portion of the full market value of said logs as his logs in the drive bear to the whole number driven and sorted. CHAP. 225 May sort out logs destined for use at Island Falls. Section 2. Said Mattawamkeag Lumber Company, its successors and assigns, by aid of such piers and booms are hereby authorized and empowered to separate and sort out from the logs and other lumber coming down said river, all logs and other lumber destined for use and manufacture at the mills at Island Falls. Provided, however, if upon the approach of the rear of -provisions. the principal drive of logs at the boom of said company herein authorized to be maintained, it shall appear to the person in charge of such drive that said company has not sufficient men to sort and turn by the logs and other lumber arriving at said booms, so that such drive may be detained beyond the allowance of time hereinbefore contained, such person, upon notice in writing to said company, left at its office, shall have the right to put men of his own selection upon said booms to expedite the sorting and turning by of the logs and other lumber in such drive, who shall be paid by said company. And said company is also authorized and empowered to hold within the piers and booms mentioned in this act and located, erected and maintained as aforesaid, all logs and other lumber coming down said Mattawamkeag river and said Fish stream which are destined and intended for use and manufacture at the mills at Island Falls. Section 3. The person or corporation having charge of and being responsible for the principal drive down said Mattawamkeag river shall have the right at any time to appoint an agent, who is hereby authorized and empowered and whose duty it shall be to supervise and inspect the sorting of the logs and other lumber running through the booms herein authorized, and said company at the beginning of every driving season or at the time of the appointment of such agent shall furnish such agent a list of marks upon all logs and other lumber intended to be manufactured at the mills at Island Falls, and such agents shall see all logs. to it that the logs and other lumber not intended for manufacture at the mills at Island Falls are not unreasonably detained or delayed in said booms. The compensation of said agent shall not exceed two dollars and fifty cents per day and shall be paid tion of agent. by said Mattawamkeag Lumber Company. Section 4. In the event that in any driving season said company does not avail itself of the privileges herein granted to take, hold, sort and detain logs, it shall before the arrival of the head of any drive, hang and maintain during such season, booms around its piers, connected above the uppermost of said piers to one shore or the other of said Mattawamkeag river so Agent may be supervise logs. appointed to sorting of -agent shall be furnished with list of marks upon -compensa When company exercise does not privileges this act, it booms piers. conferred by shall have around its CHAP. 226 that said piers shall not impede the driving of logs and lumber down said river. Section 5. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. Town of Stonington issue bonds. -not to exceed $12,000. Chapter 226. An Act authorizing the town of Stonington to issue Bonds for the purpose of erecting a School Building. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The town of Stonington is hereby authorized and authorized to empowered to issue its bonds to an amount sufficient to procure funds to pay the expenses of erecting a school building in said town, and not exceeding twelve thousand dollars, in accordance with a vote passed in said town at a legal town meeting held March sixth, nineteen hundred and five. Said bonds shall be a legal obligation of said town and shall be a legal investment for savings banks. -shall be legal investment for savings banks. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. Inhabitants of York authorized to give land to York hospital. Chapter 227. An Act to authorize the inhabitants of York to give the York Hospital a tract of land. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The inhabitants of York are hereby authorized to give the York Hospital a certain tract of land to be used in establishing a hospital in said town for the treatment of persons requiring the aid of medical or surgical skill, care and attend ance. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. Charter extended. Chapter 228. An Act to extend the charter of the Bluehill Water Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The rights, powers and privileges of the Bluehill Water Company, which were granted by chapter three hundred and fifty-three of the private and special laws of eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and amended and extended by chapter four hundred and ninety-nine of the private and special laws. of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven and extended by chapter HANCOCK CO. RY. CO.-HOULTON & DANFORTH ELECTRIC R. R. CO. one hundred and nine of the private and special laws of eighteen Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. 