The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06
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Section 6. It shall be the further duty
of such person or persons, firms, corpo-
rat1ons, bridge or water districts, to pro-
tset the paving on either side Of the
such other means as will prevent the
escape of sand from underneath it, and
in determining the number of square
yards of paving disturbed, there shall be
included such area Of paving adjoining
the trench actually opened as will in the
opinion OF the commissioner of public
works or such officer as the city govern
taken up and relaid by reason of such
Section T. If the work or any part
thereof mentioned in the preceding Sec
or excavations aforesaid, shall be I'M
skilfully or improperly DONE it shall be
lawful for the commissioner of public
works or such officer as the city govern
ment may appoint, forthwith to cause
the same to be skilfully and properly
done, and to keep an account of the ex-
pense thereof; and in such case such
person or persons, firms, corporations,
bridge or water districts, in default as
aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay a pen
atty equal to the whole of said expense
incurred by said commissioner of pub
lie works or such officer as the city
government may appoint, with an addi-
ton OF fifty per centum; and thereafter,
that is to say, upon the completion Of
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costs thereof, the said commissioner of
public works or such officer as the city
government may appoint, shall issue no
further or new permit to any person or
persons. firms, corporations, bridge or
water districts. so in default. until he
shall receive in addition to the fees
herein above provided, the amount of
the penalty as by this section of this Or
dinance provided and determined.
Section 8. That when any excavation
shall be made in any, paved public high
as required by this act. it shall be the
duty of the commissioner of pubic works
or such officer as the city government
may appoint. to relay the pavement; the
cost thereof, including materials, labor
and inspection, to be paid out of any
moneys in the city treasury standing to
the credit of the regular fund for this
purpose.
Section 9. The party applying for a
permit for said excavation must file a
map or sketch with the commissioner of
public works or such officer as the city
government may appoint, showing the
location and size of cuts to be made
Section 10. That when any excavation
shall be made in any paved public high
way and said pavement is repaired by
contractor or the commissioner of pub
lie works or such officer as the city gov
eminent may appoint, it shall be the
duty of the commissioner of public works
or such officer as the city government
may appoint, where said pavements are
laid on a concrete base, to have the
concrete cut back on each side OF the
ditch a distance of eight inches. and in
issuing the permits for cutting the pave
ments, this extra width shall be charged
to the person applying for the same i.
Section II. That all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act shall be
and the same are hereby repealed.-(Ap-
proved March 15)
Chapter IS.
An Act for the better protection of
Forests from Fire.
Section 1. 1t shall be the duty of the
forest commissioner whenever, in his
judgment, the woodlands along the rail-
roads traversing the wild lands of the
state, over which said commissioner
has jurisdiction, are in dry and dam
gerous condition. to maintain compe-
tent and efficient fire patrol along the
right of way or lands of such railroads
Section 2. The forest commissioner
shall keep or cause ef to be kept an scb
fire patrol along the line of such rail-
road, including therein the wages and
expenses of the employees engaged in
total cost thereof shall be paid to the
forest commissioner, by the railroad
company along whose land or right of
way such patrol is maintained. such pay
presentation of the bills therefor. All
such funds received by said commits
sioner shall be credited to the fund for
the protection of the forests against fire
from which it was drawn.
Section 3. All fires started upon the
right of way of any railroad or lands ad-
jacent thereto shall be Immediately re-
ported to the commissioner upon blanks
to be furnished by him, by the patrol
man within whose limits the fire. origi-
mated, setting forth the origin of such
burned over, and, if the fire was started
by locomotive, he shall give the num-
Der thereof.
f,,1il fro 70 h11rv along
right of way through forest lands when
forbidden to do so by the forest commits
sioner, or his wardens.
Section 5. Nothing in this act shall be
construed as releasing any railroad COM
pany from any damage caused by fires
set by their locomotives or employees
(Approved March 49,
Chapter SO.
An Act to amend Section one of Chapter
one hundred and seventeen of the Pub
lie Laws of nineteen hundred and nine
relating to the taking of white perch.
Section one of chapter one hundred and
seventeen of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine is hereby amended by
following: nor to white perch in inland
waters of the county Of Washington.
Said white perch, so taken from said
waters may be shipped and sold within
and without the state, under regulations
of the commissioners of inland fish and
game SO that said section as amended,
shall read as follows:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
one person in any one day to take, catch
or kill, or have in possession more than
twenty pounds of white perch; 1t shall
also be unlawful for any transportation
company to accept for transportation or
to transport more than twenty pounds
of white perch in one day as the property
of any one person. This section shall not
apply to white perch in tide waters, nor
to white perch in inland waters of the
county of Washington. Said white perch,
SO taken from said waters, may be
shipped and sold within and without the
state, under regulations of the commits
sioners of inland fish and game.'-(Ap-
proved March 15)
Chapter 81.
An Act to amend Section ten of Chap
ter three of the Revised Statutes re-
lating to the powers and duties Of the
Maine Library Commission.
Section ten of chapter three OF the re-
vised statutes of Maine is hereby amend
ed by striking out the words "they shall
encourage the establishment of free pub
lie libraries and inserting in place
thereof the words the commission shall
give advice to all school, state fnstitu-
tional, free and public libraries. and to
all communities in the state which may
propose to establish libraries as to the
=. best means of establishing and admins
tering them; selecting and cataloging
books and other details of library man.
agement; and may send any of its men,