Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-23


ton l" ut the beginning of the line >
and by striking out the words "or ther
SUCCESSORS in the 18th and l4th me
and inserting in the 18th line AFTER 'he
word companies" before the Woru
ARE" the words "or their successors
also amend Section by adding al inc
beginning of line 6, the words sec
ton ?"
The motion to amend prevailed. ana
the bill, as amended passed to be en-
crossed.
Bill, an act to prevent the throwing
of sawdust and other refuse stuff INTO
the waters of McGraw, Ellis. East.
North. Great. Long. Little or SNOW
ponds or either of their tributaries SIT
uated partly in knnebec and partly in
Somerset counties.
on motion by Mr.. Weeks of Somerset.
this bill was laid on the table until
next Tuesday. pending it's second read
ing.
PASSED TO BE ENACTED.
An act to set off Calf island and West
Black island from the plantation of
Long island in the county of hancock.
and annex the same to the town Of
Swans island.
FINALLY PASSED
Resolve in favor of .. Il. Clason of
Gardiner, Maine.
Resolve in favor of the town of Wa
terborO
Resolve authorizing the compilation
of the sea and shore fisheries laws of
the State Of Maine.
Resolve in favor of the Eastern
Maine General Hospital.
Resolve in favor of the st. E.liZabeth's
Roman catholic orphan Asylum OF
Portland.
ORDERS OF THE DAY
on motion by Mr.. Adams of Penob
scot. House Document l04. resolve in
air of navigation on Sebec lake was
taken from the table. and on the fur
Their motion of that Senator. il took its
second reading and was passed 10 be
engrossed.
An act to amend Chapter POS Of the
Private and Special Laws of 1895. 49,
titled an act to enable the proprir' IrS
of the Bangor bl idge to dispose Of III n
bridge y. operty.
on melton Of Mr.. PMmmcr or l'+-
n0Dscnt. this bill was taken from ',r
table. ii having been tabled on his tac-
tom pending the acceptance Of tn g.-
port of the committee ana being 0if'
ially tsigned for today.
Mr.. PLtMNlER Of Penobscut. AIr.
President. in the first place | wish
briefly to explain how this EanEor "
Brewer bridge bill came before t."
Legislature
Wien the senators ana represent -
tives flom the county We're nonnat-
cd had elected. the proposition 20 ha''.
the cot MY of PenoboCut pay half. or
any other part. Of the cost Of purcna".
ing the bridge had not been put forth
not nad that feature Of the mattrr
been in any way disclosed or discuss -.
Nobody outside the few sponsors arA
projectors Of the scheme knew il l:t
he-n incubated, ana would appear rs
fore the coming Legislature. Hence M
senator or representative was numi-
nated or elected with reference 90 his
views upon that proposition. for the
very good reason that the people who
nominated and elected them did not
know anything about it. In the r. luir-
ed Legislative notice published a few
weeks before the meeting of the .cE-
islature there was nothing to warn the
people OF the county that they would
De asked 10 pay any pant of the pur-
chase price OF the bridge.
Afte, the Legislature had been some
time in session. a bill similar TO the
one before US was presented to the seq
eral members of the county delegation
individually and privately. and upon
one special plea and another and aS
personal favor to certain Interested
part .eS the assent Of nearly all of them
secured thereto.
After this preliminary work had been
done a meeting Of the delegation was
called, and without any hearing hay
ing been advertised or notice given the
people of the county to appar and
make known their views and wishes
on the question. ar affirmative vote
Of all the members Of the delegation
except two was secured. to report ia
vorably to the Legislature the bill be
fore US. The original bill presented to
the members in the preliminary can
vas contained clause making the
bridge and its approaches county
way. to be supported by the county at-
ter its purchase. which of course would
have involved its renewal when neccs-
$ary at the expense of the county. iliS
clause. however. being strenuouSly up-
posed by myself was stricken out be-
fore the bin was submitted to the as
snmbled delegation.
The original bill also required the
county commissioners to borrow non
| ey to pay one-half the purchase price
of the bridge without limit. whatever
| it might be. but in the delegation
meeting, after discussion ana opposi-
ton from the sponsors Of the bill, The
limit Of $4,000 for the share to be paid
! by the county was, upon my motion.
put in the bill.
! ! also moved in the delegation meet
| ing that the question whether the
county commissioners should issue the
| bonds Of the county for the ST.. 900 to
| be paid towards the purchase prica OF
J the bridge, be submitted to the legal
voters of the county for their approx
al or disapproval but only three Of the
, delegation voted in favor Of the mo
| tiDn. Hence he hin ia baforD I'm,