Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-07
STENOGRAPHIC PROCEEDINGS
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duty OF the town to provide fire pro-
lection upon the property that the
town receives q goodly proportion OF
this tax from. l trust. as said In
the beginning that the motion OF the
gentlemen from Belgrade (Mr. Ste
vens) will not prevail. and that the
report Of this committee, which has
given the whole matter and all the
evidence most careful consideration,
will be supported by this House.
The SPEAKER: Is the House ready
for the question?
Mr. PERKINS of Orono: Mr.. Speak
err and Members Of the House: There
is just one question not clear in my
mind, and that is this: If the people
of the Belgrade Village Corporation
did not ask the people Of the town
Of Belgrade for the privileges which
they now seek, l do not think they
are In any sense justified in coming
before a legislative committee and
asking those privileges. That 10 the
only question in my mind.
Mr.. STEVENS OF Belgrade: MIR.
Speaker. i would like to state that
in Belgrade Lakes village there are
seven or eight privately owned ny
drants, and l believe that they have
better fire protection there today
than two-thirds OF the villages Of
like size of the state OF Maine.
do not claim that it is enough. but
they have their own protection there.
i also want to call your attention
to the fact that the town is not re-
lieved of the care and maintenance of
the highways and sidewalks in the
village. .
Mr.. HALE of Portland: Mr.. Speak
er. l am glad the gentleman from
Belgrade (Mr. Stevens) has said what
he did because it confirms the opinion
of the committee that if the residents
of the Belgrade Lakes Village Cor
poration go to the town of Belgrade
| and ask for fire protection. they viii
not get it.
The SPEAKER: The Chair will
state for the benefit of the members
that the situation before the House
is this: We have the unanimous re-
port of the committee on legal affairs
on the bill ought to pass. The mo-
ton of the gentleman from Belgrade.
Mr.. Stevens. is to indefinitely post
pone the report of the committee.
Is the House ready for the question?
A viva voce vote being doubted.
A division of the House was had. -
Twenty having voted in favor
of indefinitely postponing the report
of the committee. and % in the neg
alive, the motion to indefinitely post
pone was lost.
On motion by Mr.. Hale Of Portland,
the report of the committee was ac-
cepted. and sent up for concurrence.
Mr.. ARCHIBALD of Houlton: Mr..
Speaker. it has been called to my at.
tention since l have been sitting here
that Senate bill 142 was passed to
be enacted this morning. My atten-
ton has also been called to a possible
necessity of a new draft on account
of an error. and l move that we re-
consider the vote whereby this bill,
was passed to be enacted this morn
ing.
Thereupon it was voted to recon-
slider the vote whereby Bill, an Act
to amend Chapter three. Section 81,
of the revised statutes. relative to
printing and binding OF reports OF
certain State departments was passed
to be enacted.
On further motion by the same
gentleman. the. House voted to re-
consider it's action whereby the above
bill was passed to be engrossed; and
on further motion by the same gem
tleman. the bill was tabled pending
passage to be engrossed. .-l.
On motion by Mr.. Macomber OF Jay,
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomor-