Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-17


cooperating the Boothbay Harbo
Trust Company with capital stock o
$4,000. Waterville citizens petition
that the city charter may be amended
SO that the salary of the mayor shall
be $500 instead of 5000. Another Ions
petition comes from WaterviIle asking
that the city be allowed to vote on the
proposition of abolishing the city coun.
Gil in the interests of municipal econ.
omy. The Maine Loyal Legion petit.
tons that Lincoln's birthday be made
legal holiday. Maxcy of Gardiner
put in a bill providing that all corpora
tons contracting to pay annuities ir
consideration of a premium be made
subject to the provisions of the laws
relating to life insurance except as to
taxation. Brunswick asks to be reim-
bursed to the extent of $50 for money
war with Spain. A bill was introduced
authorizing the fish and game COM
missioners to expend $500 annually for
the collection of curiosities for the mu-
scum at the State House. There was
the usual large batch of petitions for
the two-cent mileage law, and for the
lien or monumental work, and remon-
strances against raising the salary of
the judges and against the creation of
the Office of a State highway engineer.
In the Senate Hamlin of Hancock,
presented an act providing that NUM-
cipal and police courts shall not have
jurisdiction in any civil matter unless
the defendant or party summoned as
trustee resides in the county in which
such court is established; also that no
action shall be removed from. such
court to the supreme court on motion
of the defendant unless the debt or
damage demanded exceeds $780,
The judiciary committee had a hear
ing Thursday afternoon on the bill in
cooperating the American Ice Com
pany with capital stock of $50, 900 900.
Hon. J. Manchester Haynes explained
the bill. 1t provides for the union of
the Consolidated and Knickerbocker
Ice Companies and give them extensive
rights and privileges. Hon. H. NJ:
Heath also spoke for the bill. Speaker
Stetson, representing Penobscot ice in
tcrests, spoke briefly in opposition. The
bill relating to titles of real estate. pro-
viding for the verification of titles to
wild lands, was opposed briefly by Mr..
Heath who held that the present law
is sufficient. T. d. Bailey, rising
young Bangor attorney. was also pres
ent in opposition to the bill. No de-
fence of the bill was made. f. E. Park
hurst appeared for the bill relating to
the Presque Isle Village Fire Com
pany, and Representative Brown OF
Warren, for the bill amending the
charter of the Warren Water Com
pany.
Several bills drawn by Mr.. Heath re-
lating to the powers of receivers of cor
porations, the returns of corporations
| mortgages of corporations. and remov-
the SIC, 900 limit to the capital stock
of corporations organized in Maine
were advertised for hearings. Thurs
day. Mr.. Heath addressed the com
mittee on the bill relating to the mort
cages Of corporations. This bill ratl'
fies power Of sale mortgages issued b!
corporations to secure bonds. The othei
hills were re-assigned for hearings
next Wednesday.
In executive session the committed
voted to report ought to pass on th'
bill relating to the powerso Of the Lewis
ton Gas Light Company. The othe
matters heard were tabled for actor
later.
r,be committee on legal affairs had ;
lively hearing, Thursday afternoon, OF
the bill Incorporating the Sebasticool
Manufacturing and Power Company o