Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-21

| through this body. IL was really that
| the charter ought not to be repealed
whereas the committee voted that II
ought to be repealed. And for that
reason 1 ask its recall, and a corrected
report according to the facts.
The PRESIDING OFFICER; The
senator from AndroscogGin. Senator
Hastings, moves that the rules be sus-
pended and that the Senate reconsider
the vote whereby the report of the CONF
mittee on interior waters was accepts
ed, the report being fought not to
pass
Motion agreed to.
Mr. HASTINGS: Now Mr.. Presi-
dent, | move to have it referred back
to the committee for the purpose of
correcting it.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. MAXWELL of Sagadahoc: /
move that we reconsider the vote
whereby we passed to be engrossed the
bill pertaining to the mileage. ~
The PRESIDING OFFICER: The
senator from Sagadahoc, Senator Max
we'll moves that the Senate reconsid-
er the vote whereby ii passed to be
engrossed An Act to regulate and es-
tablish mileage rates for the convey
ance of passengers over the steam
railroads within the State.
The motion was agreed to.
On further motion by the same scn
atCr the bill was tabled and assigned
for Tuesday of next week.
Mr., COLBY of Somerset: | move
that We take from the table two mat
tiers which We're tabled by me, which
it seems wise to consider together, An
Act to permit the town of Pittsfield to
obtain a pure water supply, and An
Act to incorporate the Pttsfleld Water
District.
Mr.. President, in a word of explana
ton | wish to say to the senators that
these two bills were presented in the
House by Representative Smith of
Pittsitld think on February 9Th. IT
was after the time of the admission
of private bills. They were received
by him about five o'clock the night of
February 5th. While they are strict
y, perhaps, private bills. they seem
In way to be public bills. 1t per-
tains to their water supply. They were
accepted by the House and came In
here, and of course with the action
the Senate had been taking we were
not supposed to admit them, and |
laid them on the table.
Now the reason for my asking that
we shall concur with the House is
this, that the water supply of the
village of Pittsfeld has been condemn
ed by the State Board of Health. and
its seems to the two senators from
Somerset and to some of the other
senators that this might be a clear
matter to be let in.
/ will read just a little from two let
tiers from the State Board of Health.
In a letter To the Pittsneld Water
Company dated January 10Th, is this
paragraph; "A sample from your pub
lie supply is in very poor condition.
Both chemically and bacterially 1t
shows evidence of contact with sew
age wastes. Intestinal bacteria were
present in 1-30 of an ounce of the
water In its present condition this
water cannot be considered safe to
use for drinking unless it be first
boiled"
Water Company dated March 7th. they
say: Il enclose the results of the
analysis of the sample of water from
your public supply, sent to me on. the
18th inst. The analysis shows the
water 10 be in the poorest condition
in which | have yet found it. The
analysis shows evidence of contact of
the water with large amount of sew
age waste. This is shown by both the
chemical and bacterial analyses; bu,
especially by the latter. which shows
intestinal bacteria to be present in as
little as 1900 of an ounce
Mr.. President, | move that the
rules be suspended and that we adj
NIT these two bills in concurrence
with the House
on motion by Mr. Murphy of Cum
oerland. Resolve in favor of the Com
nissloners of Pharmacy. Senate Doc
ument No. 551, was taken from the ta
BILE, and on further motion by the same
senator this resolve was referred TO
the committee on appropriations and
financial affairs.
Mr. WING of Franklin: ! move tn
take from the table An Act to estab-
lish a State game farm for the purpose
nf propa eating useful game and other
birds. game and fur-bearing animals
and to supply forest. tree seedlings.
The motion Was agreed to. a ssH
Mr.. WING: This act provides for a
hunters license. and a similar bill has
already been reported by the commitex
tee on inland fisheries and game anM<
is now pending before the Legislaturr
and for that reason | move that this
act be referred to the next Legislature
The motion was agreed to. t5z
Mr. COLE Of York: Dir, President,