Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-24
LEGAL AFFAIRS

Herbert e. Locke Of Augusta ap-
peared before the committee on le-
gal affairs Wednesday afternoon in
support of an act amending the
charter of the kennebec Water Dis
,rict providing for the including in
the district of that portion Of Fair
field outside the Fairfield Village Cor
poration, the use of the sinking fund
Of the district for certain necessary
permanent improvements and extern
sion of service for the increase in per
diem pay of trustees from 81 to S..
The most important amendment in
those contemplated in the amending
act is that relating to the use of the
sinking fund for other purposes than
for reducing the bonded Indebtedness
of the district. In his explanation of
the measure, Mr.. Locke said that it
has become necessary for the district,
in order to protect it's source of wa
ter supply, to purchase certain land
on the shores of China Lake and that
in order to maintain proper service
must construct a standpipe. Both
these matters require unusual expen-
aitures and that in order to meet these
the distric will be forced to borrow
money at high rate of interest or
use he sinking fund, which will pro-
vide the use of the required sums at
a much lower rate. No opposition de-
valoped at the hearing.
The Equalization of the doings of 32
Congregational churches in various
PARTS of Maine for certain years be-
tween 1891 and 1929 is sought in an
act, for which Rev. c. II. Harbutt of
Portland appeared in favor, ex-
planning that the object Of the mea-
sure is to assure in the future proper
returns of doings of these churches
and Capitalization of such records.
The churches In question are located
at the following places: Seal Harbor,
Brooks. Otter Creek. Mexico, Mill
nocket. Waite. Bangor, Portage, South
Bristol, Grand Lake Stream. Matini-
Gus, Oxbow, Carroll. Thorndike. Mill
bridge, Staceyville, Stockton Springs,
East Millinocket. Morarda. York
Beach, West Paris, Deer Isle, Dix
field, South Thomaston. Sherman Sta
lion. MagalIoway. North Windham.
Islesford, Harrison, North Berwick,
Van Buren and Keegan.
Representative Percy T. Clarke Oh
Stoninston appeared in favor of al
act to amend the Revised STATUTES
relating to the sale of real estate In
Incorporated places for taxes. Mr.
clarke explained that although the
law permitted a redemption period o.
1s months for non resident real es'
tate owners. whose property is SOLD
for taxes, that il permitted the filing
of deeds to the property so sold al
The end of one year and so days
This works a hardship upon non
resident owners. said Mr. Clarke. ant
often results in the loss of the deeds
of property. The amendment reduces
the redemption period to one yea
for non residents, thus closing thu
TRANSACTION at that time and Keeping
the deed to sGch property in thu
hands of the municipal treasurer.
Lewis c. Stearns of Bangor appaer
ed in support of an act to extend thu
charter of the Matakamon Tewboa
TO-. for period of eight years. MI
.Stearns told the committee that TIL
original charter was granted in 100
and was extended for eight years n
1918. Mr.. Stearns also opposed al
act providing certain restriction
added to those now in force RELATIVE
10 the use of log haulers in tn
streets. stating that the restriction
set forth In the act would make
practically impossible to xsye a loi
hauler any distance without goin,
through a procedure requiring week
OF time to accomplish. Senator EN-
crson of .Aroostock, although he IN
troduced the measure, did not favo
1t before the committee.
w. b. Shelton of Lewiston appear
ed in support OF an act creating tn
Monmouth Water District. The die
trict Is to isclude the thickly settle
portion Of the town and win provid
water for various municipal, domesti
and manufacturing us4e. He state
particularly tl1e rcd o. the waite
supply for fire protection and sal
that many ilres occaaionIng heay