Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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and to better protect public health.
Resolve in favor Womens Christian
Temperance Union.
An act to amend an act entitled. AN
act to incorporate st. Adams Academy.
Resolve In favor of the town of Turner.
An act To amend section 50 of chapter &
of the Revised Statutes as amended -
cnapter 225 of the Public Laws of the
year 1893. relating to taxation of express
companies.
An act fixing the salary of the sheriff
Of PiScataqus county
An act relating 10 a winter speed
course or way above the Kennebec dam
Al Augusta.
An act TO incorporate the Matagamon
Manufacturing Company.
An act TO incorporate the Mattanaw-
cook Manufacturing Company.
PASSED TO he ENACTED
An act to supply the town of Dexter
with pure water.
An act TO amend chapter G. of the
fublic Laws of 1891 relating 10 III.
taking Of smelts.
An act To amend the charter of the
Parsonsteld Seminary.
An act to extend the charter of Ire
kennebec and Franklin Railway.
An act to provide for Il close time on
LILY pond in the town of Shirley.
county of Piscataquis
An act To amend chapter l6 Of the
Private and Special Laws of 1853 en-
titled an act To incorporate the North
Yarmouth Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany.
An act to incorporate the Pushaw
Lake Railway.
An act To INCORPORATE the Little
Churchill Stream Dam Company.
An act 70 establish ward boundaries.
Of the city OF Bangor
Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Pre:,i-
dent, inaSmuch as the reasons given
the other day why this bill should IL.
hurried through this body have been
eliminated from il because Of the
reasons given by the senator from
Bangor that the city of Bangor. in
order to have their election this spring.
that the matter should be passed
through at this time, that they might
give the thirty days notice required by
their charter; and, inasmuch as they
could not get the thirty days notice
even if this bill is passed through ana
enacted today. there seems To mo to IL.
no hurry in railroading this matter
through this body. because. the city
of Bangor. il il is enacted today. can
not use this in their voting election this
spring, because they could not get the
required thirty days notice now If this
bill is passed by this body To be enao ted
today. IL is an important matter. Mi
President. ana gentlemen, ana trust
that now. as that speed has been
eliminated. that il may lie upon the
table. or be set ahead for some day
when the matter can be discussed
The city Of Bangor. by their city
council. has made ward lines in the city
of Bangor; and the statute of this
mitted to the registered voters Of that
city at their next meeting. or next
election after the council of the city
has made those ward lines. They did
not dare to submit those ward lines as
they have formed them To the good
people Of the city Of Bangor. they al
nit that there is something wrong
about il and they come here and ask
MS To legaliZe that which they do not
dare to submit to the people Of Ban
sor Now, | believe that every city
should have a right To govern their
own affairs. in their own way. | he
lieve the fathers of the city of Bangor
know whether they want the ward
lines as made up by the city council Of
the city of Bangor, better than this
Legislature knows: and | believe that
the people of the city of Bangor should
have a right to be heard upon this
matter: and | believe they should b.
made to submit it to the people Of the
city of Bangor. and not come here and
ask us to legalZe a matter that they
10 not dare to submit to the city Of
Bangor For that reason, ! ask that
it be laid upon the table temporarily.
that the matter may be discussed.
There can be no hurry. Why under
take to railroad this matter through
this Senate. | say. gentlemen OF the
Senate. that the remonstrance, if you
Will look at that. is a remonstrance
that should be respected, signed by
five ex-mayors of the city of Bangor. an
ex-speaker of the House of Represent
tativcs from Bangor. BY the ex-chief
Justice, Jptlfl n. refers, Oh the city Oh
Bangor and two hundred others of the
most prominent citizens that there are
in the city of Bangor today, protesting
against this Legislature taking out
from their own hands ana undertaking
to legalize the doings of the city coun-
ell of the city of Bangor. which they
claim to be a wrong upon the people Of
that city. You may pass il in the end.
given the other day, that they must
have this thing put through in order To
have their election this spring under it,
has failed. they cannot do it, if You
win count the days. it is impossible for
them to use ii for that purpose. and
therefore there can be no hurry about
this matter: and ! trust. Mr.. President
and gentlemen, that this matter may
lie upon the table. | move that it lie
upon the table pending its passage to
be enacted.
Mr.. ADAMS of Bangor: Mr.. Presi-
dent. | have been taxpayer and
years. We have for n good many
years had four Republican wards ana
three Democratic wards there. The
statute provides. | think. that we
years. or something like that. Now. I
have been, during those AZ years, more
or less associated and mixed up with