Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-12


ton and act to amend the Revised
Statutes relative to the Office Of coun-
ty attorney On Thursday afternoon the
Illegal affairs committee will hold hear
lings on an act to authorize voters abb
sent from the city where they are quail
flied to vote to vote therein by having
their ballot delivered by mail to the
city or town clerk on election day, and
to regulate such manner of voting, act
to amend the Revised Statutes relat
ling to assaults upon and interference
with officers and on an act to ratify
the proceedings of the special town
meeting of Baileyville held April II.
1916.
The committee on interior waters
will hold hearings on Tuesday on
resolve in aid of the navigation on the
Lower Lakes. act to change the name
of McCurdy pond to Hilton lake. and
resolve to aid in navigation on Range
ley Lake, Mooselucmeguntic lake and
Cupsuptic lake.
Hearings will be given by the COM
mittoe on public utilities on Wednes-
day on acts to enlarge the powers of
the Western Maine Power Co., to in
corporate the Skowhegan Water Dis
lage District, to incorporate the Penob-
scot River Ferry Co., to grant Charles
H. Scott the right to maintain a ferry
across Eggemoggin Reach in Hancock
county, to extend the charter of the
Lincoln County Street Railway. to ex-
tend the charter Of the Lincoln Coun-
ty Street Railway, and extend the
lcharter of the Rockland, South Thorn
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extend the powers of the Milo Electric
Light & Power Co.
The committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance will give hearings Tues
day afternoon on an act relating to re-
firing of guaranty capital of a mutual
fire insurance company and on an act
to license nonresident brokers.
The committee on ways and bridges
VIII hold hearings Wednesday afternoon
on an act to amend the Revised Stat
utes relating to State and State-aid high
ways and to provide a mill tax fund for
their construction and a resolve to
amend the constitution so as to provide
1or bond issue for permanent improve
ment OF highways. The committee will
hold hearings Friday afternoon on re-
solves in favor of aid in rebuilding a
road in the town Of Cornish, resolve In
favor of building a road in the town of
Charleston, resolve to aid the town of
Mexico in purchasing the toll bridge over
the Androscoggin river connecting the
towns of Mexico and Rumford, act to
grant legislative assent to the provisions
of the federal-aid road act and to au-
thorize the State highway commission
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ment, resolve to aid in repairing the In
ternational bridge across the st. Croix
river in the city Of Calais, resolve in ia
vor of the construction Of a bridge across
Cousins river in the town of Yarmouth
resolve in favor of repair and recon
struction Of a part Of lower bridge across
Belfast bay in the city Of Belfast resolve
in favor of aid in repairing Long
Bridge" so called, in the town of Ply
mouth, and resolve in favor Of building a
road In New Canada and wallagrass.
Hearings will be held by the commit
tee on sea and shore fisheries Tuesday
afternoon on a resolve to provide or
a survey by the commissioner of sea and
shore hsheries OF areas suitable for the
propagation of CLAIMS, resolve authorizing
the payment Of a bounty on dogfsh, act
relating to the marking of Holsters in
transit. and act to authorize the con-
struction of weir In the tide waters of
Little Machias bay in the town Of Cut
Ter.
The committee on federal relations VIII
hold hearings Wednesday on a resolve
TO provide for the appointment OF a
commission to perfect plans or the Gel
ebration of Names centennial and the
3Uth anniversary of the landing of the
Pilgrims and on an act authorizing q
centennial week in 1920 and authorizing
cities and towns to raise and appropr1-
ate money for the celebration.
The committee on inland fisheries and
game will hold hearings on Tuesday on
a resolve to appropriate $500 to screen
| Parks pond in Penobscot county. act to
authorize the hunting of raccoons and
to extend the time of such hunting, re-
solve for the purpose of operating the
fish hatcheries and feeding stations for
fish. for the protection of fish. game and
!, birds and for printing the report of the
commissioners inland fisheries and
game, resolve for the construction of a
screen at the outlet of Great pond in the
towns of Mt. Desert and Southwest Har-
Dor on the island of Mt. Desert, act to
: amend the Revised Statutes relating to
| the taking of smelts, minnows white
| fish and cusk, act providing for a bounty
on bears in oxford county. resolve to
screen Stetson pond in Penobscot coun-
ty, resolve for the installation of a fish
screen at the outlet of Lambert lake
Washington county. and resolve for addi-
tional feeding pools at the Raymond fish
hatchery, Cumberland county.
Hearings will be held by the commit
tee on labor Wednesday afternoon on an
, act relative to the hours of labor of
certain employees in and about the sta
tons of railroad corporations and an act
to repeal the revised statutes relative to
contract requiring notice of intention to
, quit work or discharge of employees.
The committee on banks and banking
will hold hearings Thursday afternoon on
a resolve to provide for a revision of the
laws relating to banks and banking and
on acts relating to duplicate passbooks
and certificates in case of loss of the
original in loan and building associations,