Ellsworth American., 1917-02-14
STATE sol.ONs.
Legislative News of Interest to Han
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duced an act authorizing the selectmen
OF Brooksville to locate a private way
across tide water from Nautilus island to
| the mainland.
| Rep. Phillips has introduced an act
amending the private and special laws Of
1911 authorizing the Hancock county
trustees of county reservations to hold or
to take by eminent domain any land in
the watershed of upper Hadlock pond,
lower Hadlock pond and Long pond.
| Senator Kicker Thursday presented a
batch of bills and resolves on educational
matters. The resolve in favor of Castine
normal school calls for an appropriation
of q 500 to finish ten additional rooms in
the dormitory, and 81 200 for improvements
and repairs in each of the years 1917 aud
1918. He also presented a resolve appro-
priating $4,000 for q concrete, iron and
steel bridge across the Penobscot from
Pepobscot to Verona.
Rep. Snow Thursday presented a petit
tion for close time on McCaslin brook
and Turtle pond in Penobscot.
The committee on sea and shore fish
cries Thursday reported bill to prohibit
the taking of smelts other than by hook
and line in Egypt bay, Franklin bay,
Taunton bay and river.
Rep. Conary Thursday presented bill
relating to close time on partridge and
woodcock.
Rep. Redman Friday introduced a re-
solve appropriating 5000 to aid in the
reconstruction of the Mariaville bridge,
in Ellsworth, provided the city shall ap-
! propriate 1900 and pay any expense
above 5000.
Senator Kicker Friday presented a re-
solve in favor of Csstine normal school
appropriating $4,000 for 1917 and $4,000
for 1918, for the construction Of building
for summer school, superintendents' con-
ventions and physical culture work.
Rep. Phillips has presented a resolve
appropristing $3.50 for screening Long
pond on Mt. Desert island; also petition
that Blunt's pond, Lamoine, be closed to
all ice fishing.
Rep. Redman has presented an act to
provide q close time on wild birds and
wild animals on Bartlett's island.
Senator Wood yesterday introduced q bill
to provide for the licensing OF public
automobile drivers in the town of Eden;
also an act to prohibit the Bar Harbor &
Union River Power Co. from charging
discriminatory rates for electric current;
and q resolve providing q State pension
for Samuel Goodwin of Amherst; also
resolve appropriating 5000 to improve
the road between Egypt postofice and
Franklin Road station.
Senator Kicker yesterday introduced a
resolve appropriating q 900 to aid in re-
building the Morse Cove bridge in the
towns Of Castine and Penobscot.
Rep. Redman yesterday presented q re-
solve appropriating 5000 for the repair
and permanent improvement of Trenton
road from Trenton line to Pierce's corner
in Ellsworth; also resolve authorizing
sale OF States interest in small island in
Great pond, in No. 80 plantation; also re-
solve appropriating $40 to reimburse No.
50 plantation for over-expenditure on
State-sid road.
Rep. Harmon yesterday introduced an
act TO change the State election from the
first Monday in September to the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der; also resolve in favor of State pension
for Maria Snow of Sedgwick.
Rep. Conary has presented bill to create
public water company in Bucksport.
Rep. holt yesterday presented an act
to repeal the exemption of West Bay and
West Bay stream in Gouldsboro from the
statute relating to shipment OF smelts
from the State.
r. q. Young, the veteran trapper and
guide OF Hancock, appeared before the fish
and game committee in Augusta yesterday
to protest against the repeal of the close
time on foxes. He declared that instead
OF their killing partridges, as claimed,
the slaughter Of partridges was
caused by the use Of automobiles and
violation OF laws in relation to the hunt
ing of psrtridRes.
STATE TEACHERS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
Senator Kicker yesterday introduced an
act which, in effect, would provide State
employment bureau for teachers.
The act provides that any person hold
ing a State teachers certificate or q tenn
porary teaching permit, or eligible to re-
ceive such permit, may, upon payment
of g and upon application to the State
superintendent Of schools, register as q
candidate for employment as Q teacher in
the public schools within the State.
Payment of fee shall entitle person re-
gistering to benefit OF such registration for
three years.
MT. DESERT DISTRICT.
Senator Wood yesterday introduced the
act to establish the Mt. Desert bridge
district.
The act provides that the towns OF
Eden, Mt. Desert, Southwest aarbor
fremont and Trenton shall constitute q
public municipal corporation under the
name Of the Mt. Desert Bridge district,
for the purpose of acquiring the toll
bridge, approaches and toll house,
together with all franchises belonging to