Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-30

! ed and the Resolve was given its two read
. ings and was passed to be cngrossed.
! The same Senator. for the same commit
| tee on Resolve providing for grading and
improving tho State Capitol grounds, re-
ported that ought to pass.
The report was accepted, and the Bill
was given its frsi reading.
Mr. MILLIkEN of ArooStook: Mr.. Pres
| ident That Resolve. as | understand it.
calls for $4,000 for 1911 and the same
sum for 1912.
If anyone will read the appropriation
! Bill, he will find that there is contingent
fund for each year which he used for
the grounds if necessary. [ personally be
lieve that this Resolve is unnecessary. and
move it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. BOYNTON: Mr.. President: OF
course. in making the new State House, the
grounds were left in a very rough cond
ton and not at all iii keeping with what
they should be. The Governor and Coun-
ell will have it in charge. and asked for
$4,000 for each OF the two years TO grade
these grounds and put them III shape and
keep down the weeds if you please. and
to make the grounds look as the citizens of
Maine would like to have them look around
the state House
The committee on Appropriations and
/ Financial Affairs thought perhaps that sum
might be large and reduced ii to $1,000.
Anyone knowing anything about gardening
or keeping grounds or lawns in shape,
i knows that upon these grounds around this
building So GOO is a small sum. II We APP
propriafe nothing. OF course there is nothing
/ TO care fer the grounds.
Nh MlLLIkEN Mr.. President: As
| Said a momen' ago, there is Sl01c
! that can he used for this purpose out
! of the contingent fund. In the ncXt
| place, Their is force enough around
| the state House all of the time Ia
| now or to smooth the lawn. This APP
preparation is asked for the purpose
| OF going INTO schem" of planting
! trees of various kinds and having II
J sort of botanical garden | put the
! cas-" for myself very simply, and 1t
: may be because | am prejudiced by
the interest | have had lately in am
! other matter. If it were my own case
and a personal matter. and ii WAS Il
question to decide between taking care
of the children or grading lawns, |
| should look out for the children first.
| / say that this matter IS not neces-
sary fer the next two years and can
| wait [ hope the motion to Indefinitely
postpone will prevail
! Mr. MI LIEN of Penobscct: For the
information of ali the senators, | want
to say that tho grounds Immediately
over and cut up by teams passing. and
by the grading and cutting down of
the grade where the commission saw
az.
all regarded in the fall. Before the
State House work was Started. the
loan on top was taken off the lawn
AMI put ill a pile, and afterwards it
was replaced The grounds We're al
graded at quite an expense. and seeded
and quite a number of dollars worth
of fertilizer put or besides, and this
MAS all done within the $$50,o00. I
want to make that statement so that
the senators will understand the grounds
arr not rough.
Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President: 1
have heard a great deal lately in 70
gard to the financial condition of the
state. Two years ago | was not in
favor of the appropriation of $3.50 .000
10 build the State House This morn
ing | find myself in accord with my
frje'Id frorn Aroostook When we can-|
not feed and cloth and take care of
tine feeble minded and the crippled chill
drar of the State. and cut Gown almost
to the starvation price all of our beneh-
ciary institutions, it looks to me IN
consistent to grant this appropriation
simply to adorn the grounds of the
State House. They will get along for
a couple of years. I will risk any
weeds growing upon the State House
grounds. If they 90, it will be be
cause tn" superintendent of grounds
and public buildings does not do his
duty. There are plenty of men en-
ployed around the State House who.
TO keep them out of idleness during
the summer, can NOV the lawn ana
cut down the weeds and thistles that
grow. For the reasons ] have given,
while l am glad now that We have the
State House. while I may he in favor
of the bill to locate it permanently
in the beautiful city of Augusta, I am
strictly not in favor of. this appropri-
ahon at this. time Let us be CON
sistcnt. lei us be just before we are
generous.
The question being on tho motion
of senator Milltken to Indefinitely post
pore the resolve. the motion was adopt-
cd
Mr.. Boynton for the committee on
appropriations and financial affairs on
Resolve in favor of Louise G. Gartley,
a stenographer to the committee on
agriculture, reported that same ought
to pass"
on motion by Mr.. Boynton. the re-
port was accepted. the rules were sus-
pended and the resolve was given its
two readings and was passed to be
cngrossed.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act to amend Section -. Cha pier
of thc Revised Statutes, relating to
the taxation of telephone and te1e-
graph companies.
An Act to incorporate the Clark
Power Company.
An Act relating to the signature of
stock certificates.
An Act to amend Section 90 of Chap
ter o. of the Public Laws of 1903. reIat-
ing to the distribution of personal es-
1 tate.