Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-07

very much interested In II put
would like to see the new draft, II
Mr.. Quincy can provide some way
so We can see that a few minutes.
Mr.. GURNEY: will say. Mr..
President, that I viii move that 1t
be tabled for printing and presume
it will return to US tonight. Then it
can go right on. Or il that is not
If I may. to the Senator from York.
that the bill is precisely as printed
and presented before the convening
Of the Senate with this exception.
that we have added that no moneys
from the State shall be available un-
til site for the pier shall have been
provided by the city Of Portland or
city of South Portland, or a district
composed of both; in other words,
that Portland wishes to redeem its
pledge to provide this site gratui-
tously for the State and that is to be
done as a condition precedent to any
moneys being taken from the issue
Of the bonds. Otherwise the bill is
precisely as it was printed.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair will
state for the information of the
Senator from York that the bill hav-
ing been given its two several read
ings, it will be printed prior to its
passage to be engrossed unless the
Senate votes differently.
Mr.. DAVIES: Mr. President.
should like to inquire Of Senator Cur
ney, if I may. On page Of Bill IA of
the Senate. I find this language:
Section 4 Of said act is hereby
amended by striking out in the first
line the words: With the consent of
the governor and council SO that
said Section 4. as amended. shall
read as follows: May l inquire l if
that was not an amendment to the
new bill?
Mr.. GURNEY: But that appears.
There are a number of amendments,
| If may reply to the asenator. that
are embodied in Senate Bill II. The
amendment that does not appear
herein. but will appear in the new
draft. is that the money shall be
! available from the State only when
pier site shall have been provided
by the city Of Portland.
| Now it is true that this amendment
appears in the printed bill and the
purpose Of that, if 1 may reply. is
this. The board Of port directors will
select a pier site only after consul
tation with very eminent engineers
and an examination of the available
| sites in the harbor Of Portland, which
includes South Portland, and that
must be determined by determining
the nature Of the harbor uortom and
its accessibility and the possibility
| of building our piers in this same To-
eaton. 1t developed in the course of
| their considerations that there were
a number Of spectators who con-
ceived the thought that if they could
determine in advance just where this
pier was to be located, by purchas-
ing land in the immediate vicinity
they could turn their information to
great advantage. 1t was therefore
considered that after the directors
had made up their mind where the
pier was to be located they had to
go to the Governor and Council and
ask them to endorse the location,
that the information would leak out
and the spectators would be the
ones who would gain by reason OF
that act. Now it is submitted to the
Senate that probably after an ex-
animation has been made by these
port directors. from their consulta
tons and data furnished by the en-
gineers. that their judgment of the
wisdom of locating the pier in a
given place will be as nearly perfect
as IT is possible to obtain; that the
Governor and Council if called upon
to pass upon that matter after it had
been determined by the pier director
ate. would be compelled to make only
perfunetory endorsement of the ac-
ton or the pier directors, or they
would be compelled to make an in
dependent investigation so that their
approval might represent study and
tnought and consultation with en-
glneers as we'll. 1t was thought it
would be duplication of effort. and
70 avoid the possible benefit to spec
uiators it was felt that when the
pier directorate had made up their
mind where the pier was to he To-
Gated they should take immediate
steps TO get that site without the ne.
cesslty OF referring it to Augusta and
waiting for the determination Of
the Governor and Council which
would probably be an acceptance ~
Ineir opinion, because it is going to
take a great deal Of time to get this
information crystalized, and then
meanwhile the Spectators womb
nave obtained the land in the imme.
date vicinity and If we wanted more
II might be impossible to obtain II
AND that is the reason of that Rut
you VIII observe that in the bill. be-
lore the moneys are taken from the
ponds the Governor and Council
must give their consent, Does that
answer your question?
MI DEERING: Was your o,est;o,
| answered? ''o"
"r. DAVIES: A statement was made
in reply to the question.
Mr.. GURNEY: May arise 70 ,
question Of privilege? I wish to 10
sent the imputation Of the senator fron,
Cumberland. I have tried in good faith
10 give all the information in a,sva-
10 MS question that am able To. and
! nave not answered 1 beg the in.
duisence Of the Senate to mai. :.
! clearer.
Mr.. DEERING: Mr.. President 49,
the Chair? ''o"s II
The PRESIDENT: You may ask the
| question. VIC
Mr.. DEERING: Is It not your min.
ION That the power Of eminent dom.i,