The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-06-14

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said request to them, In the name OF the State OF
Maine, you are hereby required to notify and warn
all persons qualified by law to vote at such meet
ing, to assemble at the Town Hail. In said town,
on the 18th day of June, next at Q O'Clock in the
afternoon, to act upon the following articles, to
wit:
First-To choose moderator to preside at said
meeting.
Secohd-To see If the town will vote to legalize
town meeting, held on the Sd day Of March, 1890,
excepting the vote taken on Article No. 81 in the
warrant calling said annual town meeting, In re-
lation to the Introduction OF Sebago water into the
town OF Cape Elizabeth.
Third-To see If the town will vote to reconsider
and reScind the vote taken on Article No. 81, at
the annual meeting held March Sd, 1890, author
iZing the Selectmen to contract for the introduc-
beth.
Given under my hand, this 9th day OF June, A.
ID. 1890.
STEPHEN ScAMDIAN,
Justice Of the Peace.
Town Clerk. Noah B. Knights, read the
above call, and also a statement by Thomas
P. Place, of the places where he posted up
copies Of the warrant.
"Bring In your votes for moderator" said
Mr. Knights. and the voters present pro-
ceeded to do so. 1t was vely plain that 1t
was to be town meeting composed Of
farmers, none of those who had favored
the introduction of Sebago water being pres
ent.
The vote for moderator resulted in the
choice Of Jabez Mariner, who received 159
votes, the entire number cast Mr.. Marri-
ner walked to the desk and took the oath of
office, which was administered by Mr..
Knights. Mr.. Mariner returned thanks for
the high compliment paid him, and said the
chair was ready to proceed with the business
Of the meeting.
Capt. A. d. Boyd sat at the right of the
moderator's desk and was plainly to be the
leader of the work the meeting had to do. He
sad he had few words to say before
making motion. "As we are
assembled here" he said, "as fellow hay
seeders' we have cast a unanimous vote for
the hayseed candidate for moderator This
shows that we we're the victors in the fight
we made against a scheme to rob the farm
ers of this town, and to deprive them of
their rights. This hayseed victory showed
the farmers their strength If they would on
ly act together. How has it been in this
town? A certain few would come up from
are nobody, and we will have what we
want They tried it this year, but the wind
was strong and the hayseed choked them.
The men who opposed the farmers at the
last town meeting may be all right financial
ly, for we don't suspect, we know, that mon
ey was behind them, but they do realize
their defeat. Now we have something to do
today. The acts of the last March meeting
were not legal acts, but 1t is out of the pow
er Of the citizens Of this or any other town
to legalize the election of the officers Of the
town; town; the legislature alone can do that; the
A gentleman said that the starting point of
the illegal condition Of the municipal affairs
of the town, was the failure of the selectmen
of last year to advertise the annual town
meeting az required by the laws Of the state
and provided for in the bylaws OF the town
itself.
Capt Boyd then made the following mo-
tion In writing:
81 move to take up Article 2, and proceed
to act upon the articles presented at the
meeting held March Sd, 1890, and that said
articles be taken up seriatim and acted
upon, articles for the election of officers now
acting to be indefinitely postponed as officers
de fGcto can act as we'll as If confirmed by
this meeting"
The articles in the warrant of the meeting
in March were taken up in their order. For
example Mr., Mariner read the following:
Article 2S. To see II the town will vote to con
struct a sidewalk on Hannaford road, beginning
dl DrduleyS COrneT anu terminating AZ IOWn
House Corner, and raise money for the same.
And Captain Boyd said, "Mr. Moderator,
move to accept that article" and 1t was so
carried. The word accept" was under
stood by the moderator to mean that the
meeting accepted the vote adopted at the
March meeting, and approved and legalized
the same.
The first article not approved was the fol-
lowing:
Art 21.-To see Is the town will vote to author.
ize the Selectmen to make a contract for the in
PRODUCTION of Sebaeo water into the town of Cape
Elizabeth, in accordance with a proposition,
signed by the Hon. Geo. p. Wescott, and submit
ted 10 committee of the board of trade of said
town.
This, on motion of Captain Boyd, was re-
scinded. Later on the same article was tax
en- up once more. when the second article in
the warrant calling the special meeting was
reached. and was again lescinded.
Before the vote to rescind this article was
taken John B. Chase made q vigorous
speech. He gave picturesque description
Of the March meeting, and said that 3l2
votes out of 1884 hardly represented the sem
timents of the town at an annual meeting.
Then 1t was claimed that the Sebago article
had been carried, and yet the advocates OF
ing to carry what they said they had al
ready got. They came up confident of victo-
ry and were defeated, and that defeat sent
them so far down into their boots that they
went out Ol Slgnt. NOW To-Day IL is nOtnlng
to the farmers of Cape Elizabeth that the
instigators Of this measure are not present.
We propose to let them go on record when
they go before the legislature to ask that
body to legalize their proceedings in March.
The following article was then taken up:
Article 17.-To see what compensation the
town will vote the treasurer for his services the
ensuing year.
On motion of some one near the door, the
meeting voted to cut down the salary Of the
treasurer $50.
The second article in the warrant for the
annual meeting, that was not accepted and
approved was the following.
Article 24.-To see II the town VIII vote to in
crease the award for land damage TO George X.
Barstow for widening and Strengthening the VIII
lage road so called.
Rev. G. r. Barstow presented his side Of
the case.
Mr. Dyer moved to dismiss 1.-THE article.
Another gentleman asked to have the ac-
tion Of the March meeting on that point
confirmed.
Daniel Sawyer said he formerly owned the
land, and gave the town permission to take
what land 1t needed for highway purposes.
Mr.. BarstOw said that there was nothing
to that effect in the deed Mr.. Sawyer gave of
the land. The motion Of Mr.. Dyer was then
carried.
The most important article adopted at the
annual meeting, and by the special meeting
rescinded, was the following:
Art. 27.-To see II the town will vote to con-
struct and build sewer the present year, raise
and appropriate money for the same beginning
at or near the corner of High and Sawyer Streets
in South Portland, thence northerly by said Saw
yer street, to Munroe street, thence by said Nun
roe street to school street, thence across School
street and land owned by private parties III con.
venient and permission can be obtained from said
owners) TO the Stanford street sewer, or such
other route as may seem most practicable TO the
selectmen.
The following articles were also rescinded
Art. $50 hear and act upon the report Of
the Selectmen upon the petition of Geo. f. Hen
ley and others, TO lay out town way beginning at
point In the s0utnerly line Of Pickett street,
tnence extending IN s0utherly direction about
4SO feet, TO land of Mrs. Mary q. Young and Mrs.
Emellne Roger; thence souiherly over land OF
Mrs. Mary Y. Young Mrs. Emeline Roger and
Mrs H. Ill. Pittee, about 273 feet, to the easterly
line Of Preble street.
Article 4O.-To hear and act upon the report OF
tne seieetmen upon petition of +. III. Hartford
ana others, to lay out town way beginning at a
point In the southery line OF High street, extend.
Ing eastery to the northeriy line OF Pleasant
street.
After adopting the other articles in the
| original warrant, on motion of Captain
| Boyd, the meeting adjourned.
After the adjournment Of the meeting
| James Ii. Hartford, one of the selectmen
| said the special meeting had placed the se-
| lectmen in very unpleasant and peculiar
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