Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-11
1888, which is located in the Dominion
of Canada

The committee ON inland fisheries
and game considered two propositions
in favor of establishing fish hatcheries,
one at Sebago lake and the other at
Rangeley. A large number of people
appeared in favor of each resolve. The
speakers for the Sebago lake hatchery
were President Virgin, VIM. H. Stew
ems, Charles F. Jones, Howard c.
Smith, Commissioner H. o. Stanley,
Representative Waterhouse of West
brook, Charles S. Goodrich and Chair
man Carleton.
In the matter of the Rangeley Lake
hatchery Chairman Carleton read a
letter from Senator VIM. P. Frye in
favor of the measure. Commissioner
Stanley. and Carleton, Hon. F. E.
Undertake, Capt. F. C. Barker, Repre-
sentative Peasee of Upton, Hon. Geo.
D.. Bisbee, John A. Decker and John
F.. Stevens of Weld, supported the re-
solve.
Hon w. T.. Haines of Waterville, ap-
peared in opposition to the bill to open
Parlin stream and Bean brook for fish
ing in open time. No one appeared in
favor of the measure. Mr.. Haines also
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ice fishing in Snow pond.
The committee voted ought to pass
on the two fish hatchery resolves, APP
propriating $4,000 for each, and also
voted ought to pass on the bill closing
Snow pond to ice fishing.
Before the committee on legal af-
fairs l. P. Parker, a Portland lawyer,
a in, 70 = h. l.;
the board of medical examiners to is
sue a certificate to Paul Castor. 1t was
voted ought not to pass.
Senator Goodwin appeared in favor
of the bill to amend the law in rela-
ton to forest fires in plantations and
| unorganized townships. Pettingill of
Rumford. Page of Skowhegan, Shaw of
Bath. Hon. w. T. Haines of Water
vile, and Peaslee of Upton framed
the bill and the committee voted ought
to pass. The bill provides that the law
be changed so that the expense of
guarding against forest fires may be
equitably distributed between all
parties interested and that the State
forest commission appoint fire ward
ems, each to have an area of territory
to look after, and in case of fire he is
authorized to summon aid, each man
so summoned to be paid Is cents an
hour from the forestry appropriation
for the time actually employed
Richard Webb, Esq, appeared for the
Dill to enable the town of Kennebunk
TO own and operate an electric light
plant. The bill was reassigned.
Hon. Herbert M. Heath spoke for the
bill relating to the Damariscotta Cas-
light Co. SO did several other gentle
men, some for the Town Village Co.
now supplying Damariscotta and
Newcastle with water and others for
the new company which wants to
supply the villages with acetylene gas
although the old company was au-
thorized by it's charter to do this. The
matter was tabled.
The committee voted to report favor
ably on bill providing for the election
of the school committee of Portland
by plurality vote. The same action
was taken on the bill to legalize the
doings of the Crosbyville chapel in
Bangor.
The committee on sea and shore fish
cries heard a number of cases. One
was the protection of shell fish in the
town of Georgetown, another was the
bill to create five mile limit close
time on Holsters around the islands of
Matinicas and Criehaven. Pike of Lu-
bee said there was much OPPOSITION in
his locality to the bill relating to sal
mon fishing in the ST. Croix river, and
the bill was tabled.
Then came the bill to provide for a
bounty on seed Holsters. which con-
templates paying fishermen a sum
slightly in excess of the market value
for all such Holsters turned over to the
commissioners of sea and shore fisher
les. For this purpose Commissioner
Nickerson said it had been suggested
that the appropriation of his depart
ment be increased from $4,000 to s25, 900
a year. He said further that Commits
sioner Bowen of the United States fish
commission had informed him that his
commission would probably buy many.