Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-15

ond reading and passed 10 oe eheio's-
ed as amended.
Passed TO 30 Enacted
An Act to annex certain islands in
casco bay to the county OF Sagadahoc
and the town of Phippsburg.
An Act to extend the charter OF the
Androscoggin Valley Railroad co.
IA Act to amend Section AZ OF
Chapter IS Of the Revised Statutes, re-
lating to inspection of railroads.
An Act to amend Section "a OF Chap
ter IS of the Revised Statutes, relating
to special administrators.
An Act to amend Section q of Chap
ter 8 of the Revised Statutes, relating
to returns by railroad companies for
purposes OF taxation.
An Act requiring the placing OF
warning signs at grade crossings.
An Act to amend Section IS Of Chap
ter is of the Revised Statutes. relat-
ing to the inspection of secondary
schools.
An Act to amend Section "a Of Chap
ter "a of the Revised Statutes relating
to highway crossings Of railroads.
An Act to authorize the town of
Richmond to acquire the property of
Richmond Water Works and to con-
struct and maintain a system OF water
works within said town.
An Act to amend Section SO of
Chapter 80 of the Revised Statutes.
relating to the inspection of safeguards
and repairs by town officers or fire en-
gineers.
An Act to extend the charter Of the
Bluehill Water Co.
! An Act to revive and extend the
charter Of the Penobscot Bay Water
Co.
| An Act additional to Chapter 80 of
the Private and Special Laws of 1903,
entitled IAN Act to Incorporate the
| Gardiner Water District"
An Act additional to Chapter of
the Revised Statutes, relating to the
purity of elections
An Act to amend Section l of Chap
ter III Of the Private and Special Laws
of 1897, relating to the taking Of smelts
in the Saco river
An Act to authorize the National
Camps and Hotel Co. to construct and
maintain a wharf in Sebago lake
An Act to legalize the doings of the
Fairfield Center cemetery association
| An Act to change the ma emof Marsh
island.
! An Act to repeal Chapter 276 of the
Private and Special Laws of 1911, rslat-
ing to the construction Of public build
ings on Public grounds by the city of
Portland.
/ An Act to extend the charter of the
! Waldo Street Railway Company
! An Act to provide for physical con-
nection and certain auxiliary service
between steam railroads and electric
railroads
! An Act to extend the charter of the
Lincoln Sewerage Company.
An Act to amend Chapter of the
Private and Special Laws of 1887 and
to set off certain real estate of Theo-
! dore II. and Addie S. B. Weston from
the Madison Village Corporation
| Resolve, in, favor of the Bath Mill
tary and Naval Orphan Asylum. for
maintenance and other purposes, for the
years 1917 and 1915
f, Resolve, in favor of the several state
normal schools and the Madawaska
! Training School for the construction
of new buildings and for permanent
repairs and improvements
! Resolve, providing for commission
! to investigate the advisabilty of maxi
| ing improvements in Portland harbor.
| Resolve in favor of the board of
dental examiners for equipment, print
ing and postage,
] Resolve, appropriating money for ex-
penses of the electoral college.
Resolve. proposing an amendment to
the constitution of the, State of Maine
! relative to the tenure of the Office Of
sheriff.
con motion by Mr. Harrington of
Augusta, tabled until tomorrow March
! $50.
An Act to enable the town of Pressure
/ Isle to assume the obligations of the
Pressure Isle Village Fire Department
arising out of a contract with the
Pressure Isle Water Company.
The SPEAKER: This act carries the
emergency clause and will require a
two-thirds vote AS many as are in
rise and stand until you are counted.
| division being had.
! one hundred and eighteen having
voted IN the affirmative.
The bill was passed to be enacted.
| Orders of the Day
! On motion by Mr. Wilson of Port
! land, unanimous consent was given.
and that gentleman presented under
suspension of the rules the following
order and moves it's passage:
| Ordered: That 500 extra copies of
House Document No. 1854, New Draft
be printed, one-half of said number to
be delivered to the banking depart
ment for distribution.
The order received a passage.
The SPEAKER: Pursuant to the
order that was passed two weeks ago,
the matters on the calendar of today
that are tabled will be taken up in the
order in which they appear.
The SPEAKER: The Chair lays be-
fore the House, Senate Doc. No. 100
An Act relating to the Clark Power
Co., tabled by the gentleman from
Portland, Mr.. Baxter, pending it's third
reading.
Mr.. BAXTER of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. in view of the discussion
which we have had this morning on
this general question, think it might
be better for us to postpone the con-
sideration of this bill for a day or two
think that the members of the House
will want an opportunity of thinking