Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-22


the maintenance Of Teachers Old
Home, on Old Town Indian Island
No. I.
Resolve providing for the purchase
Of certain volumes Of documentary
history Of Maine.
Resolve for indexing the docu-
ments filed by the Legislature Of
Maine since1s20. now in the office Of
the secretary of the Senate.
Resolve providing State pension
for George A. Penney.
Resolve in favor of Elizabeth j.
Pierce Of Vinalhaven, for State
bounty.
Resolve providing State pension
for Caroline Davis.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor
State Hospital for maintenance and
other purposes for the 1919 and 1920.
Resolve in favor of the Bangor
State hospital for interest on the
Robbie amusement fund for the wears
1919 and 1920.
Resolve in favor of Charles E.
Darling. superintendent of the State
Fish Hatchery. Enfield. Maine.
Resolve authorizing DeForest
Reyes to bring a suit at law or IN
equity against the State of Maine.
Resolve appropriating money to
aid in screening lakes and ponds
Resolve appropriating money for
payment of damages arising out of
death of Edgar Chase Harnden.
Resolve reimbursing plantations
because of reduction in the rate Of
interest paid by the State to Plan
tations on their wild land school
funds.
Resolve in favor Of Rena Cooley of
Augusta. for pension.
Orders Of the Day
The Chair lays before the House.
House Document No. 235, An Act re-
lating to Martins Point bridge. So
called, in the county of Cumberland,
tabled by Mr.. Allan OF Portland,
pending passage to be enacted.
Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. wish to present an amend
ment and move it's adoption.
Thereupon the House voted to re-
consider its vote whereby House
Document No. 235 was passed to be
engrcssed.
The SPEAKER. The gentleman
from Portland, Mr.. Allan, now pre-
sents House Amendment A to House
Document No. 2S5: Strike out all
Of section one after the word author
lied in the second line of said Sec
ton. Also strike out all of section
two preceding the word repair in
the fifth line of said section. Also
| strike out the figure in the first
line of section three and inso ring in
place thereof the figure >. so that
said sections as amended shall read
as follows: Section 1. The county
commissioners of Cumberland county
are hereby authorized to repair or re-
place such portions of Martins Point
bridge as may in their Judgment be
necessary with material of the same
general character as the present
bridge. Section 2. For accomplishing
the purposes Of this act, said county
of Cumberland through it's commits
sioners is authorized to borrow money
temporarily and to issue therefor the
negotiable notes Of the county of
Cumberland and for the purpose of
refunding the Indebtedness so Gre
ated and of paying any necessary eX-
penses incurred under the provisions
Of this act, the said county OF Cum
berland may from time to time issue
it's bonds to an amount not exceed
ing $780, Said obligations shall be
valid without first obtaining the con-
sent Of the county as provided in
Sections IS and 20 of Chapters So
Of the Revised Statutes
The Chair lays before the House.
Senate Document No. 1SS. An Act re-
iating to the care of persons requir-
ing full support or more than tenn
porary relief, tabled by the gentleman
from Ellsworth, Mr.. Mason. pending
consideration.
Mr.. MASON of Ellsworth: Mr..
Speaker l move that this bill be re-
tabled until Tuesday morning. and l
will say in explanation OF this. that
this is an act to create county aims
houses. | make this motion at the
request of those interested in the
bill that a conference may be had.
and the bill so amended, if possible
as to meet the objections OF those
opposed to it.
Thereupon. the bill was retabled
and specially assigned for Tuesday
March IS.
The Chair lays before the House
House Document No. e14. An Act re-
ilating to the disposition Of money
collected under the provisions OF the
inland fish and game laws. tabled by
tho CeptIemaD from HouitoN. Mr..
Barnes, pending consideration.
Mr.. BARNES Of Houiton: Mr..
Speaker, shall have to ask the in
6ulgence of the House to table the
bill once more for day.
Thereupon the bill was re-tabied
and specially assigned for Saturday
March g.
On motion by Mr.. Rounds of Fort
land by unanimous consent. the
rules were suspended. and the fol-
lowing order was received out OF Or
der:
Ordered: That the highway commis'
sion furnish for distribution to the
members of the House copies OF the
Econtract between John G. Fleming ana
the State of Maine in regard TO the
construction of highway IN the towi
of Wiscasset. said copies to be so fur.
nished before Tuesday next.