Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-05

| VI I1eultu.
The resolve coming from the table.
| Rep. Wing of Auburn spoke in favor
of it. stating that the building had
been examined by some of the men,
| bers of the House and that he had
been told that the property is good
one. that the price is proper and that
it will be a good investment for the
| State and a proper housing for the
| Department Of Health.
Rep. Rounds of Portland asked II
any members<of the House had been
into the garage. Representatives
| Greenleaf of Auburn and Rogers OF
Rockland. answering that they had
| been down to the garage.
! an 1909 the State House was built
over at a cost of 1915, 900" said Mr..
| Rounds. Now you are buying an old
garage built in 1919 and paying
$500 for 1.-THE interest on almost
100000 at Az per cent" He stated
that he never knew of an Old build
ing that didn't cost twice to fix up
than first estimated. He suggested
that the best move would be to get
new flreproof building and put in IT
the State Library, the Department OF
Health laboratory and the records of
the office of the secretary Of State.
| Rep Moody of York said that he is
Interested in the health department
and the public buildings Of Maine but
that so far as this building being
adapted for health laboratory he
thought it was delucion and a
! snare.
Rep. Rogers of Rockland stated that
he had had some experience in build
| ing and that he had visited this par
ticular building. He then described the
building, stating among other Things
| that the floor is built nearly foot
below the level of the land. that 1t IS
built in clay and that the water was
oozing up through the concrete floor.
REPRESENTATIVES Winn of Lisbon.
adams of Liberty and Sturgis of Au-
burn spoke in favor of Mr.. Rounds
F, motion.
Rep. Granville of Parsonsfeld said
lie thought that the opinion OF those
! who had visited the building was that
| it was worth the money. but he did not
know if the building was adapted FOR
, that purpose. He asked what suostl-
tute there was for the proposition
stating that if this building is not Sc
/ cured the Department OF Health VIII
| not have any home.
Rep. Rounds of Portland asserted
that to fix the garage over would take
! four or five months He said that IL
had been said that the nurses or the
| State hospital would like the building
now occupied by the health department.
but that he had been assured they
! would not get in for the next two years,
He stated that the house of DR.. Ken
I dali. commissioner of health is locaf-
! ed near the Lawrence garage. but that
! that was no ason for the purchase OF
| the garage by the State.
of J.nWjCtOn
had been over the Lawrence garage
and saw, no water ooZing from the
floor. He thought the building was
| good buy and said that the move was
favored by Dr. Kendall, commissioner
of health. and DR.. Sturgis of Auburn.
Rep. Sturgis of Auburn said he
thought the former speaker was wrong,
because he had called up DR.. Sturgis
! of Auburn, who had said he had not
had time to look over the building but
had asked the Auburn representative
chr Greenlea) to look it over.
Further description of the garage
vas given by Rep. Rogers of Rockland,
who said that there was no underpin-
ming in sight and it looked as if the
building had been planted in the
ground Overhead was some sort of
paper roofing.
The voice vote was then taken.
Accept Adverse Report on White
Pine Tree Resolve
Reports A and b of the committee
on State lands and forest preservation
on the act for the protection of white
pine trees were then taken from the
| table.
Rep. Granville of Parsonsfeld moved
| for the acceptance of the ma jority re-
port. Ought to pass in a new draft.
| lie told of the depletion of the white
pine supply in Maine.
! Rep. Cummings of Portland, opposing
the BILL said that he thought 1t strange
that the white pine should be singled
out, when other kinds Of trees were
| not provided for.
Rep. Small of Standish. who intro
duced the bill. charged that lobby
from the lumber manufacturers assoc
| citation had been sent about the Capt.
| tol and he asked: "Do you think they
were here in the interests of the poor
| farmer, or with the idea to cut every
| thing in sight, He made a lengthy
plea in behalf of the measure.
Rep. Small explained the provision
of the bill and its exemptions, which
he said were sufficiently broad. 1T is
question of whet her or not YOU wish to
preserve the forests Of Maine: the bill
applies to pine because pine is van
fishing the fastest OF any Oh the MaiHe
forests"
The motion of Rep. Granville to ac-
cept Report a. Ought to pass" was
lost Al to 60. Report Is of the commit
tee, Ought not to pass" was then &C
ccptcd on motion of Rep. Piper of Jack
man.
Amendment to Highway Bond
Resolve Defeated
The House reconsidered its action
in passing to be engrossed the re-
solve proposing a constitutional
amendment authorizing six millions
additional in highway bonds, and
then indefinitely postponed House
amedmet a, which corrected some
figures in the original bill.
Senate amendment A. providing
for the apportionment of the money
by devoting two and a half millions
to trunk lines and three one half
| millions :, state aid roads was then
adopted on motion of Rep. Granville
of Parsonsfield. He explained hy
the division of the money had been
made on this basis in the amend
mcnt, saying that two and half
millions for trunk lines and three
and one half for state aid roads
would break eve on the fouryear
program.
Senate amendment =, providing
for the reappOrtiOnmento of the money
on the ba lis of four millions for the
trunk lines and two millions for
state aid roads, was indefinitely
postponed in nom concurrence. Rep.
Granville said that this apportion-
ment would over-tinance the trunk
lines and under Finance the State aid
roads.
The amendment also provided for
vote on each of the two PROPOSE
tions, and this plan was opposed by