Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-17
IN THE HOUSE.
Portland Public Service District

Rep. Hinckley Of South Portland
| An Act to establish the Portland Pub
| lie Service District. to be constituted
of the cities Of Portland. South Port
land and Westbrook. and the towns
OF Cape Elizabeth, Scarboro. Cor
ham, Windham, Yarmouth. Cumber-
| land and Falmouth to operate and
control transportation excepting by
| steam railroad. Of passenger and
! merchandise within the places NAM
| ed, and within the waters Of Casco
bay and Portland harbor, and to fur
, nish light. heat and power. provided
that the sphere of operation Of the
| district shall be limited to Cumber-
land county except where present or
future extensions of operation shall
be of such as now exist outside the
county. but physically connected with
operations therein.
All the affairs Of the district shall
be managed by board Of directors
composed of seven members from the
cities and towns comprising the dis
| trict. as follows: Glass l. The city of
Portland, four: class 2. South Port
land and Cape Elizabeth. one; class
3, Westbrook. Gorham and Scarboro,
one: class 4, Yarmouth, Windham.
Cumberland and Falmouth, one.
The people will vote on the accept
ance or rejection Of the district plan
on the fourth Monday Of August.
1919. and the people will also choose
| directors at that time.
Rep. Peabody Of RichmOnd-Re-
solve appropriating $1,000 to be used
to aid in the construction Of two new
ferry beats to be used on the Rich
mond -Dresden ferry across the Ken
nebec river, and resolve appropriate
ing $500 to be used in repairing the
approach on the Richmond side of
the ferry.
Rep. Hisler OF Windsor-Resolye
appropriating $4,000 in favor of the
town Of Windsor to aid in grading,
crawling and ditching Vining hill.
Rep. Small Of Brewer-Act amend
ing the Revised Statutes providing
that written permit from the for
estry department shall be re .,,ired
for the burning of brush or slash in
| or near woodlands except when tho
ground is covered with snow. such
permit within the limits of the
, Maine forestry district may he sign
cd by the Forest commissioner or his
deputy. or by a chief warden in the
| county where the land is located.
OUTSIDE the limits Of the forestry DIS
trict the permit shall be signed by
the forest commissioners or the dep
uty forest commissioner. The PENAL
ty for violation is fixed at a fine for
$50, one half Of which when collected
shall be payable to the complainant.
Rep. Brown of Abbot-Resolve ap-
propriating $4,000 to reimburse the
town Of Abbot in part on account Ut
its share of the expense Of the ee-
ment bridge over the Piscataquis riv-
er at Upper Abbot.
Rep. Leathers of Hermon-Resolve
granting State pension of $12 per
month to Olive A. Hamm of Her
mon. widow Of Nose C. Hamm, a Civ
il War veteran.
Rep. OLeary Of Bangor-Resolve
appropriatins $500 for each Of the
years 1919 and 1920 in favor Of the
Eastern Maine Orphans Home Of
Bangor.
Rep. Buzzell OF Belfast-Resolve
appropriating $3.50 for the compile
ton Of the book of plans of Waldo
county.
Rep. Flint Of Monson-Resolve an
propriating $500 to repair a road
way in Townships 5 and s in the
Ninth Rrange in Piscataquis county
Rep. Baxter Of Portland-Resoive
appropriating $1,000 for each Of the