The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-07
At Augusta.

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the supreme judges to 81 900 per an
mum. bill of similar tenor was intro
duced in the last Legislature. but the
protests against y were SO many and so
loud that it was ultimately dropped.
Representative Moulton of South
Portland has framed a bill which will
be of interest to the -wheemen, the
automobile drivers, the owners of fast
steppers aud others devoted to the good
roads movement. Mr.. Moulton's bill
provides for state aid when towns make
increased effort to improve their roads.
The Legislature held an early morn
ing session, Thursday, that the members
might visit the University of Maine but
before they caught the special train Mr..
Durin of Orono presented a resolve ap
propriating $25 900 for central heating
and power plant at the University.
Another of the grange tax bills APP
peared, Thursday. 1t is that taxing the
street railways as follows:
Section When the gross average
receipts per mile do not exceed $1,000
premium the tax shall be equal to three.
twentieths of one per cent on the gross
transportation receipts; and for each
one thousand dollars additional average
gross receipts per mile. or fractional
part thereof, the rate shall be increased
three twentieths of one per cent, until
the average gross receipts amount to
five thousand dollars per mile; then for
each thousand dollars additional aver
age gross receipts per mile, or fractional
part thereof, the rate shall be increased
ten-twentieths of one per cent.
The committee on Temperance chang.
ed the time on the hearing of an act to
regulate the liquor traffic, referred by
Legislature of 1899; resolve to re-
submit the prohibitory act from Feb.
to Feb 18th.
Thursday in the House Mr. Greene OF
Madison presented petition asking
that the charter of the Madison Village
corporation be amended, giving the cor
poration the right to construct and
maintain an electric light plant.
Mr.. Walker of Starks presented act
relating to the taxation of mortgaged
real estates, making it the duty of the
assessors to examine more closely into
incumbered real estate, in making NJ
their tax lists.
Mr.. Bracket of Phillips presented act
to amend the laws relating to the con
solidation of certain railway corpora
lions giving the Franklin & Megantic
r X. Co and the Kingfield & Dead
River X. II Co. the same right to con
solidate now held by the sandy River
Il r. Co. aud the Phillips & Rangeley
X. r. Co.
Saturday In the House, Mr.. Green OF
Madison presented-Amendme to
Madison village corporation.
Mr. NORM of Embden presented-Peti
| ton of Z. NJ Hill and 36 others of Bing
ham in favor of the state maintaining
large bridges.
Mr.. Farnsworth of Pembroke-Peti
ton of F M. Thompson and 100 Others
of hachias in favor of an increase tax
on corporations of the State; of s. +
Emerson and "a others of skowhegan;
aud many other petitions in favor of the
same.
The 10th annual meeting of the Maine
State Bar Association was held in the
Senate chamber, Monday afternoon. Ii
| the absence of the President Hon
| Wallace II. White of Lewiston, who was
detained by sickness, the meeting wat
presided over by Vice President Albert
NJ. Spear of Gardiner. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President, Hon Wallace II White
Lewiston; vice president, Hon JOSEPH
w. Symonds, Portland; Hon. Joseph 9.
Holman, Pennington; Hon Albert Nj
Spear, Gardiner; Sec. and Treas Leslie
Z. Cornish, of Augusta.
Among the measures presented Tues
day, were by Mr. arleton of Winthrop
bill, an act to regulate the practice OF
embalming and the transportation ol
bodies of persons who have died OF in
fictitious diseases; also petition of NJ s
French and 20 others of The Forks
praying that Mosquito stream, tribu
tary of Moxie pond, be closed to fishing
to low water mark.
The resolve carrying $50, 900 TO pay
ex Governor Powers on money advanced
for the Bangor hospital, which Pattan
gall of Machias had tabled, was amend
ed by a section declaring that it should
not be considered precedent for thu
reimbursement of money expended with
out the authority of the Legislature
AS amended the resolve passed to be en-
crossed.
In the executive session the finance
committee voted to report ought to pass
the seven follwing resolutions: 5000
yearly for the Maine Eye and Ear Inlirm
airy; $500 for the use of the W 9 T..
| u. for the care of homeless children
$500 for the Portland Temporary Home
for Women and children; $1,000 for the
Home for Friendless Boys; Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum; $500 for the
i Maine General Hospital, Portland; and
$1,000 for the epidemic and emergency
fund.
In the Senate, Friday: BY Mr.. Weeks
of Somerset Resolve in aid of the Solor
High school Also Bill, an act to amenc
an act entitled an act to corporate the
st. Adams academy.
In the Senate, Wednesday, Morrison
of York. introduced act to incorporat,
| the town of Millinocket
Bryant of Somerset, act authorizing
the county of Somerset to borrow
$15, 900 for the court house extension.
Vickery of Kennebec, act to increase
the salary of the Judge of Probate fol
kennebec county to 81 500
A number of remonstrances agains
the submission of the prohibition,
amendment were referred IN the House
including one of w. Ii. Spencer and 81
others of Skowhegan, presented by Mr.
Page.
MIR. Walker from committee on eduoa
tion rpnOrtad OnUht tn PASS on hill m