Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-18
House Committee Reports.

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The following committee reports
We're made Wednesday in the House:
Federal relations: ought to pass, On
resolve for memorial to congress IA
Torinc movement for permanent inter
national peace.
Judiciary: ought to pass. on act re-
lating to sessions Of oxford county
commissioners.
Ways and bridges: ought to pass,
on repeal Of act TO regulate use of
roads in town OF Castine, resolve in
favor of rebuilding road through
Low ellis woods in the town of Penob-
scot, resolve in favor Of bridge across
the Nattawamkeag river in Haynes
vile, resolve in favor OF iron bridge
in Webster plantation.
The committee on appropriations
and financial affairs reported. ought
not to pass on ten resolves in favor of
officers Of the 18th legislature for ser
vices in organizing the nth legisla-
ture. The resolves upon which ad-
verse reports were made were as fol-
lows: William r. Roix, clerk of the
House, S122 for services and mileage:
c. H. Ashford. House doorkeeper, $26; :
Gardiner X. Heath. asst. clerk of the
House, $50; Paterick Hayes, messen-
ger Of the House, So; Ralph r. Baker,
House page. $50; S. z. burlington, as
sistant folder, S42; c. Z. Scribner, as
sistant messenger, S43; Joseph H.
Dickson, first folder of the House, S45;
Thomas NJ. Rollins, House mail car
rier, So; James L. Bresnahan, House
page. SAG.
Ways and bridges: ought not to
pass. on act amending chapter $50,
public laws 1913, to provide for a more
equitable distribution of funds for
state aid roads
Legal affairs: ought not to pass. on
bill introduced by Pierce of Houlton
on bill relating to Sunday observance
Acts were presented to extend the
charters of the Pennington, Oakland
1nterurban railway, the Livermore
and Augusta Railway Co, the Blue
Hill Water Co, and the Corinna Wa
ter Co.
Thombs of Lincoln: Act to incorpo-
rate Percy ]. Butterield, Francisco 0.
Estes, Charles P. Rutchins and AL
fred n. Robbins as the Mattamiscontis
Lam 20. Inc
company is authorized to maintain
dams, sluices and side dams on the
Mattamiscontis stream in Penobscot
county. The capital stock shall not
exceed $4,000.
Morse of Rumford: Act to incorpo-
rate Edward E. Allen, Walter G..
Morse, Lucien W. Blanchard and Are
tas E. Stearns Of Rumford and Burton
W. Goodwin Of Mexico as the Allen
Lumber Co., with a capitalization of
$4,000 which may be increased to $780,
000.
Resolves were presented in favor Of
granting military pensions to Michael
A. Murphy of Lewiston, Henry Gold
ing Of Gray. Ellis L. Gaspar Of Win
throp and Mary c. D. Arkett of Wood
stock.
Perkins Of Augusta: Resolve to pay
T. Frank Winter of Augusta the sum
Of S19 per month from the date Of his
retirement from active service as mail
carrier and teamster for the Augusta
State hospital.
Perkins Of Augusta: Resolve to pay
Frederick Brown. an employe of the
State Of Maine, who served as. night
watch at the State House for a con-
tinuous period from 1886 to 1912, one
half of the amount he received per
week during his last year CT service.
Comedian Of Portland: Act to amend
the Private and Special laws of 1895
so that tbs Mayor is authorized to ap-
point an experienced and competent
person to be designated as superinten-
dent under the commissioner OF pub
lie works Of the city of Portland He
shall receive such salary as the city
council may determine and shall per-
form such duties as the commissioner
of public works may from time to
time determine and he shall hold Office
for the term of five years.
Durgain of Bangor: Act to provide
for the dressing Of poultry and game
The act provides that whoever know
ingly or wilfully sells any poultry or
game birds from which the intestines
have not been drawn or removed at
the time of killing shall be punished
by fine. OF SO for the first offence and
SIS Tor every subsequent efEense. This