Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-04

liability of fire. and therefore | hope
that this bill to obige all people to car
ry lights at night viii not prevail. ] may
go out ON the road with a lantern or light
attached to my carriage and come home
and forget to extinguish the light, and
the consequence would be perhaps my
buildings would burn up. For that rea-
son / think it win he hardship OH the
farmers, ANA | hope the bill will not pre-
vail.
Mr.. SHELTON of Bowdon: Mr.
Speaker, for my constituents blaming
me for passing a law obliging them to
carry lantern, ! think a great many
of them would blame me far more if |
did not help in the passage of such
law. | find that a great many of my
constituents or the people in my neigh
, borhcoj carry lanterns, and think ii Is
all right. l hope this bill will pass.
Mr.. O'CONNELL of Milford: Mr.
speaker, / wish to call the attention
of the House to the provisions of Sec
ton of this bill If this bill is needed
Why allow town to exempt certain
vehicles from the provisions of this
act? Ii it is needed for one vehicle it
| is needed for all. claim there is hard
| " a man in this House but what could
so to his own town authorities and get
exemption from the provisions of this
| act IL you are exempt from the pro-
visions of this act and re injured,
| YOU nave either no redress or else
You Are caught breaking the law.
The gentleman from Westbrook tMr
| Scates) lays great stress on the fact
| that Il great amount of danger comes i'll
| rounding Il turn. There is no automo-
bile but what is fitted up with Il horn
| az SEINE arrangement. and why
| shouldn't he use caution IN rounding
| that turn to protect people Who are H.
| able To be there? | do not believe any
| s.utomobilist in crossing railroad
| track crosses it without taking precau-
| ton, both for his own safety and con-
veniencc, and why shouldn't he use the
same precaution in rounding Il turn i'll
the road?
MIR. SCATES of Westbrook. Mr.
Speaker, | am surprised that any man
should appeal to the prejudice Of the
members of this House on a matter so
important as this. | want to say THAI
| hold no brief from the automobiles
| In consideration of the fact that the
automobiiists of this State have late
| " assessed themselves to pay two mill
| lion dollars for the roads of this
State. for the benefit of the farmers
| of this State it seems to me that that
comes with little grace at this time
Speaking about the matter of dan
ger from fire, doesn't every farmer of
| this State have a lantern? And as
| long as he has that. how is the dan
ger from fire increased. 1t is said that
| they should blow a horn. Nearly ev-
cry automobilist does blow his horn,
but you must remember that the team
| is ahead driving on the righthand side,
and the automobilist coming up IS
also driving on the righthand side, and
if he is within ten feet where is that
team on that turn going? 1t must
go over into the ditch. We say that
is not right, the wagon should have
some signal so that when the auto
| mobile comes up behind ii can be seen
and the automobile be allowed To turn
| out ON the left and go by
Mr.. UMPHREY of Washburn Mr..
Speaker. | think If this bill is passed
Il will be more Of a JOB in the rtsfal
, districts to enforce II than it will be
| TO enforce the pnehibitory law.
Mr.. COOK of Nassalbore: Mr.
Speaker in regard to the remarks
about the two million dollars. the
idea that the Automobiles pay that
two million dollars is about in keep
! ing with tn whole discussion on that
side of that question. The banks pay
| that two million dollars just as much
! as the automobilists; the automobile
| lists are taxed for certain amount
| Of revenue, and so are the banks, and
YOU can't say that one pays lnat
money any more than the other. IL
YOU didn't make the roads you would
| have that money to do something else
with, and that is all nonsense: the tax
PAYERS all over the State pay for the
roads and the automobilists only pay
| their share.
Mr.. Eastman of Benton called for u
division of the House.
The SPEAKER The question is on
| the motion of the gentleman from
Benton. Mr.. Eastman. that the bill be
indefinitely postponed. On this ques-
ton the gentleman has called for
division Of the House.
division being had, the motion
/ was lost by vote of 80 to %.
The bill then received its third read
| ing was passed to be engrosSed.
Passed to Be Enacted.
An Act TO amend Section of Chapter
1iS of the Revised Statutes, relating tc
personal property bargained and deliver
ed to another, which shall remain the
property of the seller till paid for.
An Act for the Improvement OF streets
| in thickly settled portions of cities and
towns.
An Act to amend Paragraph of Sec
ton 10 of Chapter 9 of the Revised stat
utes, relating to the taxation of person
| al property as amended by Chapter so oil
the Public Laws of 1909.
An Act to amend Section Il OF Chapter
| 70 of the Revised Statutes, as amended
| by Chapter 1876 of the Public Laws oil
1911, relating to the jurisdiction of the
superior court for Cumberland county
An Act to incorporate the Interurban
Ferry Company.
An Act amending Section 81 OF CHAP
ter 2s of the Revised Statutes, relating
to the protection of life in buildings used
for public purposes.