Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-22
TUESDAY, MORNING. JANUARY %. 1899.

+ Have observed difference in sentiment o
the different sections as 10 town policy. Til,
north part of the town is willing 10 remain 8,
they are, while the south part are merchant
and want TO go ahead and develop. and i
appears that unless they can do 50 the,
must almost abandon the place. for il is im
possible TO do business there and pay pc,
cent. insurance With such exorhs,ant rates
of Insurance i, is impossible to get sny one
10 come there 10 add To the ,osa. |. is i'm
possible TO get less rates unless We can have
protection sgtilst are. and It is impossible 10
put out tlre unless YOU have water. | think
the sentiment of the two sec OF is the same
as TO other improve nenis, but there has been
more agitation on account Of the water. l
think division of the town is An absolute
n &C, IS ty and will be beneficial to both Sec
tons, because ihink the old part Of the
IOWA will get along che tper sai that the new
part will develop and make better market
for produce of the cid part, and both will
live pleasantly together and on the whole be
81 isied with the llne that is drawn. | see
nO reason Why that is not the most Just line
thar can be drawn. 1t divides no estates and
is not through a section of many inhabitants.
1t divides the two sentiments of the town Ss
nearly as We have been able TO draw il.
will also say that It is impossible to cell
property at the village under the present
condition of thiugs. No man wants TO buy.
and any man whI has any ythlng wants to sell
unless "e can have protection. The most
of us are getting so poor We cannot insure.
Cross-examina. ion by Mr. Pierce
Oues. That is TO say, your land boom
collapsed?
Ans. haven't said any such thing |
mean to ss, that the territory where We have
drawn the line is only partially settled. Iu
my ucgment it is the most feasible line of
iii ,ision.
Ques. The people of the different sections
of the town live harmonioasly now, do they
notf
Ans. Except when they 90 to town meet
ing. The inhabitants of the north part are
very good citizens. A very few of them are
retired sea captains. They are engaged in
farming, | should say that three fourths OF
the people south of the line have nothing to
do with farming. Should think that IS per
cent of the people north of the line were
farmers exciusnely. The other 20 per cent
are small farmers and work on the ice
They have II large amount of money in our
savings bank, while our people use theirs
for business purposes. We borrow thsir
money when We can give good security. Ii
Is pretty hard TO raise anything on property
there now. | was instrumental IN procuring
a charter for II water company at Boothbay,
doing what could toward 1t. The bill was
drawn according 10 the dict alton of our
counsel. Adams Pond is a quarter of mile
or mure wide aud three fourths of mil,
long, and has an abundant supply of water,
We had that Po"d put into our hili as the
source of oar supply. aud also Echo lake
n ar the haroor, dry IN the summer WAS
one of the ineorporatofs of the company but
wa. never member of the company.
We simply met and accepted the charter AMI
voted 10 transit 7 our powers To any company
the town might see nt ~ contract with. We
simply ac ed as trustees, during the time
was connected ~lth II not a dollar was paid
in for stock, or Invested III real estate To my
know ledge. March LIST, 81, we agreed to
make TINS transfer, aui authorized one of
our number To SO state to the town. Our
curpOratun sIgned that agreement. Mr..
Boy alton here was one of them At the first
town meeting the town refused and to the
water company. Subsequently, May rs
there was another meet ting to see if the town
would AID, aud assisted III calling 1t. over
three hundred were there who assisted me IN
tdilH2 IL. ne stltClulSn ftIusti 10 call
he meet ting because the date OF the meeting
saa no, inserted. | did not go to the select
iii, II win the original petition aHi have pa.t-
ed over ar iGle three different article. Il
DID not say to them tina. had changed arti-
Gle three since 1t was signed be-
cause 1t va. not satisfactory to the COM
mittee. simply asked that 4 warrant
mi ght be drawn in accordance with the ped
D., tl.p "a tb.4
the time of holding the meeting was not
named, as they said This notice was
published in the paper aud specially circu-
lated all over Boo,hbay, aud included
Sewall's proposition. which was to take the
water from Adams pDn1. had nothing TO
do with making the first contract With the
water company. know only two who con-
stituted the water company on May rs, 1887.
and they were ltel ry A, llancoeks IF HUI, on,
Mass, and Chas Ii. Fisher. know nothing
of the tinai cisl standing of the company.
When / went away gave II proxy TO one of
my associates to appear for mc 10 complete
the necessary transfers, | was present Al
the meeting Of May rs, 1887. At that meet
ing the town voted to rent water Tor town
purposes for a rum not to exceed 3l2U0.
The committe made estimates of the cost of
the plant, aud | assisted many times l he
estimates varied from $4,000 at Adams
pond and 100000 taken from near the VIII
lage. Those estimates include high pres
sure for fire purposes. 1t was proposed to
put that water into School District No. |,
which is the village 1t did not contemplate
carving pipes TO No. Booth
bay. Mr.. Boynton lives in
District No. ! near me. got my
house insured before the fire. II is NOR
gagged and in the savings bank and haven't
seen the policy for two or three years, and
| hardly know what the rate of insurance is.
There has been considerable disturbance
about policies on 9th n property that have
to look out for. Know tina, Insurance rates
have been dsanced on dwelling houses in
the thickly settled portions of the town 40
cording to my experience for the last 20
years the opposition to water and other i'm
provements has always come from North and
and East Boo,hbsy. We have some men at
the barbor who are against US. | was pres
at the November meeting which was to rat
ify the contract made if | remember right.
The selectmen protested against the meeting
a. Illegal. They refused to call it and ii
it was called by justice of the peace 1
don't know that the first contract made by
the committee chosen in May ~ was Illegal
and void and declared so by counsel.
Ques. And don't you know that Boothbay
has never refused to vote water supply for
Boothbay haEbor?
Ana. I know it has refused five times out
of sir aud if it had been pleasant weather
they would have refused the sixth time
Laughter. my estimates of the value OF
property in the different sections are my
judgment