The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-25

Of granting power to the commissioners
10 authorize the taking Of deer for pri-
vats park purposes
HOUSE BUSINESS.
The House today extended the time for
the reception of private legislation from
January 25 to February l. Notwithstand-
ing this there was flood OF bills, pc
titions and resolves.
Petitions were presented against the
use of purss seipes In Saco bay.
The town Of Somerviile asks for an
abatement of sa27.is In the state tax for
1898.
Wiscasset Academy asks to be incorpo-
rated aud to receive $500 annually for two
yenrs
The city of Bath asks to be reimbursed
for ss67 expended in equipping naval
reserve force in the recent war.
Ogunquit citizens ask that their village
be set OF from Wells and made a town.
Among the bills introdu ced were the
following:
To authorize the Waldo and Penobscot
society 70 hold property. to the amount
10 compel municipal officers of towns
and cities TO clear road OF SHRUBS ana
bushes to width Of 10 feet
To authorize the Hallowell Granite
Works TO establish a plant for compress
ing air aud 80 lay pipes and mains n
the streets OF that city.
To authorize the town OF Richmond TO
elect its assessors 70: terms OF thfse
years. one member of tie board to retire
each year.
To authorize the Manufacturing Invest
msnt company to MAINTAIN piers ana
booms in the kennebec.
To extend for two years the charter
of the Wiscas set and MooseheHd Lake
Telegraph and Telephone company.
To legslize the doing of the second
Baptist society of North BowuOin.
10 provide for the erection Il dams
in Enchanted stream in Upper and Low
or Enchanted towns,
To incorporate p. II. Stubs. ii. A.
VIII and others as the Strong WAFER
company.
EPISCOPAL PARISH MEETINGS.
A bill Introduced by Mr.. Manley fixes
the first week in Advent instead OF Easter
week as the date for holding the annual
meetings of Episcopal parishes.
TEMPORARY. WAR LOAN.
State Treasurer Simpson has placed the
temporary war loan of si00. 900 autho-
riEed by the Legislature, with n II. Gay
g. Co, of Boston. Their Did Of . 81 per
cent and Sil premiu m was the lowest OF
the dozen or more received. +. u. Tai
bit OF Portland, representing: the above
firm. was here last week on the matter,
and the final arrangements were made by
telegraph Monday afternoon. The loan
10 payable in one year.
THE STATE AUDITOR.
IL is reported that State Treasurer
Simpson and Hon. Samuel W. Lane OF
Augusta might be candidates for the
Office OF state auditor should such a pc.
sition be established by the legislature.
1t Is likely. however, that report. II
made, will be recommendation from
the judiciary committee that the question
be submitted to the people in the form
of an amendment to the constitution
creating the office Of auditor. Judge
Stearns, chairman of the committee. said
today that under the constitution state
auditor will have little power. bill
creating the office, said Mr.. Stearns,
would have no teeth, the functions Of
IN auditor now devolving upon the Gov
ernor and Council. The matter reached
ths judioisr, committee in the shape of
an order directing them to inquire into
the expedisncy Of creating the office and
TO report by bill or otherwise.
THE BATTLE OF DEERlNG.
Tomorrow is the day when the forces
will line up for the battle Of Deering.
The committee on towns will meet at
2p. M, to listen to the annexatfonists
and the ants. From tbs two cities in
terested it is likely that as many Us a
hundred oitiz.ns will be present, not all
OF whom, however. will be called up
to testify. Fred V. Matthews, ESQ.,, and
Hon. A. d. Spear of Gardiner, counsel
for the Deering annsxationists, carefully !
checked up the petitions from that city |
names of $40 Deering voters. total |
which would be clear majority Of any |
vote ever thrown in that city. Mr.. Mat !
thews will open the case for the petition |
ers tomorrow afternoon and the argu- |
ments will be made on behalf Of the |
] sttioners by Gov. Cleaves and Mr..
Spear.
THE BIRE COMMISSION.
1t ia said here that Alderman Rounds
al Portland is coming to s I've the COM
Iuittee his opinion of Representative
iSargent's bill creating the ONCE Of fire