The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-02-05
At Augusta.

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Thursday evening" Jan. 10th, the
| home of Governor and Mrs. John +.
Hill at the corner of State and Green
streets were first opened to a public
reception, and the occasion was the
social event of the winter for Augusta.
The guests were the members of the
Legislature and the State officials and
heads of dedartments, together with
the members of the Maine Press Asso
citation who have been in annual session
for the past two days-these and their
| lades-and the total. number to pass
the door was 1872 The wives of the
legislators had come from their homes
to attend the reception and charming
women in beautiful costumes were no
less in evidence than the men promi-
nent in State affairs and Maine journal
ism. Governor and Mrs. Hill received
their guests in the library at the left
of the spacious hall, Private Secretary
n. S. Purington presenting them
The committee on taxation have
voted to report ought to pass, in new
draft on the bill to reduce the tax on
savings banks deposits The new draft
provides that their tax, now of one
per cent, be reduced to of one per
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in 1908 and / of one per cent in 1904
A resolve to secure the better protec-
ton of forest property will be presented
to the Legislature at an early day. At
meeting of members interested in
timber lands attended by Page of Skow.
| hogan and Smith of Madison a com.
mittee consisting of Representatives
Shaw of Bath, Eaton of Calais, Smith
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Ring of Orono, were selected to draft
bill to this end, and introduce it in
the Legislature.
There were presented in the Senate,
Thursday: Mr.. Bryant of Somerset
presented Resolve in favor of State
Reform School, accompanied by state
ment of facts.
Mr.. Goodwin of Somerset presented
resolve appropratng SIS a month for
John Bradbury of Fairfield as pension
for services in the Aroostook war.
Mr.. Libby of Oakland presented in
the House a bill to incorporate the
Kennebec Valley Railroad Company
The bill provides that William M Aver
and A. K. Small of Oakland and r. ".
Dunn and William 7. Haines of Water
vile are made corporation for the pur-
pose of buying or leasing the property
and franchises of the Somerset railway.
The capital stock shall consist of not
more than 10000 shares of the par
value of 800 each. The company is
authorized to lease the property of the
Somerset railway at such terms as may
be mutually agreed upon. The act
further provides that the Somerset
railway may lease its property to the
Kennebec Valley Railway Company or
to any of the connecting railway com
panys upon such terms as may be mutual
ly agreed upon. The bill also authorizes
the Kennebec Valley Railroad Company
to construct and operate railroad from
Bingham by the most feasible route to
some point or place on the west shore
of Moosehead Lake as the directors of
the corporation shall deem best calcu
lated to promote public convenience.
The corporation is further authorized
to construct and operate branch railroads
in each direction from it's main line not
exceeding 20 miles in length. If the
company shall build and operate ten
miles on or before the first day of
December, 1906 1t shall be given
until the 31st day of December, 1915,
within which to build and operate the
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Friday in the House Davis of Waterville
presented an act incorporating the
Maine Midland Railroad Company
This bin is of particular interest to the
counties of Lincoln, kennebec, Somerset
and Franklin, for Its provisions CONSOLE
date the narrow gauge system that
reaches from Wiscasset to Minslow,
which is partly constructed to Farming
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extension of the system from Farming
ton Falls to Livermore Falls, so as to
tap the Portland and Rumford Falls
Weeks of Fairfield presented order
looking to better method of prevent
ing the spread of contagious diseases
among cattle.
A general caucus law was presented
in the House, Tuesday.
The committee ON elections in the
House made two reports ON the Lewis
ton contested election case signed by
two Republicans and two Democrats re-
commends that Coyne (Dem) be unseat
ed and Kelley (Repub) be seated The
minority report signed by three Repub-
llcans recommends the seating of the
three Republican contestants.
! Representative Smith of Madison, pre-
sented an act authorizing the Great
Northern Paper Co. to locate, erect and
maintain piers and booms for the pur-
pose of collecting, holding and sorting
logs, pulp wood and other lumber com
ing down the Kennebec river, between
the land of the company and the land of
b p. j. eston in the town of Madison
and the land of the heirs of George w
Walker and land of b. f. Walker in the
town of Arson.
At Washington,