Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-19
FROM $500 to $3.50
PER THOUSAND

The MOusam river knOwlton of
PenobScot presented 4 bill amending
the rnarter Of the Pitlsfield Trust Com
pany so that the company may eStab-
lisll a branch at Jonesport in Washing
ton county. Senator Shaw of Sagada-
hoe presented a petition of 1o4 citizens
Of Georgetown praying that the waters
adjoining or near their town be except
ed from the provisions of the herring
law relating t" the use of torches.
Senator bailey Of Somerset presented
Il petition from the citizens of West
Forks praying for an appropriation Of
$500 to repair the Canada road. Sena-
tor Stntson Of PennhScot presented an
act authorizing the PasSadumkeag
Log and Driving Company to acquire
the property and franchises of the
Grand Falls Dam Company. Allen Of
York presented an act providing that
the signature of the recorder or clerk
ot amy municipal court To complaints,
warrants. etc. purrortmg to come
f, on. the court shall be sufficient proof
Of his authority to issue the same
without accounting for the presence of
the judge of the court.
Among the important bills to appear
before the House Wednesday morning
was an act presented by Johnson Of
Waterville which authorizes the TAX
ing Of land and rights for water supply
by law of eminent domain
The act provides that municipalities
and water districts engaged or author
lied To engage in supplying wafer for
domestic or municipal purposes may
take & fee simple or lesso:' estate or
easement in ahy land Tecessa"y for
establishing or maintaining the works.
uipe lines Of cOnduitS of their systems.
ana may mark The lines and boundaries
thereof by suitable monuments. Tn"
act also provides that proceedings for
condemnation under this act shall b.
commenced by filing in the office OF
the county commissioners of the coun T.
ty where the property takcr is Sltuatei
certificate uf taking accompanied Dy
plans and descriptions of said property
together with :ne names of the party
or PARTIES sup ,oscd to he owners there
Of and pr0cer iings shall then be hat
for the appraisal Of damages. as i'll the
case of laying out highways by the
county commissioners.
Johnson Of Nnt"rville. also introdlc
ei an act to pr ,Nidin@ for ecordin2 con-
demnation proceedings. This act pro-
yides that registers of Ceed shall re-
ceivc and re"orl properly certified
comics. corpora ion. municipal body OF
other tribunal. through or by which the
right Of eminent domain has been or
may hereafter h. exercised to affect
the title tn real estate.
An act was ., aScntcd by Johnson q
Watervil!c u amend the trustee p'o-
cess. This act wioes out the clause
reading as follows: AMI this is NOT
cxcmr: in aur sult for taxes or for
n-ces-arirs furnished Kim OF his flmi-
lies
Ruzzell or Oh Town. introduced an
act to rrtifv the orHaliiZation Of the
P.nobscot Valley cls 60. and 10 give
a additional pnW .r- to the company. ~
der the bin III" company iS authorized
to mauufactur" olS IN tron". pid I"Wn
and Vrazie and supply th,. said places
;nd their inh;lDitanrS with gas for
lighting. heating ma power purpose or
10 supplv them With gas manufactured
in the city of Blngor and carried by
mains into and through foregoing named
places. provided tina. 10 gas snail pe
distributed or sold in the city or Ban
gor.
Lannisan of Waterville, introduced
..An Act to incorporate the Messalon-
slee Electric Company" The inc"r-
poratOrs are:
Harvey d. Eaton. Walter s. Wyman,
John y. Webber. Edward l.. Meader
William 7. HaineS George Fred Terry
Reuben W. Dunn Of Watcrville. VIII
liam NJ. Aver of Oakland. ana Herbert
NJ. Heath of Augusta. The capltai
stock is $2j0,oo0.