Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1915-01-27
STATE soLoNs.
Legislative News Of Interest to Ham
cock County Readers.

cock County Readers.
The woman suffrage bill made its APP
pearauce Wednesday. Another bill Of
general Importance introduced wednes-
day was one to modify the so called 'sblue
! laws" OF Maine so as to permit the carry
| ing on OF certain business and amuse-
ments on Sunday.
The frst special act from Hancock
county was introduced by Senator
Scammon Wednesday an act to repeal
| the special Law of 1918 relating to the TAX
ing Of smeits in Egypt, Taunton and
franklin bays and tributaries. The act
was accompanied by petitions signed by
about $50.
An act to extend the charter OF the
introduced Wednesday.
Several bills introduced Thursday in
cluded an act to provide for legal registrs-
tion OF nurses, with degree of X. n. The
proposed Law would no. restrict unregis-
tered nurses from practicing, but would
| impose fine for practicing as registered
nurses W hen not so registered. Anot her
bill introduced Thursday provided for
change on distribution OF State school
fund, payment to be made to towns and
cities on January on the basis OF num-
Der OF pupils actually enrolled in the
schools during the preceding year.
Hancock county bills introduced in
cluded one by Senator Scammon for the
incorporation OF the Salisbury Cove Water
Co., with a capital stock OF 30, GOO, which
may be increased to $4,000. The incor-
Higgins, George Bunker. James Blanch-
ard, Anthony Robichaud, all Of Eden.
Senator Scammon also introduced the
bill to take over and operate the Mt.
Desert toll bridge As . free bridge. The
act provides that Hancock county is to
pay $500, the town Of Eden five tenths, Mt.
Desert two-tenths, Southwest Harbor
one-tenth, fremont one tenth, and Tren-
ton one-tenth. The county OF Hancock is
to have charge OF the bridge.
Rep. wasgatt introduced = bill to amend
the special pauper Law OF the town Of Deer
Isle to conform to the general pauper law
OF the State.
The first of the salary bills, based on
the recommendations of the special COM
mittee appointed by the iast Legislature to
investigate the matter OF salaries of state
and county officers, were introduced
Friday. One OF the bills was for changes
in the salaries OF registers Of deeds; the
other for changes in salaries OF sheriff.
The amount recommended for Hancock
county rs register OF deeds is q 200. and for
the sheriff, q 400. These are the figures
recommended by the special committee.
The present salary of the register Of deeds
is q, 800 and Of the sheriff E,o0o. II is
expected that similar bills applying to
other offices will follow, and some live
ly hearings before the committee on
salaries are certain. BILLS for changes in
salaries OF judge OF probate, county treas
urer and county commissioners, as recon-
mended by the special committee, have
since been introduced.
Both branches took recess until Tues
day.
Elmer T. Warehouse, OF Portland, has
been nominated by Gov. Curtis as warden
OF the State prison to succeed Frank J.
Ham.
February II will be woman's suffrage
day at the State house. The representa-
tives' hall will be given up for the hear
ing, and it is a pretty safe bet that the
hall will be filled.
Boyden Bearce, of Eddington, has been
appointed by Governor Curtis Is livestock
sanitary commissioner to succeed DIR. Jolly,
Of Watervilie. Mr.. Bearce has long been
prominent in the grange, and il well
known in Hancock county.
Governor Curtis Friday nominated
Erastus J. Carter, OF Stonington, Is in
surance commissioner. Mr.. Carter has
for many years been engaged in the in
surance business, and is . member Of the
democratic State committee from Han
cock county.
L. E. McGouIdrick, OF Machiss, has been
appointed deputy secretary OF state, sue
ceeding Arthur !. Brown, OF Belfast. Mr..
McGouldrick was . clerk in the state
treasurer's office under Treasurer Single
ton, and has also beeu> in the hotel busi-
ness. He IL . son Of the late Barney Nc
Gouidrick, Of Cherryfeid.