Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-29
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
ELECTRIC LIGHT POLES.


| The mayor and aldermen held an adj
| journed naeesing Last night for The purpose
Of giving bearing on the Petition Of the
Economic Light ( Heat Co. for the location
Of poles T.. W. Whitebonse, Esq APP
peared for the petitioners, and the
Rennebec Light Heat Co. was
represented by q. A. TaeilI Esq.
After the petition had besa formally pre-
opposition to tae petition being granted.
/ His objections were that ITO sufficient par
ties bad petitioEei and that, even ii they
had power, it woald not be right for the
city government to grant privileges which
niay effect the property rights aud fran
ebises of other persons wiihout first seeur-
/ ing the persons and property owners sufh-
eient means and facts 10 bring il action at
| iax. 4 continuance should be allowed in
order 10 give personal notice to
alu;tor. and property owners. Several
strong reasons were also given by Mr.. Tueil
as to why the matter should be postponed
IN ortler 10 give notice. Alderman Cornish
the members of the board of aldermen had
no right to authorize any person, associa-
ton or corporation To erect poles in the
ci.y's streets unless they had previously OBJ
tanned special authority from the Legislature.
Mr. Tuell thought they hal not the power.
He claimed that the company he repre-
sented was the only one entitled to
erect poles Mr. Cornish then asked him if
chapter ;}9s, Laws of -, did hestow such
pow er Oh the members Of the boart. Mr.
Tuell again thought not.
Questions were then asked Mr.. White
house, the answers to WHICH showed the
petitioners were an association, the prinei-
general manager of the Wright Electrical
Engineering Company, Estes Building 1876
Summer street, Boston, Mass. Mr.. White
house stated that he had no personal knowl-
eler of those composing the association
known as the Economic Light & Power
Company. pou motion of Alderman Cor
nish it was voted to postpone the hearing
until Sept. IL at 30 T. NJ. and that the
clrk serve personal notice on each of the
ahutting owners. Mr.. Whitehouse prom
i,e,i that the members of the association
should then be present and that more expli
cit information should be furnished
The matter of the special petition of the
k,nnebcc Light and Heat Company was
then brought up, and Mr.. Tuell showed
that the ahuttors did not object, and that
the nine poles asked for were really needed.
pom motion of Mr.. Cornish, it was or
lrred that permission be and hereby is
Granted the kcnnebec Light and Heat Co.
tn erect AMI maintain poles at the follow
ing point, uipler the direction and
supervision Of the municipal officers
pne pole north side Winthrop st. opp. house
of rclcg Morton, one pole no. side Win
tlfop st. OPP. house of Mrs. Whitney, one
poi no. side Winthrop st. opp. house of G.
G. tlagg, one pole no. side Winthrop st.
opp. Wayery hail. one pole southeast cor.
Winthrop and PeriaIn -ts.. one pole cor.
l'efham and Court ave. The above poles
20 he 80 feet in length. one pole 81 #.
long east sid, Water st. opp. NJ. c. Il. X.
lie station, one pole 3, it. long northwest
cor. Gay x Parsons shop, one pole 30 #.
lor.. east side Water st. ~ #. south of
above pole.