Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-13

the bill to authorize the Livermore
Falls Water Co. to issue additional
bonds to the amount of $4,000.
The embalmers bill, which came down
from the Legislature of 1901, was re-
ferred to subcommittee consisting of
Senator Guernsey and Representatives
Weeks and Libby.
The bill giving the county of Piscata-
lquis the right to borrow money was
taken from the table and the commit
tee voted to report that it ought to pass
in a new draft.
The committee on public charities and
State beneficiaries considered the re-
solve in favor of the Augusta City Hos
pital, which provides $4,000 for each of
the years 1908 and 1904
President C. B. Burleigh, Treasurer
John r. Gould, Hon. Joseph H. Manley,
DR.. r. T. Sanborn and Hon. H. M.
Heath appeared in favor of the meas
ure. These gentlemen explained the
needs of the institution and impaired a
large amount of information regarding
the great work which the hospital is
doing in the city of Augusta in the way
of caring for the sick of this section.
hospitals work is also very general in
it's character it having furnished treat
ment to patients from every county in
the State.
The resolve in favor of the Healy
asylum and the hospital of the Sisters
of Mercy, both of Lewiston, were also
considered.
The committee on legal affairs voted
ought to pass in a new draft on the
bills to allow the Penobscot Chemical
Fibre Co.. the Brown Pulp and Paper
Co., and the Bodwell Power Co. to gen.
crate and sell electricity.
The committee on inland fisheries
land game voted to report in a new
draft the bill imposing tax on no.
resident hunters. AS the committee
has finally put the bill in shape it pro-
vides for a graduated tax. Thus the
non resident who wants to hunt for
game birds only will be called upon
to contribute five dollars. If he wants
to hunt for birds, deer and other game
exclusive of moose, the tax will be ten
dollars. For the privilege of adding
a moose to the spoils if he is lucky
five dollars.
Commissioner Carleton told the COM
mittee that he had incorporated these
matters in the bill and also at the sug-
gestion of members of the committee
| had embodied in it a provision that the
commissioners should have the author
| ity to reimburse the owners where
growing crops were injured by game.
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The proposition to restore the bounty
on bears did not lead to the animated
| hearing which had been expected. w.
F. Small of Newry. made the princi-
pal remarks in favor of the proposition.
He said that while the present law
| requires that the remains of a sheep
destroyed by bear shall be found and
| inspected by one of the selectmen. it
| is impossible to comply with this re-
quirement. "a bear" said Mr.. Small.
| picks up the sheep and takes into the
woods. Then he neatly removes the
| skin and rolls it uD, after which he
| eats his mutton"
| Mr.. Small knows lot about bears.
He told the committee that the Oxford
bears are great apple eaters. They
go into the orchards and climb the
| trees anu 1I1Stodu Vi p1ChlilS tie APP
pies. one by one, they break off whole
branches. Bears are not as rule shot
| except where they have been caught
| in traps. Mr.. Small said that where
one bear was shot outside Of trap,
rs were killed in the traps. Oxford
| county is strongly in favor of replace
| ing the bounty on bears. If the farm
ers are made to pay a dog license for
the protection of sheep, it would seem
to be reasonable that the State should
make it worth while to kill the bears
| which destroy more sheep than the
dogs. Mr.; Small said that he had a
good sheep pasture but he did not keep
sheep there as he was not in the BUSH
ness Of feeding the bears.
Commissioner Carleton said he did
| not think that anybody would object
| to the proposition if it was shown that
| the damage was done. Mr.. Small said
| that bears did not kill sheep in Augusta
A CARD.