Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-23


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Mr. Wing of Auburn: An Act to
amend Section Sc Of Chapter So of
the Revised Statutes relating to lien
on vehicles.
\ Mr.. Maher of Augusta: An Act
to amend the charter Of the Augusta
Water Company.
Mr.. Saunders of Lubec: An Act to
amend Section 62 of Chapter Eli,
Public, Laws of 1921. relative to mo-
tor vehicles and law OF the road.
Mr.. Hayes Of Chelsea: An Act to
repeal Section 81 of Chapter Ga of
the Revised Statutes relating to bu-
rial permits.
Mr.. Martin Of Augusta: An Act
to amend Section SO Of Chapter III
of the Revised Statutes as amended
by Chapter "a of the Public Laws Of
1919 relating to the Board .of Oste-
opathic Examination and Registra-
ton,
Legal Affairs
Mr.. Curtis of Brewer: An Act to
amend Chapter $50 Of the Private
and Special Laws Of 1885. entitled
An Act relating to drains and COM
mon sewers in the town of Brewer.
Mr.. Carnage of South Bristol: An
<AtS ~ ShSAhPI NCi tolh plOpClty Noi1-
structed and used for charitable
purposes from taxation.
Mr.. Hallett of Ashland: An Act
to incorporate the Ashland Water
and Sewer Company.
Mr.. Wing of Auburn: An Act to
amend Section ! of Chapter SO. Of the
Revised Statutes relating. to insur-
ance.
Mr.. Moody of York: Resolve provid-
ing a State pension for Marie n. Var
Tell.
Public Health
Mr. Hale of Portland: An Act to
amend Chapter 1917 of the Public
Laws of 1917 as amended by Chap
ter 172 of the Public Laws of 1919
relating to the State Department of
Health.
Ways and Bridges
Mr.. Saunders of Lubec: An Act
to amend Sections and of Chapter
1877 of the Public Laws of 1921, rela-
tive to regulating the use of motor
driven and animal-draWn vehicles on
highways.
Mr.. Thomas of Leeds: Resolve in
favor Of the town of Durham for
road.
Mr.. Palmer Of Island Falls: Re-
solve in favor of the Plantation of
Macwahoc to reimburse for cost of
planking bridge.
Mr.. Crafts of Greenville: Resolve
in favor of repairing the road from
the Canadian Pacific Railroad Depot,
in Little Squaw Mountain Township,
10 ho 70
Zig Squaw Mountain Township. in
| Piscataquis county, with statement of
facts.
Mr.. Hutchinson of Brunswick: Re-
solve appropriating money to aid in
the permanent improvement of the
Mere Point road. so-called. in the
town of Brunswick.
On motion by Mr.. Hamilton of
Caribou, the rules We're suspended
and that gentleman permitted to in
troduce out of order bill An Act to
amend Section z, Chapter 2G3 of the
Public Laws of 1917. as amended by
7 Chapters 141 and 223 of the Public
Laws of 1919. and by Chapter lat of
the Public Laws of 1921, relating to
the rate of interest on Farm Land
Loans; and on further motion by the
same gentleman. the bill was referred
to the committee on agriculture.
Reports Of Committees
Mr.. Houghton from the commit
! tee on appropriations and financial
affairs, to which was referred Re
solve appropriating money for the
University of Maine for fire escapes
| reported same in new draft. under
; same title, and that it ought to pass
The report was accepted: and on
| motion by Mr.. Houghton of TT. Fair
| field, the rules We're suspended, the
! resolve had its two several readings.
was passed to be engrossed and sent
| to the Senate, under suspension of
| the rules.
| Mr. Holmes from the committee on
| legal affairs on An Act to amend
| Chapter 81 of the Private and Spe-
! cial Laws of 1917. relating to a police
| commission for the city Of Lewiston.
reported that 500 copies be printed
and the bill be recommitted to the
committee on legal affairs.
Report read and accepted. and on
motion by Mr.. Holmes of Lewiston,
| the bill ordered printed and recon-
| mitted to the committee on legal af-
! fairs.
| The committee on elections, to
! whom was referred the contested
election case in the Islesboro class.
| reported that the committee had
| carefully examined the original bal
| lots in dispute-36 in numbcr-it
having been agreed by the parties
and their counsel that Pendleton had
| $50 and Fcrnald GAG undisputed, and
that of the ballots in dispute Pendle-
i ton had ,, Fernald IS, with Il de-
fnn fi,-o L,
| PendletOn gel. Fernald 655, and 81
| defective. and recommended that Mr..
| Fernalds petition be denied.
Report read and accepted.
Orders Of the Day
Mr.. ROUNDS of Portland: Mr.
| Speaker. l would like to take from
| the table the Portland Pier matter.
| There has been an impression go out
| through the State that a lot Of stuff
was not rightly used in the State
| Fer. and we wish to correct to the
| members of this Legislature some
| newspaper statements in regard to
| this matter.
In early September the State Pier
directors went before the Governor
and Council-the Deeper WATERWAYS
convention was going to be held in
Portland. Maine-and asked to have
them go there and be entertained:
SO the Council voted to go ahead and
entertain the Deeper Waterways del
| eSates from all over this country, and
| we did so. In a way it was found
| that there were quite a number of
| newspapers hostile to this State Pier
| business. so representatives of twen-
i ty-siX! newspapers were invited to
nd 70 -;
and the expense of all this was
S3,S1S.96. The city of Portland mid