The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-31

the kastsrn division today with what It
was years ago when there were four
trains day each way. Sometime ago,
said MIR. Waterhouse. they put on a
mixed train and ran 10 into the Com
mercial street station. guess IL was
more Of freight train than.a passenger.
At any rate know when took %
pound pail OF white lead into the car
they charged me freight on it."
Mayor MAybury Of SaOo spoke of the
proposed road as great benefit to the
outlying portions of the city.
Mr.. Marshall Il. MoulJon OF Scarboro
made a vigorous speech, declaring that
the people OF Soarboro demanded the
ience, but OF necessity.
Mr. Edgar Il. Mills, q member OF the
i5aco city government, told OF the Diff
GUILTY he experiences In getting to the
city proper from his home four miles out.
In his neighborhood, people keep oarri-
| ages to take their children to Thornton
academy, the Ssco High school,
| MIR. Fred M. Newoomb, ths postmaster
OF Scsrboro, said that the proposed ROAD
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he lived a mile and q halt away on the
western division Of the Boston and Maine
yet he favored the road and did not be-
| lieve IL would Gauss the Boston and
Maine to lose passenger MIR. New
comb. who has served six years as Sc
lectman, quoted figures TO show that
while the valuation of the town has
increased along the main road, the route
OF the proposed line, property has depreoi-
atsd in value. Mr.. Newoomb believed
that the building Of the road would re-
suit In prosperity to this section OF the
town.
Rev. ]. b. Neweomb OF West Scsrboro
and J. H. Hamilton of saco, spoke briefly.
Mr.. III. p. Hunnewcll OF Scarboro was
| introduced as member of a past legisla-
tuIe but said he wanted no honorary
title; he was just farmer. He said that
s, arboro being about the only town left
among the cities. II developed by cleo
tricity would attract people who would
establish happy homes and live happily
ever after.
George Aver of Soarobro said he moved
to his present home twenty years ago be-
cause he thought the Eastern road was
going to establish a station nearby, but
IL did not come to him. 1t went the other
way. George z. Thurston, DIR. Follans-
bse Of Saco, q. W. knight OF Scarboro,
Senator Morrison and M. l. Milliken,
spoke briefly in support of the bill. Then
the committee adjourned until tomorrow
morning when the case viii be argued
Judge Symonds will speak against the
extension in behalf Of the Boston and
Maine, but will Introduce no testimony.
AN ACADEMY LAW.
The committee on education has been
at work framing a general bill for the ex.
tension of state aid to academies and in
vited suggestions which occupied three
hours session tonight and during which
friends of score or more of academies
tore holes in the bill.
Tbs bill provides, first, that whenever
| 1t shall be made to appear to the governor
and council that any Incorporated aca-
denny in this state Is prepared to give In
structlon equivalent to that required by
law TO be given in Tree high schools, that
the pupils attending said academy are
qualified to receive such instruction, and
that the teachers In the said academy
have the qualifications fitting them to
give instruction In secondary school
studies, such aiadsmy shall be entitled to
receive annually from the state a sum not
exceeding $500 in case IL maintains both
| an English and classical courss or a
sum not exceeding $3.50 in casa it main
talns in addition to an English course
and classical course also college pre-
paratory course; provided that the
amount paid by the state to any academy
under this act shall not exceed one half
the total amount actually expended by
said academy for instruction during the
year for which payment Ia made, nor one
half the total income of said academy
from permanent funds, appropriations
by the town In which 1t Is situated or by
other towns, donations for current ex-
penses and tuition fees; provided further
that the total amount received by any
academy under this act shall be expended
for instruction in tina year in which pay
ment is made and that the course OF in
struction maintained by any academy re-
ceiying money from the state under this
act shall be equal in all respects to similar
courses of instruction in secondary schools
of standard grade.
1t is also provided that the school year
must be at least thirty weeks in length
and that there must be averages OF at
least sixty students In the couTss for
which the aid is extended. the money
Ia to be paid TO the academies in the
manner that money is paid by law to free
high schools, but no payment can be
made until the state superintendent shall
certify that the academy is entitled to the
money. A town providing free instruc-
zion in an academy for its high school
scholars may receive aid to one half the
amount SO expended, not exceeding $3.50
a year. No academy may receive state aid
under this act unless IL has ten students
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