Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02
STENOCRAPHIC PROCEEDINGS
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$500 for the fiscal year ending June
30. 1925, and $500 for the fiscal year
ending June 20. 1927. fort
Halifax Block House at Fort Point
in the town of Winslow, the sum of
$1,000 for the fiscal year ending June
10, 1926"
Mr.. SMITH of Bangor: Mr.. Speak
er, 1t seems to me very false econ
Omy to try to save at the expense
of the property we have bought.
When any one Of us buys q house
and is not going to use it Immediate
ly, he would not let it 60 to rack
and ruin. Now these forts are of
great interest, not only to the people
of Maine but to people who come in
to the State of Maine, and to. say
that they will not deteriorate If they
are not kept up. we know is not so.
We know If one builds a perfectly
good house and leaves it for q few
winters and does not leave anybody
to look after 1t, he will have nothing
left. Now the State has invested
$4,000 in these forts: and I am tcld
that one of these forts and the pro-
perty that goes with 1t can be sold
for enough to cover all the expense
of taking care of all the forts. It
seems to me it would be false econ
omy to neglect them after having
purchased them. and hope that the
motion OF the gentleman from Au-
burn (Mr. Wing) does not prevail.
Or. I would like to inquire Of the
gentleman from Bowdoinham, Mr..
White, through the Chair, in rela-
ton to this House Document 486, IL
It carries an appropriation for $1,000
for the care of these old forts.
Mr.. WHITE: l will say, Mr..
Speaker, that this new draft includes
the forts at Winslow. and Fort Will
liam Henry. The State has pur-
chased something that has got to be
taken care of. There is another
Document Senate 213 relating to
certain sta, parks. I believe that
the gentleman from Auburn referred
to that bill in naming the amount of
the appropriation as $1,000. This
present document, House 486, would
effect only the forts at Bristol and
Winslow.
Mr.. WING: Would the Chair in
form me where the other Document
is?
The SPEAKER: On the table.
Mr.. WING: And under whose
name?
The SPEAKER: Mr.. Nichols of
Portland, the second one from the
bottom of the calendar.
Mr.. NICHOLS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker, as I understand the situa-
ton House Document lS6 appropri.
ates $1,000 for the care Of two forts.
The measure tabled by me yesterday,
Senate document 213, carried an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the other
forts in the State which wero pur-
chased by the State for $4,000 and
which were described in the book
given to tho members Of the Legis-
lature at the opening Of this session.
for an amendment increasing this
amount from $4,000 to $4,000.
At this point a communication was
received from the Senate, through
its Secretary, proposing a joint con-
vention of both branches Of the Leg
islature forthwith in the hall Of the
House for the purpose of listening
to a communication from his Ex-
cellency, the Governor.
Thereupon the Clerk of the House
being otherwise engaged, Mr..
Thompson of Rockland was charged
with the duty of conveying to the
Senate the concurrence of the House
in the proposition for a Joint Con-
vention.
The SPEAKER: The gentleman
from Portland. Mr.. Nichols. has the
floor.
Mr.. NICHOLS resuming: As I'M
derstand the situation now the mo-
ton Of the gentleman from Auburn
to indefinitely postpone, House
Document 4S6 applies to expanding
$1,000 on two forts, and has nothing