Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-19
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done up and go home. Here is a matter
which the gentleman himself (Mr. Lebroke)
says he has no particular objection to. This
is matter which the committee has reported
upon unanimously and it must be acted upon.
This railroad has already struck a road to the
town OF Milo where there was no road before.
Then they followed up TO Dover and Foxcroft.
This road has created great expense, and there
was desire that this road should go further up
toward the slate quarries of Brownville, and
perhaps further up toward Moosehead Lake
and the katahdin Iron Works. 1t is six miles
from these slate quarries to Milo, and this link
only Is needed 10 give easy transportation to
the slate in that region.
He gave a description of the country in
the locality above Milo, and said that for
farming it is superior to land in the far West.
The people up there desire this branch for
the development Of that section, and he
thought it proper request. 1t is important
that this road should be made at once for the
purpose of developing the water power in that
region. When the matter of building a road
from Dexter comes up fairly, we will discuss
and treat it fairly. He had not the remotest
idea that they could find men with money to
build the road they ask, which would be "a
miles; but if they wanted a charter, and the
Legislature would give them one, he had
nothing to say.
Mr.. BARKER had not particle of interest
in this matter, except to do what is right. If
he had been told that he should speak to-day
upon the blessedness Of Mormsnism he might
have been induced to believe it, but if he had
been told he was to say a word upon railroad
matters he would not have believed it, for he
knew as much about railroads as Horace
Greedy does about farming.
He hoped the motion Of the gentleman from
Foxcroft would prevail; there can be no pos
sible objection to that proposition. 1t was
contest between strong and powerful city,
like that of Bangor, and the little county of
Piscataquis, where it is life or death to their
energies. He hoped the matter would lie up
on the table until some compromise can be
made between these parties. As he re-
marked before, it is struggle between the
strong and the weak, and he proposed to CO.
as he had sometimes gone before for the ''un-
der dog in the fight
Mr.. WALKER OF Newport could see no
harm in laying the bill upon the table. We
are called upon here to do two things, or
shall be soOn-one to grant a charter for a
road from Brownville to some point on the
Pscataauis railroad; the other to grant a
charter for a road from Brownvile to the
terminus of the Dexter road. If in granting
one charter it is going to preclude US from
| granting the other properly, then let us con-
was propriety in considering both of these
matters together. He would like to have
learned from the gentlemen from Bangor one
expression in favor of the Dexter road, but
he had not heard anything of that kind, and
| 1t led him to suppose that they may-atter
| getting charter for their road-obiect to the
| other. 1t is a matter of serious importance
| to the towns in the vicinity of Dover and
FoXcroft which have large amounts Of freight
| to send and receive, and they want the most
| feasible and the cheapest mode of transporta-
ton. He was in favor of charterng both
roads, If they both can be properly built. but
if there is to be an objection urged to one,
both should be treated together
MIR. BRowN again spoke and said that the
Belfast and Moosehead Lake railroad was
chartered from Belfast to Moosehead lake BY
the way Of Dover and Foxcroft if they saw
fit to go there. They have had this charter fol
years, yet have not seen fit to built it.
Mr.. LEDRoKE arose to speak.
Mr. BROWN raised the point of order thai
the gentleman had spoken twice.
The point was declared to be we'll taken, by
the chair.
journment, which was lost
The bill was laid on the table,
Adjourned.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &C., PRESENTED AND RE
FERRED.
BY Mr.. ATwELL-A bill to incorporate thu
Godfrey Falls Dam Co. Referred to tbt
committee on Interior Waters.
By Mr.. BRowN-Petition of the For
Point Hotel Company for an act to prevent
the killing of seals within two miles OF shore
Referred to the committee on Fisheries.
BY Mr.. Decentralization of the inhabi.
tants of Silver Ridge plantation tor aid to
build road; also petition of J. w. Ambrose
and 90 others, of Sherman, for an appropria.
ton for roads in Silver Ridge. Referred to
the committee on State Lands and State
Roads.
BY Mr.. HARRIs-Pettion of James NJ
Andrews of Biddeford to build wharf into
the tide waters of Saco river Referred to
the committee on Interior Waters. Petition
OF same for authority to construct and main.
tain railroad from his quarries to his wharf
in Saco river. Referred to the Railroad COM
mittee.
BY Mr.. STANDARDIZATION of the Trus.
tees OF Limerick Academy for aid Referred
to the Committee on Education.
BY MIR. Decentralization of the Trustees
OF the Waldo County Agricultural Society
for amendment of their act of incorporation
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
BY Mr.. DEMONSTRATION of Elias j.
accompanying, for the incorporation of the
Foxcroft Manufacturing Company. Refer
red to the Committee on the Judiciary; also
petition of Maurice Phillips, of township No.
8, range ., in the county of Piscataquis,
called Square mountain, and "A others, of Pts
cataquis county for reimbursement by the
State OF $500, or part thereof, paid for sub.
stitutes during the rebellion. Referred 10 the
Committee On Claims.
BY Mr.. characterization of the County
Commissioners of York county, for legisla-
tive authority to procure a loan for the pur
pose of erecting a Jail and house of correc.
ton. Referred to the York County Delega.
| ton.
BY Mr.. llAMlLToS-An act authorizing
Edward Henry Smith to change his name
BY Mr.. PiKE-Petition of the Passama.
quoddy Indians, for aid to finish a chanel.
Referred to the committee on Indian Affairs.
BY Mr.. ANDERsoN-Credential of Salmo
Francis, delegate from the Passamaouoddy
Indians; also resolve in favor of Salmo Fran
els Referred to the committee on Indian
Affairs.
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