Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-03-10

examined The stnfement care
my and dsairing farther tina for inysstiear
ion ~ bill vas tahied b. ne0baf q The
>eumik1es xx my request A. soon - Il
sas knosn taks I desired 70 iovssdgsts zoe
natter was, Of coufse, aaked What my
we're. simply ssased that va
,of q t:sh ID to allow The bill 20 through -
4 vas ard desired further time fer investi-
ration, and q thea felt should be com
reiled TO Q der an amendment. Then felt 90
for this reason. The bill asks permission
to increase the capital stock Of the road
B. .OO0, COO. Ths statement says that the
procseds 81 that stock should be applied Tor
cerssia purposes; erss. to wipe out certain
porsion of the Indebtedness OF the road and
subsequently, to make certain !mrrovements
vhieh the executive of3cefs Of the road
deemed necessary. Il IVES suggested 10
me that By reason Of The necessity for con-
current legislation and also for the reason
that an attack upon this particular bill
corporation, IL nythiDg we're to be done ii
would be dome by general Law, and, -
the members Of the House probably know,
l introduced an order for the juiiciAry
&C mmitiee 10 inquire iato the expectancy
Of re quiripg tbs stock of quasi-public cor
porssions 70 be sold 1t public auction.
A very full and interesting hearing
was held on that question and il
was the unanimous judgment Of the judici-
AIRY commistse that such law was nos as this
time expediert. aad when cay that such
Was the unanimous judgment Of the COM
mi!fee mean, Of coure, thst concurted
in that judgment. 1t then seemed 10 me
ihat is vas my duty - 3 member Of this
House, coming here ~ believed TO repre-
sent my constituents and rot to legislste in
the interests Of any individual corporation.
TO offer An amendment to the bill. But
within few days my ate alton has been
called to the charter OF toe road
and have examined 1t very carefully.
Il 10 peculiar one. IL vas
granted in 1886, and smoug other
things provides that The road Msy
receive IL per cent. dividends for II con-
secu,iye years upon the cost of tue road,
including incidental expenses. Nov, while
l still believe that theoretically this new
stock should be cold at public suction, yet
Is the only ground uptn which l should
feel called upon to iItsrfe,efd with it would
be upon that Of benefit to the public, aud
a. under the peculiar terms Of the charter
BEE no way in which the public would
practically be benefited if the stock were
sold at public auction, | have no objection
to the passage Of the bill. simply desire,
Me. Speaker, to make this statement in
order that my poslt!on may not be misun-
derstood
On motion Of MIR. Drew of Fort Faie-
field the House reconsidered its vote, psss-
log the following bill 10 be engrossed:
Bill. al sc: TO empower the county Of
AroostOok to aid in the construction Of q
railroad through said county and to &C.
Quire and bold pfeft rred stock OF the CON
psny building such railroad.
Mr.. Drew offered amendments to the
bill. and On his motion the bill and amend.
ments were laid upon the table.
COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCE.
Bill, an act to prevent the taking of fish
from Potter's pond in the town Of Carthage
for period of five years, was passed TO be
engrosssd in the House on the 4th inst,
sent to the Senate, was there non-
concurred in and referred to
the committee on fisheries and game. and
was sent down for concurrence. House
voted to iusis: and appoint . committee OF
conference. The Chair announced, 10
accordance with the vote of the House, the
following committee OF conference:
Messrs. Hiscock Of Wilton, Noble Of
Lewiston and Dennen OF Poland.
HIGHWAY ACROSS ATKINS Bar.
On motion of Mr.. Gilmore OF Woolv ich
bill, an act to authorize the county com.
missioners Of Ssgsdshoc county to locate
and construct . highway across Atkins
bsy, tabled pending passage TO be enacted
was taken from the table.
Mr.. Gilmore-I desire to say few
words, 80 that the House may understand
this bill This bill originated on petition
Of Mr.. P. O. Vickery in this city, \ man
of wealth, who purchased trac. Of land
in the town of Phippsburg. The facilitie'
are the same now as when he bought
A steamer runs tsice every day between
BAH and Popham. -Four times . week the
steamers from the Kennebec stop there or
their trips to end from Boston. There is
also GOOD highway leading from there to
Bath, and it is nov proposed to authorize
the commissioners to locate bridge Acros.
the water 1000 feet, by the measurement
OF the coass survey, in order to cut of
three miles, ard ,he roads connecting with
this bridge will cost $500. IL will be used
only about two months in the 5ear for cum.
mer travel, and il the bridge is built it viii
cost not less than 3l2 600 The town o.
Pbipp.burg wouldn't take il as a present il
it were built and given to them to suppl IT
Nineteen swentieths of the travel will be on
Sundays, and most Of tina. to accommodate
fe~ citizens of Bath, and hope thi,
House will reject the bill. 1t is unjust.
Mr. Shaw Of Bath-This bill 10 not to in.
struct the county commissioners to lay
out this bridge, but merely to give them
permission TO go on the premises to see
whether it is practicable or not to have thi.
bridge laid out. Mr. Vickery has gone
down 70 Popham and bought that place
investing some $4,000 or more. There
are now twenty. Ave cottages ranging frem
$500 or $500 to $4,000 in value, which
have been built since he took charge OF
the place. The conveniences Of ge,ting al
this place are very bad and be asks the
town of Phippsburg To remedy it, They
refused to do anything and now he appeals
to the county commissioners. As the
bridge is over tide waters the county com
missioner, have no authority over it, and
he comes to this Legislature to ask the
county commissioners to have hearing il
regard to it. ! see no reason why they
cannot be called on to view the premi e,
and see whether they deem it nc cessarry to
lay it ont.
Mr.. Gilmore-We had csse similar to
tbi, before our committee on ways and
hsfl bat. -
Pitt.fiald. l think that the commissioners
Of Somerset county are just IS honest as
they are in Sagadahoc county. am q
resident in that county. and I know the
county ard know all that has trsn.pYed
taere as we'll as my friend from Bath.
Now, the CON missi lners Of Somerset cOunty
laid ont bridge across the river ct Pitts.
field. Look 1t your registers and see the
votes they cas-. in the little town Of Pitts
field. Are we not sill aware what an
inf renee in the county conventions q
large town has over a smaller one
our these commissions? 1t Is just 90 10
this county. We we're called on to help
them out. We vo.sd on that committee TO
allow the State to psy $1,000. Every one
Of you has got to help pay for it, jus. as
sure q. the bridge IL built II you are
prepared 50 to act. shall bear rpy part
with the rest.
Mr.. Savage Of Auburn-As understand
it, the reason why this bill has been intro
duced to the House is merely because the
bridge, or some portion Of il, is to cross
'ids-Nsters. IL it we're not for this fac,
the county commissioners would now have
Jurisdiction and would be able to GO ON and
lay out the way. or refuse to lay il
cut. As they might deem expedisnt
So far as the particular circumstances are
concerned at Phippsburg and =. Fort Pop
hsm' don't know IS they necessarily enter