Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

An Act requiring the report to the
State Board of Health of certain oc-
cupational diseases due to poisoning or
other causes
An Act to extend the charter of the
Lubec. East Machias and Machias Rail-
way Company
An Act TO incorporate the Sullivan
end Sorrento Electric Light and Pow
er Company.
Finally Passed.
Resolve authorizing the state treas
urer-sto procure temporary loan for
the year 1913
Resolve in favor of the town of For
est CITY for aid in reeonstructing
bridge therein.
Resolve reimbursing the town of Her.
mon for money expended in support of
q State paaper
Resolve providing for aid in payment
Of premiums awarded by the Maine
state Agricultural Society. and also
repeating certain resolves in favor of
said society.
Resolve authorizing the state treas
urer to procure a temporary loan for
the-year 1914.
Resolve reimbursng the town of
Milo for money expended for support of
certain State pauper.
Resolve for an amendment to the
Constitution providing for classifica-
ton of property for the purposes of
taxation.
The SPEAKER: This resolve being
an amendment to the Constitution re-
qui"es vote of two-thirds of the mem-
bers present. a quorum being present.
Those in fayer of the passage of the
resolve will rise and stand until count
ed
Mr.. Hodsdon of North Yarmouth
moved that the resolve be laid upon the
;abie and specially assigned for con-
sideration, tomorrow.
| The motion was agreed to.
ag ORDERS of the Day.
Mr -Sprague of Islehoro moved that
the rules be suspended and that he be
allowed to Introduce out of order at
the present time. bill, an Act to au-
thorize Marion G. Lewis and her as
signs To construct and maintain a pri-
vate wharf into the waters of Ames'
| Cove at Gilkey's Harbor in the town
| of Islesboro.
Mr.. Jones of China objected to the
reception of the bill at this time on
account of order passed by the House
! limiting the time for reception of pri-
vate bills to February 9TH.
The SPEAKER: objection having
| been made to the reception of this
private bill the Chair is unable to re-
| cpiVp the hill a fhiS time
| The SPEAKER: The first matter for
| consideration on the calendar is the
| report of the committee on taxation to
! which was referred bill. an Act to
| raise revenue for the support of the
| State government by levy and col
| lection Of a tax on incomes, the COM
| mittee reporting fought not to pass
| The pending question is the acceptance
| of the report of the committee.
Mr.. Sargent of Portland moved that
the bill be substituted for the report
| of the committee.
The same gentleman further moved
] that the bill together with his motion
| be laid upon the table. 81
The motion was agreed to, and the
matter was laid upon the table.
| The SPEAKER: The next matter
| for consideration is bill. an Act to re-
| peal Chapter 81 of the Laws of 1909, in
relation to requirement of muffiers on
| motor boats. fhe pending question
| is the third reading of the bill and its
| passage to he engrossed.
| On motion by Mr.. Jones of China
] the bill received its third reading and
was passed 10 be engrossed.
| The SPEAKER: The next matter
| rof consideration is bin, an Act relat-
ing To the Fort Kent Electric Com
| pany. The pending question is tie
first reading of the bill.
| MIR. CYR IF Fort Kent: Mr. Speak T
and gentlemen of the House, as you
| noticed, l placed this matter on Il /,
| table several days ago. and carried {
| forward yesterday over to today for
| the special reason and at the request
| of the proponent of the bill so that
| we might get together and agree upo 4
| a method TO provide better protection
| TO our village corporation. AS YOU
| know, this is new draft The orisi-
nal bill. Senate Document No. s, which
was introduced early in the session
was practically the first of the front
page of Senate Document 447. This
matter is opposed by a portion of the
inhabitants of the village of Fort Kent
on the ground that it is Infringing up
on their rights as a village corpora
ton: that they had been Incorporated
and doing business less than one year
and during that short year had man.
aged. against the will of the proponent
of this bill, to establish water sys-
TEN, and If we We're left alone and not
interfered with by this Act, the
chances would be that in the next two
years we shall establish--which we
have a right to do-our own municipal
electric plant Therefore the commit
tee not being too fayorably inclined
with the first bill. as we understood
1t. and in view of the fact that the
-proponent of this measure argued that
there was no sentiment in my village
for publicly owned plant, this mat
ter was referred to meeting in my
village; and this new draft, gentle
men, is the result of this meeting. AT
thht meeting, prior to the vote, the
pfoponent of this bill did promise to
the inhabitants of that village-that he
would redfaft the mea sure and better