Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-03

D1llA l. IN IlIN IN ED
closed doors Three important matters
OF the many before the committee were
disposed Of II was voted to report
ought to pass OH the bill extending the
| charter Of the Lewiston, Augusta and
Camden Railroad Company and ought
hot tn pass on the bill to incorporate
the Cumberland and oxford Railroad
Company. The bin to incorporate the
| Winthrop Telegraph and Telephone
Company will be reported ought to
pass as amended The amendment pro-
| rides that only one pay station shall be
maintained in Augusta.
| The committee on legal affairs had
busy afternoon. The hearing on the
| bill relating to the Portland board of
overseers of the poor proved lively and
interesting. The present board con-
sists of II members elected By popular
vote. four each yeur. The bin provides
form beard Of three members to be APP
pointed by the mayor. Representative
Sargent of Portland. explained the bill
and urged its passage. The bill was
opposed with vigor by Alderman
Rounds of Portland. and Chairman
Ross of the board of uverseers. who de-
Tended at length the present system.
Another matter heard by the commit
tee was the plan of State cooperation
with the Pemaquid Monument Asso-
citation to preserve the existing re-
mains of Fort William Henry at
Pemaquid Beach. Senator Chamber
lain and Representative John NJ. Brown
spoke In favor of the proposition.
Neither Of these matters We're acted
on by the committee.
In executive session the committee
voted to report ought to pass on the
bill to incorporate the Lubec Water
Company: the bill allowing women to
be appointed registers of probate to fill
vacancies caused by death or resigna-
ton: the bill incorporating the Mon
mouth Center Village Corporation; the
bill allowing Bluehill to construct
bridge without draw over Salt pond:
and the bill relating to the clearing of
snow from sidewalks. 1t was voted to
report ought not to pass on the bill
preventing others than lawyers from
practicing in probate courts. and on
the bill allowing the rebuilding of the
old warehouse wharf in Portland lower
harbor The matters of the Torrens
land system was referred to the next
Legislature.
The committee on towns held an
other long hearing in the Senate cham
Der or the petition of the inhabitants
Of Ocean Park and the Free Baptist
Society for the setting off of the said
. ,n of
chard and joining it again to it's mother
city. Saco. This section of Old Or
chard is the western part of the town
and includes 499 acres that reaches
from the beach to the north line. anu
includes not only the campground and
settlement known as Ocean Park Dut
some timber lands The campground
is the property of the Free Baptist AS
ISOLATION that is DESTROYS of freeing it.
self from the wicked section of Old Or
chard. incidentally they claim that
they are neglected in the way of inn
provements.
Arson NJ. Goddard of Augusta. ana
Judge Knowlton of Portland, conduct
ed the case of the petitioners. The wit
nesses whom they called were Rev. q.
B. Cheney of Lewiston, NJ. A. Small OF
Saco James Kendrick of Ocean Park,
c. l.. Pinkham of Dover. N. H., James
Walker of Gardiner George w. Fields
of Oakland. c. NJ. Webb of Portland.
Hon. Charles A. Milliken of Augusta,
Representative Frank Deering of Saco,
and Secretary Z. E. Davis of Augusta.
The opponents to the separation or
the representatives of Old Orchard,
were Judge J. Q. Bradbury and Hon.
Frank w. Hovey of Biddeford. Their
witnesses. all Old Orchard people. were
the following: Judge Yates. T. I.
Staples, H. A. G. Milliken. 3. F. Mill
ken NJ. E. Hill. Fred J. Luce. Clarence
Libby. w. F. Ferna1d. John Tasker, c.
Frank Colley. Daniel Campbell, r. F.
Chalk and J. w. Duff.
The hearing lasted throughout the af-
ternoon and far into the evening. and
was listened to with great interest by
many people
On a resolve in favor of the York
County Agricultural Society the agr-
+, cultural committee listened to the pc
| titioners for an hour or more. These
people were led by Hon. John Deerng
and there were many of Saco's lead
ing citizens to speak in it's behalf.
| This hearing over the feeding stuff in
spection law was discussed. There
| were many representatives of large
| dealers in grain present to prosest
against the enactment of the law that
requires them to have their feeding
| stuff inspected and also to attach
license tag to each bag. Among the
protestants were S. w. Thaxter of S.
|. w. Thaxter & Co. of Portland, Mr..
i Taber of Spencer & Taber of Portland.
/ Mr.. Martin of Oscar Holway & co. OF
Auburn H. o. Phillips of Norton,
Chapman & Co. of Portland. and S. A.
4 True of Portland. .-l te.>s a.. e 81
Hon. A. NJ. Spear conducted the case
| in favor of the bill and. called as his
witnesses many of the members. Of the,
board of agriculture and Prof. c. ID.
Woods of OronO.
/ Both matters We're referred to the
executive session that will ~, be held,
this morning at 5 o'clock j.el5.
The shore fisheries committee. did q,
good work toward clearing up their
docket though they still have matters
to settle and must hold one more hear
ing. next Tuesday. They gave the pc
titioners for changing the lobster law
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