Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-24

, ""en "htApisih 70 ven AND snhstAnttate
by proof
In 1887 . charter was procured for a
water company and nobody opposed il but
It's provisions did not come gen. rally to the
knowledge of the people of the town prior 10
their March meeting At that meeting Il
vas discussed and the question then was
whether they knew enough about IL to take
an interest in Il AS town. Whatever op-
position there vas at that time came
As much from the village as from
any other part of the town. Mr..
White. who testified for the petitioners,
led the opposition, II IL may be called on
position. on the sSth Of MAY following a
special meeting was called, the call being
signed by soS. That move undoubtedly
originated in the village. A thorough canvass
was made, and cut of the s0S upon that call
los were outside of district No | where the
village is situated They me, in town meet
ing, and We se told that there Is Always a
~hlri~ind when they have meeting there
But al that meeting there was not a word of
discussion as TO whether the town should
take an interest in the water to bc introduced,
or VII, ther they should raise committee to
make contract for water They voted up
on the question, and the opposition came
from Que part of the town as much as from
another One of the most ardent workers
IN favor of water lived At Month Boothbsy.
| they say IL Was rainy; hut II will be in evi-
dence that the meeting was as we'll attended
AS any town meeting there, and all sections
we're as scn' rally repre- scntcd a, upon any
other occasion. At that meeting committee
was raised which went to work. II fret
tn, d 10 find the Boothbsy Water Co, hut
Vas unsuccessful Ia finding anything that
| had any substance OF money behind it. AND
the tinDa th,, r.n Art Ia
single dollar was ever paid in by way Of
| stock, and II does not appear that a collar
Was invested In real estate for the purpose
OF furnishing water IL does appear In evi-
dence that wheu the pipe arrived there was
no one 10 pay for II and IL is still unpaid for.
have nothing TO say against the present
| company. II one has been furm, d. | presume
1t is good company and has u good financial
standing. But there was u good reason Why
the town did no, deal with il. The petition.
ers say this contract. of which 50 mu h has
been said, was ent, red into On Dec. 18th
but nobod, knew anything about 1t So far as
We can iini out until about April 9th. In
the mean time the annual meeting had been
held Word came In IN.
sclectmen b, fore the annual meeting that
the committee wanted nothing put in the
warrant relative to water. tor the committee
had nothing to report. And that 10 the rcas.
on that no article was put In the warrant to
see what progress had been made. About
Hp'u U, u'e cnar"ah OF 'h' committee com
'hu"ie"''" 10 Tue seieo'men Tor the brst time
','' 'v'''"'' ""' o'eh "ai'' lew uays
"''o' here was meeung ot that
''un.,i''v anu "hhJefiN OF 'he seiec'men,
~" "f' N'ohetsoh oi the committee was then
""' WY nv ha'n' P''''u ue cohfact up
on the tlcs of the town. and he replied be-
.s... 3 t.t,Hs ~ al.
1'"se .,h "''ons mere an" 'hnt u be-
''"s." w '"'", "e s"'' we are au'hor'
'f'" :" '"""''' 'o' o''s water ai'" Is our
""''"'ss 10 SO" u" P", 'h' we are TO accept
Wv 'o" ""' ""," ". uo a' '"is anu Re' our
pay 'n'n We wiz put the contract upon the
'''S oi 'h' 'o"" ana no. nnhl then. Fol.
lowing ua. "o e"h'n''"e consulted counsel
""i o'ou''''n Tue opinions "i eminent gen
','"''h III =. lat'on 10 this matter when
'"' Wv" o"'''r "rs' sa" ,hht contract they
'"'" oi' 'o'h,'''eec n"n u'aus u very n'uer-
~" oo"'ra'' i,oni Nha' 'hey ,au been an,nor-
'N'' '" "'"n' ny 'ns 'o'' Oh may f7'h' ihat
s"'' '"'"' ""'"o''V !" ,""seh conuho'
~ 80 ,"ey "s'e 'he con''ac' io'
''e' '''"' N"n ,n' opoon %" 'ne tart OF .he
"'P""y =" MAN. 80 'o"Re'. ihey also
p' '"'o o"e oo",'ac' t'' exclusive Hsht 70
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~, '' '","s ""''" 'n'y co"'' "ot 10
~ " wv Wv 'oN" 'o'', !" '"N' hh 'n'o''" in
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''""' VI S'Nu'' anu II, A'''u"h "h "nouh'
'1uh' " W. mh'' o" ,n' pl'ut OF the com
p""y a"' 'na' SaS WIN the nhoef-Anning
y" '"' p''' VI s' ,'"t ,ne WAFER was 10 come
,'o.' .'"a,'' a,' o"' ""' "s VI, ","' U. 'ne
oo",'"'' wy '"'''"''''' wen ,"'''' ou.'in'
W wa, "'t'l '""'i'"e' an' "iso o' ,he ch"'
~, y, ',' .p"'Ps'Y Anu ,nat was NOT saus-
i"''"'S " 'e ''uh'ns OF Town huthofiies
was II reference of the matter to Juige Dan.
forth and hi. opinion has been before Won
| 1t wa. decided bv Judge Danforth that If the
town saw Il, to have some change. made in
the contract and ratify them ,hry might 10
on with the matter. Mr.. Kelley went to the
chairman of the wat. comm ttee to arrange
| a meeting To consnmate the matter and have
the matter Of ratification IaiI before the
town, aud after one or two inc aectual efTorts
in that direction Mr. Nickerson said To them:
We are going to put that water in anyway"
aud right at that point IL became necessary
| for the officer. Of the town to begin 10 look
out for the legal ripbt. and interests of the
people, and they did II. and faithfully to.
There was a paper issued headed Look ere
you leap" aud every witness who has testi-
fed here with two e1ception. signed H. And
the selectmep and voter. of Boo,hbay did
look before they took that lean. and TINT
lust why thi. petition for DIVISION is here.
There is no dI Iyid.d continent. MIR. Chairman.
upon that one que stion Of water. There are
a. many in favor Of 1t. relatively. In one psrt
of The town as the other We shall satisfy
YOU of that Under n proper contract with n
proper COMPANY they can vet an over.
shelm nR vote of that entire town To nut Ia
the water any day tley please to Law IL
prpperly before the people
-.
we no" come uo~h othe meeuhg OF Nov
l"th' Nhieh was the last AMI thefe was
ne" eohtfhet 'ai teh soo"'' ihsre MAJ been
co"'ilefan'e 'hafp discussion ~hich 'con-
nnth 10 very rev lnd'Siiuais' and the Sc.
'ettm'h u"ok 'hs pest ~ u Ansine 'hey c"uiu
sf' 20 VI hhe 10 know shat the regal rghS
OF all parties were CAL Tor a msung
was A-Seh' ana the seieotmeh toh the np-
p'caht mat there was not nt"e ~ which TO
give thH isghi houce' ~h'ch was Puoicntion
~ the Boothbay hTgisterJ and have
the meeting on the day designAted.
ANA Mr. Race, To whom this Application
fas made, said we do not recognize the
authority Of that old committee at this late
day, after this lapse of time aud the number
0f meetings which have been held, to make
contract with anybody. We do not think