Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-27

Union Water Power Company and also
the rights of the Magall0way Dam &
Improvement Company.
In the Senate Tuesday morning SEN
ator 0ssOod of Androscoggin introduce
cd a resolve carrying $4,000 for 1909
and 81. 900 for 1910 for the erection of o
lew cottage building for the Maine In
dustrial School for Girls and S11 200 for
miscellaneous purposes. The resolve is
accompanied by statement Of facts.
which explains that the present build
ing is greatly vercrowded.
Senator Osgood of AndrOscoggin also
Introduced Il resolve carrying So. 200 for
1909 and $4,000 for 1910 for the general
expenses of the Maine School for girls,
also $4,000 for deficiency.
Senator Hastings of oxford intrO-
Cuced ALI act to amend chapter is Of
the revised statutes relating to tela-
graph and telephone. gas. electric light
and power companies. The bill amon,.s
section IL of said chapter by prefiNing
thereto the following: "All location up
on highways and public roads of any
city, town or plantation necessary for
the purpose Of any company person.
or association chartered by special act
of the legislature to make, generate,
sell, distribute and supply electricity
for lighting. heating. manufacturing,
power OF mechanical purposes. or tor
either or any c. said purposes, IS here
lay granted. The municipal officers in
the case of cities and towns. and the
county commissioners in the case Of
plantations and unorganized townships.
shall designate IL writing the highways
and public roads to be so occupied, the
place. where the poles shall be located
and set. and may establish reasonable
regulations as to the kind OF poles.
their construction and maintenance, the
height III tho wires. and the use Of
guard wires. Nothing III this chapter
shall be 50 constructed as to give the
municipal officers in the case of cities
and towns, or county commissioners In
the cast of plantations and organized
townships, power to refuse to designate
some proper route, over, upon and
along the highways and public roads
therein. to be SO occupied by such COM
p&ny, person or association" Proceed
ings for obtaining such designations,
.aE Ed the right of appeal of any person
panes organized under the general
laws OF the state, by section II of said
chapter 80 as amended by this act. Az
amendment to section Il Of the same
chapter gives the right Of appeal from
the decisions Of the county commission
crs to the supreme court
Senator Wheeler of Cumberland in
PRODUCED an act relating to the choice
of road commissioner in towns, provid-
ing that all towns Of over $500 inhabi-
tants shall elect at its annual meeting
a road commissioner. Senator Wheeler
of Cumberland presented the remon
STRANGE Of a number of citizens of
Brunswick against tie passage of an
ace to exclude automobiles from the
island of Mt Desert
Senators Baxter. of Cumberland. Irv
ing Of Aroostuok, Mocomber of Kenne-
bee and Kellogg of Penobscot present
cd petitions favoring resolve for the
benefit Of the Maine San1torium asso-
citation.
Senator Wheeler Of Cumberland in
troduced an act providing that all
street railways shall maintain at all
junction and terminal points on their
!i,,es proper toilet convenences.
Senator Wheeler Of Cumberland in
PRODUCED ar act to make the salary OF
ne warden Of the state prison $1,000.
Senator Wheeler of Cumberland in
PRODUCED an act providing that any
town of 5000 Inhabitants or more ma
provide by it's bylaws for the election
OF a board Of assessors to serve for a
term of three years. one member to be
eicctd annually.
In the House Tuesday morning Rep
resnntative Burleigh of Augusta intro
duced an act providing for the better
protection of the people OF Maine from
the disease known as tuberculosis. Tht.