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Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
29-333005
Exact Creation Date
3-24-1905
Language
English
Keywords
Election Returns; Election Results; Vote Counts; General Elections; Maine
Recommended Citation
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, "1910 General Election: Measures referred to people & shire town of York County" (1905). 1910-1919. 6.
https://digitalmaine.com/tabulations_for_elections_1910s/6
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Election Tabulations for the General Election: Measures referred to people & shire town of York County, in 1910. Measure No. 1, being chapter 241 of the public laws of 1909, entitled "An Act to make uniform the standard relating to the percentage of Alcohol in Intoxicating Liquors," and providing that alcoholic liquors which may not be sold except by payment of a revenue tac to the United States government shall be declared to be intoxicating liquors within the meaning of all statues of this state.; Measure No. 2, being chapter 397 of the private and special laws of 1909 entitled "An Act to divide the town of York and establish the town of Gorges," and providing that a certain part of the town of York, in the county of York, shall be set off from the remainder of the town and incorporated into a separate town by the name of Gorges; also that said town of Gorges is to pay all the expense of building the new bridge, so-called, across York river at York Harbor; also for the collection of taxes already accessed and the expenditure of taxes so collected; also for the assumption of the liabilities and obligations of the town of York, for the payment of hydrant service, for the support of paupers, and for the care and maintenance of roads and bridges; also for the ownership , management and control of the high school building therein maintained; also for the division of other town property and the location of and access to certain town records.; Measure No. 3, being chapter 404 of the private special laws of 1909, entitled "An Act relating to the reconstruction of Portland Bridge" and providing that the county commissioners of Cumberland County whenever in their judgment public safety and convenience shall demand, may reconstruct a certain bridge across Portland harbor know as Portland Bridge, at such grade that the same may cross the tracks of the Maine Central and Boston and Maine Railroads at such elevations as to make a terminus on York street between Brackett and State street; to take land by right of eminent domain necessary for the construction of said bridge or its approaches; that the expense of constructing said bridge shall not exceed the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, such expense, and the expense of maintaining such bridge to be borne by the County of Cumberland, the Boston and Maine Railroad, the Maine Central Railroad and such street railroads as may acquire permission and right to use said bridge; also to make legal all railroad crossings on the county way which forms the approach to said bridge; also for the discontinuance of certain public ways when and as soon as said bridge is built and open for travel; also for the removal at the expense of the city of Portland of the overhead bridge extending from the foot of Clark street to said Portland bridge when and as soon as the same can conveniently be done after said Portland bridge is rebuild.