Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-21

with them to inquire into the matter
and the county commissioners and
State highway commission shall con-
stitute a board to determine the ne
cessity of building or rebuilding said
bridge also the form of construction
and their decision to be final and con-
elusive.
Senate Reports-New Drafts
The committee on labor reported
| ought to pass in a new draft on act
for the safeguarding of employees in
factories, mills and workshops against
danger from fire. The new draft
eliminates the provisions for two or
saore inside stairways in factory build
.ngs two stories or more in height and
, the inclosing in fire proof walls of
stairways and elevator shafts 1t
olso eliminates the construction Of fire
escapes according to detail plans and
specifications approved by the com
missioner of labor.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought to pass on act author
| izing the city of Augusta to acquire
such real and personal property in ad-
dition to that now held as its city
council may find necessary for muni>>
cipal purposes.
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought to pass in new draft on
act authorizing the city Of Augusta to
raise money to assist Capital lark in
maintaining grounds and conveniences
Tor public amusements. tn, new
draft provides that at all meeti: rs Of
the stockholders Of the corporations
the mayor or the chairman Of the
board of aldermen of the city of Au-
gusta or, some other duly authorized
person Shall vote all stock in said cor
poration held by the city of Augusta
and that whenever the city of Augusta
shall have acquired by purchase at mar
a majority Of che authorized capital
STOCK OF sad company the proceeds
thereof shall be used by said com.
pany Tor the purchase of the title to
the land now owned by the capital
park association and when so mr.
chased such lard and appurtances
shall forever be dedicated to nlhlic nse
as park for the purpose of holding
agricultural fairs, horse trots base han
games and public exhibitions enter
talnments and amusements, but may
tease sad par or specific exhibitions
or amusements f1A not exceediifs liz
months IN any one contract. A ref
erendum upon the act is provided on
the second Monday in September 1917
The committee on legal affairs re-
ported ought to pass in new draft on
act to ratify the organization of Can
ital park and give additional powers
E,t-
provides that said corporation shall
have all the benefits and imunities of
charitable corporations organized IN
der Chap. 62 Of the Revised Statutes.
The committee on interior waters
reported in new draft on resolve
in aid of navigation Of the various
lakes. rivers and thoroughfares in
Maine. The new draft makes the fol-
lowing appropriation for the placing of
buoys and the erection Of lights and
their maintenance in the following
waters for the next two years:
Moosehead lake $1,000: Sebago lake.
Songo river. Bay Of Naples. Chutes
river and Long lakes in Cumberland
County $500; Rangeley lakes $500:
North Twin lake. South Twin lake and
South Twin thoroughfare $500; Sebec
lake 5000; Lewys. Long and Big
lakes in Washington county 500.
The committee on mercantile affairs
and insurance presented a divided re-
port upon the Bartlett bill in relation
to the construction of chimney. The
majority report ought not to pass is
signed by Sen. Gillin of Penobscot.
Sen. Grant Of Cumberland and Reps.
Wilson Of Portland, Tate Of Topsham,
Lewis of Boothbay, Emerson of Lew
iston and Morrison Of Corinth. The
report ought to pass is
signed by Sen. Bartlett Of Kennebec
and Rep. Dutton Of Bingham.