Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-06
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers.

Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers.
In the House last Wednesday, Mr.. Fell
lows, of Bucksport, introduced a resolve
providing for the payment to the town OF
Bucksport, the amount deducted from
said towns proportion Of the school fund
for the year 1899 on account of improper
school retern; also resolve In favor OF
the East Maine Conference seminary.
Another Hancock county railroad char
ter came Up In the shape OF bill to
extend the charter of the Bloehill and
Bucksport electric railroad company,
which was introduced by Mr.. Stevens, OF
Bluehili.
Mr.. Scsmmon, OF Franklin, introduced
bill to incorporate the Tunk River Water
Power Co., with Charles II. Emery,
Everard II. Greedy and Alexander G.
Hagerthy, of Ellsworth, as incorporarors.
The bill for bridge from Bar Harbor
to Bar island, and the several bills for
aut bority to build wharves at Bucksport
and Verona, are on the high road to the
governors desk, having passed the House
to be engrossed last Wednesday. They
we're read and assigned In the Senate
Thursday, and passed to be engrossed
Friday.
| In the Senate last Wednesday a bill
was introduced to make the salaries OF
judges of the Supreme court 1900 snnu-
ally.
Mt. Desert. presented bill to allow the
Bar Hsrbor electric light company to
| issue bonds, preferred stock, and to pur-
chase property. Mr.. Stevens, of BIuehiii,
presented bill to extend the charter of
the Buehill water company; also bill to
extend the charter OF the Bluehii trust
and banking company. Mr.. Fellows, of
| Bucksport, offered resolve authorizing
the land agent to release the States
interest In Bar Island. Mr.. Burriil, of
Ellsworth, offered a resolve authorizing
| the compilation and publication OF The
| insurance laws OF Maine. MIR. Dodge, of
| Brooklin, presented petition OF Seweli
Z. Peters aud twenty. six others, of Sedg-
wick. for an act to prohibit the catching
OF aiewives by set nets in the Bsgsduce
river and stream, and a bill for same. j
| Mr.. Burrill, OF Ellsworth, on Thursday,
presented petitions of A. w. Greedy and
ITO others, OF Ellsworth, In favor OF an
act to incorporate the Hancock county
railway company; OF Arthur IL. Sargent
and seventy others; of W. @. Stevens
and thirty five others; OF George NJ.
Farnham and seventy-one others; OF X.
e. Eaton and fourteen others-all for
same.
The judiciary committee last Thursday
reported ought to pass on bill to iegalize
the doiugs of meeting OF school district
plumber is in the town of s. onington.
The bill to incorporate the Union River
Water Storage Go. was introduced by Mr..
Barriii, of Ellsworth, Friday. The incor-
porstoIs are the firm OF Whitcomb,
Wisweii, Arno w. King, J. T. Giles and
A. c. Hsgerthy, jointly; the Ellsworth
Water Co., Charles j. Treworgy, +. ii.
Greedy, A. c. Hsgerthy, jointly. The cap
itai stock is fixed at $40 600.
Mr.. Fellows, OF Bucksport, on Friday
introduced resolve in favor of Edward
Bolin.
The committee on education reported
favorably Friday on the resolve providing
for the payment to the town OF Bucks
port OF the amount deducted from said
towns proportion OF the school fund for
the year 1893, on account of an imperfect
school return. On Saturday the same
committee reported favorsbly on resolve
providing for the 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 an imperfect
return,