Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-26

| Section 2. No policy of insurance
shall contain any condition, provision
or agreement which shall, directly or
| indirectly. deprive the insured or the
| beneficiary of the right of trial by jury
on any question of fact arising under
! said policy, and all such conditions,
| provisions or agreements shall be void
Section g. This act shall apply to
| certificates of fraternal and mutual
benefit. as well as to all other forms
of insurance.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts
| inconsistent herewith, are hereby re-
pealed.
Reports of Committees.
| Mr.. Manley. for the committee on jul
dietary, on BILL An Act to amend
Chapter 422 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1901. relating to the Pittston
Village Corporation, reported same
ought to pass. Report accepted On
| motion by the same senator, the bill
| took its several readings. without
| printing, and was passed to be en-
crossed.
Mr.. Staples for the committee on To-
gal affairs, on petition of A. b. Ames
and 50 others of Bucksport, with refer
ence to fire wardens in the town of
RuclIsport, reported bill, An Act relat-
| ing to fire wardens in the town of
| Bucksrort, and that the same ought TO
pass. On the same senator's motion,
| the bill took its several readings under
suspension of the rules, without print
| ing, and Was passed to be engrossed
Mr.. Pierce for the committee on le-
gal affairs, on order of the Legislature,
rela ting to the eXpediency of paying
back the license fee which the State
| has received under the hawkers ard
peddlers act, reported accompanying
| resolve. resolve in favor of paying back
the uneXnired licenses of hawkers and
pedders. Report accepted. Resolve
referred to the committee on appropri-
ations and financial affairs, under
Rule 49,
Mr.. Wilson for the committee On
| railroads, telegraphs and expresses, on
bill. An Act to incorporate the Farm
ers Telephone Company, reported same
ought to pass. Report accepted. On
motion by the same senator, the bill
took its several readings under sus-
pension of the rules, without printing,
and was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Staples for the Knox County
Delegation, reported bill, An Act for
the protection of squirrels and chip
hunks in the county of Knox, and that
it ought to pass. On motion by the
same senator, the bill took it's several
readings, under suspension of the rules,
and was passed to be engrossed.
Mr.. Bryant for the committee on APP
preparations and financial affairs. on
bill, An Act to make the bridge of the
proprietors of Wiscasset bridge, pub
lie bridge. On motion by Mr.. Maddocks
of Lincoln. the bill took it's several
readings. under suspension of the rules
The same senator offered Senate
amendment A, and said:
Mr.. President, L should not feel that
/ was doing my duty unless I made a
statement in relation to this bridge at
the present time. AS many of You
know, this bridge connects Lincoln
county where the Sheepscot river d.
tides tin other words, Lincoln coun-
~ is divided by the river Sheepscot,
md this is the only way of crossing the
river Shecpscot from its mouth to it's
present position at Wiscasset, which is
learly 90 miles. There are about half
he towns and more than half the IT.
side of this bridge. The towns on the
vest side of this bridge are obliged to
20 to the east side in many instances
for market. This bridge is the only
thoroughfare on which we get our
mails in the towns of Edgecomb,
Poothbay and Boothbay Harbor we
have four mails per day, two each way,
crossing this bridge which was built
nearly so years ago, when lumber and
.abor wasn't worth more than half
what it is now. The bridge, at that
time. cost $4,000, so l am informed;
and it has outlived it's usefulness, 80
far as wear and tear goes. 1t has been
patched up for many years, and is, to-
lay. considered by the best judges, very
dangerous, some parts of it, today, be-
ing triced up with chains, and logs go
ing from one section to another. the
chains holding it up, and the entire
spilng gone out. People in that sec
ton are afraid to cross it. The corpor-
alton which owns it, which is one man,
nearly, refuses to put the bridge in
good repair. The people of Lincoln
county look upon it as a calamity if
that bridge should go down. 1t will
cost large amount of money to make
it safe: and after duly considering this
whole matter. we have asked the STATE
for-and after the bridge committee
have visited the bridge and crossed it
and examined it. they have given
unanimous report in favor of--$10,000
as the States part to help pay the ex-
penses 1t will certainly cost large |
amount of money. This, in my opinion, |
does not represent one-half of it. |
The county is to assume, under
this bill, the ownership Of |
it and the maintenance of it, and go |
ahead and repair it; and when it is re- |
paired, the Governor and Council are |
authorized to draw their warrant for |
the sum of $4,000. l am afraid that a |
less sum will defeat the object which |