Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-14
CR|ST OF BILLS
PRESENTED FRIDAY
IN LEGISLATURE

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REPRESENTATIVE White of Bowdoin-
ham introduced in the House Friday
an act providing that the municipal
officers of cities and towns shall be-
fore the first day of June of each
year cut. burn and destroy all dead
or worthless apple trees and all wild
cherry trees within the limits of the
public ways. streets and parks OF
their respective towns and cities.
The municipal officers are also to
cause all resident and nonresident
property owners to cut, burn or de-
stroy all dead or worthless apple
trees and all wild cherry trees on
their land. A fine of not less than
$50 nor more than 500 for the first
offense and not less than 500 nor
more than $500 for the second Of
Tense is fixed.
Highway from RangeIey to
Canadian Line
Wheeler of Paris-Act for the To-
cation for n state highway in the
County of Franklin from Rangeley
to the Cana dian line. The act in
structs the State Highway Commits
sion to lay out and construct as
part of the State Highway system Il
state highway in the County of
Franklin to serve as an Internationa
highway uniting the present state
highway there with the Dominion OF
Canada over the following route:
From Rangeley village to Oquossoc.
northerly to the line between Range
ley and Davis town, thence across
Davis town. Stetson town. Seven
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Gore to the boundary line between
Maine and Dominion Of Canada at
a place near the village of Woburn
in Canada. a distance of % miles.
Police Commissioners for Augusta
Martin of Augusta-Act providing
board of commissioners of police
for the City of Augusta. The act
creates a board of commissioners Of
police, consisting of three resident
| citizens of Augusta to serve without
pay for terms of six years each. The
members of the board are to be ap-
pointed by the mayor from the two
leading parties. and no more than
two of them shall be of the same po-
| lit:cal party.
The board Of commissioners are
given by the act full power and au-
thority to select and appoint the
| members of the Augusta Police de-
partment with the exception of
| Marshal and Deputy Marshal.
Candidates for appointment for
patrolmen and police matron are re-
| quired to make application to the
board of commissioners of police and
to submit to such qualification tests
az may be prescribed by the board.
The board shall place upon the ELI
gible list the name of each success
full applicant and every appointment
slall be made from persons upon
this list. Any citizen of Augusta be-
| tween the ages of "a. and As shall he
eligible to appointment to a patrol
man and shall be appointed to serve
until he shall arrive at the age Of
s. years. The marshal shall he app
| pointed by the mayor under the
| pr esent provisions of the charter of
Augusta, and the mayor shall also
appoint special patrolmen. The
Deputy Marshal, patrolmen and po-
lice matron of the Augusta police
department at the time of >the pass
age of this act shall continue in Of
flee until the selection and appoint
ment of patrolmen and police matron
as provided by the act. The tenure
OF office of all said officers at the
time of the passage of this act shall
terminate when the new appoint
ments are made. The act is to be
submitted to the voters of Augusta
at the next general election or at a
special election.
For Board of "BoiIer Rules"
Lamson of South Portland-Act to
create a board of boiler rules
which shall formulate rules and reg
ulations for the safe construction
for the use OF steam boilers. The
act creates a board of five members.
| four of whom are to be appointed by
the governor for terms of four years
each. one of the members shall be a
representative of the owners and
users of steam boilers within the
State Of Maine. one a representative
OF the boiler manufacturers within
the State Of Maine. one a represent
alive of a boiler inspection and in
surance company licensed to do bust
ness within the State of Maine, and
one an operating steam engineer in
the State of Maine. The fifth MEM
Der shall be the chief boiler inspec-
tor.
The act creates the bureau of boil
er Inspection WHICH SHdil DE Il ulNl-
sion of the State department of
Labor and Industry. The governor
also appoints the chief of the bureau
Of boiler inspections who shall be a
citizen of this state. and shall have
had when appointed 10 years prac-
teal experience with steam boilers.
The salary is fixed at $1,000, and his
term is for four years.
South Portland Sewerage District
Boynton of South Portland-Act to
incorporate the South Portland sew
erage district.
Directors Of Port Of Portland
Atwood Of Portland-Resolve ap-
propriating $500 for 1926 and $500
for 1927 for the salaries and eXpens-
es Of the directors of the Port Of
Portland.
Investment Of Bank Deposits
Bartlett of Bangor-Act requiring
Trust companies to invest all saw
ings bank deposits in accordance
with laws governing the investment
of deposits in Mutual Savings Banks
and to keep all of such investment
at all times segregated and set
apart. The law is to take effect one
year from the date of its signing by
the governor.
Pensions for Teachers
White of Bowdoinham-Act in
creasing from $500 to $3.50 the PEN
sion of teachers who on the 30th day
of September 1913 or thereafter shall
have reached the age of 60 years and
for thirty years shall have been en-
gagged in teaching.