The Portland daily press., 1901-02-01
Bill introduced By Mr.. hOultOn Of
South Portland.
University of Maine
Wants Heating Plant.
Bill To Tax Street Railways
introduced.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l


Augusta, January sl.-Repreasentsitve
Moulton of south Portland has framed
bill which will be of interest to the
wheelman, the automobile drivers, the
owners of fast steppers and others devoted
TO the good roads movement Mr., Monl-
ton bill provides for State aid when
towns make increased effort TO improve
their roads The bill which is PROPOSE
ton embodying some novel featurs Is as
follows:
Section /. Upon the request of the mu
nlcipal officers or any town, the county
commissioners of the county wherein
said town is located shall designate that
highway running through said town
wbiah In their Judgment Is the main
thoroughfare, and said highway shall De
known as state road.
Section 2 Towns establishing State
roads as aforesaid may on complying
with the conditions hereinafter set forth,
receive from the state one half OF the
amount actually expended in permanent
improvements of said roads, not excee1-
ing one hundred dollars per year; provld-
ed, that no town shall receive such state
ali unless its appropriation and expendt-
ture for such road shall amount TO at
least uns hundred dollars and shall have
been exclusive of and In addition Co the
amount regularly raised in such towns
for highways and bridges; and provided,
also that the amount so expended shall
be used before the first day of August In
permanent improvement OF continuous
portion OF said road, ana In manner
satisfactory to the county commissioners
OF this county wherein said road Is lonat-
ed. Such aid shall be paid from the State
Treasury on and after Tine first day OF
January, upon certificate by the Cover
nor and Council as provided by Section
Three.
Section 5. Municipal officers of towns
improving Stats roads under the forego-
ing provisions shall annually before the
first DAY OF September make return un-
der oath, to the county commissioners OF
their county of the amount appropriated
ana expended by their town in such
permanent Improvements, the amount OF
road improved ana The character OF the
work done 1t shall be the duty or the
county commissioners to inspect the road
so improved, and II they are satisfied TINT
the provisions of the previous section
have been complied with, they shall csr-
tify 20 this Governor and Council the
sum which said town Is entitled to re-
ceive from the state. Any town dissatis-
fled with their decision may appeal to the
Governor and Council. The Governor
and Council shall issue a certificate to
the treasurer of the town for such
titled to receive from the State Treasury.
Seosion Nothing herein contained
shall be construed as changing the exist
ing control OF highways by counties or
towns or as limiting or changing their
liability therefore.
Section 8. Tnis act shall take effect
when approved,
THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
The Legislature held An early morning
session that the members might visit the
University of Maine but before they
caught the speaial train Mr.. Durin OF
orono presented a resolve appropriating
$4,000 for central heating and power
plant at the University.
STREET RAILWAY TAXATION.
Another of the grange tax bills ap.
peared today. 1t is that taxing the street
railways and does a good deal in one
short section as follows;
Section 1.-When the gross average re-
oeipts par mile do not exceed $1,000 prsmi.
UNI the tax shall be equal to three-twen-
tieths OF one per cent. on the gross trans
portation receipts; and for each one thou
sand dollars additional aver age gross re-
ceipts per mile, or fractional part there
of, the rate shall be increased three-twen-
tieths OF one per cenr., until the average
gross receipts amount to five Thousand
dollars per mile; then for each thousand
dollars additional average gross receipts
per mile, or fractional part thereof, tine
rate shall be increased ten-twentieths of
one per cent.
HOUSE BUSINESS.
Among the measures presented in the
HOUSE today were the following:
MIR. Shaw of bath, petition to regulate
the taking of CLAIMS from the flats in the
town of West Bath, on the shores of the
New Meadows river.
Mr.. Thompson of Bristol, petition for
legislation to regulate the taking OF cells
in Peamquid river.
MIR. Peabody of Princeton, resolve