Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-24
STATE soLONs.
r,s,atiye News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

xu..,.ar Uarbor Trust Up. was given lts
.a.dina in the Senate Wednesday.
n .~.oa 10 he engrossed Thursday. Passed
- engrossed in House Monday. Passed
" 80 engrossed in Senate yesterday.
~ M, Iii, 70 extend charter Of the Ocean
8 Northern railroad was given its hrst
.ainv in the Senate Wednesday. Passed
=. NO engrossed Thursday. Passed to be
.....ossed in House Monday. Passed to
~ envrossed in Senate yesterday.
rhe hill 10 amend the charter OF the city
:, ellsworth was given its first reading in
~ sspate Wednesday. Passed to be en-
rrosssd Thursday. Passed to be engrossed
e, uouse Monday. Passed to be engrossed
in Senate yesterday.
Nfr Walker, Of Castine, in the Senate
wednesday presented resolve in favor OF
.bs town Of Castine.
rbe resolve in favor OF Castine normal
..hool was favorably reported by commit
Zoe Wednesday. Read and assigned in
senate Friday. PASSED to be engrossed
Monday. -
pncksport, presented petition of II. p.
pnrrill and nineteen others, OF Dedham, to
=, IN a section OF land from the town Of
Rucssport and annex it to the town of
Dedhann.
The act to extend charter Of the Han
cock County Railway Go. Was given first
resding in the House Wednesday. Passed
N he engrossed Thursday. Read and as
.igned in Senate Friday. Tabled Monday.
The bill repeating the law forbidding
the taking OF Holsters in Hancock county
during the winter months, was passed to
NJ enacted Thursday - IN emergency
measure, going into effect when approved.
In the House Thursday the following
Mills were presented: BY Mr.. Havey, of
Sullivan, an act to extend charter Of the
Winter Harbor and Eastern Railway Co.;
An act to prohibit the taking OF cells in
Taunton bay during December, January,
February and March; an act to amend the
law relating to the taking Of smelts, and
an act relating to close time on Holsters
in the bays and towns of Harrington,
Milbridge, steuben and Gouldsboro. By
Mr.. Merrill, OF Bluehiil, IN act t. extend
charter Of Bluehill Trust and Banking Co.,
and an act to prohibit the taking Of ale
wives in Patten pond stream, Surry, from
April /, 1903.
The committee on Judiciary on Thurs
dsy reported sought to pass" on bill to
exclude automobiles from Mt. Desert is
land, but gave the petitioners for similar
law in towns OF Sullivan, Scion and
Athens, 'sleave to withdraw" The Mt.
Desert bill was given first reading in the
House Monday. Tabled in House yester-
nay; assigned for Thursday.
The bill authorizing William w. Conary
to construct and maintain wharves in Mill
cove, Jericho bay, has been indefinitely
postponed.
The act to incorporate the Bar Harbor
Gas Co. was reported favorably in the
House Friday. Given first reading Mon
day. Passed to be engrossed yesterday.
The act to enable the town of Winter
Harbor to purchase the property and fran
chise OF the Winter harbor Gas 4 Light
Co. was reported favorsbly in the House
Friday. Given first reading Monday.
Passed to be engrossed yesterday.
The bill to prohibit the sharing OF rab
bits in Hancock county was reported ia
vorably in the House Friday. Given first
reading yesterday.
Mr.. Harmon, of Stonington, on Friday
presented batch OF circumstances against
the bill to prohibit the use Of weirs in
Bagaduce river.
The bill to prohibit ice fishing in Dom
nell's pond, Franklin, except two days in
the week, WAS reported favorabiy in the
House Friday. Given first reading yes
terdsy.
The bill to extend charter OF the Ston-
ington Electric Light & Power Co was re-
ported fsvorably in the Senate Monday.
The act to authorize the town of Cas-
tine to construct and maintain water
works for public and private use was ia
vorably reported in the Senate Monday.
NOTES.
The committee on education on We'd
nesday reported favorably on the bill toes
tAolish normal school at Machias, to be
known as the Washington State normal
school.
There was hearing before the commit
wee on counties Thursday on the bill to
separate the towns Of Isle au Haut and
S'onlngton from Hancock county. Rod
ney l. Thompson, of Rockiand, appeared
loe the Isle au Haul people, and Davis T.
soniey, OF Isle an Haut, and Ernest w.
nowdltch, of Boston, summer resident
VI Isle au Hauts also spoke in favor of the
oni. Representative Harmon and DR..
n'ake Noyes, of Stonington, spoke in favor
y. the stonington bill. Elmer p. Spofford,
" Deer Isle, represented the opponents to
.as measure. Representative Jones, Of
Dacksport; Senator Walker, OF Castine,
.ua Judge E. f. Chase, OF BluehiIl, also
.ppeafed in opposition to the bills. The
sOmm'ltee later voted sought not to pass
~ .o'h bills, and SO reported in the Sem
~ monday. The bills and reports were
so'ed yesterday in the Senate, on motion
''enator Staples, Of Knox county.