Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-22
FRIDAY, MARCH II.

The only business in the Senate Friday
of interest to Hancock county readers was
the act to prohibit ice fishing in Brewer
pond, in the towns of Orrington, Holden
and Bucksport, which was passed to be
engrossed.
In the House: An act to incorporate
the Trinitarian Congregational parish of
Castine and to legalize the doings of said
parish as heretofore known under the name
of the Trinitarian society of Castine, came
from the Senate amended by Senate
amendment A The House reconsidered
the votes whereby this bill was passed to
be enacted and passed to be engrossed
Senate amendment A was adopted and
the bill was then passed to be engrossed
as amended.
Passed to be enacted: An act relating
to the Bar Harbor & Union River Power
Co.
An act to incorporate the Stonington
Trust Co.
An act to authorize the North Brooklin
Wharf Co. to extend wharf into the tide
waters of Bluehill bay at North Brooklin
An act to extend the charter of the
Union River Water Storage Co.
Finally passed: Resolve authorizing
the land agent to release the States in
terests in Halfway island, so-called, in
Hancock county.
The druggists bill which proposed to
permit druggists to sell alcohol in limited
quantities was overwhelmingly defeated
in the House.
The Milliken bill, providing for the
proper labelling of proprietary medicines,
was not taken from the table as antici-
pated, but was left over for Tuesday or
Wednesday.
SATURDAY, MARCH IS.
In the Senate Saturday the following
bills were passed to be enacted: An act to
extend the charter of the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co.
An act to extend the charter of the I'm
ion River Water Storage Co.
An act to incorporate the Stonington
Trust Co.
An act to authorize the North Brooklin
Wharf Co. to extend wharf into tide
waters in Bluehill bay at North Brooklin.
Finally passed: Resolve authorizing the
land agent to release the States interest in
Halfway island in Hancock county.
In the House an act to amend the charter
of the Northeast Harbor Water Co. was
passed to be engrossed.
Hard cider containing over three per
cent. of alcohol will not vet be classed in
the list of prohibited liquors, subject to
search and seizure. But our present law
SAYS that cider shall not be offered for
sale for tipping purposes.
By a viva voce vote, Saturday morn
ing, the Senate indefinitely post
pOneu CHlS Dill WnICh was passed. last week
in the House. Its fate was further sealed
when on motion of Mr.. Clark, the Senate
voted not to reconsider its vote to post
pone.
The Sturgis bill Saturday was signed by
Gov. Cobb and Immediately became law.
The governor has the names of several
prominent men under consideration for
the appointment of commissioners, but
| they will not be appointed until he con-
| siders it necessary.
| MONDAY, MARCH 20.
| Passed to be enacted: An act to regulate
| the use of roads in the town of Castine.
| An act to extend close time on deer on
| SWANS Island.
| An act authorizing Frank G. Squirting
\ and others to build a wharf into the tide
waters in the town of Cranberry Isles.
| An act to enable Edwin W. Doyle to
maintain the upper dam on Flanders
| stream in the town of Sullivan.
An act to amend chapter 1874 of the
| private and special laws of 1895 entitled
An act to incorporate the Castine Water
| Co.
| An act to amend chapter 257 of the
| private and special laws of 1903 relating
to the protection of deer on Mt. Desert
4 island.
| An act to incorporate the Trinitarian
Congregational parish of Castine, and to
legalize the doings of the parish, heretofore
| known under the name of the Unitarian
| society of Castine, Maine.
Finally passed; Resolve in favor of the
| town of Mariaville.