Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-14
New Legislation

AN&" In ShS'hoshOs'
An immense amount OF new meas
uros was introduced Tuesday in the
Maine Legislature. 1853 in the House
and ~ i'm the Senate. il being the
close Of the time for the presentation
OF private and special matters. Among
the more important ones will be no
ticed the following
Senate--Inspection of hotels, inns
and rooming houses. $500 to locate
the body Of Kenneth Curtis of Water
willie lost last November in woods;
legal length OF Holsters in York and
Cumberland counties: licenses drivers
OF hire autos in Eden; creating a
Health Insurance Commission: max
ing n lien on wells; creating Mt. De-
sert Bridge District: regulating duties
OF visiting nurses; Incorporating the
Dirigo Water Co, hot water system
for State House lavatories; registra-
ton OF teachers, creating state Live
q Stock Sanitary Board a new Charter
for the city Of Auburn; salary Of
, Somerset register Of probate; of Wa
serville recorder; a health insurance
law; for control of the white pine
blister rusr. relating to Cumberland
County Farm for lnebriates: extend
ing time for consolidation of Boston &
q. Maine system TO July l. 1919: extend
ing for two years the charter of the
Pennington Oakland Interurban rail-
road. creating Investment Insurance
and Guarantee Co: regarding the pro-
batting of foreign wills. n police board
for Naterville; authorizing Augusta
20 buy Capitol park
House Increasing pay Of members
Of the Legislature; Police bill for Au
gusta: regarding Holsters and dogfish;
amending Gardiner city charter: aid
ing Hibberts Gore; regulating width Of
tires. changing State elections to No
vember; making Board Of Prison
Commissioners physical examination
or prisoners before commitment to
tails, eSta blishing Knox County NUM-
cipal court: increasing State auditors
salary; for bridge over New Meadows
river. To amend Bangor city charter;
'fto buy seed Holsters. to supply Bucks
port with water to provide State
farms for agricultural demonstrations
'appropriating s25 600 amending Calais
city charter; extending charter for
two years charter Of Livermore &
Augusta Railway; TO elect building
INSPECTORS.
Inspection Of Hotels
Fulton of Aroostook- relating
a. the inspection of hotels, inns and
grooming houses. The act provides
that under the supervision of the State
Board OF Health that hotels. inns and
grooming houses shall be inspected and
srthc state Board of Health shall APP
poin: an inspector or inspectors of
hoteS and police power to enter any
'hotcl. inn or ruoming house shall he
granted To- these inspectors Each pro-
,prietur of a hotel, inn or rooming
house shall annually take out "A license
the fee To bo at the rate Of 10 cents
Tor each room but in no case shall the
fec hc less than 81 or more than S.
The state Board Of Health is auth
oriZed to make regulations which in
its opinion may be found necessary TO
enStr' clearly. healthful and safe
conditions ~ the buildings and on the
premises which shall be used as hotels.
inns or roominG houses and to guard
against the transmission of infection
Ia such places. Any individual or as
sociatiOn ~ individuals, firm or cor
rnratiun failing or refusing To comply
with the written orders of the State
Board of Health shall be- guilty of a
mtsdemranor and shall he subject to
ino of s. Tor each and every dav
of his refusal or failure to so comply.
To Find Body Of Kenneth Curtis
. chick of keunebeC-R Resolve appro-
priating $500 IN favor of ". w Curtis
of Waterville for the purpose OF locat-
Ing II possible the body of his son.
who was probably shot in the woods
near Russell stream. Somerset county.
IN the fall of 1915 Kenneth Curtis.
son of VI. w. Curtis. disappeared on
Nov 10 last while on a hunting trip
with hts father and other parties In
the vicinity of Russell stream. Somer-
set county. His friends feel that he
was shot while hunting as he never re-
turned from the woods and as yet his
body has not been located. His father
has expended n large sum OF money in
searching for the body of his son and
does not feel financially able 10 con-
tinue the search. hence this resolve is
asked for
& n Legal Length Of HOLSTERS
L Deering OF York-Act to establish
the legal length for Holsters in York
and Cumberland counties. The act
= establishes the legal length for lob
ssters In York and Cumberland counties
at 4 is inches. measured as follows:
Taking the length of the back Of the
lobster measured from the end of the
bone Of the nose to the center of the
rear end OF the body shell. Any lob
= ster shorter than the prescribed length
when caught shall be Immediately lib
" rrated alive at the risk and cost OF the
parties taking them under a penalty
pf 81 for each lobster so caught sold
Or given away or exposed for sale or
n possession. The possession Of mu-