Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-03-10
STATE sOLONs.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

| cock County Readers.
The act amending charter of the Han
cock County Railway Co. was passed to
be enacted in the Senate Wednesday.
An act to enable the town of Winter
Harbor to purchase the property and
franchise now or formerly of the Winter
Harbor Gas & Light Co. was passed to
be ena tied in the Senate Wednesday.
An act to regulate ice fishing in Dom
nell pond, was passed to be enacted in the
Senate Wednesday.
| The act to incorporate the Bar Harbor
Gas Co. was passed to be enacted in the
Senate Wednesday.
The resolve in favor OF Castine normal
school received final passage in the Senate
Wednesday.
The act to authorize the Bar Hsrbor &
Union River Power Co. to acquire the
property and franchises of the Ellsworth
Power Supply Co. was reported fsvorably
in the House Wednesday. Tabled in the
House Friday pending third reading.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game, on petition for law to regulate
fishing in tributaries of Phillips lake, re-
ported bill to that effect. Given first
reading in House Friday. Passed to be
engrossed Saturday. Read and assigned
in Senate yesterday.
A bill to regulate the open season on
deer on Swans Island was reported by the
committee on inland fish and game We'd
nesday. Given first reading in House Fri
day. Passed to be engrossed Saturday.
Read and assigned in Senate yesterday.
The committee on towns, on Wednes-
day, on petition Of II. P. Burrill and nine
teen others for an act setting Oh lot Of
land from Bucksport and annexing the
same to the town Of DedhAm, reported bill
to that effect. Given first reading in
House Friday. Passed to be engrossed
Saturday.
The resolve authorizing the Hand agent
to convey to George F. d. Trssk, OF East
Bluehill, "Conary's Nub," so called, in
Bluehili bay, was passed to be engrossed
in the House Wednesday. Read and as
signed in Senate Thursday. Passed. to be
engrossed Friday. Finally passed yes
terday.
The resolve in favor OF the city OF Ellis
worth was passed to be engrossed in the
House Wednesday. Read and assigned in
Senate Thursday. Passed to be engrossed
Friday. Finally passed yesterday.
The resolve in favor of the town of
fremont was passed to be engrossed in the
House Wednesday. Read and assigned in
Senate Thursday. Passed to be engrossed
Friday. Finally passed yesterday.
The resolve in favor Of Bucksport semi
nary was passed to be engrossed in the
Senate Thursday. Tabled Friday pending
passage to be engrossed.
The act to confirm title to Ram island.
Hancock county, was favorably reported in
the Senate Thursday. Read and assigned
Saturday. Passed to be engrossed yester-
day.
The act to authorize the town OF Castine
to construct water works was tabled Ia the
House Thursday. $50
The act to extend charter OF the Ston-
ing,on Electric Light & Power Co. was
passed to be enacted in the House Thurs
day and in the Senate Friday.
In the House Thursday, Mr.. Harmon, OF
Stonington, introduced an act for the pro-
lection Of smelts in Benjamin's river.
In the House Friday Mr.. Havey, OF Sulii-
van, presented remonstrance OF NJ. F.
Farrsr and forty-three others OF Hancock
county against the passage Of law estab-
fishing = general close time on HOLSTERS;
and OF Frank Joy and forty -four others Of
Franklin against same.
The bill to extend charter of the Blue
hill Banking & Trust Co. was reported
favorably in the House Friday. Given first
reading yesterday.
The bill to prohibit the swelling of
scoilops by artificial means was favorably
reported in the House Friday. Given first
reading yesterday.
The bill to regulate the taking Of ale
wives in Patterns pond stream, 5urry, was
fayorably reported in the House Friday.
Given first reading yesterday.
The act to extend charter of the Winter
Harbor & Eastern Railway Co. was given
first reading in the House Saturday.
Passed to be engrossed yesterday.
. The act to prohibit the sharing OF rab-
bits in Hancock county has been approved
ny the povernor