Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-26

Amendment 4 70 House Document
No. $50. strike out in the second line
the word "a and add to the word
building the letter -; strike out
in the fifth line tho word "a and adj
to tho word building" the letter -
and by striking out all Of said resolve
after the semi-colon i'll line seven. so
that the resolve as amended, shall
read as follows:
Resolved. that there be and hereby
is appropriated for the erection of
buildings for the Reformatory for Wo-
mon in the year 1919. the sum OF
thirty-five thousand dollars tsS5,000).
and for the erection of buildings for
the Reformatory for Women, in the
year 1920. the sum of thirty-tvc
thousand dollars ($S5,000.)
A viva voce vote being taken. the
amendment was adopted. and the re-
solve. as amended by House Amend
ment a. received its two several
readings and was passed to DC ell
crossed.
The Chair lays before the House.
An Act relative to water supply of
, Boothbay Harbor. House Document
No. 1853. tabled by the gentleman from
Portland. Mr.. Allan. pending its sec
ond reading.
| Mr.. ALLAN of Portland: Mr..
| Speaker. in order. that this matter
! may be in proper parliamentary form.
! move that the bill allowing Booth
| bay Harbor to discontinue Il part Of
| its water system, be indefinitely post
poned.
! When the matter originally came
! before the House, on the acceptance
OF the report, was absolutely UNI
able to take any part in the discussion
on account of a severe cold that rem
dercd me hoarse and unable to speak
but few moments. i'll consequence
IF which I was unable TO state what
| would like to have stated at that
time. and | feel that must ask
your indulgence. your patience per-
haps for a few moments to state
, some of the facts that came before
! the committee. Froin the discussion
! that occurred here j few days ago. !
CLEANED that the facts were really not
understood. III fact were misundtr-
stood. | also CLEANED that there WAS
y the action Of tive committee in maxi
ing the report that they made.
Now if YOU will bear with me for
4 moment. | want to speak To you of
, the Public Utilities committee
Many OF YOU are new here. and do not
know low that committee Was form
Cd or why ii was formcd---
Mr.. BERRY OF Watervilic: Mr.
Speaker, can not the rules be sus
reudcd and the gentleman allowed ~
speak from the center. SO that those
: on this side of the House can hear
, his remarks,
Tho STEAMER. Tho gentleman
may speak there if he desires.
Mr.. ALLAN. Mr.. Speaker. | will he
glad to speak wherever | may make
my voice heard. realize the situa-
! ton aud | am sorry for it,
/ The SPEAKER: If the House will
he perfectly quiet, We can all hear
+ the gentleman.
: Mr. ALLAN: Perhaps if | stand
here. Mr. Speaker, it may h" better.
. | was speaking of the Public Utilities
/ Committee. This COMMITTEES Was
: formed for Il special purpose. That
purpose was 70 consider matters, re-
/ hating TO public utilities OF this State.
1t was formed two Years ago. and It
was continued during this session of
! tho Legislature. Three members OF
the former committee are now on
; this committee, and during the time
, that we have been here We have been
Very much interested III these ques-
! .ionS. Members Of the committee
! have given considerable time and de-
| tailed study to the law and condi
| tons arising out OF these public
! service corporations and their re-
iations to the general pablo.
| Now | want to say. as regards the
, hearing on this matter before us.
| tina, two hearings were given which
! took w the greater part of two after
! moons OF tn committee. Foth sides
| were Well represented by attorneys.
+, Evidence was heard and due consid-
J eration given. trust. to every par
! ticle of evidence introduced. When
We retired in executive session. We
/ found that Their" were some little diff
/ fcrenceS Of opinion. between one or
| two members of the committees. We
| discussed il there. and after a time
| agreed that this report should nc
| printed. When il came into the
House. as YOU may remember. some
| thing was id do not know just
what-as to the justice of the report.
or some misconception OIL the part
OF some members of the committee.
1t was then referred back TO the
committee and again discussed, again
considered. by members OF the COM
mittee ard Ne then and there
reached the same conclusion that we
reached in the first instance.
Let me go back a little to the
specific, case. Boothbay Harbor
came 10 this Legislature IN 1895 and
asked for a charter allowing it TO
take over the Boothbay Harhor Va
or Company and furnish is own
water to the town of Boothbay lIar-
Dor This was carried on until the
year 1903 when certain things oc
Cured to change conditions. l will
try and be just as brief as l can.
gentlemen. A. that time. the sum-
mer business commenced to devel