The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-01

juror apportioned to the town of Cape
Elizabeth.
On motion of Mr.. Adams of Penobscot,
the bill in relation to the erection Of
booms In the Penobscot river was read
for the first time aud assigned until to.
morrow.
session OF the House.
A bill was presented to establish the
Bath and Brunswick Water district This
plan looks to the municipal control Of the
water works.
Mr. Powers of Fort Fairfield presented
bill to provide that oil releases of dover
in estates conveyed or ortgaged by hus-
bands or wives shall be deemed releases of
such right aud interest by descent.
MIR. Virgin presented u bill giving the
Portland Young Mems Christian associa-
tion the right to hold property to the ex
tet Of $500, o01.
A bill was presented autho rizing the
Aroostook county treasurer to borrow
SO 900 at four per cent interest TO refund
the county debt.
The town of Lisbon wants S1l 80 TO re.
im5urse 1t for aid extended to needy
soldiers, Gardiner wants $50. SO for the
same reason. Mrs. j. Durant of Card ner
has u claim of SS7. 20 for earring for sick
soldier.
MIR. Maxwell of Richmond presented a
bill incorporating A. Ii. Shaw. L. W.
hyde, W. W. pendexter, Charles A.
Coombs, E. II. kimball, ID. &c. Pierce
John 5. Hyde, +. IL. Kimball, +. b.
Nichols and 4. K. Southland as the Bath
safe Deposit and Trust company.
Freedom academy asks for 5000 annual
ly, and Kicker Cha ssical Institute wan is
$1,000 year.
1t comes high to contest II seat in the
legislature. A resolve presented today
gives Francis Keefe 1874. AZ for his ex-
penses in the Eliot case.
A bill incorporating the Fort Fairtlel
Water company was accompanied by re-
nlonstrance from the Frontier Water COM
pany.
The salary OF the York county com
Inissioners is fixed at $3.50 annually by
bill presented today.
THE ELECTION OF TOWN OFFICERS
Before the committee on legal affairs
this afternoon an interesting question
was discussed as to the election of select
men and assessors in towns some time
ago Mr.. Maxwell of Richmond presented
a bill providing that these officers should
be elected for three years terms. one re.
firing each year SO that the board might
be made continuing body. In support
OF this position, arguments were made
before the committee today by Represen-
tative Maxwell and Clerk Cotton of the
House. They took the ground that in one
year even good officer cannot get
knowledge of town affairs sufficient TO
enable him to do good work. MIR Cotton
spoke In particular of the duties OF the
assessors. Townspeople like city people
do not regard the law requiring them TO
make returns on their property and the
result is that the assessors are put to great
trouble to get at the ownership and value
of property. II the board always con-
tanned two members who had seen
pstviOus NtsSn WOuiu bt
greatly lightened. Representative Park
hurst and Nickerson appeared in opposi-
ton, urging that the change would give
town officers too long a term of office.
After the hearing the committee voted
ought TO pass on the bill amending the
law in relation to licenses TO sell real
estate
A QUESTION OF SALARIES.
Judge McFadden came to the front
again at the forenoon session of the
House An order had been presented 70
ferring all matters in relation to salarie
to the salary committee DIR. Peaslee of
Wiscasset tabled It. He called it up this
morning and moved to amend IL by re-
ferring to the salary committee only those
matters to which the county delegations
relinquished their claim. Mr.. McFadden
objected and DIR. Peaslee came vigorously
to the defense of his motion, claiming
that county delegation had knowledge in
many cases which salary committee
could not have. DIR. Peaslee carried his
point.
1t il limited that the appropriation bill
Is being hung up 10 allow the Bangor
hospital resolve to have an unlmpeded
course.