Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-02

| for the claims of the Healy Asylum.
the Girls Orphanage. and ST. Mary's
Hospital. All three resolves were
given a hearing at once and each OF
the speakers related in very en-
phatic manner the claims for State
aid which they felt should induce the
Legislature to extend the needed f.
! nancial aid.
Knox Academy Resolve
Rep. William o. Rogers directed the
presentation Of the case for the pro-
ponents of the resolve of $4,000 for
the Knox Academy of Science and
Fine Arts. He explained that the cor
poration organized in 1914 owned
tract of land in the town of Warren
containing 60 acres in which grew
every tree, plant and shrub grown in
the State. 1t was also game pre-
serve and gun had not been fired on
the land for 20 years. a number of
valuable animals were kept there. 1t
was planned to build a museum in
which to keep valuable collections.
4 foundation costing $1,000 had been
built from funds raised by private
subscription in Knox county. 1t will
form one unit of the buildings plan
ned to be built.
Affect Public Cars
Frank ID. Marshall of Portland.
counsel for the Maine Automobile
Association, appeared in behalf of
. that organization at hearing before
the legal affairs committee Thursday
afternoon on an act to amend Section
AZ of Chapter I'll of the Public Laws
of 1921 relating to motor vehicles
used for public hire.
The purpose of the act to amend is
to do away with that section provid-
ing that motor vehicles regularly
used for livery or hire shall pay double
, registration fee. The history of this
particular section was explained by
Mr.. Marshall, who stated that it was
when enacted in line with a move to
standardize motor vehicle laws be-
tween different states. He stated that
while it works equitably in some of
the other states. it does not in Maine
where communities are smaller and
automobiles are not used commonly
all the year round.
He pointed out that in Maine many
people do a summer business with
automobiles for hire. There are va
rious other fees that they are obliged
to pay SO that it does not seem fair
to make drivers of public cars pay
registration fee double that for pleas
ure cars.
I. +. Ware. an undertaken at
Whitetield spoke Of the hardship
which these provisions made for the
undertakers. who are obliged to pay
double fee for hearses. Attorney Wal
ter NJ. Sanborn of Augusta appeared
in behalf of the Maine Undertakers'
Association in favor of the proposed
amendment. Representative Roscoe
St3nlpS nf
also spoke for the proposed change.
No opposition was voiced
The second matter before the COM
mlttce was an act to amend Chapter
3?9 of the Private Laws of 1885 relat-
Ing to the First Tenth and Twenty
ninth Regiments Association. Major
John NJ. Gould of Portland spoke of the
purpose of this bill, which is to make
change allowing the association to own
real estate up to the value of 100000
instead of $4,000 as now provided,
and to allow children of members to
De appointed trustees for the associa-
lon. He stated that the association
now owns land on Long Island, Casco
Fay which is quite valuable. Other
requests of land have also been mado
to the association.
There was no opposition to this act
Representative Charles w. Curtis of
Curtls or brewer spoke in favor of an
act relating to pcnsioning members of
me ponce department of the city Of
brewer. This act provides pension of
Si.'' per day to any policeman of that
CITY who is disabled or who has served
more IMAM ~ Years. and So Der day
I i one totally disabled in line of duty
Inc act came as the result of the mat
Ter being taken UP by the Brewer CITY
council. Mr.. Curtis pointed ont that
me ponce force there is not large and
,his VIII not mean any great expcndi-
ture for the city.
hearings were postponed TO Tues.
uaS' rep. .. on an act to incorporate
inc Grand Temple. Pythian Sisters of
Maine and an act to add to the pur-
poses for which the Charles NJ Hav
Co., corporation. was organized