Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-23
D0NICAN BRIDGE BILL
PRESENTED IN new DRAFT,
Report Of Judiciary Committee Favorng Squirrel
island Village Corporation Tabled In House,
Act to Extend Powers Of Gardiner Court.

| After brief session Friday fore.
noon, lasting less than an hour. In
which little but routine business was
| transacted, the Senate and House ad-
journed until 40 p. NJ. Monday. In
the Senate the Donigan bridge bill was
| introduced in a new draft, embodyinG
| important changes suggested by the
committee on ways and bridges, and
| upon motion of Senator Donigan tabled
pending printing The amended House
order introduced by Representative
Burleigh, providing for a weekly state
| ment for the use of members of the
| House and Senate of matters involv-
| ing the expenditure of money. and the
| appointment of clerk to make this
| statement, was tabled upon motion of
| Senator Wyman of Washington. The
| Eaton resolve for a constitutional
amendment, authorizing the Governor
| to remove sheritfs not performing their
| duties, was, upon motion of Senator
Hastings of oxford. taken from the
| committe on temperance and referred
| to the committe on judiciary.
! In the House upon motion of Repre-
sentative Pattangall of Waterville, in
behalf of Representative Kelley Of
Boothbay, the report Of the judiciary
committee that the bill relating to the
Squirrel Island Village Corporation
ought to PASS in a new draft. was tab
led pending acceptance. When the
bills regarding milk and it's handling,
presented by enroscntatlEe Moulton
of Cumberland, were read in the House
Representative Rounds Of Portland
moved that they be tabled for printing.
Dr. NoultGn desired to know the rea-
son for The motion and Representa-
tive Rounds replied that if there We're
to ~ any more milk laws the people
should know what they were to be.
In the Senate Friday morning Sen
ator Hastings of Oxford introduced q
act to prevent the pollution of watc
supplies and their sources. The ac
gives The State Board of Health the
general oversight of all inland water
used for municipal water or ice suppl!
empowering the board to give hearing.
and providing full legal machinery TO,
the enforcement of it's DEGREES. TIL;
sum OF $4,000 annually IS appropriated
10 carry out the provisions Of the act.
Senator Baxter of Cumberland in
troduced an act providing for the re-
tircment Of justices of the supreme Ju
dical court and superior courts. who
have attained the age of 20 years ant
been on the bench for at least 10 con
secutive years. The act provides tina
any such justice who resigns or ceases
to serve al the expiration of any tern
shall receive for the remainder of his
life an amount equal to one-half tht
salary payable to him at the time OF
his resignation or termination of ser
vice. Such amount to be paid i'll tn,
same manner as the salaries of active
justices The act is made applicable I,
present and former justices Of said
court.
Senator Looney of Cumberland intro
duced an act making motor boats not
engaged in interstate commerce operat-
ed within one mile of dwelling hous.
common nuisances if not provided with
muff1ers or suitable sound deadeninf
devices.
Senator Walker of Hancock introduc
ed resolve aprropriating $4,000 for
1909 and $25. 600 for 1910 for the erection
and furnishing Of n dormitory at the
State Normal school at Castinc.
Senator Osgood of Androscoggin in
PRODUCED a resolve appropriating $22.-
800 annually for two years for the con
strlction Of a central heating plant a.
Bates College, also resolve appropriate
ing $4,000 annually for two years fo,
the work of the State survey commits
sion.
Senator Donigan of Somerset intro
duced q new draft Of the highway
| bridge bill, amended so as TO include
| all highway bridges 40 feet or more in
length and making other changes sug
e sted in the committee at the hearing
Thursday.
The committe on appropriations re-
ported favora bly, Thursday morning
upon the resolve appropriating $500
annually for the Maine Eye and Ear
Irfirmary at Portland.
| In the House Thursday morning fish
and game legislation was presented
including petition for additional clos;
time on Rowe brook, Allen Brook, In
| terval brock, Burd brook and Noun
tain brook, all brooks entering into
Phillips lake in the county OF Hancock
petition for closing Marsh stream ant
all brooks flowing into Northern pond
to trout fishing from June / to May
in eacn year and to the dipping o.
carp between April ! and May Is fo'
three wears. act fixing the legal Length
at which trout may be taken at nine
inches, act closing for three year,
| Stoney brook and its tributaries j.
Paris and Hebron and thereafter per
n.itting fishing on Wednesdays only
acting prohibiting fishing in the tribu
t;tries Of Little Sebago Lake in Cum
berland county, resolve appropriatins
/ $500 to complete the screening Of Tay
Tor lake in Androscoggin county.