Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-28

and designated as the State highway
fund. Section provides that this fund
shall be distributed by the treasurer of
state on the first day of January an
nually to the several cities, towns and
plantations according to the valuation
thereof as the same shall be fixed by
the State assessors for the preceding
year. Section 4 provides that a #
said fund not distributed or expended
during the financial year shall be add
ed to the permanent highway fund
Section provides that all moneys pro-
vided by towns or apportioned by the
State for the support of highways
shall be expended for the maintenance
of highways by the towns by which
said moneys are provided or to when
said moneys are apportioned. Section
s provides that the word HIGHWAY"
in this act shall include the county and
town ways and BRIDGE
Representative Wing of Auburn in
troduced an act to require life preserv
ers to be carried on motor boats. This
act provides that every vessel of boat
propelled by machinery other than
steam machinery in the waters, lakes
and rivers Of the State of Maine shah
carry life preservers of kinds approved
by the inspectors of steamboats,. so
that there shall be at least one for
every person on board.
Representative Peters of Ellsworth
introduced an act extending the char
ter of the Hancock county railway,
also an act to extend the charter #
the Ocean and Northern Railroad CO.
Do ,t.,fi pnY,1 10Th, 1f tI1o IN
introduced an act relative to the pos
session OF lands taken under defective
proceedings in eminent domain.
Representative Harmon of Stoning-
ton introduced an act amending the
school laws. providing that no second
hand books shall be sold or purchased
for the use of any schools.
Representative Merrill of Durham in
troduced an act amending the school
law, providing that each superintend-
ing school committee shall purchase
for every school under his supervision
at least six suitable dictionaries each
of which shall contain the definition of
at least 25,000 words.
Representative Russell of Gardiner
introduced n resolve appropriating
$1,000 annually for the maintenance of
the bridge between Gardiner and Ran
dolph.
Representative RurlciGh of Augusta
introduced an act to incorporate Eliz-
abeth S. Haynes. J. Henry Sturgls.
Frank f.. Smith and George l.. Smith
as the Sandy Stream Dam and I'M
provemcnt Co. Capital Stock, $4,000.
Representative Addition of Leeds in
troduced an act providing for the uni
form grading, packing and branding Of
apples.
Representative Fortier of Waterville
introduced an act to extend the CHAR
ter of the American Trust Co.
A grist of fish and game legislation
was introduced Wednesday, including
the following: Act opening Bartlett
and Books brook in York county TO
fishing except Tuesdays and Fridays
until 1912; act limiting to Is to one
fisherman the catch of game fish N
Mattanawcook lake, Long pond
Crooked pond. and Folsom pond in
Penobscot county and closing them to
ice fishing fer five years; petition ASK
| ing for law limiting to 10 trout the
number to be killed in any one day
| by any one fisherman on STRAIT u
| brook except the two Mount BlGeloN
| ponds; petition for closing Indian river
| stream and its tributaries in Washing
| ton county to fishing except during
| April May and June; petition prayina
| for the repeal of the law permitting
| the sharing of rabbits in Hancoch
county.
Representative Hodgkins of Damar-
| iscotta introduced an act prohibiting
| the catching of Holsters within two
miles of the shore of Monhegan lslant
| between June % and Jan. 15
| Representative Montgomery of Cam
| den introduced a resolve i'll favor 81
| Jere Rhoades of Camden for $500 t,
| compensate him for expense for Surgi-
| cal aid, medicine, nursing and care o}
reason of gunshot wound received by
him while searching for and assisting
to recapture the escaped convict Fran
| els, also for such other sum as may
| seem reasonable.
Represents Pike of PASSPORT in
| troduced an act abolshing liquor agen-
cies.
COMMITTEE HEARINGS.