Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22

Perry and Stacy, We're all present.
In the bridge matter John Scott of
Bath. also appeared for the town
against the petitioners DIR. c. d.
Smith. president of the State Board of
Health. appeared in behalf Of the bill
giving towns and cities more respon-
si6ilities and powers over the control
OF infectious diseases. and providing
that they. not the State. shall bear the
expense in such cases.
The postponed hearing on the yeteri-
nary bill was held with Hon. Geo. NJ.
Seiders in advocacy of the, bill, and
Secretary McKeen against it. Drs.
West Of Belfast, Huntington Of Port
land, and Salley of Skowhegan. all
graduate veterinary surgeons, spoke in
favor of the bill Judge Fogg of Bath.
was before the committee on the mat
ter OF increasing the jurisdiction of the
Bath municipal court Clarence Hale
OF Portland. spoke for the bin confirm
ing the organization Of the Boston
Auction Company and authorizing it to
issue preferred stock. Frank E.
Southland of Bath. was present in behalf
of his claim of $500 for compiling the
insurance laws, few years ago. Sew
eral other matters were heard and as
it was o'clock when the hearings
We're over the committee adjourned to
this afternoon without any executive
session to take action on any of the
matters heard. In the evening a SUBJ
committee of the judiciary had hear
ing on the matter of abolishing the Of
flee of disclosure commissioner and do
ing away with imprisonment for debt
This matter has once been heard be-
fore the full committee and a number
of lawyers were present to discuss the
proposed change.
The matter of State highway engi-
neer to improve the public roads was
the subject of the chief hearing, Tues
day, before the legal affairs commit
tee. Two years ago, the workers in
the good roads movement proposed the
creation of a State highway commits
sion of three members, and the idea
was bitterly opposed by the rural sec
tions and the plan was defeated. This
year, the bill provides for State
highway engineer, without salary,
but throughout the State at large it
has been generally supposed that the
proposition was the same as two years
ago, and hundreds of circumstances
have poured in against the creation of
a highway commission. Chief Consul
Clarence w. Small Of the Maine L. A.
W., and Percy Richardson, both of
Portland, were the leading speakers
for the bill. Speaker Stetson also adj
vocated a State highway engineer. but
opposed any special appropriation, this
year. Representative Hill Of Belfast.
opposed such a step. This hearing
aroused much interest, and the room
was filled with spectators.
In executive session the legal affairs
committee voted to; report ought to
pass ON the following bills: An act
Incorporating the Portland Past Chan
cellors' Associations; an act making
valid the doings of the Methodist and
Baptist Corporation of Whitefield; an
act to compel the burial of the dead
bodies of domestic animals; an act to
incorporate the Searsport Water Com
pany; an act to incorporate the Gull
ford Electric Light and Power Com
pany; an act in relation to the costs in
trial justices courts; an act to make
the license fee on spayed female dogs
the same as on male dogs; and an act
in relation to the Sullivan and Sorren-
to Water Company. 1t was voted to
report ought not to pass on the bill
creating a State highway engineer and
also on the bill allowing constables to
serve writs up to $500 in amount.
The Sagadahoc county delegation.
five members strong, met Tuesday af-
ternoon, and considered the matter Of
raising the salaries Of two Of the coun-
ty officials Judge Fogg of the Bath
municipal court was with them and
presented both his own case and that
of County Attorney Newell. who is
confined at home with broken leg.
The present salary of the Bath munic-
ipal Judge is $500 and that of the coun-
ty attorney is $3.50. The two bills pro-
yided that they be raised respectively
to $1,000 and $500. After carefully con-
sidering the matter the delegation de-
cided to make a compromise and voted
to report favorably on bills establish
ing the salary of the Bath munlelpa'