Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-13
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

cock County Readers.
The resolve providing for payment to
the town OF Bucksport OF the amount de-
Quoted from said towns proportion OF the
school fund for the year 1899 on account
OF imperfect school returns, was read and
assigned Ia the Senate last Wednesday,
passed to be engrossed Thursday and
passed to 5e enacted In the House Tues
day.
In the Senate last Wednesday, MIR. Buck,
OF orisnd, introduced a bill to extend the
CATION Co.
The bill to build a bridge across the bar
between Bar Harbor and Bar Island was
passed to be enacted in the Senate last
Wednesday.
In the House last Wednesday, FIR.
Stevens, OF Biuehiil, presented petition OF
r. W. withsm and thirty-seven others, to
or weirs in the bays and inlets OF the town
OF Surry; also bill to amend special laws
relating to the taking OF smelts in the
town OF Surry.
Mr.. Vogel from the committee on claims,
In the House last Wednesday reported
leave to withdraw on petition OF John X,
Bevan for reimbursement for medical at
tendance and funeral expenses of Edmund
l.. Bowden, Of Company g., LIST Maine
heavy artillery volunteers, in the war OF
the Rebellion.
TIE resolve for payment to the town OF
Eden of the amount deducted from said
towns proportion OF the school fund for
the year 1899 on account OF imperfect
school returns, was passed to be engrossed
in the House last Wednesday, read
and assigned in the Senate Thursday, and
passed to be epgrossed Friday ana passed
to be enacted Tuesday.
The bill to prohibit the killing OF deer
on Isle su Haut was taken from the table
in the House last Wednesday, and so
amended that the penalty for violation
OF the law shall be the same as for the IL
legal killing OF deer under the general
law. The bill wasgiven its second reading
as amended, and assigned for Thursday
morning. The bill as amended reached
the Senate Friday and was passed to be
engrossed Tuesday.
In the house last Wednesday, Mr.. Bur-
rill, OF Ellsworth, presented petition OF
III. c. Young and forty -four others, OF
Surry, In favor of the Hancock County
railway company. Mr.. Fellows, of
Bucksport, presented petition OF Wash
ington County railroad company for ex
tension OF charter.
In the House Thursday, Mr.. Vogel, of
Csstine. presented resolve granting IS $50
for the Castine State normal school, and
another granting 81 200 annually for the
services and expenses OF the trustees OF
State normal schools.
MIR. Fellows, of Bucksport, in the House
Thursday, presented bill extending the
charter of the Washington County Rail-
road Co., so that II may extend its lines
through the towns OF Hancock, Ellsworth,
Surry, Penobscot, Orland, Bucksport,
Csstine, Verona, Stockton, Searsport, Bel
fast, Belmont, Sacrament, Liberty, Apple
ton, Washington, Somerville, Jefferson,
Wbitefield, Windsor and Chelsea to Au-
gnsta, with branch running through
Washington, Union, Warren and Thomas
ton to Rocklapd. The company shall have
authority to increase its capital stock and
issue bonds in such manner as the d.
rectors may determine. The corporation
shall have authority to cross tide waters
and make and maintain ferries and ferry
boats wherever 1t shall be necessary or
deemed best.
The bill to extend the charter of the
Bluehill and Bucksport electric railroad
company was read and assigned in the
House Friday.
The bill to extend the charter OF the
Ellsworth street railway company was re-
ported favorabiy in the House Friday and
read and assigned Tuesday.
The bill to prohibit the sale of trout in
Hancock county was reported iavorably
In the House Friday and read and as
signed Tuesday.