Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-24

created, not to exceed $4,000. to assist
towns having excessive highway burdens
to eliminate especially bad sections on
their principal roads not comprised IN
the system of State or State aid high
ways This fund is TO be apportioned by
the highway commission, with the ap-
proval of the Governor and Council,
Senator Grant Of Cumberland-An act
to amend the public laws of 1915 provid-
ing for the granting of lobster licenses
This act in addition to compelling lobster
fishermen to take out IA license also re-
quires any person having a summer resi-
dence in this State to obtain d license
! before he can catch any Holsters.
Higgins of .Penobscot--An act to amend
the Revised Statutes relating to tenn
porury leave uf absence of patients from
insane hospitals. The amendment pro-
vdes that the superintendent of an IN
sane ospital may permit any inmate :"
temporarily leave such Institution IN
charge Of his guardian, relatives n.
friends for az period not exceeding T.
months instead Ut six months az the Ia'.
! now reads
! Senator Gordon OF York--kesolve au-
Z tFprlSifg tlle STATE uOTdTtdl To DuE'lldNt
.''1 y"pea Of ''Agamenticus Georseana
, Horl .'.-;:',i." the nrst English city "a
4 ,'.'a continent. by Edward c Mo. g.
a; 81, per voiurnc 20 be distributed at
( ne discretion uf the state librarian. AMI
appropriatns $50 therefor
I Higgins OF FcnoLsc ot-Resolve appro
| priating 500 to screen the outlet Of Parks
| pond, oalled IN the town of Clifton,
/ when the balance necessary to erect the
/ screen shall nave been raised by the
/ citizens of Penobscot county, and pro
/ lding that this appropriation shall MT
be available until the town of Clifton
! shall have voted in legal town NEE lag
/ to assume all liability for the keeping u
the screen al all times free from stoN-
! leaves and all debris.
/ Peacock of Observation-Disclosures u2-
propriatmg s3j.ooo for the purpose Of re
building the highway in the town Of Al
! Olson, beginning at the Columbia Falls
/ line and extending to Halls hill. 50
/ called. on Indian river. This rodl is
about s. miles in length and has been
laid out as trunk line. 1t is thu mali.
| thoroughfare from the Columbia Fs,lls
! second largest town in Washington COZ n
! IT, and practically all TRANSFORMATION to-
| the town of Jonesport has to 80 oy -.
| this road.
: feacock of Observation-Disclosures ap-
proprating $1,000 to be expended in T,wn-
! ship a. Washington county. for s,;,fic-
Ing West Ridge road in that towns hin
/ lhc statement of facts ACCOMMODATING
the resolve says that owing to the ,oca
on of Cathance lake 1t is necess1r,- to
. MAINTAIN two roads the -n.re length of
the township. The limit of assessr,nn,
on wild lands being two cents per acre
allows only $3.50 for the r,ai;l4arance n
~ miles of road and under very unfav-
orable conditions resulting in q Gradual
deterioration OF road bed until .hi, has.
become menace to the large trave, Ie-
tween the shire town of Machias lrd the
city OF Passport A request Is made that
the resolve he passed under the ernef-
Scncy clause to enable work to he done
early in the spring when it VIII be need
ed badly for the safety of the public.
Senator Gilin of Penobscot-Act addi-
tInonal to anf amcndatory of Chapter
1W Of the Private and Special Laws of
E"' relating to the West Branch Driving
and Reservoir pam Company.
The act authorizes the West Bra,,rn
/ Driving and Reservoir Dam COMPANY to
sell or lease to the Great Northern I'ai,-
or Company the right to use water r,..,,~I
or STORED by it to be used by the Great
O. Northern Paper Company III devtlop,,,.
power and to allow the Great NnrthY,.I
faper Company 20 construct and main
tam danS as may be necessary or cen
1enicnt for it to take from the pond the
water to which il is entitled provided
however that the authority granted shall
not hc construed giving the West
Branch Driving and Reservoir Dam Com
panN any right to divcst itself of water
or rights necessary for il To retain in
order to perform the duties imposed upor
II by its charter.
Davies of Cumberland Act TO amend
chapter Il Of the Revised Statutes r.
latins TO corporations The act provides
that amy corporation organized under the
general laws Of the State may by vote o.
'wu-thirds in interest IF those having =,
right to vote change the purposes of The
corporation hH altering. cnl4igiug .r
ahridgiug the same Every corporat ion
making amy change in its purposes be
fore the certificate is filed in the office
of the secretary of State shall PAY the
state treasurer the sum of stno
Bartlett of i<rnnebec Az Act to III
Conse NONRESIDENT Insurance hrutcrs
Tho act provides that the Insurance com
missioner may on payment of $40 issue to
any suitable person resident in any other
state liccnse to act as an insurance
broker
Ieacoct, Of Washington-Act to amend
section >. Chapter 50. Revised Statutes or
t"'&, relating To- the terms Of count :
commissioners. The act provides that
the terms of the commissioners of Wash
inGt"n county shall be held at Machias
on the first Tuesday Of January and sec
ond Tuesday of october and at Calais on
the Hrst Tuesday OF May As this is to
conform to the recently changed terms
of the supreme judicial court the appli-
/ cation % the emergency clause is request
( In order that il may become effective
before court meets in May.
Burleigh of Aroostook-RcsoiNc III ia
yor Of Alfred. Yankauer providing that