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

ing Of the resolve rs amended:
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. has the original resolve had
Its second reading?
Tho SPEAKER: The Chair will
state that all Of the various resolves,
the titles Of which were read by the
clerk, are reported in one single re-
solve, covering the whole thing. and
this amendment makes the changes
as indicated.
The resolve was then assigned for
its second reading tomorrow morning
at eight o'clock.
Communication From the Governor
To the Honorable House Of Represen-
tatives:
have carefully examined House
Document No. SAG, resolve in favor Of
John G. Fleming for building high
way in the town Of Wiscasset. and
am satisfied that the sum Of two
thousand and ninety-three dollars and
ninety cents named therein is nearly
three times the amount fairly and
reasonably due. I therefore respect
fully return the resolve herewith
without my approval.
(signed) CARL E. MILLIKEN.
Governor.
Dated at the
Executive Chamber
March 81. 1919.
The SPEAKER: The question be-
fore the House is. shall this resolve
be finally passed notwithstanding the
objections Of the Governor?
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. this resolve was very care
fully considered and two hearings
given it before the committee on
claims; and while some were in favor
of more, and not very many less. We
as a whole concluded that we would
have that in as the amount due John
G. Fleming. 1 would like to have it
lie on the table until next Tuesday.
when / will have the contract with
the State of Maine and Highway De-
partment here. I think that any fair
minded man will say that we have
not given John Fleming enough. II
anything, on a contract between man
and man. Some of the senators
wanted to have it little lower. The
House members. 1 think. would have
had 1t higher: but we agreed on that
amount, and we agreed. all of us. 10
stand by that amount. Therefore. l
would like to have it tabled and let
the gentlemen Of the House see the
contract that was put in by the State
of Maine. Now John Fleming went
down there in good faith 1t was
brought out that he did good piece
of work. The highway department
claim that he drove the inspectors off.
but no one could De found who made
the charge. 1t was when this nigh
way department first started and they
had this man looking after. two or
three jobs. The highway department
had them put in stuff and charge the
stuff around so that he would nave
two dollars a foot for all the under
grading, and that was far too much.
They were to have about fifty feet as
I understand it have not the exact
tigures-but it came to some nineteen
hundred feet. Therefore. it made
difference. But the great state OF
Maine made trade with this John
Fleming. through its representatives
of the highway department. and then
told him that they had made TRACE
that was too much and they cut it on
Ii l am not right. l would like to be
corrected by some of the rest Of the
committee on claims, and l would call
on the secretary of our committee.
through the Chair. to say whether
have stated it right.
chair will
state that, Of course. the motion is
not debatable, but for the sake of the
information Of the House that point
may be waived.
Mr.. CLIFFORD of Reed Plantation:
Mr.. Speaker. it was in the matter OF
the side drains. He agreed to build
in the contract fifty feet at two dol
lars a foot, and under the instructions
Of the engineer he built nine hundred
and ninety-one feet. and they paid
him at the rate of seventy cents per
foot on the grading. The other mat
tiers / think the gentleman from Port
land (Mr. Rounds) has described as
they are.
The SPEAKER: Is it the pleasure
of the House that the resolve with
the veto message be laid on the table
and specially assigned for Tuesday
next?
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker. 1
would like to amend that in some way.
SO that the highway department
should furnish every member OF this
House with a copy Of the contract be-
tween John Fleming and the Highway
dona rtmaut next Tuesday,
The SPEAKER: The Chair will state
that it hardly thinks that could be in
corporated in this motion.
Mr.. ROUNDS: Mr.. Speaker. it looks
to me as though it ought to be If we
are going to vote on it. While We have
the greatest respec. for the Governor,
l think it is right that every member
should have the facts before him where
one man overrides the minds Of 10 MEM
bers. l think the other lD members
Ct this House should see some Of the
facts and know what they are voting
on before they vote on this order.
The SPEAKER: The Chair would
state to the gentleman from Portland,
Mr.. Rounds. that he can introduce an
order. which If passed by the House.
will bring about the desired result: but
it could hardly be incorporated in THIS
mot on.
1t was thereupon voted that the re-
solve and veto message be tabled and
specially assigned for Tuesday. March 9.
The following bills. resolves and Pc
titions were presented and, upon rec
ommendation Of the committee on ref