Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-03


statues at Gettysburg for Gen. O. O.
Howard and Gen. Joshua /. Chamber
lain, which the Senate had insisted up
on passing and joined a committee of
conference. Speaker Bonney appointing
upon that committee Reps. Harrington
of Augusta, Eaton of Rumford and
Barnes Of Houlton.
When the De Forest Reyes resolve
came in from the Senate with the ad-
verse majority report of the judiciary
committee accepted, on motion of Rep.
Jordan of Baileyville the House aci
cepted the report in concurrence.
The House accepted in concurrence
with the Senate the Governors taxa
ton message.
Rep. Allan of Portland introduced
out of order an act to create volun-
teer police reserve force for the city
of Portland. The act was passed to
be engrossed under suspension Of the
rules.
The full text Of the act is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the present conditions of
national affairs may induce wanton at
tempts to injure or destroy docks, ele-
vators, railroad stations and property,
public buildings and other buildings
by fire, explosions, or other methods
in the city of Portland to the injury
of said city and its people. and
Whereas, the present police depart
ment of said city is not large enough
in numbers or discipline to properly
preserve the lives and property of its
citizens and provide for the peace and
safety of said city in time of war, now
therefore,
Be it enacted by the People of the
State of Maine, as follows:
Section l. The mayor of the city of
Portland, with the advice and consent
of the aldermen of said city are au-
thorized to appoint from time to time
such number of persons as they shall
deem expedient to constitute special
reserve police force, which shall be
known as the volunteer police reserve
of the city of Portland" Said reserve
police force may be called by the may
or with the advice and consent OF the
aldermen to act temporarily as police
officers of said city, in cases of emer-
gency and public danger, and shall
serve in connection with, under the
rules and regulations. and with the
powers VI tlle lGS poiASS iSiNS VI
the city Of Portland so far as apple
able and shall obey all orders of the
mayor of said city and when employed
shall receive such compensation as the
city council may determine.
Section 2. The provisions of Sec
lions l to inclusive of Chapter 1856
of the Private and Special Laws of
1885 and acts additional thereto and
amendatory thereof entitled AN Act
regulating the appointment of the
members of the police force of the city
of Portland" shall not be applicable to
appointments in said volunteer police
reserve. Persons appointed as members
of said police reserve force shall serve
during the pleasure OF the mayor and
aldermen.
Section 8. Any member of said po
lice reserve who may be injured while
on police duty shall be entitled to the
benefits of the workmen'S compensa-
ton act.
Section 4-They may with the advice
and consent of the aldermen, appoint
necessary captains and other COM
manding officers for said police reserve
below the rank of chief of police. Any
member of the regular police force who
may be appointed to act as an officer
in said reserve shall retain his posi-
ton on the regular force.
In introducing his emergency police
force act for the city Of Portland. Rep.
Allan urged the immediate passage OF
the measure, speaking of the import
ance of Portland as a terminal. the
a. VII; oh &c 6nnkS and
wharves We're exposed and the grave
approximations of attempts that might
be made at obstruction in populous
parts of the city.
Rep. Rounds Immediately afterwards
presented a resolve providing for pay
ment to each person enlisting In the
National Guard or at present enrolled
81 for each day that he is in service;
or that the same be paid to his fam
lily. Rep. Rounds said that the time had
come when it was necessary to enlist
as many men as possible and tnat
many had got to GO The families OF
many who went to the Mexican border
were unprovided for.
Rep. Barnes Of Houlton said that the
committee Of public safety of 100 had
various measures under consideration
along the same line as that just intro
duced by the member from Portland
and asked that 1t be tabled, If the gen.
tleman from Portland was willing, until
these measures had been drafted.
Rep. Rounds replied that something
should be done at once. Portland was
200 short Of it's quota and he presum-
ed that other towns were in the same
situation He finally consented to have
the measure tabled "a hours.
Adjournment order was passed fixing
the time Of adjournment to 9 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
The following resolve relating to the
conservation Of the storage reservoirs and
water powers Of the State of Maine was
introduced by Rep. Barnes of Houlton:
Resolved. the Senate concurring, it is
the opinion of the 18th Legislature of
Maine, now in session. that the storage
reservoirs and basins in this State should