The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-02-17


Deering had nearly Is square miles, 1t was
proposed to take from Deering only 143
acres out of 10000. Mr.. Chase took up
some of the points touched upon in the
testimony yesterday. He argued that
the Oakdale people had had hard work
to get the things which they needed.
For years there was no system of sewer
age in Oakdale. Much had been said re-
garding the fire department of Deering,
but in case of confagration of what
value was few hundred feet of hose
locked up somewhere. Nobody would
deny that the Portland fire department
wonld afford them much better protec-
ton. 1t was no greater dis
lance for the apparatus to
reach Oakdale from Portland than it
was for it to go to other outlying sec
lions of the city of Portland. Mr.. Chase
submitted that those who had driven
over Forest Avenue would bear him out
in the assertion that it was poor piece
of road, mud road.
The people OF Oakdale had long wanted
to be annexed to Portland, where all
their interests were. They had tried
under the enabling act of several years
ago and had been voted down. This year
they did not ask for an enabling act, be-
cause they knew that they would be met
and voted down by the rest of the town
in the same dog in the manger spirit
with which they had always been met.
Mr.. Chase then took up the objections
urged on behalf of Deering, arguing that
they were not of great weight. He said
that the gentlemen on the other side had
said much about the taking away of val
uation. They neglected to state, or over
oked the fact that if valuation was
fha al h1tr
correspondingly reduced. Of course the
city of Portland, with Oakdale annexed,
must assume Oakdale's proportion of
the burdens of Deering. As 20 sewers,
the bill must make provision to protect
the rights of Deering. The gentlemen
on the other side would admit that
the peace of mind of the people
on the other side would be greatly in
creased by the proposed change. They
were not contented where they were. 1t
was natural that Deering people should
object to the change That was feel
ing that they might properly have, but
question for the committee to consider
was what was for the greatest good OF
the greatest number, including what was
good for the people of Oakdale, the peo-
pie OF Deering and the city of Port
land.
among the committees.
The committee on claims have vetoed
the bill of Kendall & Slade for electric
light wiring in the addition to the State
House. The claim of Hon. H. M. Heath
for counsel fees for defending ex-Judge
Hamilton of Biddeford the committee
recommend should be referred to the
Governor and Council, and will report a
resolve so transferring it.
Mr.. Sprague the other day
moved that the resolve appropri-
ating total of $I25,000 for
state pensions be referred back to the
committee. The amount is the same as
was passed by the last legislature. The
committee will adhere to its recommen-
dalton.
DR.. j. G.. Stewart before the legal af-
fairs committee today advocated the bill
to prevent the leading of bears through
the highways, unless the owners are
| licensed so to do by the municipal au-
thorities. DR.. Stewart explained that
the bill does snot apply to the Oxford
Bears.
Mr.. Morrill,, for the committee on legal
| affairs, will report favorably, tomorrow
bills in relation to the Bridgton Center
| Village Corporation, to incorporate the
Bridgton Farmers and Mechanics club,
to legalize the doings of the First Free
viii Baptist church of Gorham, and to
amend section 2, chapter 46, r. s., in re-
lation to corporations.