Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-18

Mr. lurr.toa of Minot moved to taxi
from tue liable Scnl't document No. i3i
majority AMI minority reports of tbe com
mttcr on towns MIR. Darlington thei
moved that the House concur with the Sen
ate ia the adoption of the majority report.
Mr.. l.ittieiiela moved that the House sub
stitute the minority for the ma lority report
Mr. Mitclirl of kittery moved that the
irbat, on this question be limited To q
minute, Tor lhe principal speakers and iiv'
minutes to the other speakers and that tn
House vote ON that question at 3.ll.
The motion was lost.
MIR Lttietirld of Poland said he move
To substitute the minority report for til,
uajprity because the bill reported by tn,
majority WAS to divide one of the towns h
Represented and would he disastrous to th'
minority OF the people of his town. Th'
tow of Minot was extremely anxious fo
the division of Poland The ll9 person,
of the town of Poland who have sIgne,
these petitions for II division repreSen
barely eI:S 900 The III men who live
IN that vicinity who represent the rcmainIn'
$3.50 900 Of the valuation are not unani
mon, for the division.
There are 100 taxpayers of the town o
Poland who signed remonstrances agaiHs
THIS measure. About the only reason urge
for this division is that they want It. ias
spfing they asked US to fix a valuation on
certain corporation we cOulin' t do tina, IL"
cause there were other large and grown.
corporations. and if We fixed n valuation 70
tbs CORPORATION, we must also fix a valua
ton for the others They asked for SI0'H
r,,p f,r nta INIT thor. nj
cost uf si2u0 They say they haven't an,
supply of water. they have never aske,
the town If POLAND to assist them
have no doubt but what POLAND woult
generously contribute for water for publ,
uses Another reason is urged, that they
want sidewalks. lhcv have a village char
ter and they have the power to build, repair
ami maintain sidewalk. In this village ",
have established free high schools. bul
school is the pride of our town and we sun
port il ~ literally rs We are able. w" have
abolished the school district system and il
TIN. division be- made AMI this school GU
out from the town of Poland, there will be
III tcholrs dcfraudcl of heir high schoo
privileges.
Tlcre will also be long roads that will
be loft for the town to support IT this divis
inn =. nai, There are - small school
,nt.i.le Of the village of Mechanic Falls
ant g ,l,,s Jivisinn is male the schol,-
npt.,,l.. vii suffer for the benefit of thos,
,nsi In W., nave nns.,L a listing hill t,
l;gb,.u ,h., hurI.us Of rho farmers If thi
b,lt n,,... ,I,,. farmers tl,nre will b.. lust n,
I,aL ,T If a., hal mt n,ss,d it. For thes,
reason. hone the minority rcport will b,
sul,.f,tutsd far fine maturity.
Mr.. pur,npton of Minot spoke in favor
Of ii.a n,aiort, report lIe sand that not ;
siuol, wear masses but what the outsi,l,
waters are ,rrayc.l against the ,iIlag. o
Mechanic Falls We lay,. 4 village of 2nnt
t,npul,tion. 1t - divided by the river, on.
half being on tine Poland side, and one hat
IN fine M,not .ule. The Poland Paper Co
the lc,,llpg industry of the place is EXTENDED
on both SIDES. People live on one side an,
do business on the other Business men owl
pron.rt. on both sides. There is ahsolutcI,
a community of interest there. The ques
tiou of the taxation of anybody's pro
perty in POLAND does not come int
this question, improvements in the wa,
of sidewalks. street lighting and water sup
ply can never be made under the prescn
condition. The only sidewalks We have are
ridges of earth covered with shrinking o.