Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-30


for needed buildings. Supt. Stetson,
Andrew HAYES, Prof. A. W. Anthony
and Representative j. f. Bowen
spoke in favor of the resolves.
The resolve calling for $25,00o to ana
Colby College in rebuilding the DOR
mitory destroyed by fire, last IAN, was
the next matter considered. a large
number of friends of the college was
present Senator Wing OF Andros-
coggin was the first speaker. lie was
followed by President Charles l. White
of the college, DR.. d. b. Pepper, Ut.
H. S. Burrage, Portland Dr. A. L.
Dunn, Waterville, DR.. Beede, Auburn,
Geo. K. Boutelle, Representative Davis
and Rev. mr.. owen OF Watervllle, j.
FL. Ogier, Camden, w. H. Looney,
Portland and l.. c. Cornish of Augusta,
all of whom spoke earnestly in favor
of the resolve.
The judiciary committee considered
the bill to amend the act Incorporating
the Dover and Foxcroft Village Fire
Co. Col. j. 3. Peaks, Charles W.
Hayes and c. c. Hall appeared in ia
vor of the bill. The act authorizes the
company to issue bonds to pay for and
improve the plant bought from the
Maine Water Co. In answer to a
question from Judge Smith, Col Peaks
said there is no necessity for the COM
pany to take land for the purposes OF
a water shed. The committee voted
ought to pass in a new draft
State Librarian Carver appeared bc-
fore the committee in support Of The
resolve to authorize the Maine Geneo-
logical Society to publish Volumes Il
and IS Of the Early Deeds of York
County, the State agreeing to take $50
copies of each volume at SIS a copy. The
resolve was laid on the table.
The committee voted ought not to
pass on the bin TO provide $4,000 to
establish 4 state laboratory for the
chemical examination Of disease germs,
which came down from the Legislature
of 1901.
The committee of public charities
and State benefciaries met in the
State Library, yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mary Davis of Portland, pre-
scented the claims OF the Temporary
Home for Women and Children. and
Mrs. j. w. D. Carter of the same city
also spoke IN Beildil Oh me IGoOiFt-
Dennis A. Meaher, ESQ, OF Portland,
appeared il favor of the resolve for the
st. Elizabeth's Orphan Asylum. He
was followed by James Cunningham.
Very Rev. Edward f. Henley and
other Portland gentlemen.
Hon. e. z. Winslow of Portland, ap-
peared in favor of the resolve appro-
priating $4,000 a year for the Maine
Eye and Ear Infirmary. DR.. Seth G..
Gordon, Hon. Thomas P. Shaw, Charles
Mccarthy, Albion Little also addressed
the committee in favor of the meas
ure.
The resolve in favor of the Children's
Aid Society of Belfast, was then taken
up and Representative Poor of that
city, spoke in it's behalf, as did Mrs
Pillsbuly, the acting president.
DR.. A. G. Young, secretary of the
State Board of Health, appeared in
behalf of an appropriation for cpl
demic or emergency purposes. He told
how the ravages of smallpox in north
ern Maine and in other parts OF the
State made it necessary that the State
Board of Health should have funds
with which to cope with the disease
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with the boards of health in Quebec
and New Brunswick that the danger
may be met when the numbering season
is over. Dr. Young asked $1,000 as a
special fund, and the committee voted
to give him $4,000. Prof. F. c. Robin
son of Bowdoin College, told what was
being done in numbering regions in
other states to prevent the spread of
smallpox in cases where it appears in
the camps. Some of these states have
had just the experiences which the
board OF health is trying to avoid in
Maine.
In executive session the committee
voted to report the resolves in favor
of the Temporary Home for Women
ana Children, the Childrens Aid So
Cicty of Belfast and the Maine Eye
and Ear Infrmary as presented. In
the case of the St. Elizabeth Orphan
Asylum the committee voted to re-
port a resolve appropriating $1,000,
annually, instead of $500 as asked for
The committee of legal affairs heard
q large number Of women, yesterday
afternoon on the bill to authorize wo-
men taxpayers to vote in municipal
elections. The first speaker was Mrs
Lucy Hobart Day of Portland. who
conducted the case for the advocates
of the bill. Other speakers were Mrs.
Abbie A. G. Peas'ee of Auburn, DR..
Jane Lord Hersom of Portland, Mrs.
Sarah Fairfield Hamilton of Saco. Mrs
r. S Osgood of Portland. Mrs. Laura
A. ID. Merritt of Old Orchard. Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Gait of New York
City, the national president of the Wo-
mans Suffrage Association, all of
whom spoke earnestly in favor of the
measure.
Mrs. I. V. Woodbury. of Boston. Mrs.
A. G. George of Brooklinc, Mass and
Mrs. Charles r. Ogden of Portland,
spoke against the bill.
The attendance was very large and
much interest was shown.
telegram was received, last even
ing, from Hon L. T. Carleton. chair
man of the board of fish and game
commissioners, who is in Boston, stat
ing that Gov. Hills requisition upon
Gov Bates of the state of Massachu-
sets for the return of Lawrence Mott.
fugitive from justice in this State,
had been granted. Mott was indicted
for killing a COW and a calf moose in
Washington county and left tho e.tata