Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-01

ing condemnation procct dings. No one
opposed.
Mr.. Eaton also spoke in support of
the bill to authorize The aking of land
and rights therein for water supple;
by the law Of tmincrt domain. He sail
it was a general ac1. ard supplement-
AIRY 10 the kennebr> Water District
I'LL. Eut the question o: the constitu-
tionaiity OF the hill VAS then raised hy
Representative Littl"tield. In executive
session the committee voted that tho
bill ought not To pass.
The bill TO supply cities and towns
with pure water. introduced two years
ago by senator Staples, was put over
fhr one week 10 give the Senator an
opportunity to appear in its favor.
The commit 20 on shore fisheries held
an interesting hearing, Tuesday after
noon. on the petitions of the fishermen
# the SheepSs.ot river asking that the
taking u cod by nets be prohibited in
the waters of the STATE Rcrth of lima
drawn from the south cnd of Seguin
island to the South end of pamariScovr
island. +. F. Hirckl"y of Georgetown.
former State senator. appeared in fav-
or cf the petitioners and explained in
IN interesting and lucid manner the
methods Of taking tn. fish by hook.
tfawl and nets which the fishermen OF
the locality in question are now seek
ing to prevent. I. is thr contention Of
the petitioners that il net fishing is al
lowed 20 continue much harm will re-
suit to the cod tshcria; of the State n
~ Ia CT, 70 lrpy in h,,
nets are females heavy with spawn.
thus millions of eggs are destroyed.
Little harm results from fishing in the
ordinary way as the female or mother
fish do not bite at a hook when spawn
ing. Mr.. HincElcy SAID that last year
more than million pounds Of fish were
taken in these waters by local fisher
men. averaging in profit about 500 per
man. The reports OF those good catches
reaching Massachusetts, Il fleet of %
call appeared in the hay and thousands
Of pounds Of mother fish heavy with
spawn were taken in the nets so that
tTawl fishing WAS seriously interfered
With. One vessel is said to have filled
her decks in one haul with mother fish
and to have taken SO many that it was
impossible to handle some Of the nets
which were left on tho Bottom for sew
cral days until the fish caught in them
had died. Mr.. Hinckley predicted that
in a few Yeas the cod fishing on the
coast Of Maine would prove a failure
if net fishing is allowed to continue.
Hiram G.. Row" of Five Islands and 4.
z. Grcenleaf of Southport spoke on
similar lines AID no ,nr appearing III
opposition to the petitions. they We're
laid on the tahl" pending the drafting
of a bill coverin., the points.
\ petition with acr acc ompanying.
regulating the taking Of clans in North
Haven. was laid on III" table also an
act t. chang" Section 81 Of Chapter II
uf the Revised Statutes relating to the
takinE OF CLAIMS.
Bedford r. T. Tracey of Winter
Harbor appeared in behalf of the pc
tiion Of ". r.. Guntill and 80 others
asking tor the extension Of the time of
taking smeits in West Bay. Gouldsboro.
from April to -.
W. G.. Sargent Of caStine, appeared
in behalf of the petition asking for
closed time on scalop fishing in Rag
,luce river from March l to November
/. He explained that while the fish
multiply rapidly they are tished so ex-
trnSivclY that in a short time they
would become extinct in that locality
unless this law was passed protecting
them during the summer months.
Representative Clark of fremont.
appeared before tn" committee in be-
half Of a similar petition asking for a
cloyc time in Bluehill Bay.
The committee on banks and bank
ing, which held Il hearing, Tuesday
afternoon. tabled the following sew
rral matters for executive session.
Wednesday morning. at o'clock.
on an act to amend section 20 of
chapter IS of the Revised Statutes re-
lating 70 the authority Of the bank
examiner over trust and banking COM
Irlnies Bank Examiner Timberlakc
explained that a law WAS requisite so
that i" shall annually. on Dec. |. re-
port their condition to the Governor
and Council.
III the act To amend section so, chap
ter As Of the Revised Statutes relating
to cash reserve iii trust and banking
companies, Mr.. Timberlake expla aimed
that the change advocated enabled q
trust and banking company to have.
under approval of the bank examiner.
anot her banking and trust company In
New England and New York state.
ether than Il national bank. And as n
cash reserve. these institutions may
hold not only government and State
Of Maine bonds rs now provided by
statute. but bonds Of any state in
which our savings banks may invest.
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