Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-28

hind II TO pot in one foot Of pipe. eubse-
quentiy be found il out. He said to Mr..
Nickerson; Il want this rnsttef settled IS
quickly a. possible And What did
Mr.. Nickerson say? BE said: I'VE arr
going 70 put the water in anyway under that
contract as il is" meaning suppose that is
was a legal contract. and that they had
perfect right to use it in that way. Dr.
Crooker's explanation of that boom down
there must have satisfied you how faliacious
the hopes of those people are who desire and
expect TO get rich so suddenly. Well some
of the results, the legitimate fruits of this
petition are beginning to crop out already
Yesterday in thisHouse was introduced pea
titaon by non residents Who own
property in that town asking for Just
What should expect under such
circumstances they would ask for If
they bad any fear that the old town was to be
di.membered and divided up in that manner
and that is what Z That the Isle of
Springs and several other small islands there
should be set of from that new town, with
all its glory and glitier,-way of in the
future-snd made into plantation by itself
And We don't know but what the time will
come when Ocean Point will want some kind
of a charter which viii separate it from the
little later on the enrerprisinz village
OF East Boothbay will come
in, and if all these requests
can be granted you will have as many differ
en-. towns or municipalities there as there
were formerly independent state. in the
German empire. Brother Cornish with a
flourish pointed out that red line and asked
/ if hat didn't divide the sentiment upon the
question of town policy; didn't all of the
unprogressiye people, all of the OLD fOzes
/ live north of that line, and wasn't the young
{ vigorous blood all south of it: Wasn't that
the line Of demarkstion? Isn't that jus.
\ where the sentiment is divided? The ~itnes,
thought II was. Give them the
new town and they would ind
some old fogy blood developed right down
/ there in their midst that would he trouble
some ~hen they asked them TO put their
hands in their pockets for all these things
Mr. Lewis explained 10 you that the town
had not the financial al llity TO do 1t, II
would improve the town of course Water
would be first rate. Brother Baker asked
witness after witness II summer tourists
didn'. want plenty OF water. suppose
.one OF them DO. Laughter. Gentlemen
tn re is the whole town, All entiety
Just d. it Is. Brother kennistoI
says God made IL. He gave the
boundaries. There it has been for yer,
long number of years. don't recolect this
minute Just Dhen It was organized. Is there
any conflict of interest. is there any thin.
which has been presented here that will ia
duee you for one moment to believe that thu
public necessities, the public exigencies re
quire It to be dismemberei, disrupted, div
ded, even with All imaginary lie over which
my brother grew tacetious with his witnes
an imaginary hue which is a line nevertheless
making OF it TWO municipalities, not one as i
now is. Here are to questions, gentlemen
which are presented 10 you. Why need
be disturbed; They are u thriving content
ed peaceable, homogeneous people
their interests are one the interests of theI
schools their Institutions their social gath
erings all that goes 10 make up a town ar
interviewer. How can they be properl
disturbed on the ground that public exgenc
demands it, Gentlemen, shall it not be tn
report of the committee that the Old tow
shall remain As it is, | thank you gentle
men for the courtesy and patience tina
you have extended 10 me throughout thl
nearing. feel grateful to every membe
of this committee for it. have tried TO pre-
sent to you the considerations which in IN
mind enter into this contest. Now, gentle
men, leave the matter in your hands wit
confidence.