Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-24
The BOOIHBAY BATTLE.
The Rsmonstrants 10 Division Of the
Town Take the Stand.
The Interest unabated Large Numbers
Present

yesterday afternoon =, three O'Clock in Re,
reseBtatives Hall.
True +. hetee, ESQ. counsel for the r,
monstrants, opeaci their case as follows:
NJ, CAaitHaH ard GeAiisnsca Of tAs Cas
m'ites THIS has already hecom, length
hts srins, but considering the interest that
taken IN the ease NOS onl, by the parties In,
meciaieS interested, but by large porto
ot the public, and also the importance Of tn,
subject itself, bespesk a continuance o
that patient hearing which We have had .
/ far, until the remonstrsnts have shown tn
committee some of the many reasons VII
The town of BoOthhsy should not be severe,
! IA ~ ala.
II required no little assurance on the par
of the petitioners TO hang this map of th,
old town of Bolthhay upon the wall her,
with that red line drasn across il as 1t is, an,
ask your committee who are disinterested II
this local question, 10 say that The public de
M 'nds require You 10 make two towns o
that territor,, Towns are state II sututions
heir territorial limits are fixed by statute
and they ART not 10 be changed for any rea
son other than public exlgleucts. Ii has not
been the policy of the Slsc ar the practic,
VI former legislatures, so far AS my exper
euce aud observation extend. TO make chang
es IN the territorial limits of towns aud
counties sithou, good and substantial rea
Ions. We believe. MIR Chairman. in ,hi,
matter. that ther, /, no raa,an .h,,h inter
,sts the public of that town. "A. n uubH,
shirh teuuirrs auy chang. IN th,, nrp,,n,
territorial limits of Bubthhay, ih 1 few
individuals, ior reasons which must have be
come apparent 10 Your committee, did de.
sire tbis chang, ,,unot h,. ,i.ui.d N,ith.,
dove ysh 10 deny il I'm, that th,r,. Is a ,
nee, sit, for TIA, change oth,r Than In vt,t,
~ caprice, We do ,I,nv.
The town of Boo hbav is one of th,. oid.s,
IA the STATE. having been oraauiz,d IN 1867
Ia lst2 the oull,iuu island al Snuthnor,
utiginaii, a par, of Boothbay. wa. organized
INTO a town IL was mn island compri,,np
considerable TERRITORY. and | think III, sen.
aratiun vas yer, proper. The present lin.
4t- OF BuolhhN, extensive of ponds and in
irts comprise only 1875 acres not enough
make a good sized western farm, and III,
amount OF tcrritor, which the, ask YOU Ia
4, corporate into new town is about one
tuurtn OF that acrcnge, as has been stated py
some OF the petitioners
Now wish 10 call YOUR attention TO the
tcrritor, in connection With the line petition
cd for and ask Nouif the public e,igeuci .s re.
qure su1h a leyi,inn as that. And righ,
mere want to cali YOUR attention to some.
thlug not placed upon the map, and that |.
that away out beyond ANYTHING shown hy this
sketch, there is the OUTLYING territory oi
" hitc island outer Heron island, Damaris.
cove island and some small islands which con
stitute "A part OF the town of Boothhay Nov
ii | corrcc,Il understand the territory which
tBcy ask 10 have set oil il includes none OF
those Islands there, is indeed what
suppose they intended AS a saving clause
II the ,ast part of their petit IN, ''or within
,uCt other hIc of division as may seem
q uptr TO the Legislature. and rs near this
iiuc as practl aDle" think need not sa,
t this mmi e. Il at they can not make
such ii i,.ou of that or any Oth,r town,
If the d.yislon we're To be mate, withuui
knowing Just what territory that line would
cross, hus the inhabitants are situated, what
the VARIOUS interests of the town may be upon
the one liaud and the other, and when peti-
TONERS come here they must present such q
inc n yuu can adopt from The representa-.
uous that are made relative To that line
Tor one can no, see any other possible way
that You can make division of the town
except a. prayed for by the petitioners.
Now IA the first place there il no reason
Tor scyeting The connection of that people
plcasautly situated as they are, interests in
terNovel as they are. " hat Interests the
=. pplt m one section Of the town interests
tin ople in the other, and right here
vii ask, Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, II
you know a tosn Ia the whole State which
has thickly tettlcd village where there
would not be as much reason for division
As ha, been presented hefef It is not the
policy If the state, NJ | observed before
nor the practice of IL legisla ure, to make
divisions without good ard sufficient raason
which concern ia, public. Now We have
been told by every witness who has been
asked, that the relation of these people is oi
the most pleasant characters that the peopl.
living IN the northern portion of thus terrific
rs are not brought in contact in any way
with the people of the village except in the
most pleasant manner; that there is no Iii.
verify OF interest which can be reached by
the Proposed divisional line The couns.
put the question To witness, doe. not thai
line divIIe the sentiment" Gentlemen, you
must know the enecl of irving 10 divide the
sc timent OF the town by a line like that
There is a little village there engaged in
manufacturing to no great extent They are
interested With tno ret of the people VIII
shO have bult up the town. III itits,
are ideat. a. Aud was glad that the peti-
TONERS aimttpd that there was no frieti on,
rs they termed il, betgeen the different see
ii1ns. An they could show you on this poIni
as an lnducemrnt to make the division wa.
the tact that slm.times they had pretty live.
ly town meetings presume that IL true OF
any good old New England town meeting
one OF the best institutions We have. That
gentlemen, think you will find not an ade-
quate "a se Tor division.
If have maie correct computation. We
have 27O D. titiouer. asking for division
Originally there were 395. but Of that nun.
her 10 have changed 20 the side of the rp
munstrsn.s, giving their reason. so doing
shich vii be before you. Now, OF that
number only t"O reside oHtsi1e the limit OF
me proposed new town. pom the territory
thry desire 20 have organized into town
there are 100 VINO remon.trate against it
lhey 'ay W. don't want 10 be- set on II to a
ne" town, bus want 10 remain "a WI
no~ are. There are lG-not II school di-
trict- "a that town. The mathematcs oi
blf Green, Who has been there about TIVE
y'ars, aud who knows just what is for it'
Dtere- =, and iust what ought To be done Il
make u ihr great summer resort of America
sere at fault "hen he gave you the number
shosing that hi. inye-ti2aiion had been Of q
most superficial character. They have pu
gre at deal Of printed matter into tins cas-"
You ha a spet i'm ~ Of Il grntlem u, before
you cani4 here. Mir Green hasa priutins
press at his command and they have tbeii
case printed. which they represent To b.