Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-22

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Committee on Towns a, ) p. NJ Monda,
afternoon.
Mr.. Cornish in opening said
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the com
mittee-l will enieavor in this opening Il
act upon the suggestion which the chairman
has already made, making nv stAtemen, oi
the case brief a. well as making the test
nony as brief possible. The petitioner.
here, numbering some two hundred sf the
citizens OF Boothhay come before you and ass
for division OF that tosn. They ask this in
no spirit Of revenge, in no spirit OF prelu-
1iee. in no spirit of i'll feeling of any kind
but simply a. Il matter of justice and as Il
matter Of right The map which hangs on
the sall gives you a birdseye view of that
to~n, with Edgeeomb on the north. the
/ Sheepseot river on the west, Damariscotra
river on the east and the harbor Of Boorhbay
on the south These islands which you see
upon the map, Barter's Island, Hodgdon $
Island, Sawyers Island and the Isle
of Springs, all come in and form
part Of the town OF Booth
bay the dividing line being between
Boothbay and Southport. nearly where the
line Is now. In this town there are three
villages. The Boothbay Village Harbor is
the princjp pal village, being down in this vi
cinity at the southern extreme end over
here on the Damariscotta RIVER is the village
of East Boothbay, ani up here in this Sec
ton near the center of the town the village
of North Boothbay or BUothbay Center
The village OF Boothbay, comprising district
No |. and some other school districts ad-
joining. is the principal business portion Of
that town and the line that Is drawn here,
the red line, commencing near the Indian
town and going in a northeasterly direction.
then easterIy, then southerly, to Linekin's
f Bay, represents the portion which these petl
TONERS ask 10 be set off from the old town,
the old Boothbay to be divided by Il line as
that red line il drasn. The interests of the
town of Boothbay, as it seems to me,
and as 1t viii seem to you when We have ln-
troduced ali our testimony, are diverse ano
distinct That which is for the interest of
the pettioning district, the GU lying districts
have no particular IN crest IN. SO far As
their social relations between the two towns
are concerned, go far as the business rela-
tons of the two par are concerned, there Is
no friction but when you come TO town
meetipgS, 10 municipal and town affairs then
arises the friction growing out Of the diversl-
~ of interests OF the two parts, This por-
ton represented by the remons;rance here is
-"'3N'' 80 "'Hs 49, f ~
represented BY the petitioners is a business
community, hence the dtne4ehee between the
two. The diversity of interest has been seen
for wears. The people in the petitioners
dlstfict represented in nearly one half OF
the total valuation of the town, represent
about third OF the voters III the
town, therefore in the MUNICIPAL affairs
in their town elections, the other two
thirds can easily out.yote the one third al
thongh- as have sad the petitioners repre-
sent h'arly' II not qate one hait the FA'ai-
uon OF Inc town for years "heh the Peo-
pc OF the village dlstt4ct were ASKING III
muhit'pai ahaifs Tor 'hihgs mat 'pec'AiN
concerned theh' thty were met win olPosi-
ti"n from Inc outlying "is'F'c's- N1ita''l
things that were mah'iestiy 10 the interest Oh
the village anh that they a'keh Tor as such'
would be denied oy tht outlying couh'r,
d''tTicts on the grouhd lhat thef were ho'
interested ~ them at all f'r instance III
1873 the VII age district askea lof 'he pur-
ehfSe Oh hfe engine ioi ''ie pio.ee''on ..
theif pf"Per4' lne "u'i'es, ~ "i
d 'othoay are clustered a'o"ni 'ni' aiooi =
~ Is Filiage eot'po'eu a'"ios' Ae'usl'eis
VI "o""'n ou'ii'"ss' anu ;" 'o'' VI. p'yp''
tuous"' t1at ''ies mus "A' e P''
"tuoh against hre- ineleAo'e a" :"
tc!e was put ~ the town warrant iof the pur
cpase oi an engine ior p'o'eelo" "sai"s'
re- ou eau see al giant NJ" '''e "u'
/ t!ths uA'trlu' N"u'd e'9' peofe ."
the village may "ah' 'his ou' II Hoes"' :, ~
'erest U.s. WeFtIofe iiie '"o,,iiiius e~iv
fotea Gown Tue one 'uifu "eie"po" a
hauu en- Hei"e Was op'aiueu y 'ne ies''e"'
"i'hlh th'' petitioners d's'fic', the hioneS
ior us purchase Deioe "a 'e' ai'l''' eAoiu-
sl'ei! ny supscl'p'i'u au1 ,'V'i 'na' '''e " "
Ihl' so'he stooo nunuieu "oi'"'' nag 0ee"
suDscfloed ana Isisen Ior .ie pto'e'uoo VI
boo'hpay rom nft ana oi 'has ,o'ai a'iioun'
ohiy SOW mas pee cohtflon'eu " tue toNn'
the balance oeing raised oy the people WITH
IN th's petitioners us'rlc1, IN 1850 the d'A
asfous hre broke OUT IN tne Fii!ase AZ aoo Ill
tn" same time as the hres n Passport ana ana
farmington. some s'o'"oo OF S'o'ooV
worth OF the pest properly oi
/ the town was oesto5e"' anu '''e
only means Oh Protectoh my haa oeine
hand engine. by goo1 luck II was high ude'
ana connecting their nose 10 ',ie engine OF
steamer ~hieh happened 10 De mere' tne
| resi- oil tne nlilase vas safeu' Dul 'nis SCI
/ the people 10 thlhklhs anu the insurance
companies to thl"kihs' ana tse Insurance
companies saw al once thst boothoay vas
| not sutnclehtiy protected against the raFa
ge- OF the name ihey faiseu tne Insurance
rates, ana to1ay IN the village oi boothoas
the insurance rates OF the s'ores auu Uus'-
ness properly Is ioui per ceh' year ron'
per cent year those business me" are
ebllgeH 10 pay on thel goois aua on thei'
4 nuiidiies ana on many oi the iesN'ehceS a,
the same fate- IN fact "'tnip uie past inohtn
some OF me poh' es Nheh 'neS e1Piieu ha'
| oeeh f'.ut"'h ps t"e 'hs"i a'',N 'o'h 'an'e
even ~ 'nAl premium ho' eHf'hs 10 cai'y
the risK- IN tes' chaTtef was ootaia'o
| ioF water company 'he nootn"AS "seer
| COMPANY Ior ne pro'et''on VI ~. :
Nlhsge ana TOT uhe supplying Oh
"hh nece,s safy water tof uoineshc
/ purposes ior hs sappy scahs
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ano'nef Town meeting was eaaeu At tne ie
| quest OF cfr'aih f'u+ths % i"e '""n' A'Sin-
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u"nef' turner our 10 very arg iorces. nt
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