Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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Governor and Council
Mr.. HERSEY OF Aroostook: Mr.. Fresi
dent, would like to inquire of the SEN
ator from Penobscot, through the Chair
as to whether there was a hearing before
his committee on this matter during this
session
Mr.. RICHARDSON: Mr.. President,
will state for the information of the sen
ator that my memory is there was nc
advertised hearing. but ! am not posi-
tive. IL was brought up at one OF our
last sessions.
Mr.. STEARNS of oxford: Mr.. Presi
dent. | would like to make an inquiry
as to whether or not the senator from
Penobscot understood at that time any
reason why il was before the committee
on appropriations and financial affairs
and not before the committee on ways
and biidges2
Mr.. RICHARDSON: Mr. President
will say that ! do not recall unless i
came from the committee Perhaps tEs
records there will show.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state that matters coming from the last
Legislature and referred to this Leeisla-
fure are referred to the same commit.
tees that heard them the previous ses-
sion.
Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland; Mr..
President, | would like to inquire of Sen
ator Cole through the Chair If there Is
any other bridge or highway that come
into the State of Maine from New Hamp-
shire besides. this particular bridge.
Mr. COLE. Mr.. President. | will state
for the Information of the senator,
through the Chair. that of course there
are quite a good many highways froT
New Hampshire to Maine in the norther'
part of oxford county. but this is the
main highway. There Is another bridge
but we do not call it a main highway
The travel follows the coast through
Kittery and York and down the coast
and then turns off somewhere east o.
York.
Mr.. MAXWELL of Sagadahoc: Mr.
President. this is the first time that
have heard any intimation of this Legis
1atnre doing anything to help the auto
mobile fellows. | have always under.
stood that he was the fellow whom ev.
erybody was in favor of holding up, and
] cannot understand why there has such
an enormous feeling developed here all
at once for that poor fellows relief.
Gaughter)
As ! understand it. there is not thing
in this proposition, so far as any man
in this State knows. as to the future
maintenance of this bridge. Ii has been
Caid that thara ha arran
ment made with the electric roads as t.
the maintenance of this bridge. I do no.
understand that there is anything In Thu
bill that carries it to that extent. ! dc
not understand there is anything In this
bill that e, en- eniightens the members
of the Legislature as to whom this mon
ey is to be paid to. or that there is any,
thing in this bill that assures us that
We get any title to this property 1t
the appropriation that this matter car
ries. with gentleman from that same
county on ths Committee that this bill
has been before during the entire ses-
sion. personally of course knowing that
this matter was introduced in the Lee.
1siature two years ago: that it was re
ferred to this Legislature. and was taken
I'M in that committee and tahlod ana ia;s
there on the table from that time until
Yesterday and then al, At once ,,,,ha,,
on, h.ar;,,,, .a.,....,
NJ tho, .aa.,x,, ~. 'Ne''i'
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" ooi''e "e'e ana approve
or disapprove it, to be jumped in here al
'"o' peuefe 'ia. .i'
VI '"'s senate VIII consider u
~ iholeh, ana am elad TO secone
'ne MUTTON OF TIE senator from Waldo
Mr.. MURPHY of Cumberland: Mr.
liesiaeht, as We are quite close to York
county about as close as we could be
ahu we usually near from the people as
" thelr wants. especially in the auto
mobile line, and the good roads line. and
All tnat sort of thing, as one from that
section. want to protest against the
passage OF this bill | think it Is a dan
serous proposition, and ] do not think
we are sufficiently acquainted with II
" ought to have been heard by a com
ahittee. want to be recorded a,
against IT.
Mr. COLE: Mr.. President ] do NOT
want the members OF this Senate To nm
uerstand that | am endeavoring To force
anything through here, This matter
comes to me as surprise / did not
KNOW that 1t was in here until 1t came
from the House aud , ,..o...ts -, -.