Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-02-01
AT AUGUSTA.
Matters Relating to Hancock County
-Doings of the Past Week.

Matters Relating to Hancock County
-Doings of the Past Week.
WEDNESDAY, JAN rs.
The committee on inland fisheries and
GENE repo, ted ON bill, an act to amend
chapter 1o7 OF the private and special laws
OF 1903 relating to fishing In Long pond,
Hancock county; and also petition OF l.
b. Dessy ard thirteen others requesting a
change OF time for fishing IN Long pond
on Mount Desert Island, reported that
same be referred to the Hancock county
delegation. Report accepted.
Ia the House Mr.. Sargent presented bill
an act to incorporate the Trinitarian Con-
gregational parish OF Csstine, aud to
IegaIixs the doings OF said parish AZ here
tofore known under the name OF the
Trinitarisn society Of Castine. Referred
to committee on legal aifairs.
Mr.. Tracy, for the committee on legal
affairs reported In new draft bill, an act
to repeal section is Of chapter 81 OF the
revised statutes relating to bounties on
porcuplnes, and that 1t ought to pass.
Mr.. Tfeworgy, OF Surry: Mr.. Speaker,
l move 10 reconsider the vote whereby the
House requested the Senate to return the
petition and bill In relation to granting
to Curtis E. Moon the right to establish
and maintain q ferry bet Sullivan
and Hancock across Taunton bay or Sulii-
van river, and that they be referred to the
committee on Judiciary as previously re-
ferred on Jan. IL.
The motion was agreed to.
THURSDAY, JAN. 20.
In the Senate Mr.. Clark presented re-
solve proposing on amendment to article
4of the constitution establishing a peo-
pies veto throng an optional referendum
and a direct initiative by petitions aud
at general elections. On further motion
by the same senator the bill was tabled
pending reference and !, 600 copies OF same
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Clark, for the committee on jude.
larry, reported on bill, an act to extend the
provisions OF chapter 143 OF the revised
statutes, relating to dipsomaniacs, inebri.
ates and victims OF the drug habit,
reported that same ought not to pass.
Report accepted.
Mr. Mills, for the committee on legal
affairs, reported on bill. an act to author
Ire tho Bangor Investment 20. and the
Northern Maine Seaport Railroad Co. to
build wharves and piers In and near Caps
Jellison harbor, reported same ought to
psss. Report accepted.
In ths House Mr.. Tracy presented the
petition w. l.. Martin and nfty-three
others in favor OF petition OF Curtis e.
Moon for charter for ferry between Han.
cock and Sullivan.
Referred to committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Sargent presented resolve IN favor
of Castine normal school, appropriating
5000 per year for two years.
Referred to committee on education.
By Mr.. Tracy, OF Winter Harpor: Pc
tition of James w. Bunker and others
for an act to incorporate the Trust Il
liking Co. at Winter Harbor.
Also bill, an act to incorporate the
Winter Harbor Banking & Trust Co.
Referred to committee on banking.
Mr.. Tracy presented bill an act to set
OF q part OF plantation No. and annex 1t
to the town of Gooldsboro.
Referred to committee on towns.
The object OF this bill is in order to
enable the town to make an appropri-
alton and build a railroad station to con-
meet with the Washington County at that
point. This recalls the project of the late
John @. Moore, of New York, who In
tended establishing a road for the con-
venence OF travellers OF that section, to
connect at West Gou'dsboro, the nearest
point and most available point for what
he had In mind. An appropriation was
asked In special town meeting, but 1t was
not deemed advisab bic, and the project
was dropped.
IL was said at the time and later that
Mr.. Moore intended establishing an
electric road from GriDdstone Neck /,
where all Of his summer property was
located, that would make West GouldS-
boro it's particular stopping place, aud
thus bring sufficient passengers, In sum
mer especially, to insure the SD ccess OF q
railway station at that point. Now,
after period OF ten or more years, others
are seeing the benefits to be derived from
the accommodations Of q railway station,
rather than driving miles to connect
With one, and are using their Efforts to
put through what Mr.. Moore recon-
mended. only with change of location.
Mr.. Morrison. OF Eden, presented q
petition In favor OF making an open time
for the killing of deer on Mount Desert
Island from Nov. 10 to Dec. Is
Mr.. Tracy presented remembrance OF
Rev. g. Mayo and twenty-fiye others OF
Winter Harbor; of Arthur II. Freeman
and forty one others Of fremont against
resu bms sion.
Referred to the committee on temper
ance.
On motion OF Mr.. Hutchins, of Penob-