Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-29

by the Governor and wear a badge, and
to have the same powers Of enforcing
the law as police and deputy sheriffs.
These agents are to investigate and
prosecute all cases Of cruelty to chill
dren. and are to receive go a day when
working, and to be allowed the same fees
as officers of the law. The act provides
in detail for the prosecution Of cases by
agents. 1t forbids the placing of chill
dren under 16 years Of age in almshouses,
except in cases of emergency and of
children under three years Of age whose
mothers are inmates ct almshouses. The
maintenance Of a boarding house or
home for children under is years Of age
is forbidden unless licensed by the State
Board OF Charities and Corrections.
Ames Of Washington: Act to establish
the Washington Municipal Court The
court is given the usual powers and its
territory limited to that portion of
Wa shington county west of the Machias
river and the towns of Machias. Marsh-
| field, Wesley Centerviue. and Mortified.
The judge is to receive a salary of $500
| year and the recorder $15O
Flaherty of Cumberland: Act provid-
| ing for the licensing Of stationary engin
GERS, except OF engines used for agri-
cultural purposes and those under the
| jurisdiction of the United States Govern
ment. Three grades Of licenses are pro-
vided, the first for unlimited horsepower.
second limited to 800 horse power, third
limited TO 100 horse power, and a spec
| ial grade limited TO firemen in charge of
boilers. Municipalities are to appoint an
examiner to issue the licenses.
| Peacock of Washington: Act to pro-
vide supply of pure water for the town
of Lubec. This is an act to amend the
existing law.
| Murphy Of Cumberland: Act to ex-
tend the charter Of the Worlds Stand
ard Insurance Co. two years.
| Scammon of Hancock: Act to extend
the charter of the Fairfield & Skowhegan
Railway Co. two years.
| Swift of kennebec: Act fixing the SAL
airy of the justice Of the Superior Court
| OF Kennebec county at $500 year, with
800 additional for each term Of the court
held in Waterviue.
| BY Thurston of Oxford: Resolve in
favor Of the Maine School for Feeble
Minded, appropriating $50 90 for the cree
ton of two brick dormitories for in
mates. BY Garcelon Of Androscoggin.
for the same school, $4,000 for a central
kitchen and dining rooms BY Jillson of
Cumberland, sl0,oo for equipment of kit
chen ana bakery at the same school.
| Cole of York: Act providing that no
| shell fish shall be taken from any fat
within the town of Eliot without the
written permit of the municipal officers
and payment of such fee as shall be es-
|
Inhabitants, temporary residents are al
| lowed to take not exceeding one buShel
ct one tide for the immediate use of
himself or his family. Violations of the
act are punishable by fine not exceeding
SO or by imprisonment not exceeding
50 days or both.
Herrck of Franklin: Act to enable
the town Of Rangeley to make I'LL i'll
and maintain a dam at the outlet o.
| Haley pond for park and sanitary
purposes.
| Butler of Knox: Resolve approprlat-
ing $500 to assist the town of South
Tnomaston in rebuilding Spruce Head
| bridge in that town.
| Conant of Waldo: Act in relation TO
the Improvement of certain highways.
The act provides that whenever a road
| commissioner, officer or employee of any
! city or town improves any highway
, with a road machine or similar device
after the first day Of August in any year
| except light smoothing or maintenance
| work there shall be Immediately placed
a surface OF gravel to the average depth
OF six inches on the section of the nigh
way so improved
| McIntire of Waterford-Act amend
| ing Section eight, Chapter 1875 of the
Public Laws of 1911, as amended bE
| Chapter "a of the Public Laws of 1915
| so as to make the amount which own
| ers of cattle ship to Brighton ana
| condemned because of tuberculosis
shall receive SIS for each creature so
killed.
| The following resolves in favor Oh
Maine hospitals were introduced:
Waldo County. General. Belfast, $1,000
| for building and installing machinery
, for laundry, $4,000 annually for two
years for maintenance: Trun hos
pital, Biddeford. $500 for each of the
| years 1915 and 1916 for maintenance;
| Bath City hospital, $4,000 for the
completion of a nurses home.
McCarty Of Lewiston-Resolve 20
pay Herbert l. Kimball s271.51 for
worthless tax titles bought by him
| from the State.
| McCarty Of Lewiston-Resolve to
! pay DeForest Keyes s27,321.1S. princi-
| pal and interest, for tax titles bought
| by him in the years 1902 and 1s03
| which proved worthless. This and
| the preceding resolve has been before
/ each Legislature since 1905.
! Small Of Mount Desert-Resolve
| authorizing the land agent to convey
| 200 acres of land from any vacant
! lands heretofore set apart to satisfy
| the claims of those holding certifi-
! Gates granted for the relief Of heirs
! of Revolutionary soldiers. to the law
| full holder of certificate AIS.
! Libby of Merrill-Resolve in favor
| Of the town Of Merrill for $47440.
| This amount is claimed due as inter-
! est upon the school fund Of that
| town.
| futile Of Caribou-Resolve to pay
| Will T. Collins, Mary Collins, and
! Alice a. Collins. for land taken for
the purpose Of the State fish hatch
cry in Caribou.
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