Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

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Resolve appropriatiER funds Tor films
cases in Senate office
Resolve in favor of y. G. SkiHn,
secretary 0f the committee Of the State
School for Bows and thp Industrial
School for Girls.
An Act Ia amend Section eighty
eight Of Chapter fifteen of the Revised
Statutes, rs amended, relating 10 school
holidays.
An Act to amend Chapter one hun
dred ninety-three of The Laws of nine
teen hundred nine. entitled An Aet
creating the Maine Forestry District.
and providing for protection against
Forest FIRES therein
Orders OF the Day.
The PRESIDENT. Tile Chair laws
before The Senate for consideration the
frst matter assigned for TODAY. Senate
Document 392. An Act repeating Sec
tons and ef Chapter 500 Of the
Private and Special Laws Of 1911. IN
titled An Act granting IL l.. Gpoch
the right Ia maintain a dam ON the
East Maehias river.
Mr. BAILEY Of Pcnotscot4 Mr.
President, this bill VAS tabled aud as
signed for Tuesday by the senator from
Washington. Nj. Mansfield and at his
requ ST, l retabled il ard assigned 1t
Tor today. and / now yield the floor t.
the senator from Washington
AIR MANSFIELD of Washinftnn=
Mr.. President, l am here 10 ask that
this legislature stand by tine graut er
charter given Henry Geoeh If East
Machias IN 1911 TO maintain n dam on
the East Machias river. which Will
read, or that part wherein the parties
using this dam SHOULD reimburse Mr.
Geoch for the money he expended ana
had right to expect by the grant You
gave him
Section ,. cor Chapter 200. Laws
of, 1917
said Henry L. Gooch. his heirs and
assigns, may demand and receive a
toll for the passage Of logs, pulp wood
and other lumber over his said dam
OF dams Al the rate of ten cents per
thousand feet, for logs and other
lumber. and five cents per cord for
pulp wood: and the said Henry /.
Gooch, his heirs and assigns, shall
have lien on all logs. pulp wood and
other lumber that may pass over his
said dams and improvements for the
payment of said toll and unless said
toll is paid within thirty days after
said logs. pulp wood and other mm-
Der. shah have passed over his said
dams and Improvements for the pay
ment of said toll, the said II. L.
Gooeh, his heirs and assigns may
seize said logs, pulp wood or lumber
and sell at public auction 50 much Of
the same as shall be necessary to
pay said tolls. costs and charges no.
tice Of the time and place of sale be-
ing first given, ten days before said
sale, in some newspaper printed in
Maehias, in said county"
Section 4. When the said Henry
l.. Gooch. his heirs and assigns have
received from tolls his outlay on
dams. Improvements and repairs and
six per cent. interest thereon, then
the toll shall be reduced ia a sum suf-
ficient 10 keep the works in repair
The cost of dams, all improvements
and repairs made subsequent To the
passage of this act by the said II. l..
Geoch shall be included in the cost
Of dams and Improvements desienat-
ed in this act"
The parties wishing to transact
business on this river do not want to
pay the toll specified. ! claim this
money which he expended Gas report
ed before the committee amounting to
about $500, less $50 that they paid him
in 1922 leaving balance of $3.50,
should be paid. ! understood at first
they did not intend TO make good.
Friday the Senator from Penobscot.
Mr. Bailey informed me they are
willing to pay and the amount of
luInber they have to come in this
year will more than cover the
for this bill To pass.
! have no personal interest in this
No one has asked me to take this
stand. am only taking ii because
was personally acquainted with Mr.
Gooch who died last fall. His oldest
son and successor 10 the business is
very sick al the Eastern Maine Cen
eral Hospital and they have no one
10 look after their interest. | will ask
the senator from Penobscot if ] am
right that they expect and are willing
Mr. Gooch or his heirs shall be re-
inbursed by the parties having lum
Der cut on this river?
Vow, Mr.. President. understand
this bill may become. law on or
about Jnly !. A gentleman doing
nmber business in that section Of the
county informed me yesterday that
last years logs did not arrive or 20
over the dam until about July Is.
Should this bin pass as il is and the
logs come down tie same time as last
year, the heirs of Henry Gooch would
lose the sum Of $3.50 which they can
i'll afford,
With the understanding that all
parties interested do not wish to take
any money away from the family that
is honestly due them. expended with
the grant from the legislature that
they should be reimbursed and for
fear the drive may come in late, ! Of
fer the following amendment 10 the
bin
Mr. President, ! think | will make
another little statement before ! nf,
fer that amendment | talked with