Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-29
AT AUGUSTA.
Matters Relating to Hancock County
-Doings OF the Past Week.
TUESDAY. MARCH n.


In the Senate the following bills were
passed to be enacted: An act TO regulate
| the use of roads in Castine.
| An act to extend close time On deer on
Swans Island.
An act to incorporate the Trinitarian
Congregational parish of Csstine, and to
legalize the doings of the parish hereto
tartan socity OF Csstine.
An act authorizing Frank G. Squirting
and others to build a wharf into tide
waters in the town of Cranberry Isles.
An act to amend chapter 81 of the pri-
vate and special laws of 1919 relating to
ths protection OF deer on Mt. Desert
island
An act to enable Edwin W. Doyle
to maintain the dam on upper Flanders
stream in the town of Sullivan.
Finally passed: Resolve in favor of the
town OF MsrisviIIe.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH y.
Senate: Bill from the House disposed of
in concurrence. Bill an act to amend an
act entitled an act to set off part OF
Plantation No. and annex it TO the town
of Gouldsboro. OF the private and special
laws of 1895, relating TO the adjustment of
valuation. This bill received in the
House, under suspension of the rules.
read three times and passed TO be en-
crossed without reference 10 committee.
House amendment adopted IL the
House. On motion by Mr.. Staples. OF
Knox, the bill was tabled.
I'm, hz- NJ {HnrL- of Ear.H,ot-
bill, IAN act to authorize the town of Cas-
tine 20 construct for itself. persons and
corporations 8 system Of water works
within said town" under suspens ion OF
the rules took its second reading, and was
passed TO Be engrOsssd-
In the House the bill an act TO extend
the charter of the Bluehin & Bncksport
Electric Railway Co. came from the Sem
ale, received in that branch under sus-
pension of the rules and passed to be en-
crossed
THURSDAY, MARCH q.
In the Senate bill an act TO grant Ger
tain powers TO the town of Eden took its
two several readings under a suspension
Of rules and was passed 10 DC engrossed-
In the House an act 10 amend an act
entitled sn act to set of part of the plan
tstion No. ! and annex it to the town Of
Gouidsb oro, came from the Senate with
Senate amendment Act adopted. Tabled
pending the adoption of the amendment
on motion of Mr. Hastings, of Bethel.l
An act for the better protection of lob
sters having been passed to be engrossed
in the House, came from the Senate indei-
nitely postponed
First reading of printed bills: An sci
% grant certain powers TO the town of
Eden.
Passed to be enacted: An act sathorEz-
ing the town of Castins to construct for
itself. and for persons and corporations a
system Of water works within said town.
FRIDAY, MARCH n.
At $40 Friday evening the seventy
second session of the Maine Legislature
adjourned sine die after a session of
twelve weeks The final dissolution was
preceded by q communication from His
Excenency Gov. Cobb that he had no fur
Their communication 10 make to the two
bodies. Both President Goodwin Of the
Senate and Speaker Drew Of the HOUSE
were presented with the g,aTsIs which
they have welded during the session.
hour TO arrive for adjournment much rev
eiry wss indulged In snd thsre was a gem
eraI exhibition OF good nature
At O'Clock the members of both
branches reassem Dled alter recess from
the afternoon session and passed the
second appropriation bill for 1906 and the
appropriation bIli for 1906 as follows:
Total appropriation for 1855. SIS $50 81
To-sl appropriation for la9s- ga zoe -
Tossl ...--......-.-.....--...... sasAs, Isl 70
Increase over 1868 and 1904. $40. AT. ~.
The increase is accounted for largely by
the pcrcupine bounty act which during
the last two years has cost the state
neary 81. 200 and by the pauper law which
required the State TO assume the resDon-
sloaAIfy and cost of support of alien
paupers-
In the Senate txe bills were passed 70
De enacted An act granting certain pow
ers 10 the toxin Of Eden.
An act 10 amend an act entitled an act to
set OF Plantation No I and annex Il Is
ths toxin Of GonI6s b0ro.
In the Hoass an set to amend an act en-
titled. -an ac1 to SET oss a part of ulanfz-
ton No Land zuusx Il 70 the town OF
T9n4dshcro-' Of the. private and SPECIAL
laws Of 1865. re&tfsgf "a the affrsfrslsss5s n
OF thear valuation was passed 70 be err
acIeds also an sct granting certain powers
70 the town Of Eden.