The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-13
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

OF private and special legislation expired Feb.
4th. AS result food of new measures was
presented in both branches. There were 1879
ollis IN the house alone, which was double the
NUMBER presented at any other session this
winter. Following are the measures of local
interest:
BY Mr.. Dunton of Belfast -Resolve appro-
prlatlng 1000 for 1913 and like sum for 1914
1or compiling and preparing for publication a
record OF residents of Maine who served in the
United States navy during the Rebellion, 1861
loo5, with accompanying petition and state
ment OF facts This is the measure advocated
by Capt. John o. johnson of Liberty in the let
ter published in last weeks issue of The Jour
nal Capt. johnson would be the proper one
TO make this compilation.
BY Mr. Dunton of Belfast: An Act to author
lie the city council of the city of Be fast to
grant permission to Mathews Brothers to con-
struct and maintain Il suspension bridge over
Front street in said Belfast This is to enable
Mathews Bros. to connect their present plant
with a building to be erected on the water
front over spur railroad track, to facilitate
tne receiving of lumber and the shipping of
finished product. Work was begun on this i'm.
provement last fall and suspended because of
the freezing of the ground.
BY Mr. Conant of Waldo: An "Act to amend
Sections 2, 8, 4, S. 6. and of Chapter II of the
Public Laws of 10 5, regulating the practices
of Veterinary Surgery, Medicine and Dentist
ry."
BY Mr.. Sprague of Islesboro: Petitions of W.
y. Williams and others of Islesboro to author
lie the inhabitants of the town of Islesboro and
their assigns to erect, extend and maintain
pubic wharf into the tide waters of Gilkey's
Harbor in said town of 1slesboro
! by Mr. Hersey of Aroostook: Petition OF |,
b. Mower, State Secretary of the Maine Bap-
tlst Missionary Convention, for legislation per-
hitting Baptist and Free Baptist churches to
unite in the administration of trust funds un-
der the name of the new organization.
BY the same senator: Petition of Charles C.
Clements and II others of Winterport in favor
of Woman's Suffrage.
BY Mr.. Hutchins of Penobscot: Petition of
George w. Grinnell and 26 others of Bluehill.
Brooklyn and Sedgwick, in favor of teachers
pensions; also petition of Marion M. Abbott
and IA others of Bucksport in favor of same;
also petition of Harriet E. Saunders and SO
others in favor of same.
BY Mr.. Currer of Camden: Petition of E.
Frank knowlton and Is others of Camden for
same.
BY Mr.. Currier of Camden: Petition of Alice
IT, hnowiton and IL others of Camden for
same; also petition of Eva L. Taylor and four
others of Hope for same.
BY Mr.. Kicker of Castin1, resolve in favor of
the town of Verona appropriating 1880 for
rebuilding the bridge across eastern thorough
fare ct PenobScot river; also, resolve in favor
of the towns of Castne and Penobscot appro-
prlatlng $500 for rebuilding bridge known as
Morse cover bridge between Castine and Pc
nobscot.
BY nv. Jones' of China, act to repeal Chapter
~ OF private and special laws of 1911 relating
to Wiscasset, Watervlle & Pennington r. R.,
repeating act to permit of sale of part of its
property.
By Mr.. O'Connel of Milford. act to incor-
porate George W Smith, James A. Dunnng,
Charles C Garland, George Fl Hamlin. Benia-
min w. Blanchard, the Hampden Water Co
to supply the town of Hampden with pure
water, capl ai!zation not be less than $4,000
nor more than 100000
Mr. Bowler OF Bethel presented an act to in
corporate the iSheepscot Valley Conservation
Power Company with Charles F Achorn, Madi-
son L. Leavltt Andrew c. Halpen, Waterman
l.. Dow, bra c Kennedy and James r. Alb.
bott of Whltefisid, Arthur Dodge and Parker
Mari Of Somervile, Hugh McGarraham, John
ii. Albee and Edwin Bullock of Windsor and
larson =: Peck OF New York, as the incorpor-
ators Ihls corporation is to be organized to
distribute electric light, heating and manufac-
turing power i'll the towns of Albion, China
and Wlnslow In kennebec county and the
towns of Somerville, Jefferson and Whitefield.
IN Lincoln county and the town of Palermo in
Waldo county.
Mr.. Currier Of Camden. an act TO inco,norate
700-Acre Island
BY Mr.. Conant of Waldo: Petition of Alfred
l.. Estes and 20 others of Troy for Woman's
suffrage
by Mr.. Pendleton of Sears port: Petition of
Augustus Stevens and 2S others of TROY in
IaVor OF same, also petition of John NJ Nick
erson and ~ others in favor of same
BY Mr.. Currier of Camden: Petition of G. T.
Hold gman and Al others of Camden in favor of
teachers pension bill.
BY MI Farnham of Bath: Petition of Geo
w. Fuller and LET others requesting that the
present laws governing Holsters be so amended
as 10 prohibit the shipment of Holsters out of
the State from June 18th to September LIST
BY Mr. Hartman of Stonngton: Petition of
). X. Collins and II others of Isle au Haut
asking that the town of Isle au Haut be set off
from Hancock county and annexed to the
county of Knox
Two thousand dollars is asked by the Nor
NAL school at Castine for repairs and perma-
neht improvements. At committee meeting
State Superintendent Smith spoke strongly in
favor OF this appropriation
Senator Packard has introduced in Leeis-
lature bill an act to amend the law making
close time on scallops from April to Novem
Der, winch Will open part of Penobs cot bay
deflhed by line drawn from Cape Roster to
the north point of North Haven and following
the northwest shore of said North Haven to
It's southwest point commonly called Crabtree
point thence to the west point of Matinicus:
thence from said west point of Matinicus to
White Head light
By Mr., Hutchins of Penobscot petition of
Nettie L. Bowen and rs others of Brooks in
favor of giving the right of suffrage to women;
also petition of Vesta D. Higgins and 27 others
OF Brooks for same; also petition of Edith Bar
ker and 80 others of Brooks for same
BY Mr.. Dunton of Belfast: Petition of E. A.
Lapham and 25 others of Pittston for same.
BY Mr.. Dunton of Belfast: Petition of Eben
r. Littlefield and 81 others, relating to teach
er's pensions.
BY Mr.. Cook of Vassalboro: Petition of j. H.
Whltehouse and 16 others to repeal chapter
l53 of the Public Laws of 1911 entitled IAN
Act to prohibit the use of gang hooks"
BY same: Petition of C. w. Hussey and 81
others in favor of ice fishing in China Lake.
BY Mr.. Dunton of Belfast: Petition of O. E.
frost and So others in favor of the right of
suffrage to women.
STANDPOINT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Merrthew are in Boston
for week. Fred Grant. who is employed in
SOmeryille Spent Sunday with his fam;lv baro