Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-23
new BUSINESS,
A Large Amount introduced in
Both Branches.
Only Hearings Of Thursday Were Be-
fore Judiciary Committee.
Some of the Most Important Bills and
Resolves.


|sociation to aid in the establishment of
"a home for the cure of consumptives.
This measure is backed by many of the
leading and influential professional
and business men of the State as we'll
as by large number of philanhtropic
men and women. The Maine Sana-
torium Association is presided over by
His Excellency Governor Hill, and DR..
A. G. Young. of this city is it's secre-
tary. The other officers are well
known Maine people, and all are inter-
|este6 in doing all that is possible to
ameliorate the condition of suffering
humanity. The plan of the associa-
ton is said to be the purchase of
tract of land in the town of Hebron, up
among the oxford hills, where the clear
and invigorating climate is judged 10
be of special excellence, on which
suitable buildings are to be erected for
the accommodation of patients. The
measure is receiving strong support.
A bill of special interest to street
railway companies was introduced III
| the House, yesterday, by Shaw of
Bath. 1t is as follows:
Section 1. Any street railroad corr
| hold, as for public uses, land for bor-
row and gravel pits, spur tracks
| thereto. side tracks, turnouts, stations
| car barns, pole lines, wires, installing
| and maintaining power plants, double
| tracking it's roads, improving the
| alignment thereof, changing or avoid
ling grades or for avoiding grade cross
ings of any railroad; but if the owner
Of said land does not consent thereto.
or if the parties do not agree as to the
| necessity therefor or the area neces-
sary to be taken, the corporation may
make written application to the rail-
| road commissioners, describing the
estate and naming the persons sup
posed to be interested. the COM
missioners shall thereupon appoint q
time for a meeting near the premises,
and require notice 70 be given to the
persons so interested as they may di-
recr IA days at least before said time.
ard shall then view the premises. hear
TIE PARTIES. and determine how much,
il any, of such real estate is necessary
ecr the reasonable acc mmodation of
the traffic and appropriate business of
the corporation. If they find that any
Iof it is so necessary, they shall fur
nish the corporation with certificate
containing definite description there
jof: and when it is filed with the clerk
tof courts in the county where the land
lies it shall be deemed and treated as
taken; provided, however that when
land is held by a tenant for life and
the reversion is contingent as to the
Ipersons in whom it may rest on the
termination of the life estate. such fact
shall be stated in an application and
the commissioners shall in addition to
the notice to the tenant for life, give
notice by publication to all others in
terested in such matter as they deem
proper.
Section 2. The land taken under
Section l shall not be entered upon
except to make surveys before the
. certificate aforesaid has been filed
with the clerk of courts. All damages
shall be determined and paid as pro-
vided by Chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes for lands taken by railroads
and Chapter 2. 236 of the Public Laws
fo. 1898 shall be applicable thereto
No Westinghouse, dwelling house
public or private burying ground shall
be so taken without consent of the
owners"
1t will be noticed that the above bill
gives any company the right to take
any gravel bank or pit and remove
such as may be needed, damages being
paid for in the same manner as pro-
vided for lands taken by railroads.
Mr.. Shaw also introduced two other
bills relating to street railroads, and
all of them were tabled for printing. on
motion of Weeks of Fairfield.
Senator Maddocks of Lincoln, pre-
scented an important bill in the Sen
ate. yesterday. 1t is an act provid-
ing for the propagation of Holsters. 1t
provides that the commissioner OF
sea and shore fisheries is authorized
and empowered to purchase at a rate
not exceeding twenty-five per cent
above the market price Holsters with
eggs attached caught along the coast
of Maine. Whoever catches any such
Holsters with eggs attached shall safely
store the same in lobster ears made
for that purpose and shall keep then
= separate from other Holsters until such
time as the said commissioner or some
person or persons designated by him
can gather and pay for them. Said
commissioner or his agent shall liber-
ate them in the vicinity of the location
where they were caught, or as many
as were taken from that location, but
they shall be deposited at least three
miles seward from the headlands; or
ne may at his discretion sell any por-
ton or all of them to the officer in
charge of the United States fish hatch
!, cry for artificial propagation. the pro-
ceeds to be applied to the appropriation
: made for the purchase. A sum suffi-
cient to provide for the enforcement of
this act shall be taken from the appro-
priation for the sea and shore fisheries,
to be used at the discretion of the
commissioner.
Senator Guernsey of Piscataquis
presented An Act to authorize the
county of Piscataquis to negotiate a
loan for temporary purposes. The bill
provides that the county commission.
: ers may raise q temporary loan to be
laid within two years, not exceeding
$4,000, in any year, and cause notes OF
: obligations of the county with coupons
for lawful interest issued for paymarr