The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-06
AT AUGUSTA.
Notes and Foreshadowings of Legislative
Proceedings.
Especial to the Press.1

Especial to the Press.I
AUGUSTA, February 1.-The appear
ance of deer in the woods in York and
Cumberland counties, is now sufficiently
rare to in many cases prompt general
hunt. The deer generally being alone
and his pursuers many, his chances are
pretty slim. 1t has been the case that
all the boys and young men in town
have suddenly been filled with the love
of chasing big game and turned out for
a general hunt Now, Notwithstanding
this, the deer are slowly increasing in
the two southern counties. They are
seen quite often in the Ossipee hills IN
Parsonsfeld, and the neighboring towns
in York county, Deer are also showing
a fondness for the cool woods among the
hills of Northern Cumberland. 1t Is
believed that if they are left undisturbed
for period of years they will become SO
plentiful that they may then be hunted
under the provisions of the general law
for the protection of game. Occasional
glimpses of these beautiful creatures
will also be an additional charm for tired
city people seeking a few weeks rest and
recreation in the pleasant villages OF
York and Cumberland counties. With
these things in mind, a number OF gem
tlemen have instituted movement III
favor of a close time for the next ten
years and many petitions in advocacy OF
legislation to that end have been circu-
lated and generally signed. A hearing
will soon be given on the matter by the
committee on land fisheries and game.
Bar Harbor Agitated.
The people of Bar Harbor are agitated
over water question. The Rodicks,
local magnates, who own the big Rodick
hotel, on whose ornamental turrets
glitter in the sunlight the gilded letter
R, are the principal owners of the Bar
Harbor Water Company which now gets
a supply of sparkling water from Eagle
lake which nestles among the hills sur
rounding Green mountain. But it is
claimed by many that while the water is
good, the amount which finds its way to
the village through the pipes OF the
company is not large enough to supply
the needs in the summer months. For
Mr.. George W. Vanderbilt, with all
his millions in stocks and bonds, is al
most a pauper in the matter of water.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's family in summer,
when he is at his Bar Harbor place,
numbers 80 people and 20 horses OF
course in such place, there are great
many faucets but the water pressure, it
is said, is so small, that only one faucet
can be used at time. Summer resi-
dents have been obliged to resort to
pumps and windmills to overcome the
difficulty, due to the smallness of the
mains and the fact that they leak. Some
years ago, the Eden Water Company
was organized under the general law and
secured from the legislature an enabling
act authorizing it to lay pipes in the
village of Bar Harbor and to take water
from Eagle lake. Then, say the friends
of this new company, the older concern
promised better fashions and did brace
up for time but they have again failed
to meet the demands and SO the Eden
Company wants renewal of the en-
abling act. In the Eden Company are
many the people who own elaborate
summer residences at Bar Harbor.
Today there appeared in the House the
remonstrance of the Rodick Company
The friends of this company say that it
is willing to do the right thing, that it
already has costly system of water
works, designed to supply drinking
water and protect the town from fire and
that there Is no good reason why a new
concern should be allowed to attempt to
take from it the privileges which it now
enjoys. 1t is also said that the move
ment in favor of the new company is
prompted by wealthy people from away
while home capital is invested in the old.
Both sides have representative in the
field of action. Mr.. Rodick is here looking
after his interests, and Mr.. Deasy of the
firm of Deasy & Higgins, represents the
new company.
The Grand Trunk Bridge.
The legislation asked for by the Grand
Trunk railroad in reference to the Back
Cove bridge between Portland and Deer
ing, is in order to prevent possible legal
complications in the future. When the
new draw was recently built there, it
was ne cessary to rebuild most of the
bridge few feet to one side of the old
structure. This was done in order to
keep trains moving, leaving the old
bridge for use while the new one was
building. There was very little question
as to legality of this new location but in
these days of many law suits, the road
wanted to be on the safe side. The bill
is now on it's passage.
MAINE TOWNS.