The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-02-23
Measures Reported by Commit
Tee On Fisheries.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.l


Augusta, February q The commit
tee on railroads in this 10th Legislature is
apparently disposed to be pretty liberal
In the granting or the right OF eminent
domain. The provision is found In two
bills creating telephone companies re-
ported In the past two days. One Of
thess Is the act to incorporate the Po-
land Telephone company, which is report
ed in a new draft. The new form OF the
bill makes 1t necessary to secure the con-
sent of municipalities before the lines
may be built through them.
The other telephone bill Is that moor
porating the Union Telephone company
with the right to build lines in Union,
Washington, Appleton, Hope, Searsmont,
Liberty, Montville, Linoolnville and Bel
mont and for a pay station only. In Bel
fast. The bill says this company may
take land as for public use, the provision
being included in section which Is as
follows:
''Section 4. They shall be granted the
right TO take and hold, as for public use,
any land OF route that may be necessary
or convenient in connecting the points
or places, when it may have the authort-
ty to construct tbs lines subject to the
general laws of the state OF Maine. The
capital stock of said company shall be
ten thousand dollars, $4,000
THAT HEATING PLANT.
The University OF Maine wants heat
Ing plant to cost S25, COO and of course it
wants the Legislature to appropriate
that sum. The committee on the univer-
sity has reported the following resolve:
''Kesolved, That there he paid to the
trustees of the University of Maine the
sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars
len thousand in the year 1901 land fifteen
thousand Ia the year 1909, for the pur-
pose of building and equipping central
steam hesting plant for the heating OF
the university buildings. 10 inolTMe
power for the shops OF the departments
or mechanical and electrical engineering
and for the electric lighting OF said col
Iege buildings
The statements of facts is as follows:
1.-THE university now has six large
buildings each heated by steam from a
tteam noiler IN the basement of each
building. SAID boilers are old and must
be replaced with new ones in the near
future, and 1T is believed that great
economy can be accomplished by CEN
tral steam heating plant from which all
of the university buildings can be heat
ed.
1.-THE mechanical and electrical engi-
neering shops have 60 use power, which
is now furnished by boilers located there
In, and it is believed this can be more
economically furnished from one and the
fAme steam supply plant.
1.-THE electric light for the university
buildings is now supplied from the en-.
gines in tine shop OF the mechanical engi-
nearing department and 1t is believed this
also can be formed more economically
from a central steam plant.
When the resolve came up In the House
1t was tabled on motion OF MIR. Chase of
Portland and Thursday OF next week
was assigned for its consideration, 1t
looks as If the Orono Institution might
have to tight fer It's $50, 600 In fact 1t
lie said thas g1:d of caution has been
received from the Executive chamber
matter OF appropriations. An order was
passed by the House this morning calling
Tor statement OF the amounts approuri-
ase1 to date.
THE BANGOR BRIDGE
There was laughter In the Senate this
morning when Senator Weeks of Somer-
set delivered discourse ON toll bridges