and at the discretion of the di-
reotors to open a separate department
for savings, execute trusts, act as agent
for issuing stocks and bonds. act as ad-
ministrator, and do all business that may
be lawfully done by trust and banking
companies. 1he capital stock is not to
be less than SlOO, 0OD and the company
cannot make a loan on it.
Mr.. William of Augusta presented a
bill to incorporate the Oxford Light
Company.
Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield presented bill
to extend the charter of the Kennebec
and Franklin railroad company.
Mr.. Weeks OF Fairfield presented bill
to extend the charter of the Augusta
and Camden railroad company.
Mr.. Maxwell of Richmond presented
an act to authorize the rebuilding of the
Merrymeeting Bay bridge and making
it and the Arrowsic bridge both free
county bridges.
Mr.. Rowell of Kittery presented an
act to amend the Kittery and York
street railway. extending the time for
sh, actual beginning of business to Sep
| tenn ber l, 1897.
Mr.. Pearl of Bangor presented re-
monstrance against the use OF certain
streets of Bangor by the Penobscot
Central railroad.
Mr.. Noble of Lewiston presented Pc
tition from the Maine Pulp and Paper
company asking for authority to sell,
distribute and supply electric power in
Lewiston and Auburn.
MT Chatto of Brooksville, presented
petition asking for law to prohibit
the taking Of any migratory fish with
net or line in the waters OF the Penob-
scot within half mile of any point OF
the main land of Brooksville.
| Mr.. Merrill of Portland presented an
aot to amend section rs of chapter 40
Il. S., relating to insurance. The pre-
sent law requires that company doing
business in Maine shall maintain re-
serve equal to not less than 5o per cent
| Of the cash premiums on Ats policies
in force in the proposed amendment re-
duces it to 25 per cent
| Mr. Williams of Augusta and Mr. Lit