Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-02
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come to the Legislature for ID special
at.
An act to extend the charter of The
Waldo Street Railway Co. was report
ed Ought to pass"
The committee reported favorably
on an act to amend the charter of the
LIMERICK Railroad Co.
Hancock, Oxford and Knox counties
were represented before the commit
tee on salaries. Wednesday afternoon.
The hearing on kennebec county,
through County Attorney L"igh. was
postponed one week in order that the
Kennebec County Delegation might
confer with the county officials. re-
garding their salaries.
Councillor BiSbee represented me
oxford County Delegation and pre-
scented AN agreement signed by the ON
ford County Delegation representing
the salaries asked for AS follows: Sher-
if. $1,000 and S400 clerk hire; clerk of
courts. $1,000: judge of probate. $3.50;
county attorney $3.50: register of
deeds and probate. $1,000 each. The
sums asked for were somewhat in eN-
cess Of salaries proposed by the com
uittee.
Hancock county presented the most
interesting debate for higher salaries
than those fixed by the committees re-
port. the participants being n. W.
King OF Ellsworth, Judg" l.. +. Chase
nf Bluchil, Bedford +. TRACEY Of
Winter Harbor Oscar r. Fellows of
Bucksport. Senator Clark of Bar Har-
Dor. and County Attorney Wood. The
last named official advocated the sal
aries proposed by the county dele%a-
tiou as follows: County commissions
cIS. $500: clerk of courts. $500 with
500 for clerk hire; registry of deeds.
$500 and $1,000 clerk hire; county
treasurer, $500; judge of probate,
$500: register o: probate, $llv0 with
$500 clerk hire: sheriff. SiSG6.
TIL" Knox county officials seemed ~
be satisfied with the proposed salaries
with clerk hire appropriations at
tached.
Hefnre the committee on Staatc lands
and State roads representatives. of the
club women of Maine appeared in fl
vor Of the bill to preserve the beauty
of the fields and forests BY prohibiting
~" placing Of signs and the painting ~
trees. Mrs. Harold NJ. S-wall of Bath.
spoke of the need of reform i'll tins r.
Sprct. y favorable report Will he
made
The question Of changing tie name.
nf Cabbage is!aud, which il; located in
l.inhiken's Neck. near Bo"thhay. This
island is Il summer resort i.,lnrc many
wealthy people nave summer cottages.
They object t" this llebeian name, Of
Cabbage ard desire the name changed
L" Independence. This is the island
~ which pr. Trisgs o: Boston is in
tcrrst"i and also 4. II. Dayenuor: 0:
he same city. EX- Mayor Alvin f.
S"rtwell Of Cambridge. Mass. James
y. Drake Of the Eastern Steamship
Co, and other prominent persons
Tn" committee on telceraphS and trl-
"!'h"neS heard the proposition Of the
Northern Telegraph Company 10 tX-
tend its lines to Stockton Snring; This
line is practically owned by the Ban
G"r x Aroostooh Railroad Company.
Hugh Chaplin of Bangor. appeared for
the bull. There being no objections the
committee voted ought to pass
me committee on claims considered
the claim of \. J. Cameron for interest
on the principal Of his bill. which was
ordered paid by the Legislature Of 1901
Mr.. ''amerons claim was originally
presented to the Legislature nf 1881 aud
t" every subsequent Legislature since
that time. His claim WAS for binding
done for the State away back in 1879
and 1850. which he could not collect 4;
the time the work WIS completed. The
principal being paid, Mr.. Cameron be
lirvcs he is entitled to the interest
thereon for more than 20 years. The
state does not pay interest on claims.
but as the State has derived $3.50 900 in
interest from the United States. Mr..
Cameron feels that he should receive
interest on the money kept from him
for - vars.
The judiciary committee, this after