Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-19
BRIDGE HEARING
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on the relative merits or tho lOc1-
lions between the city Of Bath and
the town Of Woolwich and the towns
of Richmond and Dresden as the site
for the structure.
Other groups in the Legislature
doubt if 100000 would Jay the Lills
for such a structure. They declare
that the State should keep out Cf il
financially and that the contest
should lie between the two private
corporations which seek charters Cor
bridging the river. one for the loca-
ton at Bath and the other with
Richmond as the site.
Important Hearings This Week
The various committees WILL near
many important matters his week,
the eighth of the session. which will
convene at 10 o'clock Tuesday MORN
ing.
The committee on military aTals
will hold hearing at O'Clock We'd
nesday afternoon on an act to re-
wise the military laws of he State;
q resolve to authorize and instruct,
and Governor and Council to arecs a
statue in memory of the sons of
Maine who served in the World
War; and resolve for the creating
of a War Memorial Commission.
The publicity committee will meet
at o'clock Tuesday AFTERNOON o
hear the proponents and the OPP
ponents of resolve in favor of the
| erection of a State of Maine build
| ing on the grounds of the Eastern
States Agricultural and Industrial
| Exposition, Inc, at est Springfield,
! Mass.
A hearing is scheduled for We'd
| nesGay afternoon before the commit
tee on banks and banking on an act
TO revise and consolidate the bank
ig laws Of the State.
An act to create the <ennebec
Reservoir Company an defire tho
powers thereof will be taken up be-
| fore the committees on judiciary and
| interior waters on Tuesday afternoon.
! Several matters relating - the stale
I ReformNOry for Men will Ec brought
! before the committee on State re-
formatories Tuesday afternoon.
! The committee on inland fisheries
! and game will hold hearing Thurs
| day afternoon on an act establishing
q game sanctuary for Bangor and
I vicinity: an act closing to all hunt
/ ing certain territory in Lincoln coun-
/ y W DC hION IL us lilt l.lIlcOlIi AOuiI-
| ty Game Preserve; an act to limit
! the number of pounds of fish that
may be taken from Cobbosseecontce
/ stream and connecting ponds in
! kCnncbec county; and 10 other acts
/ and resolves.
The committee on education will
/ give hearing at o'clock Tuesday
afternoon on an act to amend chap
! ter 416 of the private and special
! laws of 1907 relative to the Board
of Education in the city of Augusta.
I Three Acts for Gasoline Tax
! Three acts providing for gaso
! line tax will come before the COM
/ mittees On taxation and ways and
bridges At . O'Clock Wednesday af-
+, tcrnoon. while at the same time the
committee on claims will meet to
! consider a resolve reimburSinS the
| town of Skowhegan for money eX-
pended for support of paupers and
| for Mothers Aid, and IL other re-
solves.
Twelve acts will be given hearing
before the committee on salaries
and fees Tuesday afternoon. At the
same hour the committee on legal
| affairs will meet to consider an act
additional to chapter :;J6 of the pri-
vate and special laws of 1883 en-
titled An Act to authorize the con-
struction of a bridge over Tidewaters
between Orr's Island and Bailcy's
Island" as amended by chapter 81
(, of the private and special laws of
Maine for the year 1921. and to au-
thorizc the town of 1larpSwel to
! hire money for the construction of
! said bridge and to construct the
same under the provisions ofSchap-
! ter 80 of the public laws of 1918
and acts additional thereto and
! amcnd"tory thereof; also an act re-
| lating to Good Templars' hall in
| Dexter.
The committee on sanatoriums
will give public hearing at : o'clock
! Thursday afternoon on four resolves
in favor of the sanatoriums. An act
to prohibit the hunting. taking or
I killing of wild bees for term of
| five years together with another act
and two resolves will be heard by
! the committee on agriculture
! "Wednesday afternoon.
| The committee on insane hoSpi-
| tails will consider on Friday after
noon a resolve in favor of the Au-
gusta State hospital for mainte-
nance; resolve in favor of the
! same institution for the conStruc-
| ton of Il building for women nurses
and attendants; and three resolves
in favor of the Bangor State hos
pital.
A resolve appointing a commit
! tee of investigation to procure plans
and estimates for a State library
| building, together with four other
| resolves. will hold the attention of
| the library committee at a hearing
at II A. NJ. Friday.
! The committee on labor will meet
Friday afternoon for a hearing on
an act to amend section Sc. chap
| ter 40. OF the Revised Statutes of
| Maine. relating to preference to
| Maine Wcrkmen and contractors.
/ Other committees which will hold
I public hearings this week are the
! committees on sea and shore fish
! cries; towns: appropriations and
! financial affairs: public utilities;
4 state lands and forest preservation:
4 and pensions.