Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-25
27i OF the private and special laws Of

1901.
Mr. Sargent of Brewer offered
amendment a." by adding to the title
Of the bill the words "reIating to the
maintenance of piers and bOOms on the
st. John river in the town of Grand
Isle"
The amendment was adopted and the
bill received its two readings and was
assigned for Monday afternoon for its
third reading.
An act granting Belonie Hebert anu
Sons the right to erect and maintain
piers and boOms on the Saint Johh
river in the town of Madawaska.
An act to regulate the sale of imita-
ton dairy products.
An act regulating the duties of the
commissioner of agriculture relating 10
the manufacture and sale of dairy
products and their limitations.
An act to authorize the Sebec Lake
Lumber Company, its successors ana
assigns, to maintain wharf and boom
| in Sebcc lake.
An act to amend section % of chap
ter ia of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the relief of poor debtors.
An act to incorporate the Pennington
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
An act to incorporate the president
and trustees of the Pennington Home
for Aged People.
An act to amend chapter PAP Of the
private and special laws of 1888. en-
titled IAN act to incorporate the city OF
South Portland.'
| An act relating to the prevention
control and extinguishment of forest
fires i'll plantations and unorganlZed
townships.
| AN act to enlarge the corporate
rights of the Piscataquis Wooden Com
pany to do electric lighting.
An act to abolish the common coun-
oil and increase the membership of the
board of aldermen Of the city OF Port
| land. (Tabled pending first reading
on motion of Mr.. Hale of Portland, and
| Thursday of next week assigned for its
considerations
| Resolve in favor of Harry 3. Con-
| way.
Mr.. SF.WALL of Eath: Mr.. Speaker
| I move that this resolve lie on the
| table and | will state my reason. 1t is
a pension bill providing for Il pension
| from the State of Maine. There has
been an unusually large number of
| those bills that have come in here at
this session. and every one but this has
been accompanied by a statement of
| facts.
| The motion was agreed to. and tie
bill was tabled pending its second
reading.
Resolve in favor of Miss Fannie /.
Jenkins for State aid. Grabbed pend
ing second reading on motion of Mr..
SeWall)
Passed to be Enerossed.
An act to extend the charter of the
Caratunk Power Company.
| An act to provide for recording OF
condemnation proceedings.
An act to incorporate the Messllon-
skee Electric Company.
Mr.. JOHNSON of Waterville: Nj.
Speaker. 1 wish TO offer an amendment
TO this bill. and in support of the
amendment ] will say that the Act
rroviGes that the McssaiGnskee Elec-
trio Company may acquire the plants
property, franchises, lights, privileges
and locations Of other corporations or
Individuals doing business in the same
| territory. 1t does not seem to me that
| the court could possibly conStrue the
word acquire" so broadly as to give
the right to take by eminent domain
but those interested in the matter have
fclt that the words by purchase
should be added after tho word &C
ouire" That is the purpose of the
amendment. I move to amend by IN
sorting after the word acquire in the
first line of Section 4, the words by
purchase"
The amendment was adopted and
the bill as amended was then passed
to be engrossed.
An act to legalize the doings of the
| town of Masardis in the county OF
Aroostook.
An act to organize The plantation of
Portage Lake.
An act authorizing and ratifying the
construction and maintenance OF
wharf from Macnorth or Mackets Is
land. so called. into the tide waters OF
| Casco Bay in the town of Falmouth.
Maine.
An act additional to Section II Of
| CHAPTER 1O1 of the Revised Statutes re-
lating TO easements.
| An act to enable the Sebago Lake,
Songo river and Bay of Naples Steam
| boat Co to construct and MAINTAIN
wharf at the loot OF Long Lake in the
| town of Naples and county of Cumbef-
| land.
| Resolve in favor of Matthias A. Gull
| Ian OF Belfast.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to amend section four OF
| al.a -. ~. % Af tho RaNiSnd Statutes. re-