Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-09

plantation. Aroostook county, at its pow
er station as now located on said Walla-
grass stream reported same in a new
draft. under title of AN Act authorizing
Fort Kent Electric Company, its success
sors and assigns, to erect and maintain
. dam across Wallagrass stream in Wall
Iagrass plantation at it's power station
as now located on said Wallagrass
stream" and that it ought to pass.
Mr.. Harris, from the committee on sea
a shore fisheries, on bill An Act to re-
peal Section rs of Chapter 45 Of the Re-
vised Statutes Of 1916. relating to the TAX
ing of smelts,' reported same in new
draft. under title of IAN Act to amend
Section rs of Chapter As of the Revised
Statutes relating to smelts," and that 1t
ought to pass.
Tabled by Mr.. Tate of Topsham, and
especially assigned for Thursday. March
Is.
Mr. HARRINGTON of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker, ii seems OF me we are pihnG
up this table pretty well with matters
a week hence. We will find mountain
ahead of us at that time, and l will
ask the gentleman (Mr. Tate) if he
could not agree to assign it for an
earlier Gay.
Mr. TATE of Topsham: Mr.. Speaker.
as l understand it Wednesday is our
very busy day-of course they are all
busy days. These people down in my
section would ike to present some facts
and look up some matters and they
asked to have it assigned for Thurs
day of next week. Personally ii makes
no difference to me but they would
like to have it laid on the table until
next Thursday or Friday
TIE SPEAKER: The Chair would
suggest that the report be accepted and
then the bill Will be printed automati-
cally under the rules.
Same gentleman, from same commit
tee, on bill AN Act authorizing the
American Realty Company to acquire,
erect and maintain piers and booms in
the ST. John river in the town of
Frenchville and in the Plantation OF St.
John" reported same in a new draft,
under title of An Act authorizing the
American Realty Company to erect and
maintain piers and booms in the St.
and the Plantation of St. Francis and
that it ought to PASS.
Mr.. Holt of Gouldsboro. from the
same committee, reported ought to
pass en- bill AT Act to amend Section
"A of Chapter 40 of the Revised Stat
utes relating to fishing for smelts in
West bay and West Bay stream, in the
town of Gouldst orc, Hancock county,
with accompanying petition.
Mr. Newcon.b, from same commit
tee, reported same on bill, An Act
amending Chapter 121 of the Private
and Special Laws of 1915, establishing
closed time or Holsters in Machias
bay and adjacent waters in the coun-
ty of Washington.
The reports were accepted and the
several bills ard resolves ordered
printed under the Joint rules.
Mr.. Allen of Sanford. from the COM
mittee on Education. reported ought
not to pass on bill "An Act to Amend
Section 1913 of Chapter 16 of the Re-
vised Statutes relating to State Aid for
Academies Having Income from In
vested Funds
Same gentleman. from same commit
tee reported same on bill AN Act to
Amend Section 1913 of the School Laws
of Maine
Mr.. Cushman. from the committee
on interior waters. reported same on
bill AN Act authorizing Stanley Bur
rill and Frank w Mallett, of Fort
Kent, County of Aroostook, and Maurice
o. Brown of Dover. County of Pisca-
taquis, to Edect and Maintain Piers,
nd in no -
River"
Mr. Baxter. from the committe on
Judiciary, on Resolve relating to the
Conservation of the Storage Reservoirs
and Water Powers Of the State Of
Maine reported that the same ought
not to pass, as the subject matter is
embraced in other bills not before
this legislature.
Mr. Ames. from the committee on
Sea and Shore Fisheries, reported ought
not to pass on bill AN Act to amend
Section 70 of Chapter As of the Revised
Statutes relating to Shad, Alewives, and
Bass Fishing.
Mr. Hartman. from same committee
on Petitions of A. M. Hatch and Leroy
II. Greenlaw of Jonesport. asking the
repeal of Chapter 80 of the Public Laws
or 1919 relat1nS TO laklnS ScallODS
During the Summer Months reported
that the subject matter has been taken
care of by a previous report of this
committee
The reports were accepted.
First Reading Of Printed Bills and
Resolves
House 473. Az Act to authorize the
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Rail-
road to extend it's line from CarrabaS-
set to Hurricane Falls and to discon-
tinue its present road from Carrabas-
set to Bigelow.
House 474 AT Act to extend the char
ter Of the Penobscot Valley Gas Com
rany.
House Al. An Act relating to decora
ton of veterans (soldiers' and sailorsO
graves.
House 4SC. Ar Act to amend Section
100 OF Chapter 80 of the Revised Stat
utes. relating TO loan and building as
sociatiors.
House 4S1. An Act to permit the town
of Southport to obtain a supply Of pure
water.
House 4S2. An Act to amend Sections
81 and 81 of Chapter of the Revised
Statutes relating to the payment by
the State of the burial expenses Of
honorably discharged soldiers and sail