The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-13
The Division of Cape Elizabeth.

To the Editor of the PRESS:
The subject of the division Of the town
of Cape Elizabeth has been before the
people more than two years, and thor
oughly discussed, the meetings always
open to any aud all who wished to at
tend, the interests of both sides consid-
cred in an impartial manner and a line
OF division sneposedgs THAT the cireum-
stances of athe eass fallyF warranted as
exceedingly generous to the villages.
Our sole reason for being so liberal was
that we wish to have adlvision peaceably
and Lot.engendersa i'll will or hard
feelings between the two parties.
Upon this principle we sent in our petit
tion and represented our case precisely
as it existed. The. opposition presented
their case also to the committee. The
result was decided in our favor. The
men who composed these bodies were
disinterested in the matter, ana passed
upon the case as their best judgment
told them the merits and justice of the
case demanded.
Thus far the wheels of justice were al
lowed to revolve in a legitimate manner
but as there are always some who are
dissatisfied with everything human and
divine, standing ready to throw obstacles
in the way of any effort of progress or
reform, they comii enced to exercise their
arts upon this matter. by requesting
that amendments be4made to certain
parts of the bill, etc., consequently de-
laying the business from day TO day I'M
til the present time, and now have
launched forth a shower of wished for
amendments which not only affect the
past and presents. but binds us touthe
very ills from which we wish to escape
by division, indefinitely f + the future,
and also claim the privllege Of calling
our annual meeting after the Division
has been plished.s1 feel safe in
saying that there is not one voter to the
south of thedproposed line of division Who
will consent to any part OF this batch of
amendments. IL
One cannot fail to see the selfish pur-
pose in the whole line of opposition to
division, as we'll as the desire to still
hold the power to extort from the farm
ing community in the future as in the
past. They already have the whole
of the harbor front, which extends from
the breakwater near South Portland to
Stroudwater village distance of more
than SIX miles by the shore, EN- Drac1nR
the sites of five ship yards, all of which
; have been utilized for that purpose
Also the Dry Dock, Kerosene Works,
Lead Works, Rolling Mill and Ferry
Landing valued at ten Thousand dollars.
Town House and High School building
valued at fifteen thousand dollars, stone
crusher and road machine three thous-
and dollars more. Every drop of Sebago
water is within their limits, gra vel
banks purchased for road repairs costing
between three and four thousand dollars
ment postoffice for its convenience. Their
rates of insurance are a little less than
one half as hig b as ours, owing to our
not having Sebago water. Now what do
we get TO Offset this large amount of
property and conveniences enjoyed by the
people of the village? The town farm
and it's necessary tools for working val
ued at seven Thousand five hundred
dollars and two hundred dollars wort b
of barren spot of land in the interior
of large tract belonging to other parties
with no road or right of way to get to
it.
We also have one postofice. No harhor
fol vessels or even small boats. Now
with this array of facts can airy man
with a spark of live and let live" dis
position about his make up. feel justified
In clamoriug for more concessions to
his already lions share?" If so, the
comprehensive lesson embraced in the
Golden Rule must have escaped his
notice. S.D.J.