The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-02-21
At Augusta.

Bingham and surrounding towns in
Somerset county appeared before the
committee on ways and bridges in favor
or an Appropriation for bridge across
the kennebec river between Bingham
and Concord. Last week the petitioners
asked for an appropriation of $12,0C0
and the estimated cost of the bridge is
$4,000
1t was stated that while there is a
bridge across the Kennebec between
Arson and Madison and another just
above the Forks, There is stretch of
river for 40 miles between these two
bridges without bridge. Bingham is
situated about midway between these
two bridges. The people of Concord
and of the surrounding country for 20
miles do the bulk of their business at
Bingham, and this traffic has grown
particularly since Bingham has become
the terminus of the Somerset County
railroad.
This traffic has to be done by means
of ferries and it is often disturbed par
ticuarly in the spring and summer
when the logs are running. 1t was
claimed that the construction of bridge
would greatly facilitate business along
the thoroughfare through Franklin,
Somerset and Piscataquis counties. 1t
was stated that most people had very
faint idea of the amount of travel from
the west end of Bingham ferry through
this territory.
Hon. S. j. Walton of Skowhegan con
Quoted the case for the petitioners and
the following gentlemen spoke it favor
of the resolve: Elk County Commission.
er, George H. Clarke of North Anson,
Walter Robinson, Henry Washborn,
Hosea Whipple, Charles Horn and
Sidney Goodrich of Bingham. Senator
Weeks, ex Sheriff Viles and Mr.. Page of
Skowhegau, alker of Stalks, George
Andrews, Eben Healey and Daniel
Robinson of Pleasant Ridge, Meford
Healey, NJ. Stevens and harles Ellis of
Concord and Albert DonigAn of Bangor.
The committee on interior waters vot-
ed to report ought TO pass on the bill
authorizing piers, booms and dams in
Sandy stream and tributaries and Gil
man pond and stream in Somerset
county.
The committee on towns voted to
refer the act to annex Wellington to
Cambridge to the committee on counties
as it found it had no Jurisdiction.
Among the measures passed, Thurs
day, the 18th inst. in the Senate were !:
Resolve entitled resolve in favor of
Maine General Hospital.
An act to amend Section 81 of Chap.
ter 122 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to falsely assuming to be a justice or
officer.
An act to extend the charter of the
Bluehill and Bucksport Railroad Co.
An act to authorize the Augusta,
Hallowell and Gardiner Railroad Co.
to sell or lease it's property and fran
chises.
Resolve entitled resolve to complete
the improvements of Songo and Chute
rivers.
Resolve providing for epidemic and
emergency fund.
Resolve in favor of Maine Home for
Friendless Boys.
Mr.. Weeks, for the committee on ju-
dietary, on report of attorney general
for the years 1897 and 1898, reported
same back without action thereon, and
with the accommodation that it be
referred to the committee on legal af.
fairs as the matters therein referred to
are already under consideration by that
committee.
In the House, Thursday, the large
number of petitions in favor of increas.
ed taxation of corporations were pre-
sented including those of S. H. Goodwin
and 10 others of St Adams; of Fred
Lucas and 40 others of St Adams; of
W. e. Andrews and ID others of Somer-
set county; of Rufus 5. Mckenney and
30 others of Madison; of John Nichols
and "A others of Anson; of b. 4. Fetch
er and 70 others of Arson.
Among the measures finally passed in
the House were:
Resolve in favor of the Women
Christian Temperance Union.
Resolve in favor of the town of Turner.
Resolve in aid of the Temporary Home
for Women and Children at Portland
Mr.. Bracket of Phillips, Thursday,
presented petition asking that Cannon
pond situated in Franklin and Somerset
counties, be exempted from the prohibit
ton against ice fishing
In compliance with the order of the
Senate calling for an estimate of the
States income in the next two years,
State Treasurer Smith has transmitted
the following figures for 1901 and the
same for 1902: State taxes, 1904 900;
county taxes on wild lands, $50, 900; tax
on savings banks, 1920, 900; tax on loan
and building associations, 5000; tax Oh
railroad companies, $170,0C tax on
insurance companies, $62 600; tax on
telegraph companies, So 900; tax on tele.
phone companies. 81, 1000; tax ON ex-
press companies, $1,000; tax on collat-
eral inheritances, 500 900; dog licenses,
S31 ,5C0; new corporations, $4,000;
increase of capital stock of corporation,
81, coo; interest, 5000; duty on commits
sions, $2,5C0; lands reserved for public
uses, IS GEO; redemption of lands sold
for taxes, 81 0C0; secretary of State
fees of Office, 81 500; insurance commits.
sioner-fees of office, $13 900; Penobscot
Indians-shore rents, S3,474; railroads,
for salary and expenses of railroad COM
missoners, S11, 2C0; care of trust de-
posits, 5000. Aggregate, 81 ,730,774.
The following nominations by Gov
ernor Hill are announced: Commits
sioner of Sea and ~hore Fisheries-A.
r. Nickerson, Boothbay Harbor
Recorder Watervile Municipal Court
Dana p. Foster, Waterville.
To Administer Oaths, Acknowledge
Deeds and Solemnize Marriages Eliza
beth T. Cushman, Ellsworth
On motion by Mr.. Weeks of Somerset
on Friday, it was Ordered, that, the
House, concurring, when the Senate and
House adjourn, they adjourn to meet
on Tuesday, February 10Th, 1901, at
10 30 O'clock in the forenoon.