Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-03

time in the last three or four years
TIC lights have been dim and there has
been a lack Of power. and In order TO
remedy the situation the company
plans to expend $25O.000. Hon. Ar
thur +. Gould, the head Of the company,
has found, however. that under his
charter he has no authority to 1smle
| notes or pledge the bonds Of his "a :
pany on the Maine & New Brunswick
Co., so the extension Of the charter Is
asked.
The bill gives the Gould company
the authority to purchase stocks and
bonds and franchises and rights OF the
other company. 1t was given its first
and second readings under suspension
Of the rules.
State Park Commission
The resolve in favor of the State
Fark Commission was indefinitely post
| poned in view OF the fact that there is
already before the Legislature another
measrre transferring the duties of the
commission to the superintendent of
public buildings.
Forty.Eisht Hour Bill
After the acceptance Of the report
Of the joint committee on judiciary
and labor on the 4S-hour bill for wom-
en- and minors, Senator Smith Of SOM
crset presented formal resolution di-
recting the attention of the governor
to tho failure Of the Legislature to
adopt such Legislation and asking him
to issue a proclamation for a special
election on the matter. The resolution
vas adopted.
To Amend Charter Of Camden &
RockIand Water Co.
Senator Elliot of Knox asked a
suspension of the rules that he
might be allowed to introduce a
new measure, an act amending the
charter Of the Camden & Rockland
Water Co., to permit an increase in
stock to an amount not exceeding
S1,O00,00O: also to repeal the pro-
vision that when the stock was
earning more than six per cent the
surplus should be used to decrease
rates of service. Senator Buzzell
hoped no objection would be raised.
Senator Iiinckley of Cumberland
objected. He regarded it as a SER
ious and important matter and felt
that it ought not to be sent through
without either printing or reference
to committee. The rules were sus-
pended and the bills given it's read
ings and passed to be engrossed. Mr..
Hinckley then had it read and tab
led the act for printing.
Under suspension of rules Sena-
tor Putnam of Washington introduce
cd an emergency measure authoriZ-
ing the town of Forest City to hold
1 its town meeting for 1929 in April
instead of March. and the bill was
passed to be engrosecd
Y. Of M. Resolve Tabled
Senator Buzzell of Waldo tabled
the University of Maine resolve
carrying a total of SS95,O0O for the
next two years. on its final passage.
Senator Cram tried to use the
pulmotor upon the resolve provid-
ing for the purchase of the book.
"Musc and Musicians of Maine" He
He had the vote reconSdered
whereby the report of the commit
! tee OF conference was accepted, that
the Senate recede and concur with
the House in the indefinite post
ponement of the resolve. He then
moved that the matter be referred
to the next Legislature, which mo-
| ton was carried with n whoop.
Hoothbay Harbor School District
The people OF the town of Booth
! bay Harhor. to it seems. have
changed. their minds about estab-
| fishing a school district. for which
! authority was given them by this
| Legislature. and Senator Brewster of
| Cumberland asked suspension of the
| time limit order in order that he
! might introduce an act repeating the
| one passed ana signed by the Gov
/ crnor. Senator brewster eNulained
! that while toen officials had come
| before the committee on Legal af-
, fairs and told Of the desire for such
! district, in order that a new high
| school building might he erected. the
! town at its annual meeting recently
| voted almost unanimously against
! The project and requested that word
| he sent to the Legislature to repeal
| the act.
Senator ITnckley OF Cumberland
| said that he had had presented to
| him within the last two weeks
about 20 acts and resolves. but be-
| licVin- the Senate would stand by
! the order which il had adopted
! relative to the adoption of more
! legislation, he had withheld these
| measures. 1t placed man in an
| awkward position. he said. when the
| doors were opened in this manner
and lc warned the senator's that
| they would he sorry if they let in u
| flood of legislation and hastily
| adopted if. He moved that the mat
| ter he referred to the next Legisla-
! turc.
| II have on my desk four re-
| solves that I have not had the crust
| TO Introduce said Senator CroX-
ford OF Penobscot. 1T is time to
! shut the doors and lets shut them
| tonight"
| The Senate then voted to refer
! the bill. to the neNt Legislature.
An act which Senator Bram Of
! Cumberland tried TO get under sus-
! pension of the order met the same
| fate. This would permit the trus-
| tees of the old Portland academy.
who still have a fund. to assist in
| education in other cities and towns
| than Portland IT was referred to
the next Legislature by a vote of
| II to II.
The Senate then adjourned to 10
! o'clock Tuesday morning.