Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-17

Breeders Association the dean of the
college Of agriculture Of the Uni
versity Of Maine, and the director OF
the Maine Agricultural Experiment
Station, shall recommend a person
who shall be appointed commissioned
Of agriculture by the governor. The
act is to become operative in Jan.
1917.
Representative Pollard of Scion in
PRODUCES an act amending the
highway law. The measure would
strike out the provision specifying
that sections Of improved highway
must be a part Of the seven mile
stretch as specified in Section 8. Sec
ton 10 Is. amended so that towns with
a valuation Of over 100000 shall not
receive aid from the State. Section 81
is amended 50 that each town with a
valuation Of 100000 or less shall get
state aid Of three dollars for each dol
lar appropriated by the town; towns
with q valuation between one million
and 81 zoe, 600 $l.25 for each dollar APP
propriated by the town; and towns
with a valuation of $1.200.0e0 to ST.
100000 $1.15 for each dollar appropri-
ated. Towns OF 100000 81 for each
dollar appropriately; towns between
100000 and 100000 Is cents for
each dollar appropriated; and towns
of $4,000, 900 and not over $4,000, 900 50
cents for each dollar appropriated.
Gallagher Of Bangor: Resolve appro-
priating 5000 annually for two years
in favor Of the Maine Mission. for the
deaf y
Ford of Whitefieid: Resolve appro-
priating s5ls.s7 to William F. Mason OF
Wiscasset. This is to reimburse him
for labor and time that he used in cut
ting and hauling 9400 Christmas trees
in 1912 The trees were intended for
shipment out of the state but because
Of the quarantine against states har-
boring the gypsy moth he was no,
allowed to do so.
Three measures dealing with fish and
game were presented. McCurdy OF
Lubec offered one to prohibit the snar-
ing of foxes and other wild animals
in the town of Lubec, Whiting, Tres
colt and Cutler.
McNally Of Ashland presented an act
to prohibit the taking Of frogs except
for persons own domestic use from
the waters OF Big Fish lake. Portage
lake, Grand Lake, Eagle lake, Soldier
pond and Long lake in Aroostook
county. Grant Of s.. Adams presented
a resolve appropriating $3.50 TO screen
Moose pond, Somerset county.
Greenleaf of Portland: Act amending
Section 5 Of Chapter SO of the Revised
Statutes so that married women shall
have the right to prosecute suit for
the recovery Of money lost by gambl-
ing.
Averill OF Prentiss: Act incorporat :
ing Ira B. Gardner. Bertram L. Smith
Halbert P. Gardner. Berton ". Howe
and Chester G. Richardson as the
Grtndstone Boom Co. to operate on the
East Branch of the Penobscot river
The capital stock is $4,000.
Davis of Old Town: Act defining and
making plain Sections ? and Of Chap
ter 32s of the private and special laws
Of 1913 relating to the reconstruction
Of the eastern span Of the Old Town
Milford bridge
st. Clair of Calais: Act extending the
charter of the Washington County
Light & Power Co. and giving il the
right to acquire the property Of other
electric light and power companies.
Pension resolves were presented as
follows: Granting Luella Darling, wild
ow Of Hiram Darling of Oxbow. sl9 per
month for two years; Mary a. Moulton
Of Gushing, SIS per month: George F
Phillips of Levant, So per month
Lydia A. Richardson OF Levant, IS per
month: Mary Harmon of Bangor, SIC
per month.
Pollard of Scion: Act amending
Chapter lat of the Public Laws OF 1913
SO that the selectmen may petition
the public utilities commission to pre-
vent the construction of a new rail-
road crossing not at grade
Greenleaf of Portland: Act and peti-
ton to provide for the destruction OF
doghsh and other members of the
shark species in the waters of the
State Of Maine. The measure provides
bounty Of two cents for each membe.
of the shark family so killed Five
thousand dollars is appropriated an
nually for two years and the ener-
gency clause is attached.
WEIGH of Machiasport: Act amend
ing the Public Laws of 1913 SO tina,
herring boxes must be two inches deep