Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-01

or SuCn person or persons, llilllS, tpI Fp-
rations. bridge or water districts, to pro-
tect the paving on either side of the
opening by the use of sheet ping OF
such other means as Will prevent Inc
escape of sand from underneath 1t, ana
in determining the number of square
yards of paving disturbed, there shall DE
included such area of paving ADJOINING
the trench actually opened, as VIII IN tne
opinion of the commissioner OF puph'
works or such officer as the city govern
ment may appoint. be required 10 ne
taken up and relaid by reason OF such
failure to properly protect the same.
Section I. IL the work or any part
thereof mentioned in the preceding sec
tions of repairing or filling the trenches
or excavations aforesaid. snail De u!i-
skilfully or improperly done, 1t snail i 3e
lawful for the commissioner of public
works or such officer as the city govern
ment may appoint, forthwith TO cauSe
the same to be sklfully ana properly
done, and to keep an account or the eH-
pense thereof; and in such case such
person or persons firms, corporations.
bridge or water districts. i'll default AS
aforesaid. shall forfeit and pay a pen
atty equal to the whole of said expense
incurred by said commissioner oil pup
lie works or such officer as the city
government may appoint with an adul-
ton Of fifty per centum: and thereafter:
that is to say, upon the completion OF
the work and the determination OF the
costs thereof, the said commissioner OF
public works or such officer as the CITY
government may appoint Sildii 'S''+' ~
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 TINS or
dinance provided and determined
Section s. That when any , eHGaV i,,.b
shall be made in any paved PUBIC hsn-
way and the trench shall have been filled
as required by this act, 1t shall be the
duty of the commissioner of public works
or such officer as the city government. I
NAV appoint. to relay the pavement; the
cost thereof. including materials, labor
and inspection, to be paid out or any
moneys in the city treasury standing 70
the credit of the regular fund Tor TINS
Section o The party applying for
permit for said excavation must file
map or sketch with the commissioner or
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 nlSh-
way and said pavement is repaired by a
contractor or the commissioner or pup
lie works or such officer as the city gov
eminent may appoint, it shall be the
duty of the commissioner of public works
may appoint, where said pavements are
laid on a concrete base to nave me
concrete cut back on each side or the
ditch a distance of eight inches; ana IN
mentss this extra width shall be charged
to the person applying for the SAM
Section H. That all acts or parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act shall be
and the same are hereby repealed.-(Ap-
proved March 49,
Chapter 35.
An Act for the better protection of
Forests from Fire.
Section l. 1t shall be the duty OF the
forest commissioner whenever. IN ms
.l,N ND n H.
roads traversng the wild lands of the
state. over which said commissioner
has jurisdiction, are in dry and dan
gerous condition, to maintain coinpe-
rent and efficient fire patrol along the
right of way or lands Of such railroads.
Section 9. The forest commissioner
shall keep, or cause to be kept, an &C
count of the cost of maintaining suelr
fire patrol along the line of such rail-
road, including therein the wages and
expenses of the employees engaged IN
maintaining such fire patrol, and the
total cost thereof shall be paid to the
forest commissioner, by the railroad
company along whose land or right or
way such patrol is maintained, such pay
ment to be made monthly or on the
presentation of the bills therefor All
such funds received by said commits
sloner shall be credited to the fund for
the protection of the forests against flre
from which it was drawn. a.,
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
man within whose limits the fire origl-
mated, setting forth the origin or such
fire. the quantity and quality of the land
burned over. and, If the fire was started
by a locomotive, he shall give the NUM-
Der thereof
Section 4. No railroad employee shall
build fire to burn rubbish along IT'S
right of way through forest lands when
forbidden to do so by the forest commas
sioner. or his wardens.
Section s. 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 Sc.
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 ana
seventeen of the public laws of nineteen
hundred and nine is hereby amended by
adding at the end of said section. the
following: nor to white perch in inland
waters of the county OF Washington;
Said white perch, so taken from sag i,iS
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 1. It 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 TAP
proved March 49,
Chapter 81.
An Act TO amend Section ten of Chap
ter three of the Rev0ed 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 institu-
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
terng them; selecting and cataloging
books and other details of library man.
agement and may send any of its mem
bers to aid in organizing such libraries
Of a l.