Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-01-20
STATE sOLONs.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

cock County Readers.
The legislature settled down to the real
business OF the session Wednesday, when
it reconvened after the recess OF week
following organization.
In the Senate Wednesday an act for the
relief of the register of deeds of Hancock
county, to provide for additional clerk
hire, was presented. Referred to Hancock
county delegation.
Among bills presented in the House
Wednesday was one providing for fifty
eight hour week for women and children
employed in factories or mechanical es-
adjustments.
The tax commission report and recon-
mended bills accompanying it were re-
ferred to the committee on taxation We'd
nesday.
The special bridge investigation report,
ordered by the last legislature, was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
bridges. On Thursday bill providing
for State ownership of all bridges over
fifty feet in length, exclusive of approach
es, was introduced in the Senate, the State
to take such ownership July 1, 1909. The
oct nrov;des that all renairs and re-
newals Of sucb bridges shall he made nv
tbe county commissioners under the sn-
,arvis;on NJ the State bigbwav commits.
s;oner. and shall be Maid for bv the
county treasurer, the county to be reim-
bursed by the State. The municipal Of
ficers are uncovered TO make repairs Of
Sudden defects which render State bridges
fe for travel.
In the Honse Tbnrsdav q hill was nre-
sented nv Mr.. Rowlev. OF Swans island. to
renes; the lobster law enacted in 1907. In
the Senate the same dsy petition of p. w.
R;cbardso, and n;netv-seven others Of
fremont. for repesI OF the lobster law.
was presented by Mr.. Walker. Bill and
netition referred to committee on sbore
fisber,es pet;t;ons for the s.me from
Cranberv Isles Is,e an liant and Staining
ton have a,,c heen nreaented
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~ s5o to each NJ tho alderman ,,.t;ro N
alderman ;ne,;o;bIe Fl, .pv othe, ..,.r;ad
citv office the e,ection of assessors Tor
tbre, v..,s and r,or;no ,ar,h.-nt ~,
school hoard inelioihle for the ot,,ce ~ en-
re,;r,snden. a, schoo,. v,o. r-o.a,t.a ~
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terr.d IN ;pdic;orv comu;,tee
An act n nroS;bit the nae q, .,tomo-
b;,es On M nesert ;s,ond w.s nressn,ed
in the Horse Thrrsdoy nv AZ, Iov -
Eden Tab,ed for nrint;ro nend;no a.
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dav nv Mr. waller Rafarred 70 conr,;t-
too an adncot;op
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affairs.
Among bills of general interest intro
duced in the House Yesterday was one to
do away with the coroner svstem. and
create the office of medical examiner.