The Portland daily press., 1894-10-03
DIVISION OF CAPE ELIZABETH.
Farmers Hold Meeting and Discuss
the Matter.

Report of the Committee on Boundery
Line-The Proposed Line Not Alto
gether Satisfactory and the Division
lists Not Altogether Harmonious.
The residents of the agricultural Sec
ton of Cape Elizabeth have revived the
movement started two years ago for a
division Of the town. Occasional confer
ences have been help for a month or
two past with view to getting the
matter in shape for the next legislature
Last night general meeting was held
at Grange Hall. at Spurwnk. There was
a good mum berssof farmers present. Mr..
Amlrew White, of the Bowery Beach dis
trict, was chairman, and Mr.. Edward f.
Hill secretary. The first business of
the meeting was to hear the report of the
committee on boundary line. The COM
mlttee is composed of Mr.. Charles E. Jor-
dan, Mr.. Elisha F Jordan, Mr.. William G.
Robinson, MI. Scott d. Jordan and Mr..
Nathaniel Dyer. Mr.. Charles E. Jordan
made the report. He said the committee
had located in general way line be-
ginning at Danforth Cove, striking the
cottage road near Mr.. Andrew Sawyer's,
thence along the road to the Corner,
thence down back of Captain A lbert
Boyd's house, through the gravel pit, and
striking the Ocean House road near the
stone watering trough. From thence ov-
er Barren Hill, taking in MIR. Craig's
house, thence back Of John Pillsury's
house and Mr.. Higgins's. thence to the
railroad track of the p. s. & P. road,
and thence along the track of the Scar
boro line Mr.. Jordan said the commit
tee thought this line was the strongest
line possible, and would get more sup
port than any other. 1t takes in practi-
cally all the farming section, and ex-
cluded the villages which were the cause
of the farmers heavy burden of taxa
tion. Mr.. Elisha f. Jordan, who was
memb Der of the committee, expressed
himself as fully concurring with what
Mr.. Charles E. Jordan had said about
the line.
Mr.. Clement E. Staples seemed to labor
under the impression that the commit
tee had not been unanimous, and it was
not until every member had been in
quired of that he was satisfied. After
that point was settled. Mr.. Staples still
had good many other points that he
wanted cleared up. He wanted to know
the exact location of the line, he wanted
to know if the line followed property
lines, he wanted to know if the commit
tee had considered questions of appor-
tionment of the town debt and valu-
alton in connection with the proposed
line. Mr.. G E. Jordan replied that he
regarded most of Mr.. Staples's questions
as mere quibbling, and though the was
seeking simply to obsGruct, and the
proceedings were for time not alto
gether harmonious.
After Mr. Staples had asked all the
questions that occurred to him, various
gentlemen were called upon to express
their views.
Mr.. Lewis Hannaford did not approve
of the line. He thought it ran too near
the city. He thought also that there
was too strong disposition upon the
part of every body to have his own way.
There was altogether too much "In and
aWe.n
Mr.. Scott d. Jordan defended the line.
He said it had been laid out SO as TO cut
the villages off from the agricultural
sction. This he thought was the true
policy.
Mr.. Augustus Hannaford thought a
committee should be appointed to figure
out just what the effect of division
| would be. Before he committed himself
to it he wanted to be sure that it would
| help him.
Mr.. Edward F. Hill thought the line Of
| two years ago, which ran farther back
| from the harbor front, was preferable
to the new one. This new line included
sections of the town which, before many
years, would become villages, and then
| the burdens which the farmers were try
| ing to get rid of would come back
| again. rhe farmers must be relieved of
their present budens. The present rate
! of taxation they could not stand. In the
Pond Cove district this year, the taxes
| would be over $40 on thousand while
in Ferry Village they would be but $12
POND Cove was paying for the Ferry s
school houses. He suggested a general
meeting at the town house to discuss
| the question more fully.
! Mr.. George H. Hannaford co unsettled
harmony. For his part he was willing
to accept any line that was deemed best
and fight for it.
Mr.. c. E. Staples explained his position.
| He said that he could not support di-
vision which did not seem suitable to
both the proposed towns, though he did
| not say whether the proposed line would
make such division.
| There was much more talk of desul-
tory character, but no decisive action
was taken. 1t was quite evident that
there was wide difference of opinion
| on the boundary question, and little
prospect of agreement. Will 9 practical,
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