Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-13

TIE rEESIDENT: TIE Clair lays
before III" Senate =. II. So. An Act re-
latng to schooling i'll unorganized ter
fitory. tabled, pending its second read
ing. BY the senator from Aroostook.
Senator Thornton.
Mr. THORNTON Mr. President.
am very much in favor of the object
of this bill. but | do not approve per-
haps Of all the provisions in the bin.
Yet it has the unanimous endorse
ttnent of the educational COMMITTEES.
and they are men of experience in ed
ucational affairs and have the best in
terests at heart Therefore, with
this record of my dissenting voice
move that the bill take its second
reading.
The motion Was agreed TO- the bill
was given it's second reading and
ia ssed to he engrossed and Sent down
f. concurrence.
The PRESIDENT: The Chair lays
before the Senate II. D. SO. An Act to
provide for the election of road COM
missioners ty towns. tabled by the
senator from Franklin. Senator But
Ter. the pending question being the
adoption OF House amendment 4 TO
House Amendment A.
Mr.. BUTLEH: Mr.. President.
move that the Senate adopt House
amendment A to House amendment 4.
AS l understand il this provision will
Go no serious harm. although l am
not familiar with these amendments
and am uncertain whether that is the
proper motion or no..
Mr.. DAVIES Of Cumberland: Would
tie Chair be kind enough to have the
amendment under consideration read
70 the Senate at the present time.
Tie PRESIDENT: The secretary
will read the amendment.
The secretary then read the bill
and amendments,
Mr.. KICKER of Handbook: NJ
President, 7 have been following this
bill for some time and think the eff
feet Of the amendment. striking OFT
Section 8. simply takes ava: some
thing FROM the bill which was not
necessary to put in Their. II was
copied by mistake. and the first sec
ton of TIE bill takes care Of the cleo
tioi. "ffc iiViC t.C! ~ Ci VI
than anything else.
Mr.. DAVIES: May l ask the sena
tor from Hancock. Senator Kicker ii
the amendment is offered by the
friends of the bill:
Mr.. KICKER: | do no: know any
thing about that. In fact. was
against the till. but if this amend
ment is passed. the amendment to the
present law il satisfactory.
The PRESIDENT The Chair viii
state for the information or the Sem
ator from Cumberland that House
amendment A to House amendment A
was read and adopted in the House.
Mr.. FOLSOM Of Somerset: I was
just going to answer that question.
that the striking out of this section
Section IS provides the method by
which the road commissioner shall be
elected, and 1t was not necessary to
make TIE amendment suggested by
Section 3. Therefore We are now
striking it out.
Mr.. DAVIES: I understand thank
you. gentlemen.
Mr.. DEARTH of Penohscot NJ.
President. this question is one of
great Importance. an done which has
agitated tho people Of the state Of
Maine from border to border for
more than ten sessions that re.
member OF.
Now I am very anxious. when |
come to vote, to know how am vot-
ing. and l would like to ask the Chair
T.. So -
this amendment. whether under the
terms of this bill the commissioners
may he elected by the town or may
not they be appointed by the NUM-
Cipal officers. Or may they be elected
and appointed both?
The PRESIDENT: The Chair
will ask the senator from Somerset
Senator Folsom. to reply to the SEN
ator from Penobscot. Senator Dearth,
through the Chair.
Mr.. FOLSOM: Mr. President.
will state that under former law it
was optional with the towns whether
they should elect a road commission
or or whether the road commissioner
should be appointed by the selectmen.
do not remember when the change
was made. not in one of those times
when this law was being tinkercd.
but optional system was taken away
and it was made mandatory upon the
seiectmen to appoint the road COM
missioner. Now we want to put II
back where it was before and this
bill does that. Does that answer the
question?
Mr.. DEARTH: Yes
The PRESIDENTS: Would the
senator from Somerset. Senator Fol-
som. bear with the Chair for a mo-
ment. and would he kindly repeat
his statement for the information of
the Chair and such others as may
care to LISTEN
Mr. FOLSOM: Each town shall
hereafter at it's annual town meeting
elect by a majority vote a road COM
missioner who shall hold his office
for the term Of one year from the
date of his election. except that any
town may at it's option. vote at such
meeting. pursuant to a proper arti.
Gle in the warrant calling the same,
to instruct the selectmen to appoint
such road commissioner, in which