Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-03-22

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hope this amendment will he shut out at
once We want to see this railroad across
the coas, of Maine. and it is weaier To
me that our county hiss siess, up 50 we'll il
property and population wi,hou, railroad.
As TO poor towns which are unable 10 pay.
l believe that this railroad is just whist they
want To brace them up.
Mr. Twitchell of Bath SSH on b. half of
the raiirelti ,-onaaiittee thai this matter hal
been advertised ami large humber OF ei,i
zens Of Washington eanufs appeared, and
| most Of them were in favor at the h,li,
Our committee voted anansn Jusly to report
this bill. am in favor 81 Il majority OF
registered voters on wsrl liavs. but on rail-
roads ,ioai think it applies.
Mr.. Cover Of Winthrop spoke briefly in
favor of this bill
Mr.. Lawrei &c Of i.u5ec sal that this bill
was rvpirtsd ~ ]. cae,mi';ce OF five, and
tina, THIS hearing wa advertised four days
in the ksNNEEso iocESu- This hearing
was not as,yeris a in the Wash ngtou coan-
~ papers. | asa rot orp1-rd TO a railroad,
but am in favor Of ;his amendment.
There i nothing unfair about ii, ami hop,
| il ill he adopted.
Mr.. Woodbury. of Deerins sail know
| this railroad S needed. and something thu
has long been needed The passage of this
bill would only rails. tn tax one mill on 4
dollar This railroad would increase tin
valuation OF wash gton eoan'y $3.50 ooa,
if not more. Il seems to M ,hai there
| is but one thing for us TO do,
| 10 say 10 thea Il You want
| 10 invest, YOU may. We are enforcing
nothing upon them and | think We can
safely trust the good people of Washing
son county TO invest in the preferred stock
| of that railroad if they wish to.
Mr.. Iiitlefeil Of pelani sail that he
| thought every man ought to have voice IN
this matter If every man has chance to
| vote in this county, the whole matter VIII
rest upon their 81 'uiler>.
| Mr.. Harris of East Machias sad that the
effect of this amen 'ment would be to Kill
the whole matter. To require majority
| of all the voters in the county TO accept the
| act is 10 defeat ii. We all Of us know how
imperfect the voting lists of our towns are.
There are men upon it who are absent from
their homes, and there are men upon 1t who
are dead. Every ona of these men l. a
voter according to this amendment. II
would be impossible to obtain majority OF
all the voters in the county. hope the
amendment will be defeated.
Mr. Bean f Mason saii it seemed to him
an honest proposition of the gentleman
from Lubec TO want the whole voice of the
people in this matter. whether they viii or
will not vote this appropriation, claim II
is our duty to use Washington county As
well as the city of Portland. | hope we
I'shsll vote to accept the amendment.
The question heing on the adoption of
the amen iment offered by Mr.. Lawrence OF
Lubec division was called for and the
| amendment was lost by IA vote of 90 to n
The question being on the third reading
OF the bill,
Mr. Lawrence of Lubec moved to in
definitely postpone.
Mr.. Lawrence said that there were 10 or
Is towns in Washington county that dIlnt
know this bill was before the Legislature.
The last bill was only advertised four days
1t has been said that it was reported unani-
mousiv by the committee. There were only
five OF that committee that reported. II Is
unjust because it levies upon my town,
which receives 10 benefit from this rail
| road, the same tax rs upon the larger towns
and those that receive all the benefit. | am
not opposing the railroad, am in favor of
the towns that receive the benefit raising
money in any way they see fit, but object
! to my town being taxed the same as o,iier
towns which are benefited by this railroad
Ny people have cleared themselves o.
debt and they don't want to be
taxed for any such a scheme as this. VIVA
do our senators want to 10; They say they
have got this matter into their hanis an
we have got to submit to il. ! suppose we
will have 70, but never by my vote. 1t IL
ridiculous and | hope you will vote thi.
measure down.
Mr. Harris Of East Maciias said that this
road was not for the benefit of one or two
TOW ms but that 1t was for the benefit of the
whole county. The way to help these poor
towns was TO put railroad somewhere in
their vicinity. There is no question but
what a railroad through Washington county
would increase the valuation very largely.
| There is not a man here who will say tha;
| the bill passed two Years ago in favor of =
railroad in Arocsto9k county was not a wise
measure. We have every reason to believe
tia, this will tie equally successful. Til
Legislature can DO no greater good TO our
coutiy thar by passing this bill.
After further remarks hy Messrs.
VI Cuilorgh of Calais, liamiin of Els
vorth ana Harris of East Machas in favor
of tho b,,I a,.d Misses IittlsfpIJ of pnIarH
and Lawrence of '.nbcc against the bill,
the l''as and nays ""re ordered.
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