Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1911-02-01
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

L In the SSu8l6 laot w cuucSuay NIX NAsy y
introduced an act amending the Bar Har-
Dor and Mount Desert island automobile
exclusion law of 1900 so as to permit auto.
mobiles to pass over direct road leading
from the Trenton bridge over Town Hill
through the towns of Eden and Mount
Desert to Southwest Harbor. The act wal
accompanied by eleven petitions; also
q petition for an act in favor Of use o.
automobiles in the towns of Southwest
Harbor and fremont.
Mr.. Mayo also presented remonstrances
OF residents OF Swans Island against any
change in lobster law.
Mr.. Littlefield, of Bluehill, presented
an act to incorporate Bluehill Water Co
The incorporators and Forrest B. Snow,
Harvey H. Mcintyre and Roscoe d. Long
Power is given to take water from any
source in Biuehill. Capital stock, $4,000
| MIR. Mace, of Great Pond, introduced q
resolve appropriating $3.50 for repairing
bridge across Garland's brook in the town
| of MariavilIe, and petitions for same.
Mr.. Mace also presented petition of R.
F. Bickford asking for a close time on
Holsters from July / to Sept. l, in all the
waters OF Winter Harbor.
! MIR. Gross, of Oriand, presented petition
for law to prohibit the hunting OF par
| fridge and woodcock with dogs in town OF
| Orland.
In the House Tuesday Mr.. Harmon, OF
Stonington, presented an act authorizing
| the construction of fish weir in Castine
harbor.
Mr.. Peters, OF Ellsworth, presented
petition OF L. C. Roberts and 103 others for
Law prohibiting the taking of herring by
| Temporary weirs on the coast line of
| Brooksville.
Mr.. Littlefield, of Bluehill, presented
resolve authorizing the State land agent
! to convey to Norman II. Mayo, of Blue
hill, certain islands in Bluehill bay.
Mr.. Shea, of Bar Harbor, introduced a
bill 10 amend the law relating to fishing
| in Eagle lake.
The committee on legal affairs Thursday
reported bill granting Bradbury Smith
the right to maintain a ferry between
Sullivan and Hancock, and that it ought
to pass. Given first reading in House
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Tuesday.
In the senate rrioay MI. Leach OF nan
COCK, presented resolve appropristing
ts,"o iof Eastern state norman scnooi al
Csstine, for furnishing the dormitory
constructed in 1909 and 1910.
III the nouse rfioay sA'' SheA' Oh Ioen'
presented bill providing for the better
pro'ec.loh oi puoiic "s'e. supplies EXIST
ing .. Iseie iaAe' 'oraa Poho ana 'ne
aAoiocA ponos oy lne hahcocS county
trustees Oh puoiic resef's'ion' Inc
trustees are given the power 10 take oy
eminent oonsin any iano IN 1ne water
sneos OF saio lakes ana ponos TO De heio
Tor puoiie purposes. MI. Shea on tuesday
presented OH gfSing hancocK county
trustees Oh puohe reservations aooitionai
powers. Aaoieu io' printing On MOTION
Vi MI Mace' Vi ofeat Fono'
mr. Mace' Vi Hreat rono' presented
piii making .ne Close time on oeer IN
hancock county jan 70 sept. 81. inns
"ooio make the open tine IN hancock
county TWO weeks longer tnan under the
general Jaw.
ncoriue' Vi at' Deselt, presented
OH extending close time on partridge
ana "ooocock III nancocx county 10 Oct
l, cutting Oh TWO weeks from the open
season.
Mr. mace presented DILL extending
cnarter OF the winter harbor d Eastern
railway 20. TWO years.
Inc commit on nsh and game recon-
menoeo tnst the act Tor bounty on bears
IN washington ana Hancock counties be
referred 10 committee on appropriation
Win recommendation Tor appropriation o.
sI,oo per year Tor next two years for same
MI. harmon, OF Stonington, on Friday
presented Dins ior the annexation O.
otonington ana Isle au Haut to county o
Knox. iaoieo 1or printing on motion O.
BIZ. Peters, OF Ellsworth. Referred t.
committee on counties Tuesday.
Mr.. Harmon also presented petition o
residents OF Isle an Haut that no chang'