Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-09

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(Tabled by Mr.. Quincy Of Portland
pending acceptance Of the report)
First Reading of Printed Bills and Re-
solves.
House 1877. An Act to amend Sec
ton 49, Chapter So, of the Revised
Statutes, relating to the making OF
false reports by trust companies.
House 1876. An Act to make valid the
organization and records of the Fourth
Congregational (Abyssianian) Church
of Portland, and to authorize said cor
poration to convey certain real estate.
| House 1856. An Act to authorize the
city of Portland to pension Dora b.
Mcintosh, widow of Charles E.. Mc1n-
tosh. police officer Of said city, shot in
the performance of duty.
Passed to Be Engrossed.
Senate 81. An Act to amend Section
5 of Chapter SO of the Revised Sta
tutes. relating to the term of the
county commissioners court in Wash
ington county.
Senate 70. An Act to amend the
charter of the F'ryeburg Water Com
pany.
House III. Resolve in favor Of
Rachel Stanley.
Orders Of the Day.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds Of Port
land. House Doc. No. %, bill, An Act
additional to Chapter 433, Private and
Special Laws of 1907, Incorporating the
Portland Water District. was taken
from the table.
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, move that this bill be re-
ferred to the Portland and South Port
land delegations, this being a Portland
matter and the district composed of
Portland and South Portland. The
people there would like to be heard on
this matter, and 1t would be better to
have the hearing in Portland, as we
have other matters Of the same nature
to he heard there.
The SPEAKER: The bill was re-
ferred to the public utilities commit
tee, and was tabled by the gentleman
from Portland (Mr. Rounds) and 1000
copies ordered printed. The gentle
man from Portland (Mr. Rounds) now
takes it from the table and moves that
it be referred to the Portland and
South Portland Delegations, and the
question is on the reference of the bill.
Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr.. Speak
er, this bill refers to more than Port
land; 1t covers perhaps the towns Of
Scarboro, Cumberland and Yarmouth.
1t seems to me to be entirely outside
of the Portland Delegation to consider
this matter. l think it ought to go to
the committee to which the committee
of reference assigned it-public utili-
ties-and I make that motion.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker, think
that I made my motion Portland and
South Portland. The act creating tho
district was made for Portland, South
Portland and Westbrook. Westbrook
refused to come In to 1t, and therefore
1t is a Portland and South Portland
matter. There are somewhere in the
neighborhood Of $4,000 people con-
cerned In this matter and quite a num-
Der OF them would like to be heard.
They cannot come here to Augusta I'M
less they charter a special train, and
that is why I make this motion
have been requested by a number to
have this referred to the Portland and
South Portland Delegations, they be-
ing the only ones in the district.
The SPEAKER: The question before
the House is on the motion of the gen
tleman from Portland (N1r Rounds)
that the bill be referred to the Portland
and South Portland Delegations. Arc
you ready for the question?
Mr.. BARNES of Houlton: MI.
Speaker. | rise to inquire if it would
not require a reconsideration of the
reference to the committee on public
utilities.
The SPEAKER: The Chairs, thinks
not The bill was tabled pending ref
ence to committee in this House.
Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr.. Sneak
err, | do not know as / have a right to
! speak twice on the matter. but I would
|, like to make myself clear. While the
bill is drawn to cover the Portland and
South Portland Water District. some
of its extensions reach into the towns
of Scarboro, Cumberland and Var
mouth, and the application of the en-
tire bill covers the county. Therefore
it does not seem to me that it should
be considerd by the local delegations
of Portland and South Portland, and it
is proper that it should go to some
committee of the House. | do not care
whether it goes to public utilities or
where it goes, but think it ought to
go to broader delegation than the one
u.
Mr.. ANDERSON of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, this bill in my opinion should
be referred to the Portland and South
Portland Delegations for this reason:
The Portland and South Portland peo-
pie are stockholders in this corpora
ton, and we as members of any other
committee should not intrude upon the
rights of the stockholders in the cities
of Portland and South Portland |
think the proper way is to go to Port
land and hear what is to be said down
there.
Mr.. NEWCOMB of Scarboro: Mr.
Speaker, this seems to be matter that
directly interests the people of Scar
boro. We contracted two years ago
for the extension of mains into Scar
boro. That extension has been made
and now there is a question of further
extension and of taking over other
water powers in the town, and it seems
to me that in justice to the whole
county Of Cumberland. and particu-
larry to the interests of Scarboro, this
matter should be referred to some
committee broader than the committee
of Portland and South Portland. |
Icare not what committee II is referred