Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-19

Committee on library: Ousht " pass
on resolve appropriattng sl"o annually
for travelling libraries for high schools In
towns without public libraries; ought TO
pass in new draft on resolve in favor OF
the purchasing Maine State Year book
for 1915 and 1915; ought TO pass in new
draft on resolve in favor OF purchasing
rs copies of the history Of Buckfield.
Committee on state lands and forest
preservation: Ought to pass on act
amending Sec. 70, Chap. % of the Revised
Statutes relative to log haulers: ought
TO pass on resolve authorizing land agent
TO sell public lots in Plantation %, Han
cock county; ought to pass on resolve to
maintain State forest nursery; ought to
pass in new draft on resolve in favor Of
the town OF Bridgton; ought TO pass in
new draft on resolve for further instruc-
ton in forestry.
Committee on legal affairs: Ought not
TO pass on act authorizing the city coun-
Gil Of Augusta to fix the salary of the
mayor.
Price Of Sagadahoc-Act 70 place a
close time on hunting and fishing in all
of the territory situated southerly OF the
land owned by Albert Read to high
water marx in the town of Perkins.
Swift Of kennebec-Act 10 consolidate
ard revise the laws relating TO state
printing and binding. The act provides
that the Governor and Council may con-
tract in behalf of the State on the basis
of competitive bids for the printing Of
reports, catalogues, compilations. bu!le-
tins and circulars authorized 10 be print
cd under this act and for all other mis-
cellaneous printing for each department
Of the State government including the
legislative printing. They may in Their
discretion call for bids and contract sep
arately for distinct portions and State
binding and may reject any and all cids
which do not seem for the interest
OF the STATE 10 accept and no contract
shall be for a longer time than for two
years. The State auditor shall appoint 8
superintendent Of public printing whose
appointment snail be approved by the
Governor and council and whose arrua.
salary shall be $3.50.
Durgin OF Piscataquis-Act TO incor-
porate John c. Williams. Henry \. Ell
liott of Guilford and Fred F burrln and
81. Howard Maloy of Hartland as the
Harmony Water Co. The company is
authorized to take water from Perry
pond SO called. in Harmony, or from
any waters tributary TO Moose pond in
Harmony or Hartland. The capita.
stock shall not exceed $4,000
Murphy of Cumberland-Act 10 abolish
the office of city solicitor Of the city of
Portland and to create the Office OF cor
poration counsel OF the city of Portland
and to determine his duties and tenure
of office and salary. The mayor shall
appoint corporation counsel for the CITY
Of Portland to serve for the term of five
years. No person shall be appointed who
snail not have been admitted as an at
torney of the courts of the State and
have been in the active practice of law
for at least seven years. The corporation
counsel shall be furnished suitable
office in the city hall and shall give his
entire time to the duties of the Office
and receive a salary of $500
Weld of Penobscot-Act providing that
the national law regulating the sale and
use of morphine and other hypnotic and
narcotic drugs be adopted by the State
OF Maine, and that chapter 2u of the
Public laws of 1913. covering the same
ground be repealed
Bartlett of Kennebec-Act fixing the
allowance for clerk hire in the Office of
the register Of deeds of Kennebec county
at 1920 per annum
Garcelon of Androscoggin-Act n
amend the Public Laws Of 1907. relating
to the transfer of patients from ore in
sane hospital to the other: from insane
hospitals to the Maine School for the
Feeble Minded and from the Maine
School for the Feeble Minded TO insane
hospitals. 1t provides that the expen.s
attending such transfer shall be paid out
OF the fund Of the hospital transferring
the patient
Colby of Somerset-Act recurring ALI
owners Of lands in unorganized townships
and organized plantations to return to
the board of State assessors the amount
IN board feet OF all logs ana other timber
cut from their lands the year preceding
April first Of the year In which the re-
turn is made