Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-06
Heard Before Fish and Game
Commissioners Tuesday,
lN1E.l1 -.
Councillor caucuses will Be Held
Today..-Assignment for Rooms.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Monday, Jan. q, at q p. M.
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Fisheries and Game upon the petition
of the members of the Musquash Club
of Auburn and residents of Topsfield
for the construction of fishway in
the dam of H. F. Eaton & Sons in
Topsfeld, Washington county. 1t was
claimed by the petitioners that the
dam prevented the passage of salmon
through Musquash lake and East Mus
quash stream. The Musquash Club
composed of IL Lewiston and Auburn
men, owning a camp and other prop
erty On the shore of the lake. was
represented by Hon. d. J. McGillicuddy
of Lewiston and Hon. George H. Eaton
Of Calais appeared for H. F.. Eaton &
Sons.
Hiram TT. Quincy of Auburn testi-
fed in regard to the property owned
by the club on the shores of Musquash
lake and said that he had seen salmon
taken from the lake in 1907. Arthur
! II. :stevesn Of Auburn testified that he
| had seen salmon jumping in the lake.
| Did not think the expense of con-
I structing d fishway would be more
than 800. w. O. Hodgdon of Lewis
I ton testified that residents in that vi
Y entity told him that salmon had been
caught at Musquash lake previous to
4 putting in the dam. G. M. Foss Of
auburn showed the photograph of an
S-pound salmon, which he said he had
caught after break in the dam. Will
fred ii. Garland of Auburn testified
that he had caught a 10H pound sal
mon in June, 1907, which was after a
break in the dam. Other witnesses in
behalf of the club We're Joseph @.
Johnson of Lewiston and r. NJ. Dun
\ ham OF Auburn.
u Philip II. Coombs of Bangor, who is
employed as a civil engineer by the
commission testified that a practical
+ fishway in the dam could not be con-
II sructed for less than $400 or $500.
Senator Eaton informed the commits
soncrs that the dam in question had
been in existence for over A years.
Moses Kneeland of Princeton testified
Y that he had driven logs for 25 years in
III the vicinity of Topsfield and while he
had caught pickerel in Musquash lake
y he diu not know there were any salmon
there George w. Ross of VancebOro
also testified that he had never heard
of salmon coming from Mus1uash
lake
Attorney McGillicuddy stated that if
! Mr.. Eaton was willing to have the
gates up i'm the dam except during the
i drive his clients would not press the
! claim for a fishway. Mr.. Eaton stated
that he was willing the gates should
| be lot up If such action would not i'm
peril the safety of the DAM Hearing
was continued until it could be ascor-
tanned by .he Commissioners whether
the leaving up of the gates would I'M
peril the dam.
The following teachers conventions
4 will be neld during the month-of Janu-
airy: Franklin association at Farming
ton, Jan. 22-23: York association at
:. Sanford Jan. 90. Interesting and in
. structive programs have been prepared
in both cases.
The Postal Telegraph Co opened Its
n branch Office at the State House
Tuesday. Miss Annie Monahan of
Gardiner an experienced operator, who
handled the business of the Postal at
the state House two years ago very
satisfactorily. will have charge or the
II office.
c. A. Pilsbury, editor and manager of
the Belfast Republican-Journal was at
the state House Tuesday. Mr.. Pils-
bury has held this position for 30 years
ana met many friends among the
legislators and visitors from the east
ern part of the State. Editor w. O..
Fuller of the Rockland Courier-GaZette,
was another newspaper man from over
- east who visited at the state House
Tuesday.
Commissioner of Highways Paul ID.
y Sargent of Machias. has received with
in the last few days many letters re-
questing him to prepare bill TO De
presented to the incoming Legislature.
compelling the use of wide tires upon
farm wagons and other heavy vehl-
cles.
ri Assignments for rooms for meetings
of the delegations representing the
several councillor districts for their
n caucuses at 3 F. nj. today have been
made as follows:
First district, York and Oxford.
York only to caucus. legal affairs
Second district, Cumberland, jul
dietary
Third district, Androscoggin, Frank
lin and Somerset. Somerset to caucus
railroad affairs.
Fourth district. Kennebec, Lincoln,
and Sagadahoc F,ennebec to caucus,
secretary of States office.
Fifth district Hancock, Knox and
Waldo Hancock to caucus, assessors
office.
N Sixth district, Penobscot and Piscat-
aquis Penobscot to caucus, land Of
4 fee
Seventh district, Aroostook and
Washington AroostOok to caucus
school ROOM
Henry J. Church of the Portland
Press was at the State House Tues
day Mr. Church was formerly with
the Portland Argus and did the session
OF the Legislature for that paper in
1887
AT the auction sale of firearms SELF
go by wardens, which was held Tues
nay afternoon at the fish and game de-
paftment 80 guns three revOlverS and