Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07

the PRIVATE ana SpeCldi l<oWS VI A0vvs
as amended by Chapter 34S Of the
relating to the Houlton Water Com
pany.
An Act to amend Section 2s of
Chapter 219 OF the Public Laws Of
1917. as amended by Chapter 244 OF
the Public Laws Of 1917 and Chapter
1876 OF the Public Laws OF 1919 and
Chapter 218 Of the Public Laws OF
1921. relating to the taking OF smelts
in the tributaries to Sebago Lake.
An Act to amend Section IS OF
Chapter Sc Of the Revised Statutes.
relating to Liens on Vehicles.
An Act to amend Sections 81 ana
80 Of Chapter 8 Of the Revised Stat
utes, relating to the Suspension by
the Governor OF Open Season for
Hunting.
An Act to create a Board Of Road
Commissioners in the town OF Mt.
Desert.
An Act to amend Section II Of
Chapter 1877 of the Revised Statutes.
relating to Search Warrants for
Implements Of Gambling.
An Act to extend the Charter OF the
Eastern Maine Railroad.
Chapter SIS Of the Revised Statutes.
as amended by Chapter 131 Of the
Public Laws Of 1917, authorizing
Complaint by a Utility against IT.
self. and empowering the Public
Utilities Commission to order re-
fund.
An Act to incorporate the Grand
Temple Pythian Sisters Of Maine.
An Act to amend Section 3 OF
Chapter 325 Of the Private and Spec
ial Laws of 1897. as amended by
Chapter II Of the Private and Special
Laws Of 1909. as amended by Chapter
of 1919, relating to Clerk Hire by the
Judge of the Municipal Court OF Wa
terville.
An Act to amend the 18th Para
graph of Section 43 Of Chapter lit
Of the Revised Statutes. relating to
the Time Of Payments by Registers
of Deeds to County Treasurers.
An Act to legalize and make. valid
the doings of the Inhabitants Of the
town Of Brooklin, at the annual town
meeting held on the sixth day OF
March, 1922.
An Act to amend Sections 81 ana
75 of Chapter 211 Of the Public Laws
of 1921. relating to Motor vehicles.
An Act to amend Chapter 8. Sec
ton 81, Of the Revised Statutes. re-
lating to Printing and Binding OF Re>
ports of certain State Departments.
An Act to establish a Game Sane
tuary. in the city of Bangor and
county of Penobscot.
An Act to prohibit the use OF beam
travis in the waters Of Sedgwfck
Harbor. known as Benjamin's River.
An Act to extend the Charter OF
the Penobscot Valley Gas Company.
An Act additional to Chapter ia
of the revised statutes, relating 10
juvenile institutions.
Finally Passed
Resolve providing a state pension
for Maria N. Varrell.
Resolve to increase the pension OF
Lester Patten of Hermon.
Resolve to increase the state PEN
sion of Charles d. Preble OF Kittery.
Resolve providing for the purchase
of reports Of the commemoration OF
a century OF peace between the
United. States and Canada Of tho
Maine State Bar Association.
Resolve in favor Of the board OF
registration of medicine.
Resolve in favor of Mary e. Amess
of Stockton Springs, for state pen.
sion.
Resolve in favor of. Mary 8. Hill
man for state pension.
Resolve in favor of state pension
for Levi Holden.
Resolve to place the flags OF Maine
in the World War In the Hall CT
Flags.
Orders Of the Day
The SPEAKER: Under. orders OF
the day the first to be taken up is
tabled and assigned for today. and
the Chair presents. Report OF COM
mittee on towns on Act to divide the
80 40 1~A =
town of Beals." The Chair now rec
ognizes the gentleman from Portland
Mr.. Rounds. -.
Mr.. ROUNDS Of Portland: Mr..
Speaker and gentlemen OF this House.
1 move that the bill be. substituted
for the report, the report Of the com.
mittee being. ought not to pass. Now.
Mr.. Speaker and gentlemen. many
years ago this island was inhabited
by some Of the old stock-Yankeeo-
from the town of Cape Elizabeth. It
has been a small fishing hamlet ever
since and has now grown to the size
Of almost GOO people. These people
have been denied the privilege OF
schools that they should have. and
they have been hurt in other ways.
but still they have grown from q
small fishing hamlet until now they
have ten private electric light plants,
three boat shops. six grocery stores.
one dry-goods store and post office
combined. two lobster pounds, one
machine shop. one 6S foot lobster
smack in construction, three fish
stands. one smoked herring stand.
one homeless fish factory. seven lob
ster dealers. 100000 Holsters taken
from that place last year. 100000
cured fish. go tons of boned fish boned
this winter. a valuation increased
over $4,000 this year, and an In
crease in population OF 62-mostly
babies. and four new chuYches,
They do not need many doctors on
that island or any board OF heath.
but their schools have not been kent
up. and 1 want to say that when NE
WIND Is from the northeast and the
tide Is falling It Is hardwork for them
70 get across from the island, ana
this winter especially IL has been
hard for them to get any schooIinr
at all. In the hearing IL was point1S
out that there were only four st,.
dents who wanted to 20 to the hirh
school but It has since been shoTr
that there were ~ last year ana there
will be 20 this year who will wane
to go to high school. ana there n no
high school there to 70 to. rhoke
20 scholars are entitled to educasicn
as well as the scholars from the rest
Of the town of Jonesport. In the
hearing 1t was said that Beals IaIan0
was detriment to the whole town
Or Jonesport. during the last fve
years to the extent Of $1,000. Rns
now 1T Is different. They were mot
EiVen any credit for eha ach.~s