Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-17

together with the water power. shore
privilege and rights, forest ana mineral
deposits appertainiug thereto, and all
buildings erected on or affixed to the
same, and all townships and tracts of
land. the fee Of which has passed from
the state since the year 1850"
1t seems to me this bill is not q
Ivicious bill, but a very good bill, and
we are getting at the actual value of
the land separate from the buildings.
The water powers. undeveloped, they
are worth something, and the mineral
deposits. If We get our valuation that
way we should know just what we
have. 1t seems To me this bill having
been ihreShed out by the committee
and then passed unanimously by the
House, | think it should not be indefl-
nitoly postponed.
Mr.. MOVES Of kenncb1t: Mr.
President: The committee made q
Unanimous report on this bill. think
the whole of the bill l. cover, Il in Sec
tion :. | do not So" where il would
be any hardship on any assesS0r. As
/ understand it, thcr" is no State law
Towering that now, and this is just for
them 10 make a true valuation. This
bill carries no appropriation.
Mr. OSBORN Of Somerset: Mr..
President: 1t is true that there is no
appropriation carried with the bill. and
perhaps it is no hardship on anyone.
but ii does increase the labor of the
local assessors. as sec it. 1t requires
lassessors in all the towns of the State
to separate their real estate value, not
only land ana buildings, but other i'm
| ftd .f,. hot n
ereases the expenses is not borne on
anY appropriation Of this Legislature,
hut rails ON the communities.
I have no particular interest in the
bill. Perhaps ii will bring about good
results, but it is sure to carry the ex-
pense to the community. / would say
further, any city or town that desires
now to classify their real estate, there
il nothing to prevent them. This
simply forces the matter Oh all COM
nIunites whether they desire it or not,
and ut their own expense, as I see it.
Mr.. FULTON: Mr. President: l
would like to say that think last year
the boaid of agriculture sent through
out the state II special messenger en-
deavoring to find out the number of
acres there was in the farms of the
] 'tdtf vi 4NltlIt rom III, bbohS ~ tIlt
| assessors it was almost impossible to
hnd out the acreage, they We're made
up 50 carelessly in many instances.
Mr.. LEACH: Mr.. President: move
that when the vote be taken il be taxi
on lay the yeas and NAYS.
y sufficient number having arisen the
Yeas ana nays We're ordered and the Sec
rotary called the roll. the question being
| h. ,la
| Leach of Hancock to indefinitely post
| pone the bill.
Those voting yea We're. Messrs. Blanch-
ard, Chandler. Dodge, Dongan. Foss Of
| AndroScogSin, kellogg, Leach, Mayo,
Milliken, Mouton. Osborn. Pendleton,
Sanborn Smith, Stcarns, Theriault. Wins
| low-l7. Those voting nay were: Messrs
| Allan, Boynton. Harrington, Fulton,
Cowell. lin, Irving, -iullen. Soyes. Sta
pieslo. .\bsentees: Edwards. Foss of
Cumberland. IIamilton-3.
And the motion TO indefinitely postpone
the bill was adopted.
On motion by Mr.. Kellogg Of Penob-
| scot. House Document No. is. An Act
defining the main trunk line of highway
| through the state. was taken from the
| table.
The same senator then offered Senate
! Amendment \ To House Document No.
l.s amend by striking out in Section L.
| in lines .. and g. the following words:
| said reconstruction work shall begin at
| the kittery end of said line and shall be
| carried on continuously towards the
| northern end
| The amendment was adopted
| Mr. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. President
| | wish to offer senate Amendment II to
Senate Amendment a, py Inserting after
| the word ''expend" in the fourth line the
| words "Thc highway commissioner Is
! hereby directed 10 expend the money rails
| ed from registration, taxation or licens-
| ing of foreign automobiles and no other
| money shall b,. available for said trunk
| line
| | desire To say that the amount derived
| last year was something like $4,000. 1t
| seems to me- il you provide that and make
| il available for the use of the trunk line
no one will find any fault. do not think
| il is fair that those remote from the
trunk line should help To pay for it.
believe if they take the $4,000 derived
from the automobile tax and licensing fee,
|
| sufficient for the trunk line.
Al the request of Mr.. Mlliken Of Aroos-
| took the amendment was read again.
| Mr.. MIl.LIKEE: Mr.. President, did
| understand the senator from Knox to say
| that $4,000 year is derived from the Ii
| censing and registration of foreign auto
| mobiles?
| Mr. STAPLES: / understand that Is so
| Mr.. MILLIkEN: The senator's amend
ment, as | understand ii. Mr., President
provides for using the revenue received
! from licensing foreign automobiles.
! Mr.. STAPLES: Mr.. President, that is
| what the State has received from the au-
| tomobiles, altogether $4,000.
Mr.. MILLIKEN: Mr.. President. that
| leaves us entirely in me dark as 10 the
| prospective revenue under this amend
! ment | would like 10 see what il would
| be under this amendment.
| Mr.. STAPLES: Forty thousand dollars.
| Mr.. KELLOGG: Mr.. President. ] would
| like To state right here that the license
| fees that will be received in the automo-
| bile business this year. or any year, Is
! provided for in another bill, in what is
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