Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28

championed at the hearing by Col
Brock Of Bangor, who said his idea
was to save the State some money.
Judge Smith presented figures rel
ative to the cost of printing, pack
ing and shipping the ballots under
the present law, and said he doubt
ed if very much money could be
saved.
Asked by members of the commit
tee if the second set of ballots might
not we'll be provided also for pri-
mary elections. Judge Smith said:
We'll, I've never seen any reason
why they should not be alike"
He thought the State would pre-
fer to spend little more money
rather than have some voters dis
enfranchised through sufficient sup
plies of ballots
Relating to Mills and Mill Dams
Opposition to an act changing the
law relating to mills and mill dams
on the ground that the proposed
change would reopen the whole in
depreciation of the law which is now
regarded as settled, was presented
before the judiciary committee by
Norman J.. BasSett of Augusta.
The act was explained to the COM
b w a L.,
of Auburn, a member of the com
mittee, who said he had drafted the
amendment for the purpose of in
GLIDING storage dams as we'll as mill
! Dams and TO protect the rights of
persons who might suffer damage by
the ioWage of such dams. LIE eE-
pIalned that he wanted the law to
cover both actual damage and con-
sequentlal. or potential, damage. lie
, Illustrated his case by naming Il dam
| site on the AndroscoSgin which has
been recently bought by the Central
Name Power Company and saving
that II the company built a storage
dam, they might flow the whole town
OF Wayne and as he conceived the
| present law, all the possible damage
which might be done by such a dam.
, would not be covered.
Mr.. Bassett pointed out that I'M
der the present law, u dam can't
be built for storage purposes eXA
cept for the benefit of mills below it
and contended that damages can
now be collected for flowage. He
1elt that the proposal of Mr.. Wing
would inject doubt into the law and
shake" its present settled status.
Inc matter of consequential damages
was, ic ltll, quite speculative and
would open up a whole new field of
discussion
BE careful for the States inter-
eSts about what you do in making
changes in the mill act" he urged.
Edward L. Merrill of Skowhegan,
representing the Central Maine Pow
err Company. opposed the meas>5ve,
declaring that every phase of the
mill dam act had gone through the
court, and no law is better settled
imam the law under the mill act.
Will 4 Il. Nulty of Portland on
posed the bill in behalf of the S.
y. Warren Company Of Westbrook.
The act to provide for the taxa
tlon OF advertising signs was con-
tinued until March IL.
To reach those persons who es-
cape from the Reformatory for
Women at SkoWhegan, is the mo-
tive behind the bill introduced by
Rep. Nichols of Portland, hearing
on which was held Friday after
noon. DR.. Irving Il. Mower of Wa
terNille. one of the trustees of the
Reformatory, and Miss Mary Libby,
superintendent of the Reformatory,
spoke in favor of the bill. The act
would make an additional sentence
for second escape from this insti-
tuition, and n more severe sentence
for q third eScape