Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-09

| ''ihiCtIel the hearing after Mr.. falncS
had finished his address. His wife. Mrs.
Nittum. addressed the committee in a
| pleasing manner giving some instances
| Of the difficulties encountered by peo-
pie il Concord crossing the river by
| the Ola ferry.
There was no opposition to the re-
| solve.
The committee on appropriations and f.
nanc'al affairs voted ought to pass on the
| resolve i'll favor of the Augusta City hos
pital in the sum OF s55I0 year This was
s''m less than the amount appropriated
| laSt session, which was of a special ma
lure but $3.50 more than the appropriation
granted by The Legislature Of 1901.
he hearing. which was il brief one.
WAS attended by a number Of the leading
| r't!z t.iS OF Augusta Interested in ii. hos
! pltal Clarence T.. Rurleich the first
speaker. gaEr a brief outline. OF the his
tory OF the institution and the charitable.
work it is accomplishing. Mir. Burlcigh
stated that during the early existence. of
| me institution it did valuable service es-
| l'trh'iiN in caring for the soldiers ana
others VIII" TELL sick during the year 1888
| "hll' the militia was cI.campcd in this
CITY. MI. Eurleigh stated hat tile build
lnES had been erected without State aid
and he present needs modern
h"a ting plant ana laundry. During the
past year the number OF patients that
nav" received treatment at the hospital
waS about 20. an increase III the average
attend"n'". hut sill not so many rs the
hospital cured for during the typhoid ep.-
| dtmi' nj two years age.
Hon. George r. Macomher. also of the
hoard of trustees of this institution spoke
OF the good work that the Augusta city
| hospital is doing. That il is not only apel
10 the citizens OF Augusta but to those OF
me county as well. Ills broad general
Way Of dealing is as good an endorse
ment." said Mr. Mac"ml el, as any may
hope to advance"
| Others who spoke on this matter were.
Ex-Governor Selden Common, DR.. Sanhprn
superintendent of the Insane hospital and
John r. Gould. trea surer of :hc hospital.
Tn" committee reported fay orally on a
resolve in favor of the Maine General hos
pitai at Portland, which carries in new
| draft $500 an increase of slTr, tn.
regular appropriation. The original bin
asked for Sl7501. DR.. Charles Smith su-
pcrintcnd"nt Of the hospital Judge Sy-
Paine Of til" board OF trus .ees. all Of
Portland, appeared in behalf of the re-
! solve
! ON behalf nf the resolve in favor of the
Eastern Maine General hospital ut Ban
sEnr of $lIcn for the years 1905 and l,N;
| nr. +. \. Robinson. DR. O. NJ W"odcock
| and {. Fl. Bartlett of Bangor. appeared
II executive session the committee VI: cd
l ~.
ri"s NU1o Il year.
| Tho committee also considered the bill
providing that public officials Of the Stat.
OF Maine may close their Offices at noon
! Saturdays, on which ii voted ought to
pass.
| Before the coTinittea on legal affairs
| Wednesday afternoon. RI preventative
| Morey of Lewiston. promulgated the
| "OakeS Bill'' providing for non-feas-
! ance of duty by she> ifs. deputy shrr-
| ifs and county attorneys. offered an
amendment % ihe hill. The original
| ill was an act u amend Section 60 of
Chapter % IF the Revised Statutes by
inserting after the word witnesses" IN
| the 9th line, the words. ANY sheriff
| i"puty sheriff on county attorney whp
shall Wiifu!lE or corru!ily refuse N
neglect to rtriorn any Gf the duties
required by this section. shall be pun
i:hed by fine not exceeding $1,000 or ny
! imprisonment not eXres ding one year"
To this bill the following amendment
il; added:
1T shall he the duty Of the sheriff.
i deputy sheriff dild county attorney OF
! each county to prosecute each holder
~,
Of Intoxicating or NAL. liquors within
! his county. The sheriff deputy sheriff
and county attorney in each county
shall present to each grand jury set
ting within his county every holder of
= United States license fcr the sale of
/ intoxi. lting or NAL. liquors: and. IN
ease an Indictment is so found. tn
county attorney shall diligently prose-
cute the pcrsnl 50 indicted. No county
attorney shall Eol pros or place upon
the special do"i<rt any Indictment found
for tn. illegal sale of Intoxicating liz
l.Grs or on any search and seizure pro-
cess ulleSs so ordered by the presiding
lstic" Of said court and in his pres
cnce.
| And in case any sheriff. deputy Sher-
i1 county attorney shall fail to per-
"nrin his duty hereunder. it shall be the
'uty Of the Attorney Cereal OF this
state upCn petition IF ten CT more tax
i raycrs of tn" county in which such
she, if. deputy sheriff or county atto"
ncy resided. t" forthwith prosecute
such sheriff rcIuty sheriff or county
attorney for the violation of the pro-
visions Of th"ir act.
The bill providing shat sheep on the
islands off thu Maine coast be brought
to the mainland and cared for during
the months OF December. January.
February and March auG providing
/ heavy penalties for failure to comply
| with this law. was considered by the
| committee on Legal affairs. WcdneS-
| lov afternoon. Attorney W. G. chap
! man Of Portland conducted the case for
the champions Of the bill. the follow
ing witnesses appearing. Eben NJ Ber-
~ Of Portland. state agent of the so
ciety for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, John McManus and Frank
| Dyer Of MibiidGe. The arguments adj
/ vanced by these gentlemen We're in ef-
feet that the sheep on several of the