Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-18


!. lin 'yhi,n * OF Ultra inrortancr
Tci nHi.- IT, III" h,nnn men 81 the state
but I" the IL 'Zcne IT Kcnr"bc. V ,!l"y
~ zen Was IN .'.; inirot:u"ed it ia
S.iI II. ~ ...,f [~nl.chn,. With per-
mite III" ext, nc,pu "f i,.n So'r.r-ct
r"ii.r.a! ,;n,;.., ~ cn:.,t.... ~ III. Ken
n..l.C .'t'l,.v t:;.ir"rd ~. from Himc
ham Il. %r-th.. ut '.,rr.-. M"r|"l":d
lake. ana ch...-ln.c.-,,, l. ~. IL" l.r,-
posed road viii 50 through the i<en'c-
bee Valley by the mos. feasible rout".
along the west shore Of Moos.heal LAKE
I" Northwest carry. th+a"a in an east
crly direction 10 t'hcsunCook lake. run
niii.r through III" very heart Of Mains
wills anG Gp..'I!ng u'' 4 county Nch III
ite tracts Of al:lCst virgin forest and
natural rr>oul,'-; =. o. great interest Al
So is this road 10 SoortSrlen all over
the coiintIv rs Il woul.l led through tn,
very gateway Of Names big game
country whirn now is entered by long
and TEDIOUS journeys by boat or trail.
Ex-Governor !Iill and Hon. VIM. T.
Haines of Wat"rville ara among the
promoters of the proposed railroad. Th.
Private and Special laws of 1873. en-
titled An Act 10 Incorporate the Ken
ncbec Valley Railroad Co. and Section
az amended reads as follows:
Upon and after The completion of
the aforesaid sale or lease TIL. said
Kcnncbcc Valley Railroad Co. shall d..
and hereby is authorize - locate. cor
struct. equip. maintain. and operate Il
railroad from some point in the town
OF bingham. in the county of Snmcr
SIT. by the most feasible rOut" within
the valley of the K-nnrbc" river, ~
such course within said territory T.
soirn point or Iiace on III" west Sh ~
Of MnnscheaI lake. ani th'u,'" alon2
the west shore of MonS"E.al lake. pas:
tn. Northwest Carry. through III. town
of Seboomook. II the W = I;ran"h of
the PenobscOt river and along sail
pcnotscot river. r3St"rly, past III.
North East Carry to son" pint on the
shore Of CheSln"ook lake. IS the ',irrc-
tors Of said corporation IN the "y.rcis''
OF their best Judgment shall deem most
favorable and best Gale ul:tted f. pro-
mote pilblic cOnvrnicn.'" IN nj pow
rrs and subject tn Ill the liabilities in
t.fdent to railroad corporations under
the general laws Of the S;ait."
Other measures introd,;ccd in tn,
Senat" were: An act amending til"
charter Of the Scbasti"onll Manufacture
ing & Power 60. so as tn provide for
taking any water lights or land in
GLIDING the erection and maintenance
of its lines of posts and wires.
Senator Stetson of Peuolsc"t present
cd an act to authorize Tie Northern
Telegraph CO. to extend its lines ;.iong
the Northern Main" Seaport Railroad
and to increase its capitai stock from
$l00GC0 to not exceeding S.00.00D.
The joint commute" appointed to
consider the Governors address made
its report today. The committee recon-.
lnended that that par Of the address
relating to taxation he referred tn tn"
committee on taxation. that part re-
latinG to salaries H.. referred to the
committee on salaries; ard that part
relating to prohibition be referred TO
the committee on temperance. conf
lnittee was received f"on' the Governor
enclosing a l.t;"r from the secretary
Of the treasury askin, that laws j."
passed by the Legislature ceding JuriS-
diction over lots fo. public buildings n
Portland Eai. Harh"r ani Calais.
Senator Irving of Aro"s:onk present.
cd an act authorizing III. Main" Sea-
port Railroad 90. ~ l,,ate a bridge
across the i'll. water q: Pas acaGSa-
waukcaC river il Belfast.
Morse. OF Waldo introd .c"d a rcSniv"
in favor If >IAH a Year Cor two years
for the Waldo County GaneIa Hospital
Furnish If franklin PRESENTED a re-
solve aplrop,iltinG s2,.oo0 II year for
two y"Irs to ~. expended in up Eating
fish hatchcri"s ami fcHlir.- stations and
for the prot '.'tinn of fish. This resolve
is for the sam" iinount that has besn
appropriated Ivy the LEGISLATURE for
many s, SeionS and is used for the sup
port ard maintenance % n;.tl hcri.s and
feeding stations TT S''i,ag' and Eangr-
ley lakes. Lake Auburn. Monmouth
Mooschcad. Winthrop aud Caribou.
Hes, lton If kenn"bec introduced ar
act pr"vi,'inr fer tn" treatment of per-
cons suffering from the effects o: habit
,,.il i,S.. OF narcotics. by which 4 person
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