Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20

iiEe work. Tais Dresen. act take:
$4,000 from the trunk lines money
leaving only available s2Se.oe9 70:
trunk line work this year.
This sss 09e for the years 1871. ana
1929 Is 70 provide. 20 meet mon Is
necessary 10 cover special resolves
which are scattered over 81 edo miles
Of highway that is not provided fol
or cared for Under the general high.
way law,
This method Of financing TINS ~orl
vas suggested with an idea that III.
tax rate If Fhe State SHOULD not %
increased And we feit. with III.
fedora government. that 1t would no'
inilre the state trunk line building
program. There Will oe 81. 5SS, 900 Q,
money during the year 1919 which
Will be available from the fedora
government, II v- have the ability K
match IL.
The governor cr:ticises ,hie Act
trst beca use il proposes an unwis<
method for The distribution OF funds
for hiSaway work
This method which he has critic sed
- a method that has been pufsu ID
for years and years. II has been Z
common custom at every session OF
the legislature for the legislature %
consider special resolves. Our gov
ernor was in the house and vas n
the senate and ne voted in favor OF
4
last year as governor he approved an
appropriation oe $3.50, co. TO take care
OF these special resolves.
II there had been some other plan
suggested through the ways and
bridges committee 10 provide fer Ard
protect the Interests o. these small.
owns. the committee would have
Deen ready and willing - have &C
eep.ed the sugg estioI. bat 10 sus,-
gesy.on came from the Governor o!
from me legislature whereby ~e
could r.ae care OF Re SPECIAL resulI 9
other than The method that We hav.
pursued.
II something : possible IN he IL
tuIe - improve this method We Ger
tainlr would b. pleased to .ndorse Il
out nothing has been suggested n
ms session of the legislature
The governor $ second objection Is
that IL seriously interferes with CO.
operation or road works between the
state and federal governments Of the
year 1919, II this bill passes il does
not become q IL ~ until July !. and il
provides that WORK covering these
<pecla! resolves can he done during
the wear 1919 TO that amount, buI
from practical experience that money
VIII no. ne needed TO pay for these
,pec.a resolves until October or No
yember
the worA 3 laid on, IN July and i
carried along in the Iau. ana the
state Will not be called upon 20 fur
nish the money to pay Tor these
Special esolyes until after October or
through at The time there Will be
plenty of money t. PROVIDE fo- no;
"R9v this but Tor the trunk liEes
The governor Crjtlcises the remarks
" -oma u or committee tnat We
Lightly considered he possibility 81
furnishing none, from tae conting
@nt fund. o. from ne At tcaj allows
US - borrow 337",Jt' TIE con
gent .Ind Is .n-tiIe hands aAd IN.
lie, me control OF the soverro, and
council. out your committee though
IL poSSihle 30 receive money from
That. as ~ all know that ne i..'
-g;ature appop hated for certain
hniid.nx construction $3.50, 90 t:lal
was no. iSed turing the las ~.
years. through no fault OF the adj
minlStra tIon The fedora. govern
ment would not approve with 'hs
oIilding We thought that none
mast % a. AHA re for use ana | 0e
li-ys nat --ea I'd -se IT our adm IN
,>'ratiun charges which g aions
MIR portion III th- contingent
finance ,ne federal building pros1s
Foo, tn->e reasons. Mr.. President.
lee, 'hG, we ought To vote 70 have
49, aer ',econ~ law regardless Q!
ne governor. approval
Ar WALKER OF Somerset Ar
President may / ask the senator
from Washington through The Char
4 question
ThA PRESIDENT Tn. senate:
IA m question through Re Char
M WALKER Would one-sixt1
81 :, mil add 10 tine state TAX for 1915
ala 1870
NJ PEACOCK No. ! doe. 10
c.aLgs pIr Xxx rate.
NJ WALKER II . 4lresIy pro.
vlded Tor
As' PEACOCK It /. already pro.
E.Ge1 for N our AK law
Mr. BUTLER o. Franklin: Mr.
President. move this matter he Of
ne able anti, tomorrow morning.
Mr.. DAVIES Of Cumberland: Mr.
Ple>luent. I hope That the motion ..
tn Senator from Franklin. Senate.
Butler VIII not prevail. II seems Il
me thar every senator present ma.
MADE Up mis- mind finally on this Ust.
Ter nov before the Senate and IN.
time - dispose 81 II is the present
linz
viva voce vote being TAKEN, tat
motion Oh the senator from Franklin
senator Butler failed OF "a ssage
MIR. BUTLER: Mr. President.
would like to have had this matter
carried aver for one DAY hU: suii,