The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-03-19
At Augusta.

ity report of the committee on ways and
bridges, on, bill, An Act to provide for
the ownership and maintenance of high
way bridges, was taken up by special
assignment. The minority report ought
not to pass was accepted by yeas, 80;
nays, 8.
In the house on Thursday, Mr.. Camp
bell from the committee on legal affairs,
on petition of inhabitants of Arson, for
right to purchase the Norridge wock Falls
toll bridge, reported bill. An Act au
thorizing the town of Arson with the
town of Madison in the county of SOM
erset, to purchase the Norridgewock
toll bridge
same gentleman from same commit
tee, on petition, reported bill, An Act
authorizing the sale of the Norridge
wock Falls bridge, and that it ought to
pass.
Same gentleman from same commit
tee, on petition, reported bill, An Act
authorizing the town of Madison to pur-
chase the Norridgewock Falls bridge.
Mr.. Manson from the same committee,
reported in new draft and ought to
pass bill. An Act to extend the charter
of the Sebasticook Manufacturing Com
pany.
The question of resubmission of the
prohibirory amendment was discussed
in the Senate, Friday. Senator Staples
of Knox made lengthy speech in favor
of resubmission and Senators Stetson of
Penobscot and Wing of Androscoggin
spoke briefly on the same side, while
Senator Goodwin of Somerset alone
spoke against resubmission. His re-
marks are given elsewhere.
The yeas and nays were called for and
ordered, the pending question being
upon the motion of the senator from
Knox that the minority report ought to
pass be substituted for the majority ie
port ought not to pass The vote being
taken resulted as follows: Those voting
yea were Messrs. Hyde, Maddocks, Ran
dali, Staples of Knox and Wing (5).
Those voting nay were Messrs. Alden,
Bryant Burleigh, Burns, Clark, Currier,
Dudley, Gardner, Goodwin, Gurnsey,
Knowlton, Maney, Morse, Philbrook,
Pike, Plummer, Staples of Cumberland,
Wilson (18). The following pairs were
announced: Mr.. Buck voting yea with
Mr.. Titcomb voting nay; Mr.. Morrison
voting yea with Mr.. Pierce voting nay;
Mr.. Stetson voting yea with Mr.. Rankin
voting nay. So the motion was lost and
the majority report ought not to pass
was accepted.
The committee on interior waters agre-
ed upon in executive session to report
ought to pass ON the bill Incorporating
the West Branch Driving and Reservoir
| Dam Co. in a new draft, and took the
same action on the bill amending the
charter of the Penobscot Log Driving
Co. Every member of the committee,
with the exception of Senator Gardner
of Penobscot, voted for both measures
Senator Gardner will not iDterpose any
objection to the passage of the bills by
the Legislature, but he stated that he
did not desire to go on record in favor
of giving private corporation the right
to drive logs on the Penobscot river to
the exclusion of individuals engaged in
the lumber business.
The West Branch Company is given
the power to drive logs from Chesun'
cook lake ~ Shad pond, whence the Pc
nobscot Log Driving Co. will drive
them to the Penobscot boom at Bangor.
This is the compromise measure
which the two opposing interests have
agreed upon. The committee has ap'
proved the compromise and it will un'
doubtedly be ratified by the Legislature.
The committee also voted ought to
pass on the Goodwin bill to create a
water storage commission to investigate
the capacities and government of the
river systems of Maine. These bills
were duly reported on Friday.
An order has passed the House pro.
vidng for final report of committees
Monday next.
A large number of bills aud resolves
were reported Tuesday and took their
first readings including resolve in aid
of road from Caratunk to Pleasant pond
in Somerset county.
Also an act to repeal 80 much of Chap
ter 80 of the Revised Statutes, as amend
ed by Chapter AZ of the Public Laws of
| 1890, as prohibits fishing in Goodwin
brook and Higgins stream above the
first dam, tributaries to Moose pond, in
| Somerset county.
Among the enacted measures of Tues
day were An Act to authorize the Cara
funk River Company to erect and main
tain dams across the Carrabassett river
in the towns of Arson and Embden.
An Act to construe and continue in
force Chapter 100 of the Private and
| Special laws of the year 1891, relating to
the election of school committee and
superintendent of schools, for the town
of Skowhegan.
On motion of Mr.. Weeks of Fairfield,
bill, An Act to authorize the sale of the
Norridgewock Falls bridge, was taken
from the table. The bill was then read
a third time and was passed to be en-
crossed.
The taxation committee considered
the bill to repeal Section % of Chapter 6
of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
taxation of lands, property and stock OF
manufacturing corporations. Hon. Turn
er Boswell of Scion and Hon. M. l.. Mer.
rill of st. Adams, representing the
Grange, appeared for the bill.
Among the bills passed to be enacted
on Wednesday we're:
| An act to authorize the Caratunk
River Company to erect and maintain
dams across the Carrabassett river in
the towns of Arson and Emoden.
An Act to provide for the protection
of trees and shrubs for injurious insects
and diseases.
An Act to construe and continue in
force Chapter 100 of the private and
special laws of the year 1891, relating
to the election of school committee
and superintendent of schools for the
town of Skowhegan.