251 CHAP. 229 Chapter 229. An Act to extend the charter of Hancock County Railway Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: extended. Section 1. The rights, powers and privileges of the Hancock Charter County Railway Company which were granted by chapter three hundred one of the private and special laws of the state of Maine for the year nineteen hundred one as extended and enlarged by chapter one hundred six of the private and special laws for the year nineteen hundred three, are hereby extended for two years additional, and the persons named in said acts, their associates and successors, shall have the rights, powers and privileges that were granted to them by said acts, to be exercised by them for the same purposes as specified in said acts. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. Chapter 230. An Act to extend the charter of the Houlton and Danforth Electric Railroad Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: extended. Section 1. The rights, powers and privileges of the Houlton Charter and Danforth Electric Railroad Company which were granted by chapter three hundred and eighty-eight of the special laws of one thousand nine hundred and three, are hereby extended for CHAP. 231 two years from the approval of this act, and the persons named in said act, their associates and successors, shall have all the rights, powers and privileges that were granted them by said act to be exercised in the same manner and for the same purposes as specified in said act. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. Bridge authorized across Moose Island Bar. No toll to be charged. Chapter 231. An Act granting permission to John L. Goss to construct and maintain a bridge across Moose Island Bar in the town of Stonington. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. Permission is hereby granted to John L. Goss to construct and maintain a bridge across Moose Island Bar in the town of Stonington, Hancock county. Section 2. Said bridge shall at all times be open to the public and no toll shall be charged for its use. Approved March 15, 1905. Governor and council authorized to contract for water with Augusta Water District. Chapter 232. An Act authorizing the Governor and Council to execute a contract for water for the State Capitol. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section 1. The governor and council are hereby authorized to execute a contract on behalf of the state of Maine with the trustees of the Augusta Water District for a supply of water for fire and all other purposes for the Maine state capitol and grounds about said capitol, for a term of years not exceeding ten years from the first day of January, nineteen hundred and five, and at such price for water as may be agreed upon by the said governor and council and said trustees of the Augusta Water District. Section 2. This act shall take effect when approved. Approved March 15, 1905. CHAP. 233 Chapter 233. An Act to authorize the Farmington Village Corporation to take water for municipal and domestic purposes. take water Varnum's -uses to which water applied. may be -may convey water towns of county. through Franklin -may take and hold land for laying pipe line. -locks, gates and dams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled, as follows: Section I. The Farmington Village Corporation is hereby Authorized to authorized and empowered to take water from Varnum's pond, from so called, situated in the towns of Wilton and Temple, in the pond. county of Franklin, sufficient for all municipal, public and domestic purposes in the town of Farmington, including a sufficient quantity for extinguishing fires, supplying hotels, livery stables and laundries, for sprinkling streets, for running elevators and for motors, providing that such motors shall not be used for manufacturing purposes; and the said Farmington Village Corporation is further authorized and empowered for said purposes to take and convey the water of said Varnum's pond through any or all of the towns of said county, as may be necessary, and across the Sandy river by an aqueduct or pipe sunk to any depth desirable for the purpose, and may also take and hold, by purchase or otherwise, any land necessary for laying and maintaining said aqueduct or pipe line, with all necessary locks, gates, dams or other structures necessary to convey the water from said Varnum's pond, as aforesaid, to the pumping station or stand pipe of said Farmington Village Corporation, provided that such taking of land shall not interfere with any existing system of municipal water supply. Section 2. Said Farmington Village Corporation is hereby May occupy authorized to lay down and maintain in and through the streets and ways and under any steam railroad within the limits of the county of Franklin, and to take up, replace and repair all such pipe, aqueduct, gates and fixtures as may be necessary for con- may lay veying the water taken under the provisions of this act to the pumping station or stand pipe of the Farmington Village Corporation, under such reasonable restrictions as may be imposed by the municipal officers of any town within their respective limits, provided that in the case of any crossing of steam railroads within the county of Franklin, unless said Farmington Village Corporation shall agree with the company owning and operating said railroads, as to the place, manner and conditions of crossing, the railroad commissioners shall determine the place, manner and condition of such crossing, and all work within the limits of said railroad location shall be done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the officers of said railroad company, by and at the expense of the said Farmington streets. pipes. for crossing railroads. -regulations location of |