Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-03


can see but one reason why this mo-
ton should not prevail, which is the
reason of my friend, the senator from
Piscataquis county. Although he is a
very scientific man and knows all
about the human system, yet, when he
goes into Portland at II o'clock. I sub
NIT, Mr. President, if he wants lunch
and don't know where to get it, wheth-
er he is IN a normal condition.
Now, l signed the minority report.
This bill does not apply to Portland
any more than to any other place in
the State. l know that the real es-
tate people of Portland have awaken
ed to the fact that it is an unfair thing
for a lunch cart TO be in a city where
there are very fine lunch rooms and
where they are paying large amount
for rent and help and all that sort of
thing. ] know that these saloons and
lunch carts are very handy for people
at IL o'clock at night when they are
sometimes in such a condition that they
cannot tell what kinds of things they
| eat They are very handy and con-
Venient.
| But, I say that this bill is against the
| laws of the State, and the cities now
granting a license will not have any
more authority 20 grant them when
| this bill passes than they now have, be-
cause 1t goes into the question of right
| Of eminent domain, and nobody under
stands that they can grant a right in
! this way, as the bill contemplates. If
you grant this, you might go on and
have everything licensed in the middle
| of no OF tI1s &c
you grant such a license and an in
| jury occurs, the city is responsible, and
every city must make up for any dam
age that occurs which grows of their
being licensed by the city. The cities
are able to license them under this bill,
but they would have no more rights I'M
der the passage of this bill than with
out it. 1t seems to be a sort of Iegisla-
ton which is not called for and that
is why I signed the minority report.
| Mr.. GOWELL OF York: Mr.. Presi-
dent: Possibly, the lunch carts might
! be a nuisance in Biddeford, and still,
they might be benefit in the city of
Portland and other cities of the State.
i The provisions Of this bill permit a
man to be granted a license with the
consent Of abutting owners. In these
cities where the fee is owned by the
cities and towns, | believe we can safe
ly leave this matter to the municipal
authorities, wherever the bill is sought
to be applied.
Mr.. HAMILTON Of York: I would
say in reference to that, that from
where my colleague has his office, they
do not need any lunch carts, as his
office is right on the bank of the river
and New Hampshire is beyond.
The question being put upon the mo-
! ton to Indefinitely postpone, the yeas
and nays We're ordered, and the vote
being had resulted as follows: Those
voting yea We're: Messrs. Hamilton,
Howes, Macomber, Mullen, Osgood
Reynolds, Shaw, Staples (S). Those
voting nay were: Messrs Baxter
Boynton, Dongan, Emery, Gowell
Hastings, Irving, Kellogg, Knowlton
Loonev, Lowe, Millillen, Minott, Smith
Warren. Wheeler, Wyman %.
SO the motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost.
| The committee on appropriations and
financial affairs. on order making uI
the payroIls of the Senate and House
submitted the payroll of the House
con motion by Mr. Millillen of Aroos-
took, the report was accepted; and, Oh
his further motion, under suspension
of the rules, the resolve took it's sew
eral readings and was passed to be
IengrossedD.
The same committee submitted bill
IAN Act to appropriate moneys for the
expenditures of government for the
year 1909 and that it ought to pass
CThe report was accepted, and on mo-
ton by Mr.. Milliken of Aroostooll. un-
der suspension of the rules, the bill