Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-27

Ar Act to amend and extend tho char.
ter Of the westbrook Gas Company.
An Act to amend Section S Of Chapter
70 Of the Revised Statutes. relatfng to tbs
signing OF writs and other papers py dep
uty clerks Of court ~,
An Act to repeal Section Of Chapter
by Section Of Chapter 100 OF the Rahlic
Laws Of 1907, relating to the state School
for Boys.
An Act to amend Chapter los Of the
Private and Special Laws Of 1901, relating
to records Of real estate in the county OF
Waldo. fs.s.5s ss
An Act to amend the Private and 6pe.
cial Laws Of 1901. Chapter 401, Section 2.
relating to the taking of smelts IN Pleas
ant river, in Washington county,.
An Act to amend Section q of Chapter
~ of the Revised Statutes. as. amended
by Chapter 2 Of the Public Laws OF 1907,
relating to the relief of poor debtors.
An Act to amend Section 10 OF Chapter
24e of the Private and Special Laws of
1905. entitled can Act to aufhorise the
Maine and New Brunswick Electrical
Power Company, limited, Of Nev Bruns-
wick. to exercise certain powers IN this
State" .t
An Act to authorize the city of Port
land to acquire property and to issue
bends and notes for municipal purposes.
Mr. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr.. Speaker
and gentlemen. you all know my attitude
here in regard to this bill; have nothing
against the city of Portland issuing bonds
up to the per cent. debt limit and all
1 want to do here is to go on record as
stating that I am opposed to the measure.
to any city government or to the board
of selectmen in any town going ahead
and spending money promiscuously up
above the per cent. debt limit and then
coming here to this Legislature and ask
ire to have their actions legalized I
think this measure is the first to come
here. and think it ought to be a warn
ing to other boards of selectmen and mu-
n;cipal officers from going ahead and do
ing this thing in this way; and therefore
l would like to go on record with a d.
vision of this House. and hope that this
bill will be passed in the utmost sincerity.
but simply want to go on record as OBJ
Frosed to any such way OF doing business
as that and therefore would ask for a
division of the House. -. =:
Mr.. MARSHALL of Portland: Mr.
Speaker do 7 understand that the gen.
tleman from Portland wants to 60 on rec.
ord as opposed to the bill?
Mr.. ROUNDS: am not opposed to the
bill. but I am opposed to the practice of
coming here to this Legislature after
spending money that you hadn't legally
ought to spend and asking to have It le-
galized. 500
The SPEAKER: This bill is placed on
its passage to be enacted. Upon that
question the gentleman from Portland.
Mr.. Rounds, has asked for division OF
the House.
Mr. REDLON of Portland: Mr.. Sneak
err, this is in line with an agreement
which was reached last night by the
Portland delegation. In the interest Of
harmony and out of consideration for the
members of the House the delegation met
and agreed upon a mode Of procedure
which is unanimous with them. and this
is in line with that agreement. I hope
the motion will not prevail
A division was had. and Is voting in
the affirmative and in the negative, the
bill was passed to be enacted