Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-02-13
STATE sOLONs.
Legislative News Of Interest to Han-
cock County Readers.

cock County Readers.
Tho oct to amend and extend the charter
Of the Winter Harbor Trust Co. reached
the Senate last Wednesday. Passed to be
engrossed Thursday.
| The Senate hill for the protection OF
deer ON Isle au Haut reached the House
Wednesday.
In the House Wednesday Mr.. Haskell,
Of Deer Isle, presented bill granting
Charles H. Scott the right to maintain q
ferry across Eggemoggin Reach.
The bill to authorize the building OF a
bridge across Robbins bar, between Deer
Isle and Stinson's neck, was favorably re-
ported to the House last Wednesday.
Passed to be engrossed Friday. Reached
the Senate Monday.
The Mt. Desert automobile bill was
passed to be enacted in the Senate We'd
nesday.
The bill to incorporate the Ellsworth
City Trust Co. was passed to be enacted in
the Senate Wednesday.
The resolve in favor Of Bar Harbor hos
pital was finally passed in the Senate
Wednesday.
The Bluehill automobile bill was passed
to be engrossed in the House last We'd
! nesday. Reached the Senate Thursday.
Passed to be engrossed Friday.
Representative Joy, Of Eden, in the
House Wednesday presented bill pro-
viding that steamboats, operating lines
that connect with railroads shall not
charge more per mile than the railroad,
and that the mileage books OF the rail-
road shall be good for passage ON. the
steamboat.
The act to amend law relating to fishing
in Bagaduce river reached the Senate
Thursday. Passed to be engrossed Friday.
The bill authorizing the Benvenue
Granite Co, to construct and maintain
railroad crossings in Sullivan reached the
Senate Thursday. Passed to be e1grossed
Friday.
In the Senate Thursday, Mr.. Mills in
troduced an act to incorporate the Ston-
ington Water Co. Referred to committee
on legal affairs.
The bill to amend charter of the Swans
Island Telephone & Telegraph Co. was
passed to be engrossed in the Senate
Thursday.
In the Senate Thursday, on motion by
Mr.. Deasy, the bill i'll relation to the Ham
cock County Railway Co. and the Mount
Desert Transit Co. was taken from the
table; and on further motion by the same
senator, was passed to be engrossed.
The act to incorporate the Island Tele-
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the House Thursday.
The act to incorporate the Union Trust
Co., of Ellsworth, was reported by the
committee on banks and banking Thurs
day, as fought to pass In new draft under
same title"
In the Senate Friday Mr.. Mills pre-
sented bill to incorporate the Stonington
Electric Light & Power Co.
In the Senate Friday the committee on
inland fish and game, on petition of L. F.
Giles and others, praying that the private
and special laws of 1903 be SO amended that
it shall be unlawful to fish for, catch or
kill any trout in any Of the waters lying
wholly or partly in the county of Hancock
for sale, or to directly or indirectly sell
X.
ported bill to prohibit the sale of trout
in the county of Hancock. Read and as
signed Monday.
In the House Friday Mr.. Havey pre-
sented petition OF John Hammond and
102 others for the repeal Of the special
laws Of 1908 relating to the taking of cod
fish in Frenchman's bay.
Mr. HadInck ov, Er;dor
lions Of Leslie r. Bunker and 1885 Others
for close time on Holsters in Hancock
county; also bill to prohibit the taking OF
Holsters in Hancock county. Tabled for
printing pending reference.
In the House Monday Mr.. Hartman
presented petition for repeal OF special
law whereby the property OF the town of
Bucksport used by the fire department
was placed in the charge OF the fire ward
ems OF said town. Referred to committee
on legal affairs.
In the Senate Tuesday Mr.. Deasy pre-
sented resolve empowering the State
land agent to deliver a deed to the town
OF Isle au Haut relasing to that town all
title and estate to tracts in that town de-
nominated public buildings.
Also an act empowering towns to Law
out public or common landings and dis
continue the same.
Also an act authorizing the Bluehill
Water Co. to supply the town of Bluehill
with water.
NOTES.
The lesding social event of the season
took place last Tuesday evening at city
hall, when the citizens of Augusta ten
dered the governor, executive council and
the members of the legislature reception.
which was followed by tine governors
bau', one of the institutions of the leg
islatiye season.
The proposition, backed by the State
grange to increase the school mill tax by
one mill, got an airing before the COM
mittee on taxation last week. Opponents
OF the measure certainly made out very
powerful case. Several of the largest