The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-01
ENTHUSIASTIC ANNExATIoNISTS.
Deering Citizens Hold Another
Meeting at Lewis Hall.
A City Charter for Deering sug-
gested by r. o. Bailey.
A Committee Appointed to Solve
Municipal Difficulties.

llucullul CibiLCuo WOAC PACoCnl, anu Luc lIiltI-
est in the question was unabated The prop
ostion of a city charter for Deering was con
sdered. and by many regarded in a very fay
orable light. The meeting was called to or
der by George G. Hopkins, Esq, who said
the meeting was called as an adjourned meet
ing of one held last Friday night. The COM
mittee appointed to confer with the City
Council of Portland, had attended to their
duty and were ready to report. Mr. Hop
kins, who was chairman of that committee
said that he called upon Mayor Chapman
Saturday, and after talking over the matter
of annexation, induced the Mayor to call
meeting of the City Council to meet the
Deering committee Monday afternoon. Mr..
Hopkins said that the ccnmittee presented
the question to the City Council in the same
manner that it was presented to the citizens
meeting in Lewis Hall Friday evening.
"We suggested that in the event of annex
alton we be entitled to two wards We
found that there was a difference of opinion
concerning the question. The Mayor was
strongly in favor of annexation. In saying
that do not know that / express 1t too
strongly. He stated his views fairly and
clearly. The city has all the municipal i'm
provements that it needs, 1t has one of the
best fire departments of any city of its size
in the country its rate OF taxation is de-
year, ! am told, the rate of taxation. in the
city will be as low as it Is In Deering. In
view of these facts, Portland is not willing
to take Deering with debt greater than that
Would Sf the sdy sty receive Portland ar thns and
reasonable and equitable terms. That is the
proposition as l understand it. This Is the
answer that we. bring you from the city.
The committee having performed its duty !
now request that it be discharged"
The meeting voted to discharge the COM
mittee. Mr.. Hopkins then said "The
question now is what shall we do' One
little thing occurred to me today while at the
meeting Of the City Council. The meeting
deed of gift of the public library to the city.
If we were part of the city we would be
entitled to the use of the library. Now we
have to pay for books. If there
are some whose taxation would be in
annexation. would they not be willing t. to
pay. that sum for the privilege of taking
books out of the library? One thing is evf-
dent, the interest in this matter has not sub
thing in order woulp be to call town meet
ing and have the matter discussed there.
William III. Scott thought that COMMITTEES
from different parts Of the town should be
appointed to form plan for operation.
On motion of Mr.. A. j. Chase, the follow
ing committee was appointed to appoint a
committee of q, consisting Of members tax
en- from different parts of the town, whose
duty it shall be to take into consideration
the question of annexation and report plan
for operation tending toward annexation:
A. ]. Chase, DR.. Foster, George M. Nelson,
@. o. Files, andF E. G. Robbins. /. S. Elder
ESQ.,, was appointed ON this committee, but,
was obliged to decline.
The committee retired for the purpose of
attending to their duty, and while they were
out r. Y. Barber and G. A. Woodbury. were
called upon to give their opinions concerning
the advisability OF annexation, but they de-
clined to state them. Mr.. Woodbury. said
that he for one would like to hear from some
OF the other members of the committee that
met the City Council. He did not doubt
that Mr.. Hopkins had stated all the facts Of
the hearing, but he would like to hear the
opinions Of other members concerning the
meeting.
Mr. F.. o. Bailey SAID: 81
met our committee and wen. with them
to the hearing granted by the City Council.
/ haven't any doubt that there was an. .unani-
nous sentiment in favor of one thing. They
would be glad to receive us on equal and
equitable terms. The Mayor understood the
question better than the Council. He had
thought of it before. / am convinced that
there are two sides to this question. have
no doubt that the larger part OF this meeting
10 III AdfOl Vi duuCAdtlOus all ia AdfOh VI
it when the time comes, but whether am in
favor of it tonight l shall not state. There
are some things we need and need badly.
We go to town meeting with 80 to 40 articles
in the warrant and we shove them through
in four or five hours, when some Of the sep
arate articles should receive four or five
hours consideration by themselves. We
have got to have sewerage, and whether you
get sewerage by annexation to Portland or
not, you have got to pay for it. am told
~ Eo1aic boc a ri raho rfo md hoc
aldermen but no councilmen. There Is no
reason why we should not have city char
ter. l don't believe that government under
city charter would cost any more than it
nexation to Portland these things
should be duly considered. ! am con-
hdent that some scheme like
city charter would be as readily accepted
by many influential citizens in other parts of
the town as it would by us here. think we
wants are. When we are joined to Portland
we shall have very small voice in the af-
fairs of our town. 1t is question whether
we would not get better results by ourselves
You talk about fire department. If you
think we are going to have fire department
and electric lights the next day af-
ter we :, are annexed to Portland
you YOU, will ILL.,. find y you are very very
cost money. and they are coming slow, Just
as slow in the event Of annexation as they
| do now." fApplausel.
After the close of Mr.. Bailey's remarks,
| the committee appointed for the purpose re-
ported the following committee as one to
| consider the question Of annexation and re-
| port plan for operation, and just and equit-
| able terms for annexation:
Warren Sparrow, chairman; George Rus
| sell. j. M. Adams, N. K. Sawyer. Geo. G..
| Hopkins, Reuel Small, A. p. Topliff, ID. ID.
| Chenery, f. o. Bailey, ID. w. Hoag, e. G..
| johnson, j. +. Moses, j. Winslow, Geo.
M. Wilson, s. A. Packard, w. w. Brown, L.
| b. Sargent, A. A. McKeown, w. II. Scott, G.
Thompson, and ID. L. Kelly.
| On motion Of G. A. Woodbury., the COM
mittee was authorized to take into considera-
tion the whole subject of the municipal diff
fculties of the town and suggest the best
| method to overcome them.
On motion Of A. j. Chase, it was
voted that the committee hold meetings
/ open TO the public for the farther
discussion of the various questions,
and that they report finally to a meeting
of citizens. Also that they have power tC
i fill any vacancies that may occnr in tn
The meeting then adjourned until next
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
At a meeting of the committee held after
the adjournment of the meeting it was voted