Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1909-02-10
STATE sOLONs.
Legislative News of Interest TO Han
cock County Readers.

| The resolve in favor of Castine normal
school was passed to be engrossed in the
Senate Wednesday and given first read
ing Thursday. Passed to be engrossed in
House Friday; finally passed Monday; a.
nally passed in Senate yesterday.
In the House "Wednesday Mr.. Peters, OF
Ellsworth, presented bill to authorize
the Bar Harbor & Union River Power Co.
| to acquire the property and franchises of
The Ellsworth Power Supply Co.
Mr.. Havey, of Sullivan, on Wednesday
presented petitions from residents of
/ Gouldsboro and Winter Harbor for an
amendment to the lobster law of 1907.
| Mr. Harmon, of Stonington, on We'd
nesday presented remonstrance OF J. f.
Wooster and 1O9 others against act to pro-
hibit the shipping OF scallops out Of the
lops in West Penobscot bay also an act
to prohibit the swelling of scallops by
artificial means, and an act to prohibit the
taking of scallops in West Penobscot bay
from April to Oct. of each year.
The committee on counties, to which
was referred an act for the relief OF the
register Of deeds for Hancock county, re-
ported that the same should be referred
to the committee on salaries and fees.
The resolve in favor Of the Bar Harbor
hospital received final passage in the
House Wednesday and in the Senate
Thursday.
In the House Thursday Mr.. Harmon, OF
Stonington, presented several remonstran-
ces against any legislation against the
flow of nill waste into Salt pond, in the
towns OF Bluehill, BROOKLYN and Sedg-
wick.
The act to repeal the 1907 lobster law for
Hancock county was favorably reported by
the committee on shore fisheries Thurs
day; given its first reading in the House
Friday; passed to be engrossed Monday;
read and assigned in the Senate Tuesday.
In the House Friday Mr.. Jones, OF
Bucksport, presented resolve appropri-
ating $500 for screening Teddy pond in
the town Of Orland.
A resolve favoring an appropriation for
screening Donnell's pond in franklin was
presented in the Senate yesterday.
The most important bill introduced yes
terday was an act for the preservation and
perpetuation of the forests of Maine. The
bill creates State forest commission. to
consist Of State forester to be appointed
by the governor and to hold office for two
years, and six assistant foresters, who shall
be appointed by the State forester. The
forester shall receive a salary of e, 500 .
year and expenses. He may employ one
permanent clerk at 8 salary not to exceed
81 900 per year. The assistant foresters
shall receive q salary not to exceed 81 500
each year and actual expenses. The for
ester shall have full charge of all State
forests, including the power to reforest
and regulate cutting the same, to provide
young trees for planting and to have
charge OF enforcing all laws regulating
the cutting of auxiliary State forests; to
issue licenses to land owners and scalers
and permits to any person, firm or corpo-
ration desiring to operate on land of an
other under permit or contract with own
er of the land, and to have full charge of
all men and equipment for the protection
OF forests within the State against fires.
THE AUTOMOBILE BILL.
The Senate chamber was crowded We'd
nesday afternoon when the judiciary COM
mittee held hearing on the bill propcs-
ing to submit to the voters OF the four
towns on Mt. Desert 'land the question
as to whether or not the use of automo-
biles shall be prohibited there. Hon. E.
S. Clark, of Bar Harbor, conducted the
case for the friends of the bill, and Hon.
Oscar F. Fellows, of Bucksport, for the
opponents.
The witnesses in favor of the bill were
Dr. R. L. Grindie, of Mt. Desert; William
Fennelly, postmaster at Eden; c. L. Shand,
Eben Whitaker, Daniel G. Hall and Frank
Spratt, Eden; Chauncey Joy, Mt. Desert;
L. W. Rumill, Frank w. Lunt, fremont;
George Harmon and Henry Clark, South
west Harbor.
The witnesses from Eden said that from
20 to so per cent. Of the voters of the town
favored the proposed legislation. Those
from fremont thought that the voters
there were unanimously in favor OF it,
Similar Evidence was given by the wit
nesses from Mt. Desert. The men from
Southwest Harbor declared that while
sentiment was divided in their town, they
believed the majority of the voters ia
vored the bill.
Witnesses for the opponents of the
measure were Fred A. Savage, DIR, George
A. Phillips, w. H. Sherman, Albion P.
Alley, of Bar Harbor; Simeon Mayo,
Southwest Harbor; ex-senator George
Irving, Caribou, and Joseph Williams, OF
Augusta. Those from the island believed,
they said. that the admission Of motors
would benefit rather than injure the
towns. They said that they did not ad-
vocate the unrestricted use OF automo-
biles but felt that one road should be given
for their use.
NOTES.
resolve providing for change of date
OF State elections from September to the
Tuesday after che first Monday in Novem-