Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-01-30
STATE soLoNs.

Legislative News of Interest to Han
cock County Readers.
Among bills introduced in the Senate
last Wednesday were the following by
Mr.. Deasy:
An act to abolish the January term Of
the supreme court for the county Of Han
cock. Referred to judiciary committee.
AZ act granting certain powers to the
Northeast Ha-bor Water Co. Referred to
! Judiciary committee.
An act to incorporate the Somesville
Water Co. Referred to Judiciary commit
| tee.
| Mr.. Mills presented remonstrance Of
| Arthur H. Freeman and forty-seven
others of Southwest Harbor against re-
submission.
| The Senate committee en- pensions last
Wednesday reported favora bly, on the re-
solve in favor of Lottie A. Robinson.
Read and assigned Thursday. Passed to
be engrossed Friday. First reading in
the House Monday. Passed to be en-
crossed Tuesday.
| In the House last Wednesday Mr.. Has
kell presented a bill to authorize the
building of a bridge across Robbins bar,
between Deer Isle and Stinson's Neck
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Deasy pre-
scented bill granting certain power to the
Mt. Desert Transit Co. Referred to judi
cisry committee.
1 The committee on banks and banking
''Hancock County Trust CO.., reported the
same in new draft under title, an act to
incorporate the Ellsworth City Trust
CO.., and thought it ought to pass. Read
and assigned Monday. Passed to be en-
| crossed Tuesday.
In the House Thursday Mr.. Hayey in
| troduced an act to amend sections and
9 of chapter 80 of the public laws of 1905
providing for the better enforcement of
the laws against the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquors. Tabled for
/ printing pending reference to the COM
| mittee. The act provides that at each
criminal term court in the counties where
the liquor deputies have performed their
/ duties, they shall present their accounts
to the justice presiding to be allowed in
the bill OF costs for the term and be paid
by the county. 1t is further provided
that all fines collected by prosecutions
undertaken by the Sturgis commission or
It's deputies. ana all uIeS COlletleO
the time when special attorney is ap-
pointed to perform the duties of the at
torney for the State for county, shall be-
long to the county in which the prosecu-
tion is held. The bill was taken from
the ia BILE Friday and referred to the com
mittee on legal affairs.
] In the Senate Fri day Mr.. Deasy pre-
sented bill relating to the Bar Harbor &
| Union River Power Co. The act empow-
I ers the company to increase its bond issue
from 81 ,250,000 to 100000, and also to
| generate and sell electricity for power
| purposes. Referred to Judiciary COM
mittee.
! Mr.. Deasy also presented several petit
tions in favor of granting rights to the
! Mount Desert Transit Co. to build from
Ellsworth across tide waters to Mount
| Desert island.
Mr.. Mills presented bill to extend the
charter of the Lily Water Co., of Deer
Isle, for two years. Referred to judiciary
! committee. Sd
In the Senate Thursday Mr.. Deasy pre-
| sented bill to incorporate the Union Trust
Co., of Ellsworth, naming as incorpora-
tors Orlando ". Foss, Augustus E. Moore,
Charles Z. Burrill, Byron III. Mayo, Sam
uel j. Morrison, jeremiah T. Giles, F.
Carroll Burrill, Hosea B. Phillips and Cur
tbs R. Foster. The capital stock is fixed
at not less than $4,000 nor more than
S10C,0OO Referred to committee on banks
and banking.
Mr.. Deasy, of Hancock, presented re-
! solve giving authority to the land agent
TO release the interest of the State in the
islet called 1.-THE Nub,'' in Bluehill har-
Dor, for the nominal consideration of s..
/ In the House Friday Mr.. Higgins pre-
sented bill to incorporate the Union Trust
Co., OF Ellsworth, E. FL. Greedy and
others incorporators.
The resolve in favor of an appropriation
for.the Bar Harbor hospital was favorably
reported by the House committee on APP
preparations and financial affairs Friday.
Passed to be engrossed Tuesday.
The automobile bill'' for the town of
Mt. Desert was read and assigned Mon
day. Passed to be engrossed Tuesday.
In the House Monday Mr.. Hadlock pre-
sented bill to regulate the taking of CLAIMS
in the town of Swans Island.
In the House Tuesday Mr.. Hadlock pre-
sented remonstrance of A. g. Smith and
eighty-seven other citizens and tax payers
of Swans Island against authorizing the
town to assist in laying telephone cable.
NOTES.
A bill was presented in the Senate last
week designed to give druggists the right
to sell liquor for medicinal purposes under
restrictions.
Among the House members of the new
joint committee on forest preservation
and water supply are Mr.. Havey of Sui
Ivan, and Mr.. Haskell, of Deer Isle.
The bill to incorporate the Island Tele-
phone Co. introduced last week by Sem
ator Deasy, is for a company which plans
to do business in Southwest Harbor, Ire
mont and Cranberry Isles. The capital
stock is 1000 and the incorporators are
Thomas s. Tapley, Guy H. Parker, Lewis
S. Springer and Frank NJ. Mullan, of Tre-
mont, and George A. Neal and William A.
Tower, Of Southwest Harbor.
One of the most important hearings on
Tuesday was that before the joint COM
mittee on labor, on the bill raising the
age limit at which children may work in
mills and factories from twelve to four
teen years. The hearing lasted all the af-
ternoon and well into the evening.
Among the supporters of the bill who
spoke were Roscoe A. Eddy, of Bar Har-
Dor, and Eugene d. Brann, of Ellsworth.
PRETTY MARSH.