Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
STATE HOUSE,
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But Few Changes Made in
The Railroad Laws.
Conn. Oonahue Investigates
Oyster Growing Problem.
Agricultural Bulletin Deals with
Summary of Legislation.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Thursday, June 20, at 10 A. NJ
Meeting of Governor and Council for
Pardon Hearings, Tuesday, July 10.

But little new railroad legislation was
passed by the 10Th Legislature on account
of the pendency during the greater part
of the session of the public utilities bill.
which it was expected until near the close
of the session would receive passage as
1t was a measure advocated by leaders OF
the dominant party. The new railroad
laws passed although not numerous are all
measures considered by the department to
be In the nature of good legislation.
An act was passed requiring street rail-
roads to fle profiles with their locations.
This act provides that in all proceedings
before the railroad commissioners by
street railroad corporations, involving the
approval Of locations outside of the limits
of streets, roads or ways. such corpora
lions shall file prohes of the proposed To-
cation outside of the limits of streets,
roads or ways AMI such profiles of the
streets. roads or ways rs may be material
to the inquiry into The approval Of the
proposed location. sucn profles shall be
on the relative scales of profile paper in
common use
Section II of Chapter SO OF the Re-
Sised Statutes has been amended SO that in
the case of locations for street railroads
land outside of the limits of streets roads
or Ways cannot be taken unless it appears
that the public service of the corporation
would he better performed by such taking
Another act passed by the last Legislature
wa The act prohibiting the removing of
waste or packing from the journal boxes
Of locomotives and railroad cars. This
act was made necessary from the TACT that
tramps and other persons had been in the
habit Of stealing this oily waste Tor the
purpose OF ktndling fires This act pro-
vdes that any person who wilfully and
maicously take or removes the waste
packing from journal box or boxes of
locomotive, engine. tender carriage.
Coach. ear. caboose or truck used or oper-
ated upon railroad. whether operated by
steam or electricity. hail he imprisoned for
not more than three years, or fined not
more than $500
The se-calIe1 Baxter anti-pass bill has
been amended so that police officers and
members of fire departments in the course
of duty are hot included in its provisions.
Thta charge in the law relating To trans
pertation of public officials will save sever
al thousand dollars annually to the larger
cities and proportonate amounts to the
smaller ones.
An act was passed ny the last Legisla-
ture which eliminates street railroads from
the provision OF the law relating to the
location and assessment Of damages for
property under eminent domain proceed
ing. previous Legislature had already
passed law exempttng steam railroads
from the assessment of damages under the
eminent domain law. a new law has also
been enacted in relation to the change Of
location of the tracks OF street railway
eompanies This act is as follows
Section Upon petition of 10 or more
citizens and taxpayers of any city or
town setting forth that the tracks OF any
street railway company operated in said
city or town are located inconvcnienty for
the public the municipal officers If in
their judgment public convenience, or
street improvement requires it. may change
said location within the limits OF any
street, but not to another street and order
the company operating the same 10 make
the alterations. and make such decree as
to the expense of the same as between the
railway and the Municipality as they may
deem equitable, subject to appeal as here
inafter provided and said alterations
shall be made in accordance with the di-
rections of the municipal officers
Section THE municipal officers shall
hold public hearing on said petition and
give reasonable notice to all parties inter-
ested.
Section 3.-Either the petitioners or any
street railway affected by the decision of
the municipal officers. may appeal to the
board of railway commissioners, who shall
upon notice hear the parties and finally de-
termiue the questions raised by said APP
peal.
The law relating to fraudulent evasions
of payment of fares upon steam railroads,
Etreet railroads steamboats, and ferries has
been amended 50 that the offense is the
same whether the fare is demanded or not