The Portland daily press., 1901-02-07

now provides that unless person has
been q resident Of . town for ten ygars
or some relstive comes forward to bury
the body, 1t shall be shipped to the Maine
Medical school. MIR. uardner's bill makes
this addition to the law:
"Or II any person or persons shall con-
tribute a sum sufficient to bury the
body or II the deceased shall have on
or about his or her person, money
enough to defray the expenses Of burial, y
the effect being to give the body decent
burial.
MIR. Gardner says In explanation that
very often a person without relatives.
who has not been resident OF the town
where death occurs for the term OF ten
years, is held In such respect that citi-
zsns Of the town would willingly con-
tribute the burial expenses rather than
have the body go TO the difsecting room.
Mr.. Plummer OF Portland, who on jan
nary 20, tabled the resolve making the
annual appropriation fer inlsn1 fish
eres and game, this morning took 1t from
the table and asked unanimous consent
that it be again laid upon the table.
MIR. Carleton asked that the gentle
man from Portland assign day TOR the
consideration OF the resolve.
MIR Piummer replied that he did not
feel like doing that. He did not in any
way wish 20 retard or hinder the busi-
ness OF the House. but he could not see
the necessity for herring in this matter
lie HOUSE allowed the resolve to re-
main on the table and apparently the
gentleman from Portland may keep it
there as long as he desires.
10 REPAIR THE AUGUSTA ASY.
LUM,
A resolve was introduced Tuesday appro-
pSiating $40, $50 for repairs on the first
wing for men and the first wing for
women at the Maine Insane hospital at
Augusta. Accompanying the resolve Is
the following statement of facts;
"1he buildings for which an approprl-
alton is asked aujoin the central struc-
ture of the hospital. One of these has
been In constant service for over sixty
years. The exterior OF tie other build
ing was constructed at the same time but
was remodelle1 after the fire fifty years
ago. Both buildings have been occupied
largely by an unclesnIy Class Of patients,
where constant cleansing has been re-
quired In consequence OF which the tim
bers are oecaying and the floors much d.
lapidated. The construction In extremely
primitive and heating and ventilation
are very detective. In consequence OF an
excess OF patients It would have been i'm
possible to have renovated the buildings
prior Co this time, but on the removal
OF patients to Bangor the buildings can
be sat apart for renovation during the
coming two years "
HOUSE BUSINESS.
Among the measures presented in the
House Tuesday were the following.
BY MIR. Thompson OF Bristol, act to
incorporate ths Bristol Electric Light
and Power Co, with capital stock of
$50, 600.
by Mr.. Williams of Sangerville, act
authorizing the holding OF three terms
of the supreme judicial court at Dover,
Piscataquis county, on the Iass Tuesday
of February, third Tuesday of September
and first Tuesday OF December. Thers
are now but two terms OF court In the
county.
BY Mr. Dearborn OF Parsonsteld, act
authorizing road commissioners and
highway surveyors to remove all shrub
berry and bushes along highways so as to
better accommodate the travelling public.
!. BY Mr.. Allsn of Sanford, act to moor
porste the Sanford Trust Company. En-
nest NJ. Goodall. George d. Goodall.
Louis b. GoodaIl, M. A. Hewitt, G. N.
Newall, Edmund Il. Goodwin, Harmon
G. Allen, Charles A. Bodwsll OF San
ford, Justin NJ. L3avitt, Samuel M.
Came of Alfred and Harry Butler OF
Portland, are named as incorporators
The capital stock is placed at $50, 900.
BY Mr. Purington of Gorham, resolve
for SIC, 0,0o0 for the construction OF an ad-
dition to the Normal School building at
Gorham.
BY MIR. Knowlton of Pennington, re-
solve in favor of $3.50 annually for two
years in favor of the State Normal school
at Pennington for the purchase of land
the Normal School building
and improving same.
By Mir. Fellows of Buoksport, petition
from The Washington County Railroad
Co. asking for an extension or Its charter
from Washington County junction to
Buoksport, thencs to Belfast. Rockland
and Augusta, with branch to Castine.
BY Mr. SWEET of Kittery, act to extend
the charter of the Kittery and Eliot
Street Railway Co.
/ BY Mr.. Brewster OF Lisbon, act relat.
ing to the better protection of sheep.
BY MIR. Deering OF Saco, act to resulsts
the erection and maintenance OF booms
in certain parts of the Saco river.
by Mr.. Farrell of Van Buren,, resolve
In favor of granting $1,000 to aid in build
Ing q road along the shores of Long Lake
from Van Buren to Madawaska.
BY Mr. Cordwell OF Westbrook, petit