Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-28
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told that shAsever might b voted upon
here which would call for an assessmsnt Of
monsy 70 come out Of the pockets Of the peo- 4
pie. suld impose q. tax upon the people. |
' hich would be Illegal and could rot De
collected That is Why the answers 70 the I
vote we're 50 carefully formulated IN i'd 4
,aace, and xny the selectmen extended that
protest sgAInst any actisn beng taken there,
giving as reason that il was an Illegal
meeting. and that 10 why Senator Heath ~as
not allosed 10 explain or take any part IN
that meeting. which had teen illegally
called. and II he mad kno~n the circum-
stances believe he is 100 good a LAWYER to
ave thought for one mon,sut that anything
that could be done there a, tina. meeting
would be properly and legally done. And
the ssms gentlemen who gave that
o7inion. gave the opinion also
tha, the services of this committee
Ard ,heir authority we're not perpetual. that
there would be Limit even TO authority
which vas conferred upon these men Let
as 20 back TO the time when it was first dis
closed % the .eiectmen that there vas con-
tract. Mr.. Sickerson was asked why he
halln', placed that contract, which was made
months before upon the nles Of the clerk
ADD he said i, didn'i belong there and that 1t
didn't belong 10 HIM. II was the property OF this
committee who we're gong 70 have the water
works put IN there, ana going to accept them
and after they got their pay they would put
the contract on the MES OF the
town. When Mr. Race said "vhat are
you going TO DO when you want some
money to carry on this business they said,
We are going 70 call a town meeting and
have a temporary loan made Mr.. Race
said, We can't ratiiy everything which has
been done under that contract aai MAKE 1t
bindfno upon the town You see, gentle
men, TO what extent they carried their power
and authority which had been conferred
upon them. They made the contract. not IN
accordance With il. When they got their
hies audited they turned the contract over TO
the town, and not until then. Right away
after that conference. what sheet ~hich
perhaps you wont have the time with all
your other duties erosding upon you to read.
but which II YOU do you VIII md to be an
Infamous attack upon the selectmen OF the
town Of Boothbsy IN their Official capacity
and am going 20 say that their conduct ali
through here will bear the scrutiny Of all
lust men AMI IleIt - i-VN u HsAih ~ ~ ''-'''
on their armor. II you have time,
read that ridiculous sheet headed, Look
ere YOU leap" and in due course of time
gentlemen the selectmen felt called upon 10
feply to that Fortified by the opinion of
mrn who stand as high any men IN the
legal profession Of the State. they did re-
ply. and you have got that before you.
They ask the question, and this goes right
with pertinent force to the very Issue which
i. before Won tonight TO be decldid, and
that il. this Shall the personal interests Of
= few be allowed TO carry the town of Booth
has into endless iitigati ~" A few congeniai
spirits said yes, the counsel looked OF
smilingly and said Yes, let u have ;he end
less litigation" The question was submitted
to the sober good ser.se of the people of
Boothbzy and IN their corporate capac-
nv they answered Mo- with
an accent that is still ringing in the ears OF
these men who want TO rule or ruin. Nov
gentlemen, all this friction they tell sou
about is confined to very few names They
had To tell you that all the different parts o;
the town were in harmony, that there were
no conflicts between them except when they
came together in town meetings.
We have the careful and thorough testi
mony of Mr. BoyHton upon these points
that of Mr. McDougal, Mr.. Kelly and Capt
Lewis. "heh my o'o''e' "sAeu app i.' y
II ne uld ho' thlhS water Anu e'ee''te "H"''
AMI me hne"aiN- anu - s'e" VI i'se
ann an 'hos' "lns7' "ou'' oe"en' '''e pace
ne said, Ion' think the town is in the con
diloh 70 iuruisn t"''e "li' - - 3Vu ~ i
on why 'he money 10 pay iot All mes
improvements must come "u' Oh me pocAtU
OF the taxpayers 40 'neE th'nS ''a' "
ouiih'ng up summer resort NV '"ef'
they cah attract the great 't""u oi su'i'le'
tourists ny the ghttet ana glory III all lhes'
things II they IL" 1t seems 10 me ~oui'
be schem. AKIN To the boo'hpay Lane
COMPANY lake Inc most hoten sunhe'
resort 'ia' We nave III Ne" E"HiAh",
TO-DAY pu'' mp ''C'use 'ne HreA. Oi'a'"'
p'a,'H Tue n'o"''''''s 'ne'e' ann '''e i"Hes
ana tlt foush' fosg'" 'cehFr! was con
'iaefeh Noi'hlts' properly aeres a"'
acres ror "''' a'h"unl VI '"o"e! S"'
c"ulih tal'e hu' ms r. anu II you fa'se'
1t lh,re was "ohody 70 sell IL 10 bu' Una
ef'a' Work o' VA ure was e' oh'' a"'
hord"' ana horH'S Oh peop' came u'e'e ~"
millions al" 'nilii''s Oh money were eN
penhed mere, ana 10 day properly mere hi
fabulous pfee ana tAat price Is Us value
rht place mas come 10 stay n'othoay mas
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Ne" Hampshire 10 view oruhs"Ics' All"
upon the speculative "ea' "h'eh 'Pey set W
mere they ASK you 10 sever that to"h'
MI ulles VINO mas peeh ROAD commissioner
there Tor three years mas sl'th You Tue com
pafau'e COST Oh keeP'ns the h'snwayS Ii
cohuitloh ana ne mas given you 'ne hsure'
mat " taxes al ieas. 'ntee-'ou'hs Oh tn'
money III summer u" MO" sen'iei"gn a
men OF e1pfrehee Nnetner '"S' ma" Ane"
whether ne was u h'hR IL as ne uhueist'on II
lie said mat IN winter ABOUT seven e,sh'h' o.
All uie money was ehpehueu upon Tue sno"
piils mere' lie toiu you that AZ h'
oeHeSer' II that "he ns' "eei
conn urn IN sraleht me across 'here op
posiV 10 'la' sharp ans'' "nicu aPpe"fs ~
IL as " comes 10 'nrahts o'her' tha'
would have included those otisges whlch II
sih'aon % the thtee. tourths Oh the expense
OF keeFng the highways III repair cost
a'out e'"pet year u" a" average 70 Seei
IN repair
IL ih's Town "as'eu uiN'S'on' why uinh
hcy want II oy taxing proper amount 'i"n
the hurhens OF we '""n' AN" WI, we're 'htl
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