Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-15
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Section 4. This act shall TAKE eiAeN
when approved.
TIE justification of presenting TINS d.
this time is this,-Mr. Z. Z. oeiis'.
.vho has been doing business for heani'
30 years, and who succeeded ,. t. ""'
r Co. brokers, who have been es'ao-
nshed for more than 40 years, has sup
posed that IT was within his province
and power 10 establish himself. anu ~
carry on q safe deposit business VII"
out q special act of the Lesisia.uie
but he discovered the contrary 10 oe
The fact last Saturday. His ATTORNEY
informed him that it would be heces-
sary for him 10 have an act from .iits
legislature to enable him TO estaoi'ni'
hiYnself in the safe deposit business
As said. he has been broker thefe'
ard q useful citizen and he u ho
stranger to Androscoggin county a'.u
perhaps TO the State. Those names III
this act which / have read you are
prominent, Hon. Wallace II. White IS
well known; Frank II. Packard IS
p.esident of the First National BANK d.
Lewiston; Mr.. Scruton is director VI
that bank; Mr.. Greeley is dlrec.oi "a
the Manufacturers Bank ana ''.,n
ia president Of the Peoples bahh' WI
Newell is president of the Mahuiac-
turer.' Bank. and is judge OF propa'ae
If the probate court Of Androscoss'i ia
co,,nty Hon. Hiram W. Kicker is well
known 10 YOU all. Mr.. Bean Is asen.
for the Androscoggin mills. FRANK ..
Henson il better known In Bangor imam
in Lewiston. Hon. Seth NJ. Garter you
All know. Mr.. McGillicuddy IS agent OF
the Continental mill; Henry ID. Estes IS
agent of the Hill mill: Mr.. BoothDy is
,r.asurer of the AndrOscOggin Savings
Eank These gentlemen are willing to
.,and behind and associate themselves
with MIR. Benson in the prosecution OF
this work.
A Introductory to this measure
saw fit to present it to the committee
on banks and banking and they re-
ceiyed It in an informal way and in ex-
~cutjve eession, as they have reported
10 me. they have endorsed the measure
and II meets with no opposition from
IN bank examiner. With these words OF
exclamation / ask unanimous consent
that il may be received, and ! move
that il take its several readings at the
present time and pass to be engrossed.
The bill was received and took its
several readings under suspension OF
The rules and was passed TO be en-
crossed.
Report Of Committees.
MIR. Morse for the committee on PEN
siofls Oh resolve in favor OF Ida Yeaton.
widow of John YeatOn, late of Sd Maine
Battery, reported same fought 10
pass" Report accepted.
Passed to be Engrossed.
An Act to prevent the unlawful di-
version of electricity.
An Act to amend paragraphs 20 of
Section l, Chapter l16 of the Revised
Statutes relating to the salary of the
commissioner of sea- and shore fisher
les. On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox
the bill was tabled and tomorrow as
signed for its consideration.
An Act to extend and amend the
charter Of the Patten Trust Company
An Act to regulate fishing i'll the
Ranseley chain of lakes. so called. ii
the counties of Franklin and Oxford.
An Act relating to the York Light
ord Heat Company.
An Act relative TO moving buildings
through the streets.
p Mr.. STAPLES of Knox: MIR. Presi-
dent, move that this bill be indefinite
~ postponed for the following reasons:
This bill, 1t seems to me. would work
great hardship to citizens who desire
to move buildings in the cities and lars-
er towns. AS the law stands today, II
q person desires to move building ne
may notify an electric light company
telephone company. or a telegraph
company. that he desires to move sucf
building: and after sufficient notice, as
defined by the statute. the company
Shall fix its wires. or such other prop
erty. so as to give the person desiring
to move a building Il chance to do so
That is as think it should be. II they
do not do it within such time of notice
az defined by the statute. then the per-
son DESTROYS Of moving the building
may remove the obstruction so that he
can do so.
Under this Act quite different state
of affairs would exist. You will see by
reading Section 2 Of the Act that "the
owner or owners Of such buildings shall
he liable to all persons and corporations
for all damages done to their property
and their business by reason of moving
such buildings through the streets ano
highways of any village or city, that
il, il a person wants to move his build
ing lie must pay to the electric com
pany, to the telephone company, ana
the telegraph company all damage tt
the property that may occur by reason
OF removing the wires, etc. and. not
only that. but suppose. for instance
that in moving Il building across al
electric railroad track. they were de-
tanned for half IL day. or Il whole day
in getting the building across the track
and we're cutting the wires of the tele
transmit their messages, then the pool
man who wants to move his building
under this Act would have would hav,
to pay not only for all the damage t.
the property, but to the business of thu
concern which the telegraph, tele
phone or electric company and it would
be prohibitive. Mr.. President, for all,
person who desires to move i building
do not believe the Senate for Il mo
mealt will consider the bill. and there
fore I move that it be indefinitely post
pond.
The motion prevailed.