Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-23

Moses z. White called for the petitioners,
iestihed a. follows.
Have lived in the village Of Boothbsy
bout thirty-four years. / am q carpenter
by tIaie.' Have been in the place of the
president of The savings bank for four years.
lave served on the board Of selectmen- Have
i2i nothing to do with either the Boothbay
Tat.r company or any of the committees
chosen by the town. Have no interest in any
and company in Boothbsy. Own come real
state st the Harbor. own some pieces of
and Nth i've dwelling houses. Have one
store and house in connection AND | count
eat as one house. This store with house
onnected is not insured. Made application
or Insurance which Vas offered at four per
'rnt | had had it insured before the high
ares but decided not to take II At that rate
Vas one of the citizens that run this line of
lisisi0n- Associated with me on this COM
onit1ee were Thomas Boyd. Capt
Joseph Nickerson, and Hiram Spot
ford. We began the line at the
cad of Linekins Bay. commencing on
he southeast point of Thomas Boyd's land,
INNING northerly as the fence runs we
anne TO a road running easterly into the
pond. Think there are no estates divided
,ere between the water and road. II runs
cross one estate. Following round the
vest shore of the pond il runs westerly,
think north ,ishIytve degrees west through
ASSURE land mostly over 10 what We call
Durants Corner. About .-ven-sighths of
the land between the pold aud Durants Cor.
.er Is pasture land with yer, LITTLE wool.
il divides some estates. IL goes across the
cry southern point of Mr. keuristou's neld,
iklng on a lev rods then running westerly
At goes through the territory of Mr. Corey
and then Mr.. Bakers land.
CUES. Mr.. Baker and Mr.. Remission are
among the petitioners are they not:
Ans. Yes, sir.
Some forty rods after We leave that corner
it crosses some pasture land thee it goes into
9 swamp down in the ravIne From there u
the tern mus it is very rocky land.
Cues. Did you consult the Sawyers Isl
ana people to know which side they were in
sympathy with, the petitioners or the remon-
strants:
Ans. We did not in company. asked
Mr.. HodgdOu, one of the principal owners
Of land upon the island. and he was opposed
20 separation. If the lile had run IN the
same direction it wound nave taken in the
larger part of Sawyer's Island with those
who wlshtd to remain N the old town.
There were no objections made by any of
the people along the line as to its location.
II 4d some IA with Mr.. Durant, who lives
near the line. Hewas going to make great
objections to crossing his land. He resides
on the south side, which would come below
That line, on the new land if it was divided
We heard that he said he should forbid our
crossing his land We had run as far as his
land and the next morning as was adjusting
my instrument he asked me IT the line would
-. II. / 81. l.
asked him what he thought OF it and says he
IL don't think you can do any better" That
WAS all that he SAID tor or against it. The
general sentiment of the north part of the
.own is not for division and the south part is
for division. | think the south side is more
for Improvements than the north as a whole.
There seems 10 be more building going on
there, fishing and other business. The line
that We run, according 10 my estimation, is
very nearly the dividing line of the different
sentiments
Cross Examination-On means OF knowl-
edge that have that the line strongly mark,
different OPINIONS is that on the south side
OF thar line people have signed a petition Tor
the division of the town, and the north
side hear they have signed aremoustrance
| do not know now may men signed Tor the
remonstrants.
CUES, thrifty cias. Of people up there
are they not:
Ans. think they make good living
sir.
CUES. The. deposit Frequently it youl
bank, do they not
Ans. They do, sir.
/ Quite humber of seafaring men al,
masters of vessels 1--we in that section
Don't know as any masters of vessels hiv,
ever deposited there. don't know rs
ever voted either for or against wafer
Should think that one quarter of the tow
Is divided as the liue is run. From Durani
/ Corner we run the line IL Sawyers ISLAM
bridge.
BY Senator Freeman: You think
division of the toan would be equally for the
benefit OF the northern as for the sou herr
part Of the town.
Ans. ! think il would, yes sir, be equally
for the Dene it OF the northern part,
/ William J. Winslow called Tor the petit
TONERS and testified as follows Have lived
IN Boothbay Village twelve years next May
Keep boot and shoe store Am acting
AS foreman for the engine company al the
present time. The engine was bought in the
summer of 10. The article was put in the
warrant for the town to purchase some fire
apparatus for protection from fire but was
dismissed. At that time in 1873, think tina
the sentiment at the liaroor WAS in favor OF
| protection against fire, but the sentiment OF
the town AS a whole was opposed t, it. Tive
buildings had been burned previsus to the
purchase of the engine, cannot state exact
ly at what time. Before the purchase of the
engine one Of my insurance policies wa,
increased one quarter of one per cent
,t,,or
paratus the citizens OF Boothbay Iiarbor gol
up a subscription paper and purchased the
fire engine. The amount of the Subscription
was Se7l, nearly all of the subscribers ben.
residents of the lIarbor village. The pre-,
OF the engine which we purchased sas $500
/ The engine house cost s5s7.52. The towr
voted Us 500 towards this house. The res
OF it was paid by subscription and by money
obtained from festivals, dances, aud somt
other similar occasions. The cost OF engine
The cost of engine house, and expenses az
gregated Sl32s 40. None of this amour
was received from the town. Do not in
clude the hose in this estimate. The towI
voted US $500 for hose. A proposition wa,
introduced for the abatement of the poll ia,
or tremen, but the town voted against abat
ing any tayes or aiding the engine company
in any way.
There are no reservoirs in the town anr yer,
few places where the engine can take watei
at low tide he fire protection at the pres,
cut time is not adequate TO the needs Of thu
place. My Insurance ratee were raised ii
1 50 from IL to 2 IL After the fire il
j November at the liarbor, insurance wa,
raised To per cent. Have kept no insuraoce
since that time.
/ Crosse xamlnation-Should think under
the existing circumstances that division
would indirectly benefit the old town. ! know
nothing about the contract of Aickerson Yitf
Arthur Sewsll, anything more than hesr.ay
> | presume that vhen our subscription list
was circulated it was circulated altogetht T
at the village.
BY Mr.. Iiltou-Do you know where the
/ opposition to the proposition - exempt The
poll tax payers who belong to the fire depart
ment came from, whether from the northern
or southern part OF the town.
Ans. Well. my judgmen; would BE- that
it came from the harbor or the village.
Our firemen have never received any pay
aud have never asked the town for any,
James c Poole called for the petitioners
testified as follows
Have lived in Boothbay village about
twenty years. Am in the fishing bushes.
priI cipaily. Was rot a charter member OF
the water company aud have had no coo-
nection with it directly or indirectly | lost
$4,000 worth of property in the great fire in
1886. In May, 1855, had partially somple;
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