The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-02-25
The State Legislature.

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Our Legislature has now before it
tn DJnlgau bridge bill, and also
bridge bill reported by the minority
OF the committee, which is MT 81 far
reaching in its effects.
Steps have been taken to secure
bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln and
a bronze tablet mounted on marble
with the famous Gettysburg address
inscribed thereon and to place it in
some suitable portion Of the State
House.
The committee on public grounds
and building reported favorably on
the approp riations of $4,000 for
each OF the two years for an addition
TO the State house. There was no
opposition in committee.
Ii bill which has been presented
passes, the man who does not pay his
taxes will be deprived Of the privilege
of voting
The proposition 10 create a State
board of Charities and Corrections
was buried in the Senate, Il to 9.
While it had some good features it
didn't seem to have much business
about it, and it would not tend TO
better our State institutions which
are well managed now by State
officials.
The women suiTragists have mad
their bienuial field day before the
judiciary committee. 1t will be the
same old story; they were courteous
~ received, patiently heard, and
later will be quietly turned down.
A bill has been presented that no
resident Of the State of Maine, except
farmer on his own land, shall hunt
or kill any wild animals or wild birds
I except he has been licensed to do So
A beginning has been made on
forest preservation by accepting the
gift of $1,000 from b. e. Jordan of
Alfred to the State for the purpose of
forest cultivation.
Hot and heavy have been the hear
ings before the Temperance commit
tee, on every phase of the temperance
laws. 1t is safe to say that there Will
be no resubmission this year, and the
Sturgis law will remain intact, unless
q good substitute is provided.
Five thousand dollars Will be ex-
pended annually the next two years
i'll plotting out wild land for purposes
of taxation. From this course in the
past much money has been gained by
the State.
a most drastic dog bill has been
presented by Senator Boynton of
Lincoln.
The committee on Ways and
Bridges has given full hearing on
the resolve i'll favor of the Pishon's
Ferry bridge between the towns of
Fairfield and Clinton, which has been
three times before the Maine Legisla-
ture. The resolve calls for a $40 foot
bridge at cost of SAT 900, and for an
appropriation by the State of $4,000
in 1909 and $4,000 in 1910.
The same committee gave a hear
ing on a resolve in favor of the towns
of Scion and Embden, asking for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the
building of bridge across the Ken
nebec river between Scion and
Emblem at Scion Ferry. Turner Bus
we'll of Scion conducted the case for
the opponents and those who spoke
in behalf of the measure were Repre-
sentative Malon Patterson of Scion,
Representative Frank Thompson of
Skowhegan, Representative Forrest
Ii. Colby of Bingham, State Dairy
Instructor l.. s. Merrill, p. S. Long
ley and j. H. Gray of Scion.
The capitol enlargement bill was
halted in the House by Mr.. Pattan-
gall of Waterville. 1t would be
strange indeed to find a Kennebec
man opposed to the project.
There has already been appro-
priated and approved by the Gov
ernor the amount of, for the year
1909, s155, S96.56 and for the year
1910, $S2, 100, making a total for the
two years of 1926, 1866.
Senator Howes of Somerset pre-
scented bill to regulate the sale of
commercial fertilizers, feeding stuffs
and seeds.
Mr.. Colby of Bingham introduced
an act to incorporate Walter h.
Robinson of Bingham, E. E. Richards,
A. l.. Henderson, j. p. Whorff and
james Blaine Morrison of Farming
ton, E. E. Ingraham of Rockport and
James f. Shepherd of Boston as the
Bingham & Dead River Railway COM
pany. The Company is authorized to
construct railroad from Bingham
through the towns of Concord, Mos
COW, Pleasant Ridge plantation, East
Garry town, West Garry town, Fol ks
plantation to Eustis. The corpora
ton is authorized to engage in the
business of furnishing electric lights,
speed and power.
Mr.. Colby, from committee, also
reported in new draft, An Act to i'll
corporate the Sandy Stream Dam and
Improvement Co.
Mr.. Higgins of Starks introduced
an act amending the revised statutes
prov iding that each town paying
tuition for pupils in secondary schools
shall receive sum equal to two
thirds of the amount paid not ex-
ceediug $3.50.
The same gentleman also presented
Resolve in favor of the town of Nor
ridgewock to aid in building free
bridge, and have both received their
| final passage.
Mr.. Thompson of Skowhegan pre-
sented an act to incorporate the
Skowhegan Water District to supply
Skowhegan with water. The water
shall be taken from sources within
the town of Skowhegan, or from Hay
den lake in the town of Madison, Smith
pond in the town of Cornville, or Lake
George in the town of Canaan. All the
affairs OF the district shall be managed
/ by a board of trustees composed of
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