The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-01
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Augusta, January 3l.-"It looks a. II
the various measures for the appropriation
OF money would have a hara time at this
session." said q member Of the HOUSE to-
day. The Bangor hospital resolve will
go through all right but other measures
calling for appropriations cannot be
passed without q struggle aud very liksly
they will be defeated then
This remark naturally suggests the at
tempt to increase the salaries Of the
Justices OF the Supreme Judicial court
The noticeable thing about the new tusi-
ness coming in now Is the great number
They are coming from all parts Of the
state and are evidently the result OF
carefully planned campaign ~ the remon.
strances give evidence that they were sent
out from one source to he circulated for
signatures and returned to Augusta. 1t
is said that Grange members have been
circulating the papers. The judiciary
the wall and made a report in favor
of an Increase of only $500 in place OF the
: $50 originally intended. The normal
school campaign was heard from today
when MIR. Cleveland Of Houlton presented
bill establishing a normal school in
that town. With the bill came resolve
appropriating as, 900 to erect the build
"a. bx
pccted TO speak up and perhaps Newport
and presque Isle. In the meantime II is
said that when the first appropriation bill
is laid before theslawmakers 1t will be
held up and an attemp. made to weed out
some of the items,
FOR A WATER SUPPLY.
The movement of municipal ownership
of plants for supplying water to towns
and cities seems 10 be growing. 1t takes
the form Of plan to create water districts
to supply group of towns aud cities. A
bill was presented some time ago creating
such IA system for WatervilIe and Fair
field. YESTERDAY. a bill was presented TO
permit the city Of Lewiston to take water
from Lake Auburn or some other suitable
source and now comes "a bill to permit
Bath and Brunswick village to acquire
the property and rights of the Maine
Watsr company and go into the business
of supplying their own people. In the
Lewiston case, there Is likely TO be u live
ly contest Auburn is now supplied with
water from Lake Auburn ana Auburn
people claim that there IL not water
enough in the lake to supply both places
Ii is also claimed that Lewiston forfeited
what rights she had TO a supply from
Lake Auburn.
The Bath and Brunswick bill, should 1t
become law, would permit the acquisi
ton OF the company now supply ing those
places. The bill makes the people of the
two places body corporate under the
name Of the Bath and Brunswick water
district, for the purpose of supplying
Bath. brunswick Topsham, West Bath
and Woolwicn with pure water. The
corporation may take or hold by purchase
or otherwise, sufficient water, land, real
estate dams, etc, in the places named.
The affairs of the corporation shall b.
uldAaStu W u IOdEQ Vi SSNth lEustStS
The municipal officers of Bath shall eject
one Of laid members TO hold his oiiice one
year. one for two years and one for three
years, and thereafter shall elect one an.
nualy for three years. In like planner
the nssessors of Brunswick Village corpo-
ration shall choose three members The
seventh member shall be elected by the
six SO chosen and shall hold his office for
one year. The trustees shall elect presi-
dent and clerk. Vacancies shall be filled
by the bodies electing the retiring mem
bers and the terms of members shall ex
pire on the second Monday in April The
water district is authorized to take by
purchase or by the right OF eminent do
maiu the property of the Maine Water
company. In case there is disagree ement
as to the price, the water district is au-
thorized to secure u judicial appraisal and
condemnation by bill in equity in the Su
preme judicial court. 1he court may
appoint three appraisers, none Of whom
shall be residents of Sagadahoo or Cum
berland counties, whose terms shall be
binding The water district and the water
company shall each pay half OF the ex-
pense of the appraisal Upon the payment
the water district shall take the property
free from incumbrance but valid con
tracts for supplying water shall be con-
tinued in force The water district may
issue its bonds in payment for the
property purchased. The bill is in the
nature of an enabling act and must be
accepted by majority vote of the city of
Bath and the city of brunswick Village
corporation before May l, 1908.
FOR INTERCHANGEABLE BILE MILEAGE
BOOKS.
The old and vexed question. the mile
age book. is again before the legislature.
Mileage books are now issued to in
dividuals at two cents mile on most of
the Maine railroads. If the holder travels
800 miles and has no use for the coupons