Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-01-19
MAINE LEGISLATURE.



absence of the Speaker, Richard webb
of Portland was elected Speaker pro
TEN.
The following communications were
read by the President.
To the President of the Senate and
Speaker of the House:
In response to orders of the two
branches of the Legislature, addressed
to the Governor and Council, / have
the honor to herewith lay before you
the report of the Committee of the
Executive Council in charge of con-
struction and also an itemZed account
of the sums of money expended in con-
struction of the Eastern Maine Insane
Hospital Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
BYRON BOYD.
On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox
the foregoing document was laid upon
the ia BILE to be printed.
COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND
FISHERIES AND GAME.
Augusta. Jan. is, 1901.
To the Honorable Senate of the State
of Maine:
In compliance with the order of the
Senate of Jan. 18th. 1901, requiring the
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and
Game to report to the Senate
what action if any. has been taken by
them in accordance with the laws of
1899, chapter A., section ), on page 81.
in reference to the closing of the tribu-
taries of Moosehead Lake: to state if
commissioners performed that duty.
and if so, to state the place or places
at which said metes and bounds We're
established on each of the tributaries
of said lake, and the reasons for
placing the same at such place or
places" we beg leave to report as fol-
lows:
That by virtue of section ), of chap
ter AZ, of the Public Laws of 1889, re-
ferred to above, which reads as fol-
lows: The commissioners shall estab
lish by metcs and bounds the mouths
of all the tributaries to Moosehead
Lake" two of the commissioners, to-
wit. Henry Q. Stanley and Charles f.
Oak, on the 18th day of Aug. A. d.
1899. went to Moosehead Lake. pro-
cured a steamer marking posts, and
went personally to each tributary of
said lake. Much difficulty was expert
enced in determining precisely where
the mouths of these tributaries really
are. from the fact that the height of
the water in this lake is controlled to a
great extent by means of dams at the
several outlets at extreme high water
the mouth appears to be in one place
and as the waters of the lake fall the
mouth would seem to extend further
towards the lake. After the. most
pa nhccry1 w -hirh
able to make and in the exercise of
our best judgment. cedar posts Of
about six feet in height and six inches
in diameter. peeled and painted red,
We're set in the ground in a permanent
and substantial manner, in each case,
or nearly SO. on each side of each trib-
utary. 50 that Il line drawn across thc
tributary from one post to another
would indicate the mouths of the
tributaries and the beginning of the
lake.
We did not deem it expcdient to
stretch any line or cable chain across
said tributaries from one point %
another. fearing that such a course
might impede navigation and he a
source of more or less dan
ger to fishermen, lumbermon
and others. The reason for
placing these posts at thc place or
places where they We're in fact placed
WAS that we believed that we placed
them where the law designed that they
should be placed. We cannot state
more definitely the exact location Of
these posts than by copying the record
made by the Secretary of the Board at
the time that the posts were set at
each tributary. We copy from this
record as follows:
''Moosehcad Lake. Aug. 18th. 1899
Description Of location Of posts
marking mouths Of streams tributary
to Moosehcad Lake.
BAKER BROOK. The one on the
right facing the brook from the lake
on point of land behind low bushes and
directly in front of two small ce1arS:
the one on the left opposite. in middle
one of three pine Stumps, the middl"
stump is hollow and post stands in
hollow. Both posts cedar painted red.
MANSELL BROOK. Post on right
four feet south of cedar tree. 10
inches in diameter L feet from shore
of lake. on left on point S. l.. of two
white birches 2H inches in diameter.
August nth. Tomhegan Stream.
Posts about ten rods from wide pant
Of lake. On right. 4 feet south from
green cedar, inches in diameter
spotted, facing post. On left bank 1
feet east of cedar inches in diameter
partly green. spotted facing post, and
hacked on north side
SOCATEAN STREAM. Post on left
on first green point about 500 feet
above pier: witnessed by green cedar.
y. f.. form post. In lieu of post used
dead cedar. l. inches in diameter, on
north side. on which was written. In
place of post to mark limit of fishing
MOOSE BROOK. On right. post set
on first point going in from lake. Wit
messed on spruce tree 6 inches in diam
eter east of post and s feet distant. On
left. post stands in hollow pine stump,
the only one in sight.
CARRY BROOK. y. W. Garry. on
left, dead pine tree spotted. two faces
on first point going up stream. On
right painted post on point running
out into lake from near end of log
Sluice.
WILLIAM STREAM. One post on
right bank about Il mile from sand bar,
on shore of lake and at head of wide
dead water near shore of lake
NORCROSS BROOK. on right. post
set near shore of lake near some small
maple tree. On left or north bank. a