Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-02-25

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PASSED TO BE ENGROssED.
An act to establish board of fire COM
missioners for the city of Auburn.
An act to amend section A, of the chap
ter n. of the Revised Statutes as amend
go ed. by ehapter 2SS OF the pn6c Laws of
Resolve in favor of Simon b. Gates.
An act to enable the town of Dexter to
establish system of water works and
sewerage.
Resolve in favor of the Maine Insane
hospital.
Resolve making an appropriation for
the Penobscot tribe of Indians.
An act to create a lien on leather.
An act relating to the Incorporation Of
the Portland Female Provident Associa-
tfOn.
An act to regulate the taking of cells
and whitefish
Resolve relating to the publication of
map of the State of Maine.
An act to extend the rights and powers
OF the corporation organized. Dec. l6 1892,
under the Revised Statutes of Maine.
chapter SIS. as the Bangor General hos
pital, and now named Eastern Maine
Mr.. Savage of Androscoggin. offered
amendment A. Amend by striking out
section 4. reminder section 5 as section
4. The amendment was adopted and the
bill passed to be engrossed as amended.
An act relating to the staff of the COM
mandcr-in-chief.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act relating to service of process on
foreign corporations acting as trustees
under mortgages.
An act in relation to voluntary trusts.
An fac act to permit inland nc Tams st to be ia
An act to amend section Z. chapter l36,
of the Revised Statutes. as amended by
section l, of chapter 30S. of the Public
Of rel r.
FIXTURES collected by trial justices and
judges of the municipal and police courts.
An act to provide for the better protec-
ton of public records.
An act to incorporate the town of Oak
field.
to build and maintain bridge across tide
waters between the islands of Cousens
and Littlejohns in said town of Var
mouth.
An act to authorize the Dexter & New
port Railroad Co. to issue bonds and to
make a mortgage secure in the same: and
to authorize the Maine Central Railroad
Co. to guarantee the payment of said
bonds.
An act additional to and amendatory of
an act entitled an act to incorporate the
Maine Telephone Co.
An act to extend the powers of the In
Transportation and Express Co.
An act to incorporate the Livermore
Falls Water Co.
An act in addition to an act to incorpo-
rate the Tacoma Co.
An act to appeal so much of chapter
46l. of the Private and Special Laws of
1885, entitled an act granting additional
powers to the Inhabitants of School Dis
and acts additional to and amendatory
thereof, as relates to the maintenance of
schools and schoolhouses.
An act to amend section 5. of chapter
JOS. of the Private and Special Laws of
1862 relating to the organization of par
ishes of the Protestant Episcopal church.
FINALLY PASSED.
Resolve in favor of the town of Lin
neus.
Resolve in favor of Pennington State
Normal scnOol. .,~-
Resolve in favor of the chairman of the
committee on inland fisheries and game.
Resolve in favor of the committee on
education.
Resolve in favor of the joint standing
Resolve in favor of the Legislative COM
mittee and members of the Senate au-
thorzed to visit the State College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts.
Resolve in favor of a settling lot in
Drew plantation
Resolve for payment of back salary OF
guard at the State prison.
Resolve in favor of the town of Forest
City to aid in building one-half of bridge
between Maine and New Brunswick in
Forest City.
TABLED.
Bill an act to amend sections and q of
chapter 1885, of the Private and Special
Laws of 1885. relating to the salary of the
treasurer of the county of Waldo. came
of Mr.. Clason of kennebec was laid on
the table pending it's passage to be en-
crossed.
ORDERS OF THE DAY.
On motion of Mr.. Billings of Waldo, re-
solve in favor of George M. CoOmbS was
taken from the table.
Mr.. Billings said:
| had this laid on the table. yesterday.
FOR the purpose of getting some inforna-
ton in regard to the resolve. / find by
looking the matter over, that if we grant
ed this $500 which the resolve calls for.
the State is paying some $13 900 or Sl4 600
for the plans of this Eastern Maine In
sane asylum. The amount seemed large
TO me, and wishing to get some informa-
on the table so that we might understand
well what we are called upon to do. If
this resolution in favor of Mr.. .Coombs is
somewhere. If it is right that we pay
him $500 in addition to the sl5CO he has
already received, it must be evident to
Is something wrong after it, that it cor-
tainly is not necessary or right to my
between $4,000 and $4,000 for the draft OF
know that 'us fellows that comes from
the country deestrcts'' look upon thou
sand dollars as big thing. But when it
wish to have 1t explained, an,, | have nc
doubt It can be explained by the judiciar y
committee. by whom this resolve was
considered. why they reported that the
resolve should pass. /. for one need
some information.
MIR. Savage of Androscoggin:
! think If the Senate will carefully re1
the. statement of facts which accom-
panies the resolve. they will get in brief
compass the history of the affairs con
nected with the Eastern Maine Insane
hospital. SO far as Mr. Coombs is con-
cerned. There may have been some other
facts developed before the commit &c
which it may be Of interest to speak about
and will detain the Senate for "a mo.
ment in giving so far as / know the his.
tory of this matter.
The Legislature of 1889. by chapter .O1
of the Resolves. nrovided that the Gov
ernor with the advice and consent of the
Council should appoint the board of three
commissioners whose duty it should be
to select and prepare an eligible site at OF
near the city of Bangor. in the county oil
Penobscot. for an insane hospital to be
known as the Eastern Maine Insane hes
pital. and said commissioners were au.
thoriZed and empowered to procure /;
good and sufficient title and conveyance
of said site to the State. And whenever
site shall have been provided as afore
said" the resolve goes on to say
said commissioners shall cause pian
and specifications to be made for suitabl,
buildings to be erected on said site: sait
plans and specifications to be made sc
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