Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-24
LIQUOR AGENCIES.
he Latest Investigation
To Be Requested.
somerset Railroad Extension
Heard by Committee.
democrat Referendum Presented:
kennebsc Fish,

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n''ee of seven on the part Of the
.1ouse with such as the Senate NO.,
JUN 10 consider the laws of tho S+.+o
a'ins 10 the State liouor aeeno,,
anu the city and town agencies al
~ INQUIRE into the manner in ubioh
e state agency and the civ ana
''"n agencies have been Conducted
| uaii Oh BowdOinham introduced
ior the better protection of ale.
-, Hiiao and sturgeon in Maine
ne act prohibits the taking
aucn hsh IN the Kenneebc above tho
iuoiph and Gardiner bridge or in
1Aiiaroscoggin river above the old
| siheeting bay bridge or in the
.iahce river above the iron bridea
a. Do" uolnham or in the Abbagaba scot
Ner ABOVE Maxwell's middle ground
VI III Mud or Muddy rivers or Muddy
| .Ner enamel or in the Eastern River
III Lincoln county above Dresden nm
per bridge. The act further provides
'l'dt sturgeon less than feet in lenetb
must De liberated when caught. that Il
| VIII De unlawful to fish with weirs or
| url1t nets in the kennebec and Ito
| tributaries or Merrymeetinp bav fro,n
June to Dec. l; that il shall no mn
| lawful to take any Of the above mon
| toned fish in other than tb. us,,aI
method with weirs and drift nets. that
no orltt net shall be used which is
more than 100 fathoms in length or
| more than Is meshes in depth.
Representative Weeks of Fairfield
presented an act to incorporate the
fairneld Trust Co, naming c. c. Tot
man. E. P. kenrick, " r. Conner.
george E. Wilson. H. F. Burgess, J.
r. Lawry, A. H. Totman and w. H.
| lotman, as incorporators. The CAPT.
tai stock is fixed at not less than
$o,oo0 nor more than $4,000, 900.
Representative Stearns of Norway
| introduced an important measure de-
signed to require a residence of six
| years. instead of three, to qualify a
| male citizen as an elector in this
State. 1t would further provide that
no person SO qualified should be dis
qualified from voting in the town or
plantation from which he had removed
his residence within six months of
| said removal.
Representative Johnson of Water
vile introduced the Democratic resolve
amending the Constitution to provide
for peoples veto through optional
| referendum and direct initiative
through petition. applying to both
statutory and constitutional law.
Several petitions demonstrating
against the resubmission of the fifth
| amendment were received from the
western part of the State and one from
| Hancock county.
| Speaker Powers appointed the fol-
| lowing members of the House as men,
bers of the joint special committee to
| investigate the department of Fish
and Game: Stafford Of Kittery. Doni-
gan Of Bingham. Hill of Monticello. AL
| len of Mount Vernon. Merrill Of Mon
mouth Edwards of Lewiston and
Bracket of East Sebago.
In the Senate Deasy of Hancock pre-
scented an act designed to fix a tax on
insurance companies according to the
premiums collected and affecting all
kinds and branches of insurance. The
same Senator also presented an act
abolshing the January term of the SUI
preme Judicial Court in that county.
The following nominations by Gov.
cobb were announced Wednesday
morning:
Trial Justice-John c. Hayes. Lin
erick.
Notarics Public-Arthur W. Beale.
Portland: Thomas H. Dodge. Augusta:
Ira w. Davis, Corinth EasD; H. A.
Duncan. Bath; Fl. w. Colder. Belgrade
Hakcs); Eben P. True Portland.
Justices of the Peace-George G.
Libby. Augusta; Manley Morrison,
Clirton: Charles F. Noyes, Vinal-
haven; Frank b. Shepherd. Portland;
I,ucius Il. SWEET, Hollis; George G.
Wing, Auburn.
The Joint standing Committee on
Railroads and Expresses met in tho
office of the railroad commissioners at
. o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Hon. w. T. Haines of the Somerset
Railroad Company, on an act to au-
thorize the Somerset Railroad Co. to
oxtand it's railroad from Northwest
Carry in the town of Seboomook. west
erIy. northerly and easteriy to the
canadian line by one or more routes.
and to authorize other railroad COM
nanias to purchase its franchise and
nronerty stated that he had agreed
with Hugh Chaplin. Esq. attorney for
tho Bangor e. Areostook Railroad Co
n strike out the word "easterly" as
the Somerset company has no desire
IN encroach upon the field of operation
of the 3. & A. Mr.. Haines went into
details. explaining Complementary and
briefly the organization and growth OF
the somerset Railroad from 1870 up to
the present time. The northwestern
mart of the State needs railroad.
There is much timber in that region
Sunnlies must now be toted about
* miles. His company have not yet
made any surveys. A Quebec railroad
comes within 20 miles of the border
The request for legislation to sell its
charter is not unusual. Such permis-
SION is frequently a part of a railroad
chartef. The Somerset Railroad has
the right to sell its franchise put no
other railroad company mas a r1ght 10
purchase it.
A. .~~topI;, explained that his COM