Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-06-24
Squirrel Island.

squirrel lsland.
Squirrel Island, in Boothbay harbor, is des-
tined to become one of the finest watering
places in Maine or even New England. The
entire island, which contains 12O acres, was
purchased the last season, at great bargain,
by several gentlemen, mostly from Lewiston.
The recent Legislature legalized their doings,
and formed them into a body corporate by
the name of the squirrel Island Association"
with capital not to exceed $50, 900, divided
into shares of 500 each. The object of the
association is to provide and maintain sea-
side resort on the island, to construct and
keep in repair wharves, houses and other
buildings, and to have the powers usually
granted to such corporations: The associa-
ton has regular board of directors, a treas
urer and other officers, all gentlemen of well
known integrity, who will see to it that every
thing of an offensive nature shall be kept off
the island, and that first class pleasure COM
munity shall be formed there. person pur-
chasing a share for 500 has one-fourth OF an
acre lot on. which he may erect a summer
between lots and extra land being the com
mon property of the corporation, so that each
stakeholder has an equal interest in any part
of the island, outside of his own door-yard or
headquarters. Under the bylaws and regu
lations of the association there can be no
chance for speculation, the funds accruing
from the sales of the lots being appropriated
to the Improvement and identifying of the
common property.
A party of excursionists, about twenty in
number, mostly from Lewiston, visited the
island on Thursday, taking railroad convey
ance to Bath, and from thence by steamboat
to the island. Most of the members of the
company selected building sites, and will pro-
coed at once to erect summer cottages. The
size of these cottages and the general style of
architecture will of course be regulated
somewhat by the length of the purse of the
individual builder. Some of the cottages will
be quite simple and one story in height; 9TH
ers will be two tories high, with ellis and out
buildings, ornamented grounds and groves.
Most of the lumber for building purposes will
be brought from Lisbon Falls. 1t is delivered
on the island at $3.50 per thousand feet
NJ. V. B. Chase, Esq, of this city, had the
good fortune on Thursday to secure most
eligible lot. The nice and convenient sum-
mer house which he intends to erect will be
SO situated that the sea will be Immediately in
both front and rear. A beautiful little grove
I,,l o. l,n a
filled with seats. The house will be hand
somely furnished. Vixen Mr.. Chase gets "a
housekeeping many of his Augusta friends
will be likely to look in upon him. The latch
string will be put out and a clam chowder
and spoons will always welcome them to the
inside.
The party made very pleasant excursion
on Thursday. Mr.. Alonzo Ring, who has
leased the farm on the island, and has the gen.
eral oversight and care of the property, pro-
vided the hungry excursionists with luscious
clam chowder.
As the improvements on the island 60 for
ward, the property will of course greatly in
crease in marketable value, so that the stock
holders Will, one OF these days, nave their
original investments returned to them with
good interest The island with its hard sandy
bottomed beaches, splendid facilities for fish
ing and bathing, shadyigroves and desirable
lots for building, is destined to be great re-
sort for pleasure seekers And in this con-
| nection, we hasten to say that it is not in
tended to make the association of local
character. Gentlemen from all parts of the
State are taking stock. The steamers from
Bath make the island one of their regular
stopping places.