Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-12


towns as we see fit, and that is the
amount that we raise ourselves with
cut any matching from any state de-
partment. And / feel that our towns
should retain some privileges in that
respect.
1hefe are some places that we want
10 flN up in our roads without asking
anyone working under the direction of
any department. and I feel that If our
towns have any rights in that respect,
they should hesitate to give them
away.
L hope that the motion of the gen.
tleman from Sangerville (Mr. Leland)
will not prevail. (Applause1
Mr. STURGIS of Auburn: Mr..
Speaker and members of the send Leg
islature: I do not know but what 1
Will be out of order but ! would like
to say that some of the members OF
this Legislature are trying to put this
over as an agricultural measure, while
| feel that investigation shows it is a
state highway measure, and l know
from personal experience that a man
may be recommended by the highway
department to be great civil engi-
neer who does not know anything
about building a dirt road-and that
would not affect his salary-and 1
have just taken up this time to put
the bill on its right merits.
Mr.. MARDEN Of Waldo: Mr.. Speak
er and members: AS a member of the
ways and bridges committee l signed
Report Is Ought not to pass and
want to say just a word relating to
this union of towns and divisions of
roads. We have now n supervisor Of
highways who eXpends all of the
State aid moncy-and, excuse me if I
say tit has proven very unsatis-
factory.
Now, this union Of towns for SUI
ncrintcndent of highways will only
benefit the towns in the way that they
would lay out their towns money on
unimprOVed roads. And as for the
matter of getting a skilled supervisor
or superintendent TO do that, I believe
that any town, If it has not men.
should have the privilege of going over
to an adjoining town and hiring other
men that they want to assist them.
There are four hundred and seventy
two towns with less than million
dollars of valuation, and / believe We
should have sympathy enough for
them to pass this bill without further
hesitation.
The SPEAKER: Is the House ready
for the question?
Mr.. PIKE of Lubec: Mr.. Speaker,
as a member of the Highways and
Bridges Committee l feel it my duty
to say that l was present at that
nearing and the great preponderence
oil evidence was against this bill. |
wish TO say that when | was present
lNo members who signed the re-
port ought to Pass were not pres
ent. There was only one man that
appeared IN favor of it, the chief en-
Slneer of the Highway Department,
and he admitted before that Commit
tee that the towns could build State
Aid roads and third class roads and
tuild them for less money than the
State could. (Applause)
The SPEAKERS: Is the House
ready for the question? The question
IS on the motion Of the gentleman
from Sangerville (Mr. Leland that
Report A Ought to Pass" be accep-
ted. y vote OF YES" is in favor or
the passage of this bill. A vote of
no is i'll favor of killing the bill. AS
many as are in favor of the motion
OF the gentleman from Sangerville
(Mr. Leland that Report y Ought
to Pass be accepted, will say aye"
Those opposed will say no"
y viva NocC vote beirg taken
The motion Of the gentleman from
Sangcrville (Mr. Lcland) that Report
y Ought to Pass" be accepted, fail
cd of passage.
Thereupon, on motion by Mr.. Kit
chen of Presque. Isle. Report 3
ought not TO Pass was accepted.
The SPEAKER: The Chair pre-
lfi. al
OF the Committee on Sea and Shore
Fisheries on bin, an act relating to
legal size Of Holsters, Oh. D. No. 12O).
tabled by Mr.. Lamson of South
Portland. March 4, pending accep-
lance OF either report, the ma iority
report being ought not to pass. and
the minority report being ought to
pass
Mr.. LAMSON Of South Portland:
Mr.. Speaker, | suppose this is now
open for discussion?
The SPEAKER: Does the gentle
man move the acceptance Of the mi
nUrity report?
Mr.. LAMSON: Yes.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from South Portland. Mr.. Lamson.
moves the acceptance of the minority
report ought to pass.
Mr.. LAMSON: Mr.. Speaker and
members of the House: | approach
this subject with some degree of
trepidation. | think that perhaps
there is no single thing that will open
the flood gates of argument like a
short or q long lobster. If shall
tell you some of the conditions that
row exist, and then leave it to Your
own good judgement as to what shall
be done, | have completed my task.
The first thing | wish to call to
Your attention ere these petitions
that have been sent in here from
time to time against the proposition
You have heard them read here and
l only wonder that there were not
many more than there were. The
Sea and Shore Fisheries Commission
and the PEOPLE who are behind this
thing have had two years to collect
ttem, and they have done n good job.
At the best there are approximately
four thousand fishermen along the
coast of Maine and about all they
could bring in was something like
one thousand, and they brought
them in in a way that they thought
would be overwhelming and would in
some way guide your judgement.
I also want to call your attention
to this petition or order or whatever
YOU may call it that was laid on our
desks in which seven or eight men
claimed that they represented nine
tenths of the fishermen on the coast
of Maine. God help them. I want
to tell You how this thing Is carried
on, and if you can see any just rea-
son why we should not have a nine
inch law, am content We are ask
ing for a law that will be equitable,
that will be honorable, and that will
be just and workable. l am only
asking for uniform law. something
that our fishermen can work out to
their own and the public's satisfac-
ton.
Fishing smacks from Boston and
Portsmouth are coming down into