The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-10

which does not appear In the amendment.
IL IL under this CLAUSE which reads ~
follows. that the companies were given
cupisd;
but no corporation organized here
nm Ter, shall have authority without
special act Of tbs legislature, TO make.
generate, sell. distribute or supply gas or
electricity or both, for any purpose. in or
TO any clay or town, In or to which an
other company, person or firm are
making, selling, generating. distributing
or supplying, or are authorized to make,
sell, generate, distribute or supply gas or
electricity or both without the consent of
such other company, person or firm. /"
AGAINST FAKE DRUG STORES.
With these bills came another of in
terest especially to druggists as Ii purpose
IL TO drive out of business the fake"
drug stores. where beneath the mortar
and pestls and in the glow Of the oolored
lights In the windows, tie chief business
carried on is the sale Of liquor and where
pink tea Is the chief beverage Of the soda
fountain. The bill was introduced by
Mr. Wilson of Brunswick and provides
that no person under penalty shall be al
lowed to display signs peculiar to drug
stores nor pretend to run pharmacy for
sake Of conducting other business. IL al
20 provides sg inst the adulteration Of
prescriptions. 1t also commits the sale of
poisons for agricultural purposes with the
hands of the druggists and traders or
under the old law and provides for re-
registration.
10 SPRINKLE PORTLAND STREETS
A bill which Is pending before the CON-
mittee on legal affairs would work a revo-
luton in the way the streets Of the Great
err Portland are sprinkled. 1t gives the
control of the work into the hands Of the
board OF aldermen, the city and the abut-
tors to bear the expense between them.
J he measure was introduced by Mr..
hopkins and referred to the committee
on legal affairs. In the Senate MIR Rey-
nolds tabled 1t for printing aud the
printed copies are now before the legisla-
ture. The bill Ia as follows:
section Upon petition of at least
street or part Of street in the city Of Deer
ing or Portland, Or upon petition Of
property owners representing least one
half Of the property abutting any street
or part of street in the city of Deering the
board of aldermen shall cause said street
TO be sprinkled.
"Section 2.-For the purpose of defray-
ing the expense of sprinkling any strr"t
or part of street In accordance with section
onr nf this act, the board OF aldermen
shall levy q special tax against all abut-
ting property where sprinkled, not to ex-
coed five cents per lineal foot, provided
that said assessment shall not exceed two
thirds OF the cost of sprinkling said street
or part thereof, aud furt Ter provided that
one third of ths cost of sprinkling any
street or part of street occupied by any
railroad company with single track
shall be assessed against said company
and where occupied by double tracks shall
be assessed ope-halt OF said cost. and said
a .sessment shall constitute lien against
"Section Son the first day of April
each year thu board of aldermen shall ad-
vertise for proposals for sprinkling streets
on such basis as said board may adopt,
and to the lowest responsible bidder
award the contract. Provided that said
board may enter into contract for term
of years.
Section At In the judgment Of the
board Of aldermen any property assessed
In accordance with section two of this act
is in no way benefited thereby. said TAX
or part thereof may be abated.
.Section b-This act shall take effect
when approved"
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
Senator Jones presented today a bill
giving to street railw ay' organized under
rpecial charters tho righta and power
conferred by the general law upon such
corporations.
senator Grindls presented bill for the
better protection of weirs. 1t provides
that no person shall set seiues or nets
within 500 feet of any weir under penal
ty of sou; no boat shall he allowed with
in 500 feet OF any weir from sunset to sun
rise after notification by the ownsr of the
weir under penalty of $40.
Mir. Prince Of Yarmouth introduced a
bill repeating the law relating to concen-
trated commercial feeding stuff enacted
in 1897.
Mr. Lalibert put In q bill making Fort
Kent instead of Madawaska the seat of
the register of deeds for northern Aroos-
took.
North Yarmouth academy asks for $500
annually for two years.
Mr.. Smith Of Presque Isle offered bill
to amend the law relating to poll taxes
go that said tax shall not be over % nor
less than 81. This minimum limit Is
offered to correct the habit of soma town