Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-02-26

not been Tor tne nf~ w
age to them from snose -,
have been more than 49, Tq.sv
paid towards maintaing the eepes @
had also compounded the 1neeress 9. ~ -
| This gas company was FORMED ~ 1, s.f''.'
from abroad. not from properly
unless some Of its individuaie tooA ce 49, s.o~
1t cost them nothing. bes tney ~ ss.-.
on the gas and no one nno"s -.
| is any truth in them Iney siso c :.
they have expended S4O.WU act ~
which they have no interest ms comPss
was also started by capita! rom .ol".u -.
With it the city had nothing 20 40, ef'
that some of its citizen. might nAve 49,"
stock. The tax upon TINS co"f~"! I'll
than the city's consumPsio" W - 90
finally . contract was mace 10 o"s:' %
/ against what water the Guy &c eco
sewers they claimed they mao Paid on. To,vo.
- within the last 25 years from winch tney
had derived no advantage: ne c!ai"ieu ''i =.
half Of the tesming done IN the Gu! 49,
the people OF the seventh ~a.o, anu -
heavy teams cut up the roads Iea1'uy, ,.,...i-
dering some system OF se"ek ~
necessary TO carry on 'he surface .;...-
in addition TO this II was sie"' 1870 80.
measure. The grazing OF s'rse' M~~a
them Sl.SSS as they csaineo'
more compromising OF interest. ne e'.
that the inducement 10 gr~ue ~. eo.
up three feet was that parties .k' k,oor
large block: II was zone anu VI uro,-
was built and large amour. vi 'sA -. ia
erty added to the cry. ne !housn' .'..'. .. m
been already received BACK In 'aNes :. ''I n.
as had been paid out IN thss respe. ,hs
then proceeded to snow iro"i "suS Ia ..': -.
people Of Ward did not pay for thes &c, '"."ss
Mr.. Tolman. petitioner ior tue oi,, ~
pasture Of 30 acres In "ard q: '1i.en ~ w
assessors at SIG per acre. Mr. L."usey nas
u pasture OF ~ acres IN one ., 'is '"
wards, bordering on the edge OF warn val" y.
ued ut $50 per acre. no petter ian"' .i.u
awning no, 50 Hoou ~ AZ cobrrn had
ca..,e ,lo", .ms ra1rsd q, ss1, ner acre. Al
Ano'e: p" s.Id of m scres valued at
:su" -. " .oma of tho hest farming land
800 per Aete, SUM- .ha +,-r Henry
VI. GA &c m .crs. in vard &
!nRr*nau' mas "eiu VI ~ "r A.. lii. 90
null iarther iro'" 'ns I'm" :. sono No. .crs
tnah MI , nIus, 's 80. * orch.,d
Samael Inlsou.y n"s ~" ,;nn 81 ~.rd
wHnin enos. N uis'"n'e =, W. To,ro.n H..
Z, vaiIed ~ eeoU PER 500 -. w. ~. T. :. The
s an oI.'. ~. 80. .ha d;9srence in tax-
iocA'io" t"". 60 =. ma ,;ver
"'ion, ON" IL" -. :. :. .ha o,her .;v
""u," ~ " '" a.. n-;v;Ioc.. ~
wa!os INA. sre pas.Is o' ~ nj. onrrsc,;on
~"c" " .,u vo"P.",ns -. ...;raJ ~ ono.
ne s'a'eu 'l."t ~: ". -. .I,,,os. double
naIi niite -" n. ~ .".:.,, 81 Th.t
'ne no.. ; .'.s. ":,.,. of .ho ~ ne the
p!. o ,.:..:. a.. :. nav. ono.
=. H.. h.. nre-a;.h.h of M .chol.
IN" ..:,i !. -. n,.- Nf,h
III IL 49, 80. -.;.oJ T. rece;ves
a., :as se" .a'n -U ":."S e.. t;ah~sv.
vi" M H. y. 'e " :"sy 20 ~. o.
an an. pc! ~. ~. ~. .:.,. :" do,e h,.
" "".; &c .Ha. So 80 ~ at oG ~ould
n;..a 49, . VIC. 80. 60, e.. oxrord;-
800 ''e '"A'e '~'
he next referred TO the deot OF tne city
ana closed Dy saying that tnere ~ no' = to""
in the State but that could be divioed more
cquitably than Rockland.
Mr.. SINoSroN OF hockiand said:
Mr.. Speaker.-Even tnougn TINS Is one oi
the most Important suDJec.s 'n"s HAS co,'s
before TINS Legislature, ana one IN whicn
have special interest; l shall take out lew
minutes OF your valuable time, knowing as l
do now ANXIOUS you must all De 10 nave tine
remaining business OF this House disposed OF
that you may once more return TO your MONIES
and usual avocatlons.
would also gladly refrain from taxing any
part IN the discussion OF the question now
| ~'"N' ~o""' -''"',y " ~
er. are my warm personal friends; but the
voice OF duty Is superior to inclination ana
| Will call your attention to but few OF the
many reasons why YOU should vote against
dividing the city OF kockiand, which have
the honor IN part to represent.
Inc subject now under discussion, has
been ia'd before committee OF this House
and after nearing able arguments and all the
testimony that it was possible for the petit
TONERS to lay before them, the committee
by majority vote decided that they had no
case and gave them leave to withdraw This
committee was appointed by this House for
the purpose OF nearing all the testimony on
both SIDES and having done so think their
decision ought to have great weight in decid-
ing tins matter. If not, these hearings that
are oeing held day and night would appear to
De ehureiy useless. Inc motion Is that we
noh-cohcur win the senate IN the adoption
OF the minority report, and l wish to
call the attention OF this House to few rea-
sons Tor so doing:
In 1913, the old town of Thomaston was
divided INTO three towns-Thomaston, South
ihomaston ana Kockiand, the latter city be-
ing the smallest OF the three so that we have
now Tess tnah ohe-thrd OF township, and
the petiuoners very modestly ask for five
seventns OF an 8lfea0v limited territory Ieay-