Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-26
BIG GRiST OF BILLS.
introduced in the House-Smailer
Number in the Senate.

Number in the Senate.
\ big erist Of bills was introduced
Wednesday in the House and much
smaller number in the Senate. Among
those introduced in the House We're
the following:
pattangall of Waterville-Aet relat-
ing to the transmission of power be
vond the confines of the State. The
act provides fer the removal of the
present exemption OF railroads from
the provisions of Chapter pa of the
Public Laws of 1899 which forbids the
transmission o. power outside the
state.
Pattaneall of Waterville- Act to
amend Section l of Chapter % oil the
Revised statutes relating to telephones
and telegraph companies. gas. electric
light and power companies. rms act
provides for an amendment 10 salu
section by adding the following WORDS:
provided also that any corporation
organized as provided in this section
NAV make. generate. sell. distribute
and supply electricity in or to any
city or town in or to which any com
pany. person or firm is making. gen
Grating, selling, distributing or SUP
plvirg. or is authorized to make, gem
crate. sell. distribute or supply elec-
tricity. provided that said corporation
shall first petition justice OF the
supreme judicial court for PERMISSION
SO to do. and that three disinterested
commissioners, appointed by saia
Justice. after hearing the petitioners
and other interested parties shall
deem that it is for the general pubic
good that such petition should be
granted and said commissioners may
grant said petition in whole or IN
part subject to such conditions ana re-
strictions as they deem necessary
Pattangall of Waterville-Act reiat-
ing To the taxation Of steam raliroadS
providing fer the amendment OF sec
ton -. Chapter s of the Revised
Statutes as amended by Chapter lbH
pebble Laws of 1907 and as amended
by CHAPTER 81 Public Laws of 1909 ana
substituting the word six for the WpFd
fizc. amending said act SO THAT the
amount of the annual excise tax SNAIL
be aecertained as follows: The gross
Transportation receipts shall pc dl-
vided by tic numbeF Of miles operated
to ascertain the average road feceip-s
per mile; when such average receipts
Nor mile do not exceed $500 the tax
shall be equal to onc-half of one per
cent Of the gross transportation re-
ceiptS. when the receipts exceed SiJou
and do not exceed $1,000 the tax shall
he equal to three-QuarterS OF one per
cent. of tn gross receipts, and 50 on
Increasing the tax onC-quarter oi one
per cent for each additional $500, pro-
vidcG that the rate in no event eX-
ceeds six per cent.
Waldron of Portland-Act creating q
single board form of representative
government for cities and towns III
the state of Maine The act provides
that any city Or town with 1000 OIL
| more inhabitants may become city
| governed by single board upon petit
ton of - per cent. of the vote cast fol
mayor of TIE city or for first select
| man of the town in the last election
| Provision is made for the submission
| of this plan to the electors at spe-
| cial election, the preference Of q ma
| pority of the voters to rule. Cities
| having population of $4,000 or more
| would elect a mayor and four council
men and municipalities between 100'
| and $4,000, a mayors and two council
| men.
| Mariner of SearSpOrt-Act incOrpor
| ating the Knox County Central Rail
road, granting to Cyrus f. Stackpole
William F. Curran. Harry j. Chap