Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-03-09
REPORTS OF Committees.


on bill an sact to abolish the common
council Of the city OF Waterville
Mr.. Chase from the committee on
legal AFFAIRS, reported ought to pass
on bill IAN act to amend chapter 49,
relating to the burial of soldiers
1 Mr.. Sanborn from same committee.
reported same on bill AN act to amend
chapter 226 OF the Private and Special
Laws of 184y as amended by chapter
5O2 of the Private and Special Laws OF
1852, relating to the. free bridge across
Salt Pond in Bluehill."
Same gentleman from same commit
tee. reported ought to pass in new
draft under same title. bill AN act to
incorporate the Freeport Village Cor
poratfon."
MIR. Morey from same committee, re-
ported ought to pass in new draft
under same title. bill IAN act to renew
and extend the charter of the Buckfield
Water Company"
Mr. Bird from the committee on
railroads. telegraphs and expresses on
bill AN act amendatory Of the char
ter of Westbrook, Windham and Har-
rison Railway Company and to extend
the same, reported ought to pass in
new draft under same title. bill AN
act to amend the charter of the West
brook, Windham and Harrison Rail-
way Company, to extend the same and
to change the name of said company"
Mr.. Powers from the committee on
financial affairs. on resolve in favor Of
Francis Keefe. in payment Of wit
nesses, magistrates and officers fees
and other disbursements made by hin,
In the Kittery and Eliot contested cleo
ton case reported Ought to pass" re-
solve in favor of Frances Keefe in
part payment of witnesses, magistrates
and officers fees and disbursements
made by him in the Kittery and Eliot
contested election case
Mr.. Webster from the committee on
education reported ought to pass in
new draft under same title resolve IN
favor of West Lebanon Academy.
Mr.. Burns from same committee re-
ported ought to pass on resolve In
favor of North Yarmouth Academy.
Mr.. Jordan from the committee on
taxation reported ought to TO pass on
resolve in favor of Joshua Gray OF
Gardiner. and William d. Snow Of
Skowhegan.
Mr.. Burns from the committee on
education on order relating to insuring
Normal and Training school buildings
reported resolve in favor Of the trus-
tees of the State Normal school.
MIR. Brown from the committee on
military affairs reported ought to pass
on resolve in relation to re-equipping
the National Guard.
Mr.. Garcelon from the committee on
interior waters on bill an act to author
ize the city OF Lewiston to take water
for domestic purposes reported ought
to pass in new draft bill an act to au-
thorize the city of Lewiston to take
water for municipal and domestic pur-
poses.
Mr.. Philbrook from the committee on
the judiciary reported ought not to pass
on bill an act to amend Sections and
of Chapter 119 of the Revised Statutes
relating to offences against habitations
and other buildings.
Mr.. Sanborn from the committee on
legal affairs on bill an act to make
the prohibitory law more effective in
the State of Maine reported that
same be referred to the next Legisla-
| ture.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported ought not to pass on bill
an act to amend Section II of Chapter
IS of the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Chase from same committee re-
ported same on bill an act to amend
Section % of Chapter 2s5 of the Acts
and Resolves of 1897.
Mr.. Morey from same committee on
order to inquire into the expediency of
amending the laws relating to tramps
reported Legislation ainexpedient for the
reason that a bill has been reported
by the judiciary committee to the
8. House touching same subject matter.
Mr.. Jordan from the committee on
taxation reported ought not to pass
on bill an act in relation to taxes as
5 sessed on timber and grass on reserved
lands for years 1887 to 1896 both in
elusive.
$ Mr.. Brown from the committee on
military affairs on petition of Young
| Mems Christian Association of Maine
that they be reimbursed for amount
expended for soldiers in the late war
with Spain reported that the petition
be referred to the Governor and Coun-
Gil.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on resolves in favor
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Westbrook. Deering. Rockland, Gardi-
ner. Old Town and Augusta also the
towns of Brunswick, Otisfleld, Lisbon
and Dresden for reimbursement for
amounts expended for needy families Of
soldiers In The late war with Spain.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on resolve in favor
of Kev. c. s. Cummings. chaplain of
the 1st Regiment National Guard.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported same on resolve in favor
of the city of Gardiner to reimburse
1t for the amount of money expended
in the aid of Private Charles l.. Rice.
Battery c. list Maine Heavy Artillery.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee reported ought not to pass on re-
! solve in favor of the city of Bath to
reimburse it for the amount of money
expended lin equipping Volunteer
Naval Reserve.
Mr.. Farrell from the committee on
interior waters reported leave to with
draw on petition of George G. Cunliff
, and others that a charter to improve
i, the ia spa oh rivar no Granted thom