Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-03
less than so nor more than 80 days
each offence
Elections in Mt. Desert.

each offence.
Elections in Mt. Desert.
Phillips of Southwest Harbor-Act
relating to municipal elections in the
town of Mt. Desert. The act provides
that all warrants for town meetings
for the election of officers shall spec
ify the time Of opening the polls and
the time when the same may be closed,
but the polls shall be kept open at
at least three hours. Nomination pa
pers shall be filed with the town clerk
at least six days previous to day of the
election. AL. candidates for selectmen
shall be listed alphabetically without
any designation as first, second. etc.
Previous to balloting for selectmen the
voters may determine by majority
whether to elect three, FIVE or seven
and without such determination three
shall be elected.
Voting Districts in Towns.
Holley of North Anson-Resolve pro-
posing an amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of the State of Maine authorizing
the Legislature to divide towns into
voting districts for purposes Of holding
elections.
Snow Of Bluehill-Act to extend the
charter Of the Bluehill Water Co. for
two years
Public Utility Rates and Refund.
Cole of Eliot-Act to authorize the
Public Utilities Commission to invest
igate proposed changes in the rates of
any public utility and to order refund
in certain cases.
Barnes of Houlton-Act to prevent
the sources of domestic water supply
from pollution.
Eaton of Rur mford-Act to extend
the charter of Rumford Falls & Bethel
Street Railway for two years.
Goldthwait of Biddeford-Act pro-
hibiting the taking of smelts by means
of purse or drag seines in the Ssco
river or in Saco bay inside of line
drawn from the most easterly point Of
Basket island in the city of Biddeford
20 the mouth of Goose Fair brook.
Measurement of Lobsters.
Goldthwait of Biddeford-Act amend
ing the Revised Statutes relating to
the measurement of Holsters. The act
repeats the provision making it unlaw-
full to have Holsters less than 4 ga
inches long measured from the end Of
the bone in the nose to the center of
the rear end OF the body shell and
makes the lawful length of Holsters not
less than 4 Is inches or more than 6
inches in length. measured as above.
This act provides for a minimum and
maximum standard or what is called
the double Guage.
Steam Plant Operators.
Wilsonsof Portland-Act for the protec-
ton of life and property in cities of over
10000 population against loss or damage
from steam boilers or steam machinery
operated by incompetent persons.
The act provides that the municipal
officers shall annually appoint an eXami-
ner of steam engineers and firemen who
has had not less than five years practi-
cal experience operating boilers and en-
gines who shall have power to appoint
two assistants. The act further provides
that it shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to operate 2 steam plant
where the services of an engineer or fire.
man are required except plants in dwell
ing houses and apartment houses without
first obtaining a certificate of compe-
tency from the examiner.
An engineer who has operated a boiler
and engine in any particular plant for
five consecutive years shall be entitled
to q license without examination,