Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20

this House ought 10 nave given IL Soh-
! sideration. i am speaking now Of the
principle. As for the bill itself 1t must
have been formulated with great care
because gentlemen interested in 1t had
made it study. 1t was heard before
a competent committee. My friend
who has just spoken upon the bill (Mr.
Weld Of Old TOWN.. has prepared
elaborate statistics. The same oppor-
tunity was open to any member on the
floor of this House; and / say now,
while / want to do all justice to my
friends who have spoken in opposition,
that if they had seriously intended to
look into this matter they would have
done it before. Many of these motions
are motions for delay; and I suggest
that the time has now come when we
should say to the people Of this State
that we are going to listen to the voice
| of the people and sustain propositions
for the equalization Of taxation. Gap
plause.)
Mr.. CHARLES Of Mechanic Falls:
Mr.. Speaker, as the time has nearly ar
| rived for our committee work I move
| that We now adjourn.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. NEWBERT Of Augusta: Mr..
| Speaker have no intention of adding
| much to this discussion. 1 do feel that
| this House at this time is entirely COM
| ret0nt to act upon this question. 1t has
| been before us long enough. Our ses-
| sion is two-thirds on its way. 1t is one
| % the great measures which we are
| bound to consider and upon which we
shall be asked to go on record. 1t is a
surprise to me that the opposition to
| the measure comes from the delegation
| frCm Portland or from the delegations
| from Cumberland and York. l have fail
ed to lear from any member from any
| other Maine city who is opposed to this
| bridge bill.
I live in the city of Augusta. I think
| I fairly represent my constituents when
! I say that we are willing that this city
| should bear it's additional burden of
| taxation in orGer that the State of Maine
| may take under its control these great
! bridges of the State. believe that this
| idea of State control of bridges is in
| separable from the idea of good roads.
| Il is an injustice that the little town,
because of its geographical location,
should be called upon TO maintain half
| a dozen great bridges while the whole
state passes to and fro across them. l
would like to have good roads in
Maine. I would like to have good
| bridges in Maine, so that all COM
ers shall go on the surface OF
our roads and not be compelled
to use submarine vehicles, and when they
come to bridge that they may pass it
in daylight in safety and in the night
time and not be afraid. 1 hope this bill
will nave the support of this House. CAP
plause).
Mr.. MURPHY of Portland-I want to
call the attention of the House to the
| fact that the gentlemen who advocate
| this bill have not seen fit to inform me
whether it includes the bridge / have re-
! ferred to in Portland. If they would be
| willing to accept an amendment to in
clude the Portland bridge which is being
| built, we might agree to it. We want
an understanding in regard to 1t. /
| would like to hear something about this.
| The question being shall the bill receive
it's first reading,
| The motion was agreed to. the bill re-
| ceived its two readings and was assigned
for tomorrow morning.
| On motion Of Mr.. Haskell of Deer
Isle the three petitions. tabled by him
yesterday, relating to close time on
Holsters in Washington county inside
Boisbubert Island and Cape Split were
taken from the table and referred to
the committee on shore fisheries.
On motion of Mr.. Newbert of Au
gusta, the report of the committee on
salaries and fees reporting ought not
TO pass, was taken from the table, and
further motion of the same gentleman
the House concurred with the Senate in
its reference to the committee on sal
aries and fees.
On motion OF Mr.. Montgomery of
Camden. bill relating to the salary of
the register of probate for Knox coun-
ty, was taken from the table, and on
further motion by the same gentleman
the House receded and concurred with
the Senate in it's reference to the COM
mittec on salaries and fees.
On motion of Mr.. Milliken of Island
Falls, bill relating to the compensation
of the county commissioners of Somer-
set county, was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Folsom Of Nor
ridgewock the bill was then referred to
the committee on salaries and fees.
On motion of Mr.. Milliken, bill re-
lating to the compensation of the reg
lister of deeds for the county of York
was taken from the table.
On motion of Mr.. Lord of Parsons
field the bill was referred to the COM
mittee on salaries and fees.
Mr.. Milliken moved that the order
requesting the commissioner of high
ways to furnish information as to
bridges, be taken from the table.
Objection was made by Mr.. Tolman
of Portland.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: If there is objec-
ton to lay on the table 1 will with
draw my motion.
The question being on the adoption
of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
The order was then given q passage
as amended.
Mr.. Mayo of Foxcroft, moved to take
from the table report and bill in re-
: gard to bench mark on Sebago lake.
division being had the motion was
agreed to by vote of SO to 81.
On further motion by Mr. Mayo. the