Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-08
SHORT SESSIONS.
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of the Good Samaritan Home Asso-
citation of Bangor, the resolve from
Mr. Corners.
The statement of facts accompany
ing the resolve from Mr.. Clark de-
velops that The Temporary Home
for Women and Children ineorpor-
ated in 1882 was organized To provide
temporary shelter and assistance to
those who but for it's existence. might
become objects of public charity. 1t
is not an orphan asylum. a lying in
hospital, a reformatory for hayward
girls or an industrial training school,
but it is obliged to serve each of these
purposes. The inmates come from all
parts of the State mainly from the
smaller towns, and the number av
eraging from 40 to 80: more than
half of these are babies and children
under four years of age.
THE home is entirely non-se ctarian
and the women composing it's board
OF managers who look after it's affairs
to the smallest detail, perform their
duties without compensation. The in
stitution has an endowment of $23.-
40. The running expenses are met
from the income of this fund, by pri-
waite subscriptions mainly from resi-
dents of Portland and by the amounts
which the inmates pay when posi-
Bile, together with an appropriation
which the State has paid annually
for number of years. At the pres
ent time the buildings are in excellent
condition and well equipped but
without assistance from the State, the
work of the institution cannot be car
ried on. Its usefulness in the COM
munity has been established and il is
hoped that the appropriation asked
for can be allowed"
Several petitions were received from
Aroostook county favorng the grant
ing or charter to build 4 bridge
across the ST. John river from Van
Buren, on the American sid to ST
Leonard's on the Canadian side
jean Metcalf Of New Portland filed
"A petition contesting the right OF
Warren d. clark OF The same town to
the seat now held by Mr.. Clark in the
House. MIR. Metcalf contends that in
computing the. official returns from the
legislative class represented BY Mr.
Clark, In order to determine to whom?
the certificate of election should issue
that the vote cast in Long Island pian--
tation vas omitted and that if the
vote OF that plantation had been count
&c, il would have shown plurality for
the Petitioner. This matter was re-
ferred to the committee on elections.
An Act was presented by Mr. Clark
of Portland TO amend the charter of
the Portland Gaslieht Co The original
fpanpt1fCo
and additional acts thereto repealed.
All provisions relative to capital stock
in the original charter and amenda :
tory acts are repealed and the capt.
tel stock IS fixed At one million. five
hundred thousand dollars. divided into
$4,000 slmres, the par value of which
Is Sle0 Tie act further provides that or
July l, 1920, at the expiration If every
flxe-Year period after that, the city
snail have the right to take over the
property Of the company upon the
payment of an equitable sum- The pro-
vision is nlade for the method by which
this shall he done.
The company Is prohibited from
consolidating with any similar eorpor-
atien selling light and power To Port
land citizens, although it is given the
right to purchase the Westbfodk Gas
c.. and the Municipal Light & Power
CO.
The only speech made in the House
1T the session. this afternoon, was by
Mr.. irving of Caribou. who. when the
act to Change the name of the Ar0os-
took Trust & Banking Co, TO the
Aroostook Trust CO., moved that the
act be referred TO the committee on
banks and banking i'm concurrence with
the Senate. The uppo1 branch rejected
the emergency clatise on the act and
Mr.. Irving intimatcd that il would b0
n serious matter al the emergency
clause was added on measures unless
they came within the provisions of the
referendum.
The bonds of the attorney general
and the secretary of State We're fled
with the Governor and Council. early
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