Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-03
BUCKLEY & GOODRICH.
STATE HOUSE.
Meeting Of Railroad Commissioners
and Their Decisions.
Licenses for The September Deer Shooting
Law Being Prepared.

The railroad commissioners met IN
their usually monthly session, Wednes-
day. They had large list of deci-
Sions to make as the result of their
hearings of the past month. None in
Nolved any great questions, the great
est being that of the change of loca-
ton of the Bangor < Aroostook Rail
road. between Caribou and Van Buren,
This was approved by the board They
also approved of the crossings of high
ways on this route and the conditions
We're prescribed.
They approved the crossing of
highway over the tracks of the Bangor
< Aroostook at Brownville.
>On the petition of the building of a
branch track of the Maine Central. and
the crossing of a highway to enter a
gravel pit by the track they approved
the petition. This. it is understood is
where the new round house is to be
situated.
They approved the extension of the
Benton & Fairfield Railroad from its
present terminus in Benton to the vii
lage of Fairfield. 1t was provided that
the bridges over which the track passes
over the kennebec river shall be
strengthened by the addition of hard
pine stringers and by extra planking.
, 1t was furthermore provided that no
heavy loaded freight cars shall be run
| over the bridges nor shall other cars
be run over them when the bridges are
heavily loaded otherwise.
certificate of operation was grant
ed the extension of the said Benton &
Fairfield Railroad. A certificate was
also granted for the loop of the Port
land x Yarmouth Railway to their
pleasure resort known as Underwood
park.
The commissioners decided to eX-
anime the Mousam River r. r., Tues
day of next week.
If the indications have anything to
do with it, the State of Maine will sell
a great many deer, this year, at the
rate of Sc head. They will, at least.
sell the. right to kill great many at
that rate. though all who hold licenses
may not be successful. That law
passed, last winter, authorizing the
commissioners of inland fish and game
to issue licenses to spOrtsmen to kill
deer through the month of September
for food purposes. has been read by
everyone it would seem, and the in
quiries received by the department
have been numberless.
The latest things in the way Of in
quiries are the applications received
recently from SpOrtSmen from outside
the State for the licenses, and in cases
the money has been forwarded already
to pay for them.
The licenses have been printed and
numbered. and are about ready for
distribution to the agents who will be
appointed all over the State. especially
in the counties where the deer can De-
killed. The law provides for the kill
ing in only eight of the counties they
being the wild land counties of the
State The agents will sell the licenses.
Sc to the nonresident sportsmen and 81
to residents.
The law is outlined on the license in
a manner that cannot be misunder
stood. 1t states that the license is
good for the killing of one deer for food
purposes. the said deer not being
transported out of the State.
With the license will also be issued
another in case they wish, providing
for the shipment of the head and skin
to taxidermists for mounting.
The agents to sell will be in all the
sections where the game can be killed,
so no one will be without a license in
case he wishes. Then the department
will sell to all who make application.
The law goes into effect on the 1st
day of September. but the licenses will,
/ of course. be placed on sale long before
| that time.
Charles w. Dimmick of Boston, the
president of the Sportsmen's Associa-
ton, that conducts the annual exhibit
! tions in Mechanics hall, was in Au-
| puSta over TuaSdaY nipht for he MR.