Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-23
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Of the line zGl iont knoE that nv neigh
bors we're 1 work In all parts of the town.
l have talked with very fe = people in the
north part about the division and With not
many in the south Up 70 this fall saw
no need Of division Of the town, not I'LL
November.
In ans ser to questions By the committee ::
| have no doubt il the town were divided.
they would put la water. Ii would increase
the e1pei . but the Harber people are willing
to bear il. l don't know the number of re-
monstranrs in the southern portion.
Mr.: John c. Corey is constable and has
signed warrants for the tom of
Boothbay. He said have
lived IN North Boothbsy forty nine years.
am neither petitioner nor reInonstrant.
The line passes within quarter Of mile of
nv farm. Ny view is that the people at the
village need improvements that the other
part OF the town don't want to pay for and
that division is the only way to settle it.
don't think while the town is kept together
the Harbor people viii ever get ANY improve
ments. The people of the north part are
almost all against it. If the town
is divided the Harbor people would
make improvements. and think
it would make business for the other portion
of the town better. am farmer. have
worked on the roads all over town. Am
familiar with them all. Many of the roads in
the old town are tow roads, but not SO much
travelled as those in the new town. There
is only oEe county road in the north part
The road from North Boothbay TO the vii
lage is known as the mea1Dv road. | is a
county roal. The part OF this road from the
Hsrbor to the proposed line contai Is seven
bridges and il is & very bad piece. Ii would
cost more 10 keep il in rep ur than the rest
of tbs road clear u the EIsecUmb line. All
the roads n the noah pa, can De worked by
a machine. tattiag earth is the most er-
pensiye way of making roads: seven-eights
OF the carting in town is done in the petition
ers district. | couldn't tell in which part of
the town the roads cost the most.
Cross examination i have never had
much to do with the roads of the
north part. The road machine has
been used on parts of the meadow
road. though the ground is soft.
| am well acquainted with people in East
Boothbay. don't know how many people
there are there. They are pretty much all
orposed TO a water supply for Boothbay
VIII age The same in my judgment is true
OF North Bombay. | don't how many
south of the line are in favor of division.
know of -nly one in North Boothbay who is
in favor of division. am that one.
Charles +. kendrick testified have lived
al the Harbo- nearly thirteen years have
been town collector and treasurer nearly
three years Tine town debt is now $500.
have looked at the statistics concerning the
town paupers and find that the comparative
cost of the support of the poor of the new
torn for the last year outside of the town
farm is s;'o0.4S for the old s33s %. This
is only for 1855 hut is about the average
cost. The poor farm account is about even
ly divided This estimate don't reckon tran
silent paupers. There are more transient
paupers from the Harbor think the pau
p rs from each part are about N proportion
to the valuation of the two sections, SO d.
vision vculi do injustice TO neither. In my
capacity as tire i.uier ! have tecome well ac
quanted with people in all parts of the
town. am recent con, ert to the division.
While my home is in the southern part
have many friends in other parts of
the town. Mr. kenirick then paid a glowing
trIbut- 10 the honesty and intelligence of the
Inhabitants of all parts OF Boothbay, and
pronounces himself entirely unprej JUDGED.
lie sand that the interests of the tso parts
of the town are entirely Incompatible how
ever. Justice and common interests both
demand The division. The growth of the
Harbor insured by the division, viii Increase
the prcsperit. OF the northern ret of the
town by making better market for produce
Cross Examir a'ion-l am acquainted with
the sentln nts of the people at East Booth
bay They are almost all opposed to the
lntroduction of water at Boothbay village.
| vas converted at the last water meeting
1t was great social meeting, II regular day
Of Pentecost Much laughter
Isaiah Lewis testified am IS years old
and have kept a coal and lumber yard in the
village of Boothbay - years. Am also
steamboat agent. | own several stores
there, taxed at a valuation of Sl2 700, and
own stables, the custom house, G. A. X
hail and other buildings carry $1,000 in
surance. They make full assessments in
Boothbay. My valuation was raised last
year slightly, forget just how much.
Since the fire of SO business has greatly
fallen of in the village. II here are now
many vacant rents. The rate of insurance
is serious burden on the people. cant
afford to carry but half
what ought to have
The year before the fire | had plans orawn
for a building to occupy vacant lot, but the
rates of insurance went up so | couldn't
afford to risk it, | am one of the petitioners.
My chief reason for wishing the division is
that We may have protection against fire,
which don't think we can get till the diys
ion. ion't think the village plan would
work.
Cross There is a consiiera-
BILE portion of the part included in the new
town which is not in district No. |. couldn't
say how many in the proposed new town are
in favor of the division Till within the last
few years the utmost harmony has prevailed
at the elections. The policy OF the town
has been - distribute the officers
Re direc'-Mr. Lake, the present select
man from the village, doesn't represent the
views of thai section.
Mr.. Joseph b. Remission has lived in the
village of Boothbay Is years. He ties flied
am real estate owner. owning ten stores.
Part of my buildings are occupied as dwell
ings. am paving per cent. insurance on
everything own. Shows policies to chair
man. | built block On the corner of
Forward street and Commercial avenue in
1855, the only one built in the village that
year. supposed then that se were to have
water, as the pipe was landed otherwise |
should not have built H.
Cross am petitioner
pipe. but too late for me to stop building. |
bough, all my material after the pipe came
and before knew the owners couldn't get
their pay. ! have been quite active in get,
ting petitioners [ asked Mr.. Bisbee the
livery man, for his name. He objected.
did not tell him that if he didn't sign the
patronage of the village would be withdraw n
from him. | don't remember asking Mr.
Hartland, of the Cumberland Bone Com
pany, to sign ] didnt tell him that it
would be bad FOR his business II he didn't.
didn't urge any one to sign My interests
are entirely iu the village.
Re Direct still think that the division
would be for the interest OF every man 10
the village.
A II Richards has been grocer in the
village tor several years. HE said: have
$4,000 insurance on my building and $1,000
on my stock. have now $1,000 stock, but
usually carry 95UI0. | used TO paw | IA
per cent. then 2 then -2 and finally 4
per cent which I pay now. | wanted to
put on little more insurance recently at the
same rate, but my application was refused
BY the agent. George B. kenni-ton.
| am petitioner. The village is going back
every year aud unless we get division it will
be tepopalaird We have had applications
from manuf iCtir who wanted to Sc / e
there Dnt the rest Vt the town refused 70 In
US offer them Inducements Only last week
could give him as good chance as he could