Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-26

mills each year. The prediction was
made that the rate would be kept
under Is mills and all the needs OF
the State still cared for. 1t was said
that while all the departments, in
stitutions and purposes which have
been aided in the past will generally
have their appropriations reduced
from the amounts which they have
asked, all will get some part OF the
amount sought.
Two of the big money propositions
that have not yet been reported into
the Legislature from the committee
are the University of Maine appro-
priation and the appropriations for
} ways and bridges. More than s1.000,-
900 has been asked in the large num-
Der of road and bridge resolves that
have been before the committee on
ways and bridges and a big cut is
probable here. These resolves will
be reported out the first of this week
in blanket form in the same manner
as the academy resolves were re-
ported out last week.
Brewster Sectarian Resolve This
Week
OF the many matters to hold the
attention of the Legislature this week
this Monday afternoon, will be the
Brewster resolve. Somewhat similar
to the amended Barwise resolve,
which recently went down to defeat,
but not so drastic.
The resolve introduced Ivy the
Cumberland Senator. amending the
Constitution SO as to forbid aid to
Sectarian schools, gets it's first con-
sideration Tuesday in the Senate. at
which time the divided reports of the
committee on Education upon the
measure will be considered. All of
the members of the committee except,
Mrs. Dora Pinkham, the representa-
tive from Fort Kent, signed a fav-
orable report Mrs. Pinkhams sig
nature is appended to the minority
report. Ought not to pass"
The Brewster Resolve prohibits aid
by the State or any political sub
division thereof to any school or in
stitution of learning wherein any
UNCONVENTIONAL doctrine is inculcated
1t omits the words "cause or pur-
pose," which were included in the
amended Barwisc Resolve, so that Its
prohibition of State Aid to sectarian
institutions is limited to schools.
Bridge Fight Scheduled
A real battle is predicted this week
over the Bath-Woolwich bridge pro.
| ject. The big project of construction
of q railroad and highway bridge over
the kennebec river will be reported or
this week from :he joint committees
! of public utilities and ways and
! bridges. The committee is practically
| evenly divided between the Carlton
| project. which in it's amended form
calls for State toll bridge and a 49,.
| 600. 600 bond issue for it's construction
and the kimball bill. which creates the
| Maine kennebec Bridge Corporation. q
! private organization for building the
| bridge.
| Senator Carlton of Sagadahoc viii
| take the ground that he has made al
the concessions that he can make il
! amending his bill SO as to provide for 6
State toll bridge and that it would b.
very unwise to allow a private corpor
alton to undertake the project ant
create private toll abridge in the
midst of an important State highway
! Friends of the Kimball bill. on the
other hand. will insist that their plar
is the only sure one for the Kennebcc
bridge. They will argue that bono
issues are not so popular as formerly
and that the people are more liable tc
| reject than to accept the proposed So.
100000 issue. which in that case would
mean two years Of delay in connectiOr
with the bridge. They also say that
the incorporators of the project are
ready to begin work as soon as the
necessary time has elapsed after the
adjournment Of the Legislature for the
measure to become effective.
The Highway Measure
The highway bond issue and the mil
tax for third class roads will also be
in order for legislative consideration
this week.
| The original bond issues bill called
for an amendment to the Constitution
SO as to provide for bond issue OF
SO. 100000 for highways and bridges
in addition to the bonds previously au.
thorized. Following the recommends
lions Of the Republican and Demo.
cratic legislative caucuses, the Joint
committee on taxation and ways and
bridges reported the resolve in a new
draft. calling for s6.000.0 80 issue.
Even with the reduction in the
amount of the bond issue, lively oppo-
sition is feared and so uncertain are
the members Of the committee as to the
passage Of the resolve that they have