Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-18

Bump Of Wilton-Resolve in favor
oe Wilton academy, apprporiating
$500 for each Of the two coming fis-
cal years for maintenance, repairs
and upkeep.
Hight of Madison-Resolve in ia
vor of Somerset academy Of Athens,
appropriating $500 for each of the
two coming fiscal years.
Great Pond Railway Co.
Bartlett Of Bangor-Act to incor-
porate the Great Pond Railway Com
pany. The act provides that James
Q. Gulnac, Henry P;,tten, Henry
Prentiss, Allan Mclean, Donald f.
Snow, Benjamin b. Whitcomb, John
J. Whitney. Charles II. Bartlett, Har-
vey Williams and their associates.
successors and. assigns are created a
body corporate by the name of Great
Pond Railway Company; and that
the corporation is authorized to con-
struct and operate railroad of
standard gauge, about 16 miles in
length. for the transportation Of
freight and forest products only,
commencing and connecting with the
Maine Central Railroad at some con-
venient point in the town of Milford
Penobscot county. and extending in
an SttSlSIlN Vii SClloIi ttpoul III IIllltS
to some point in Plantation No. 80,
county.
Union River Railway Co.
Bartlett of Bangor-An act to in
corporate the, Union River Railway
Company.
The act provides that James O..
Gulnac, Henry Patten, Harvey Will
liams. Benjamin 3. Whitcomb, John
j. Whitney. Allan w. Mclean. Dom
alb +. Snow, Charles ii. Bartlett and
their associates, successors and as
signs are created a body corporate
By the name of Union River Railway
Company; and that the corporation
is authorized to locate and operate a
railroad of standard gauge, about IS
miles in length, for the transporta-
ton of freight and forest products
only, commencing and connecting
with the Maine Central Railroad at
some convenient point either in the
towns of Hancock or Franklin, Han
cock county, and extending in a
northerly direction about 35 miles to
some point in Plantation No. 33, also
called Great Pond, Hancock county.
Regarding Duties of Police Court
Judges
Wing of Auburn-Act amending
the statutes so that no judge of any
municipal or police court shall give
counsel or accept any retainer in re-
lation to any cause, the subject mat
ter of which shall be within the jur-
iSdiction of the court over which he
presides, nor in any manner become
voluntarily interested, directly or in
directly. in any such case.
Regarding Fail ningdaie Oetour
Goodrich of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
charging to the State Highway loan
fund the sum of S3.936,57. this sum
representing one-half of the cost of
a detour around the State highway
construction in Farmingdale in 1922
and 1928. and relieving the town of
Farmingdale from paying said sum.
Winding Lodges Power Co.
Hammond of Van Buren-Act to
incorporate the Winding Lodges
Power Co. The act incorporates All,
Ian Z. Hammond. John H. Stevens,
John w. Brankley. Robert A. Bra
man, Chester S. Colson. Augustus H.
Rhinelander. Andrew J. Beck and
Chester c. Whitney under the name
Of The Winding Lodges Power Co."
The act authorizes the corporation
to construct, maintain and operate
a dam in the st. John River at or
near the Winding Lodges in Fort
Kent, from any point along the bank
or shore, of said river to the bound
airy line rim the river between the
United States and Canada, to and
connecting with a dam to be built
from the opposite shore of. said river
in the parish of st. Francis in New
Brunswick, provided authority to
build dam and make the necessary
connections is obtained by this or
some other company in the Dominion
of Canada.
The corporation is authorized to
make, generate, buy and sell cleo
tricity in the county of Aroostook.
in accordance with the general law
of the State of Maine.
Town Improvement Of Highways
Boman of Vinalhaven-Act to as
sist towns in the improvement of
their highways. The act provides
that any town situated on an island,
not connected with the mainland by
a bridge, having at its town meeting
appropriated money in conformity
with the State Aid Road act shall be
entitled to reimbursement by the
state to the amount of so percent of
the total money received by the state
from residents of said towns for reg
istration and license fees of automo-
biles and trucks.
Martin of Augusta-An act to pro-
vide for the registration of all births
and deaths in the state of Maine.
The act provides that the state de-
partment of health shall have charge
of the registration of births and
deaths and shall procure the faithful
registration of the same.
The state commissioner of health
under the act is made the state regis
trar of vital statistics and shall have
general supervision over the same.
He shall receive an annual salary OF
$1,000 as state registrar. A suitable
building for the bureau of vital sta
tistics shall be provided in or near
the state capitol, equipped with fire
proof vaults and filing cases.
For the purposes Of this act the
state shall be divided into registra-
ton districts coincident with the
boundaries of each city. town and or
ganized plantati and local regis
trar of vital statistics shall be APP
pointed in each district for term OF
four years.
These persons shall receive statis-
tics of all births and deaths in their
registration districts. The sum of
$4,000 is appropriated annually TO
carry out the purposes of the act.
To incorporate HaIlowell Water
District
Kinsman of Augusta-Act to amend
an act to incorporate the Hallowell
Water District, authorizing the cor
poration to divirt and use water from
Jimmie's Pond. so called, in the
towns of Farmingdale and Manches-
ter and also authorizing the water
district to increase the storage OF
that pond.
Transfer Of incorrigibles
Nichols of Portland-Act relative
to the transfer of incorrigibles and