The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-01-08
CITIZENS MEETING.

Pursuant To u call by the Mayor and Al.
derincn Oh petition Ut lnJmas Qulnby and
thirty others, the cIrizSiis VI 81 .JCiori AS
s,nibled at Genital Hall, Oh Saturday Jan
>, Ia acl upon the following e. wit 40
so what action the ~ izjns Will take upJn
the doings ot ths County Commissioners, IN
regard u tho location vi tne Barnes Bridge,
~ called anu also the Bridge and Road 10.
Gated Ut the north Isrt VI the CITY, near
John Seayey's, the pr rcnt seisJn.
Col. ll,rri,on Lowell Vas CHOSEN Chair.
man. ANA Levi L,rinS Jr ED, " TX of
he meet ny. Mr. Qulnby offered the FOL.
lowing:
Resoirsd, As the sense oi this nesting,
that We arc opposed 10 the location aud ac-
crpt.,rcc vi the BARNS BRIDGE" aud al.
~ vi tue bridge and road IN the noi tn part
of the city, near John Seivy's.
\ communication was read lrum the pro.
I,rietors Ut the Barnes Bridge ana road, in
which they bound themselves 10 abide by
II,e decision Of the CJansy Commissioners,
and agreed 10 waiys all claim Tor i,nl dam
age aud the buiding Ut the bridge and road
pro ided the city Of BlddeiUrd nor the town
II Sico should appeal rom the determinL-
ton Of said Commissioners.
Alderman Bcttor rem .rked on the action
,lready taken upon those matters, that tho
City Council, through conmlttecs chosen NY
,hcu, had opposed the location Jf bJsn
roads TINT, ~ relation 10 the rad at the
north Iart oi the city, lac had heard bat ono
opinion expressed. lie believed IL 10 80 tho
f..I "a. a. A
crnment. and other citizens, that this road
should he opposed Us strenuously ~ possible.
The City Council had Appealed lrvIn the dc.
termination oi the County Commissioners,
and were determined u do what they could
10 resist It's location and acceptancc. In ~
lation Ia the "Blrnts' Bridge road" u diff.
erencc ofopiniOn had boon expressed. Some
Of the citizens he found. wished L, have tho
road located. Others did not. Whlle sOulc,
though opposed 10 the road, &c IL could DO
got rid OF finally, yet, in the circumstances,
and with u prospect. rs they believe, II tho
decision OF the County Commissioners should
III appealed from, that thi, roId and bridge
would bc thrown upon the city Of BIddeiord
aud the town OF Sico at very greatly in.
creased cost for land damage and the build
ing of thu bridge, believed il would b. un-
Wis and very much against 'hc interest Of
III city TO appeal iruuu the determination Of
the l. IlnniissiOners.
Mr.. ) imsOn wished for action 10 be taken
upon Ihs tao rOl,Is mentioned Ia the Resolve
separately lie wished the City Government
might b, commended Iof their action ia OPP
posing tl,c rad At tie north part oi III, city,
and their app-Il !fum the determination Ut
the County, CJniniissi Iners. lie thought
,herc wJLli bs b't ono VOICE in r'iaIiyn %
,h,t rJad. Us theirs was "a diHircncs Uf
npIn!0n in regard Ia the Barnes Bridge rad,
i,o thought opportunity sIiouId b. Uaersd Tor
:, fair rxI r,s,Wn oi the wish Of the citizens.
lie cll'od Tor action upon the two roads sap.
.ratcly.
FIN. was objected - w several individu.
ais, and loud cal were made for the cues.
lion, upon the Resolve asa whole. Mr.. Sum.
~,n further OBJECTED to such action. Heidi
not wish To compel any citiz,n. who might
he in favor al tie Barnes Bridge rad, 10
vote ia lI,Or OI the Other alsJ. They would
he obligci Ia yote contrary a. ;leIr opinion
III one or the other at ti,u roads. Why
should any Other than SEPARATE action lc
desired u gentlemen wished Tor u lair aud
true expression Of the meeting?
Mr.. 5. was interrupted nv cri fr tn,
question question - ~ which syrr,l prom.
ineni citizens joined Aud disorder Dss.n
Ia pieyaii.
Mr.. Bettes said there was pl,iny di-po.
-ition, irOin Ger ain quarters, a. gag the cit
iz"n-. lie bellcvei u To b. l. COMPTON
s,sindie u mere political game, (accuu,p,n-
led with goOi STARE Of pr-on.l eninIty
towards -ome Of the propri"t,rs Of the Barnes
Bridgc,) got up by the Grass Hyper De-
mocnicy,' us the gentlemen g --wh-rr termed
them, Ia make politn1,l capital Of.
a motion to net uppn the Two rpids sep.
arat.ly was taken by hand vote. The Chair
man declared the vote IN the n,gdfire. tho
u apI#s,rei yrrs evident a. ,.yrn,l other
Gentlemen, who occupied the stand with the
Chairman. that the vote was decidedly in
the affirmative. The question was cillcd Tor
by "I.,liins the house"
These IN the Affirmative were reQu, s,ei 20
stand upon the east side of the room rhJ.e
IN the negative ON the west side
Upon cunt bcing made. the Chairman
DECLARED the mott n lost. by ll2 a. ~ -
Some individuals present. motto d tho Tact,
t.,at the west side OF the room heinz the Ell.
trancs way u the SANE, quite u numhcr Of
spectators, including minors and ".MssoE-
nans, were stationed there. who, not car.
ing To change their place. were counted in,
on taking the vote hut no matter
At this stage Of the procceiings several
citizens lett the meeting An Intellectual 1t.
tempt was then made To accept the Resolve
by dividing the house, the same as on tho
former action upon which the Moderator
declared the Resolve accepted by nearly
unanimOu. vote.
$. r. McKenney, Esq, then presented tho
following:
Resoirsd. Il il tho sense of this meeting
and We hereby RESPECTFULLY request that the
City Council would employ abls council 70
ASSIST such. or has been already employed 20
prosecute with vigilance the appeals from
the County Commissioners In regard 10 the
two bridges.
Tie Resolve was accepted and tho meeting
then dis,'vcd
No action was Rad upon furnishing tho
City Council with the doings Of the meet
ing (; and the Clerk 81 the meciing was un-
instructed wha' disposition to make OF tho
rccords of the same.