The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-01


nerm,t the Great Northern Paper COM
pany TO Increase lite capital stock beyond
the amount limited In It's charter as the
board Of directors Of said company shall
from time 70 time consider necessary for
4 tho purposes Of said company. Referred
TO judiciary.
by Mr. Jones OF Penobncot act author
izing and empowering the Great North
ern Paper company TO erect and maintain
piers and booms In the west branch OF
ths Penobscot river between a line orawp
across said west branch at the head Of
Passamogamoe Falls, and line drawn
across at the head OF the AmbajeJus
Thoroughfare for the purpose Of collect
ing, holding, separating and sorting out
logs, pulp wood and other lumber. The
4 bill also provides that at least two sort
ing gaps DO maintained and that piers
/ and pooms be 40 located that logs and
lumber belonging to other parties shall
not be unnecessarily delayed.
BY Mr.. Jones OF Penobscot, act to In
corporate Long Pond Improvement com I.
pany. The inoorporators named are
/ Charles w. Coffin Lucius A. Barbour,
John e. Dunning. Thomas Gilbert,
! Hiram Moore and Nathaniel M. Jones,
and authority Is desired to erect and
maintain dams, sluioss and side dams on
Long Pond stream In which connects
Long Pond with Lake Onawa, and to
maintain a dam at the outlet OF Lake
Onawa otherwise known as Ship Pond In
the town or Wiliimantic.
An act to extend the charter OF the
Mutual Fire Insurance company.
THE TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
IL was the chance OF the telephone and
telegraph companies this evening, the
! tax committee having advertised hear
ing on the bill taxing telephone ana tele-
graph companies, but the companies
united In asking postponement for
week and the request was granted. City
solicitor Strout of Portland then laid
before the committee the protest OF the
Portland city council against depriving
MUNICIPALITIES of the right OF local tax
alton of the property corporations on
which a franchise tax Is imposed, An
other thing not on the programme was
an answer by Hon. John nj. Deering OF
the Grange committee to the argumant
made last week In behalf OF the Ameri-
can Express company.
The committee justsTeceived the request
of the New England Telephone company
for an extension owing TO the Illness OF
Hon Clarence Hale.
MIR. Charles j. Bedlow, superintendent
of the Western Union Telegraph compa-
nv, briefly addressed the committee. Mr..
Bedlow said that he understood that the
New England Telephons company was to
be given postponement and as he had
had nostime to consult with the officers
of his company, he would ask the same
privilege. MIR. Bedlow said that it
seemed to him that in Its general princi-
plea the bill was a good one. he said
that the Western Union Telegraph cont
pany had had feeling that they had
borne more than their fair share OF the
telegraph tax In the past. They would
be glad OF an effort tossystematize matters
shet the telegraph tax might be distribut-
ed equitably among the companies. MIR.
Bedlow's request for u continuance was
granted.
MIR. Maynard Bird. representing the
Eastern Telephone company, said that
he thought the bill was correct In prin-
ciple, and while 1t would somewhat In
crease the tax of the Eastern company,
the corporation was ready to stand on 1t.
Mr.. Bird said that he desired, however,
10 reserve the right of appearance at the
adjourned hearing.
The MIR. l.. A. Cloudy of Portland said
that as representing the Dirigo company,
the smallest In the state, but which yet
pays relatively the largest tax, he too
wanted to be given the chance to appear
next Thursday.
All the requests for postponement wera
granted, although members OF the COM
mittee expressed the opinion that in the
future no postponements should be
granted except for Imperative reasons.
Another matter which was postponed
by the committee and which Is OF great
interest in Portland was the considera-
ton OF the King bill which comes from
the last legislature by reference. This ia
a dill which, If passed, would cover into
the state treasury tn entire state tax on
railroads, repeating the provision OF the
law that provides for returns to cities
and towns In accordance with the
amount OF railroad stock held therein.
Representative Plummer OF Portland APP
peared before the committee and asked
for the continuance in order that Port
land parties might have an opportunity
to be heard.
POR TLAND'S OBJECTION.
Charles A. Strout, Esq, city solicitor
OF Portland, then presented the city's OBJ
Jeotions to features of the proposed tax
bills. Mr.. Strout read the order directing
him to appear before the COMMITTEES and
protest against the provisions in quss-
ton. The reason for the passage of the
order by the CITY council. said Mr.. SGout.
Is that there is a sentiment and grow
ing sentiment that the present system is
unjust. There Is a feeling that 1t a s.
OrIminataa unfairly RuafnEt cartafn eikiaa