Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-08
Passed to Be Engrossed.

An Act relating to the issue of bonds
by Van Buren, Water District.
An Act authorizing the construction
of wharf into the the waters Of CAS-
co bay, In the town Of Falmouth.
An Act to enlarge the powers Of the
Auburn. Mechani" Falls and Norway
Street Railway. and to change it's
name to Lewiston, Augusta & Water
vile Street Railway.
An Act to extend the charter Of the
Mount Desert Trust Company.
An Act to set off the real estate Of
Mary f. Warren from the town Of
Brownfield and annex it TO the town Of
Denmark.
An Act to exempt blind persons from
the payment of poll tax.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to amend Chapter 80 Of the
Private and Special Laws Of 1905. re-
lating to the protection Of fish iii Ger
tain waters Of Limerick, Par$onsfi Id
and Cornish.
Orders Of the Day
On motion by Mr.. Staples of Knox,
House Document No. 80 Bill to
amend Revised Statutes. relating to
lime casks" was taken from the table.
On further motion by the same srna-
tor the bill was passed to be engross"d.
On motion by Mr.. Mills Of Hancock.
Senate Document No. 163 Majority
report. ought to pass. in new draft"
minority report ought not to pass. on
bill relating to Union Water Power
Company" was taken from the table.
dent I trust that the motion Of the
senator from oxford that the minority
be accepted will not prevail.
Mr.. HASTINGS of OXford-Mr.
President. the question before the Sem
ate. the Legislature. and the people Of
Maine is whether or not the Union
Water Power Company of Lewiston
shall be allowed. by legislative act. to
draw down the water of the Rangeley
lakes below the low water level.
whether or not this Legislature shall
extend to this powerful corporation a
right never before granted in the his
tory of the State. This was the pro-
position submitted in the bill that was
presented to the Legislature in the
early part of this session: this was the
proposition that was placed before and
submitted to the committee which re-
ported the bill now under consideration
in new draft which contains several
limitations and provisos which are
valuelcss and of no consequences. fail
ing completely to touch or affect the
Tciousness and enormity of the meas
ure. 1t is the same old bill tho be-
comingly decked and attired.
In order to get at this let us see
what the original bill was. let us see
what this company tried to get, for it
is to be presumed that they could not
get a favorable report on it as it then
was drawn. (Reading the bil) That.
gentlemen. was the bill as simple and
honest a bill as words could formulate.
before it encountered difficulties and
troubles on its way. Now let us see
what the bill is before US as it has
finally come from the committee. after
having been given long and faithful
consideration.
The first change which catches the
eye is this when necessary to MAIN
tain flow Of water in the Androscog
gin river through Enrol dam in the
state of New Hampshire. of not more
than 1400 cubic feet of water per
second" Now. gentlemen of the Senate.
does that add anything to the bill?
Who can know outside of the Union
Water Power Company whether or
gates at Enrol fourteen suIdred cubic
feet Of water? Who could find out how
much was going through if ne should
make the attempt: What cottage own