The Portland daily press., 1901-02-02
PORTLAND BILLS.
Important Measures Intro
duCed Friday.
One To Regulate Pilot
age in Harbor.
South Portland Felix's Want Trans
iers Compulsory.
New Method for Organizing
Electric Roads.
ESPECIAL TO TEE rRrss.l

Augusta, February 1.-The first bill
passed at this session OF the Maine Lsgis-
lature was one dealing with the busine IS
of the port OF Portland. Now the law.
makers have again been asked to do some
legislating to facilitate the growing ocean
carry ing butireSs OF the port. Today
Representative Randall of Portland in
troduoed in the House bill TO regulate
the appointments Of pilots for foreign
vessels.
The bill provides that the Governor,
with the consent OF the Council, may ep-
point pilot for foreign vessels for the
port of Portland. The pilot shall hold
Office for seven years, il he shall SO long
Behave himself well, and shall give to
him branch or warrant for the exeou-
ton Of the duties OF his office. Such
pilot shall ps sworn and give BONDS in
the sum or $1,000. he shah appoint depu-
ty pilots for foreign vessels, and be an
sTerabls for their misconduct, unskill-
fulness and neglect. They shall be sworn,
and their appointment and discharge
shall be recorded in the office OF the
clerk of courts OF Cum berland county.
The clerk of courts shall be paid 25 oents
for each record, Such pilots shall take
charge of all foreign vessels bound into
or out OF the port of Portland, first show
ing the masters their written appoint
ment and informing them OF the amount
OF their fees. No master OF foreign ves-
sell under 400 tons register snail De re-
uuired to employ pilot. II such master
chooses to employ pilot he shall pay
ha atfnFAlQn
vsssel'' shall be taken TO mean vessels he
longing without the United states.
When a pilot of foreign vessels, or any
deputy pilot, without any fault or negli-
gence of his own or any of his associates,
is unable to leave the vessel under his
charge, and is carried to sea, or II ne
shall be detained ut quarantine OF else
where by health officers for being, or bav
lag been while In the capacity Of pilot on
board vessel which has. or has hau any
contagious disease. the master, owner,
agent, or consignee OF such vessel shall
ray TO such pilot all necessary living ex-
psnses, and three dollars a day for each
ana every day of such dstention. No per-
son who does not hold a commission as
a pilot OF foreign vessels. or an appoint
ment OF deputy pilot of foreign vessels :,
shall, IL a commissioner, pilot, or deputy
pilot OF foreign vessels offers hia Services
or can be obtained within a reasonable
any foreign vessel entering the port ol
Portland for discharge or for loading,
unless he is a person actually employed
on such vessel for the voyage. The pen
atty for the violation OF this provision
is a fine OF not less than SO, nor more
than $50 for each onencs. The act taxes
effect when approved,
FOR TRANSFERS FROM THE UAPk
MIR. MouIton of South Portland pre-
sentsd bill OF interest to the people oi
that city, who ride to Portland on tn,
electric cars. IL requires that they shall
bs given substantially the same priv
ileges in the matter OF transfers as ar
accorded 10 patrons of other portion
| or the system The bill reads as follows
| "The Portland Railroad Compan,
| shall, upon Its leased lines in the oltie
OF Portland and South Portland, issu'
| transfers to passengers TO other DIVISION
of said leased lines or to its main nni
In the city OF Portland upon payment 2,
said passenger of the regular tarin rat
upon said leased line when the contln
nous passage thereon shall not exceed NV
1 miles. 4"
| II this bill Was intended to enable peo
pIs starting in Portland 20 get transfe
to the Cape cars 1t would not seem &
accomplish that purpose. II says tina
peopls paying fare on the leased lin
may have transfer, but there Is nothing
to hit the case of the man who start
CHpeward..on the city roads.
The bin to incorpol ate the Higgin
Beach Telephone and TelegraphCompan,
also introduced in the House today b.
MIR. Moulton of South Portland, name
Frederick Ii. Hartford, Frank p. Cum
mings, Niles Nelson. and Charles NJ
Hartford as the corporators, with power {
string wires along the highways an
bridges in Portland, South Portland
Cape Elizabeth and Soarhoro. The capl
tai stock is not to exceed SlO,O0O.
THE ELECTRIC ROADS.
Representative Shaw OF Bath intro
duced bill which provides a new metho
for the organization of electric railroad
under the general law. The bill provide
not only a nsw method of appeal fron
the decisions OF the railroad commission
ers upon the question OF public conveI
ience aud nenessity, but it also permit
an appeal in cases where inuniclpsl OH
GERS neglect or refuse 10 approve location
in the streets OF towns or cities. Ine bi
was drafted to embody the ideas OF som
lof the electric road Interests. II begin