Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03

latinS tn the mill tax and school fund.
The bill provides that every town shall
raise and expend for the support OF
common schools therein not less than
30 cents for each inhabitant instead OF
not less than so cents under the exist
ing law. The bill also provides that a
tax OF two mills on a dollar instead OF
one mil shall annually be assessed
upon all the property of the State ac-
cordlng to the valuation thereof and
shall be known as the mill tax for the
support OF common schools. This Is
me Dill said 10 be supported BY the
State Grange
Although a quorum was not present
the lew members of the committee on
fisheries and game who We're present
thursday afternoon. held hearings on
t"o matters. The first was on 4 peti-
non OF X. ii. Young and Is others. citi-
ems OF Franklin. praying for law to
"rohibit ice fishing in heterogeneous
Lake III townships 9. 10 and 1G. in Frank
I'm county. Mr.. Young. the author of
the petition. who is Il licensed guide.
stated that the lake had been stocked
not only by himself and other private
lhdlNldaulS who have placed between
>""oo and 100000 fry in its waters. but
ny the commissioners OF inland fish
erles and game. He stated that par
Ties who fish in this lake during the
SUMNER are mostly non-residents and
PEOPLE who leave about $500 annually
in this vicinity. Mr.. Young stated that
the ICE flSIino &c cnnilinSr the 1ish in
this Lake and shat often as many as %
pounds are taken by a single person
from its waters During the last two
winters rs many as 400 or 800 pounds OF
fish have been caught here through the
| ice.
Representative 3. F. Tracey Of Win
] ter Harbor represented the petitioners
and also those demonstrating against it,
lie carefully questioned Mir. Young and
read several letters from citizens of
that section for and against the petit
| ton.
Charles z. Oak of Bangor in behal"
OF j. p. HaSs of Bangor, who is inter-
ested in the lakes of this county and
the advantages which they offer to
summer visitors, stated that in view of
the large amount of. money spent in
this locality by non-residentS of the
State which rebounds to the benefit of
the inhabitants of Franklin county. he
thought the lake should be closed TO ice
fishing.
Arthur Remission of Franklin alone
| appeared i'm behalf of the remonstrance
Councillor Cyrus NJ. Blanchard of
| Wilton appeared in behalf of an act to
| amend paragraph ; of section of
| chapter 407 Of the private and special
laws of 1908. relating to ice iishng in
| Pease pond. Franklin county, and pc
tition of Dennis Adams and % others
for the same. Mr.. blanchard stated
that two years ago this pond was
| opened by an act of the Legislature to
| ice fishing for 1ickerel on Saturdays OF
each week and that when the time
| came FOR the law to go into effect the
people of that section pettioned the
commissioners of inland fisheries and
| game to have the pond closed to all ice
| fishing. Hut although the commits
siUnerS thought at that time that the
pond ought to be closed they deemed it
| unwise to make any ruling contrary to
| the law then in force. Mr.. Blanchard
| said that the people in thlt section gen
| orally desired that the pond be opened
to ice fishing as only pi,kercl are
caught in the pond.
Action on these matters will lie taken
by the committee at its next meeting.
The committee on judiciary held Il
hearing. Thursday afternoon. ON a
number of matters. The first TO com"
W was q bill to amend the act 20 sup
ply the town Of Lisbon 18th pure WA
ter on which the committee voted ought
to pass.
On the act to authorize recorders ard
clerks of municipal and police courts
to sign all papers in the absence of the
judge. the committee voted ought to
pass.
At the request of Hon. Herbert NJ.
Heath of Augusta the bill to authorize
the Augusta Water District to acquire
the property and franchises OF the De
Vine Water Company was tabled. Mr..
Heath will prepare a new draft.
In opposition to the employers liza
blity act which is Il legacy of the last
legislature Judge Enoch Foster of
Portland and r. F. Cleaves of Bidde
ford, made extended remarks. Judge
Foster said there is no general call for
such a law. 1t would practically dis
arrange the relations between master
and servant that under common law
have been i'm eiStencc in this State for
over so years. Today. the law is un-
dcrStoOd, but if this hill should he
passed it would mix up all the decisions
OF our courts. The common law and
the Lord Campbell act of 1891 gives us
lax enough. In illustration, the judge
referred to the radical change in the
fire insurance law made in 1895. which