The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-01
PORTLAND MAINE FRIDAY MORNING.

Mr.. Dunn at onoe began to question
ms witnesses, the first being Mr.. e. B
Wlnslow. the we'll known manufacturer,
OF Deerlng, who said that for the past
two years there has been very strong
feellng in favor of annexation in both
cities. Hessaid that the city of Deering
had very obligingly placed additional
hydrsnts near his factoryssin that Etown,
but that in the way of supplying ade-
quate fire extinguishing apparatus and
protection, the city was entirely una
Bile to do a thing. Portland is coming
TO be known as the pleasure ground of
the east Visitors to Maine III the sum-
mer come here IN greater mum bers year
by year. Mr.. Winslow also spoke of the
disposal of the Back Cove sewage, which
must be done at the expense of both
never be time when the debts of the
two cities will be so nearly equal in pro-
portion to valuation, another argument
for immediate annexation.
Mr.. f. r. Redlon, alderman of the Oak
dale district of Deeering, said that he
had what he considered good reasons for
wishing annexation. He said first, that
the remonstrants were either office-hold-
ers or office seekers, very significant
fact. Mr.. Redlon also said that he want
ed to be annexed because a Portland
man could buy burial lot for $40 to
S25 less than the price to be paid for
that convenience in Evergreen Cemetery
by neering citizens.
Park Commissioner Smith offPortland
and Mr.. ". P. Goss of Deering spoke
briefly, but without uncertainty for an
nexation and SO did Hon. Mark Jordan
also of the smaller city.
Superintendent George E. Brown, of
the Belknap Motor Company, said that
Deering people who favored annexation
didn't dare to call their souls their own
when at home. The remonstrants, he
said, had come down TO bulIdoze the
legislature into squelching the bill.
Colonel H S. Osgood, County Treasurer
d. j. Chenery and Henry Humphrey
spoke briefly in favor of annexation.
Mr.. Dunn then closed the case saying
that Deering had 1400 voters, 1890 to be
exact, 600 of whom are known to be
favorable to annexation.
THE OPPOSITION.
Then Attorney Matthews opened for
the remonstrants. He said that it would
do no harm to submit the question to
the people, and If this was new thing
his people would not be here today to
oppose it. He was here simply to pro-
test against any further trial of thing
which the people had sat on at least
once; IL was to protest "against being
Aots ~SA OAu uAu NA05GON OAo " toSS
on the question.
Joseph Fl. Hutchins of Deering, in a
brief speech, opposed the annexation.
City Solicitor Elder OF Deering ex-
planned that he came in obedienceato in
structions of the city government to
come here as a remonstrant. Mayor
Sawyer, who was introduced by Mr.. Mat
thews as Democratic mayor in Re-
publican city, also spoke in opposition.
He spoke of the past sentiment against
annexation, which he believed still ex-
isted. He would co incide with Mr.. Mat
thews as to the change of sentiment re-
garding annexation in Ward s. That
was due to the improvements which
have been made and a feeling that
Dsering could do better for itself than
Portland could do for it
DR.. Charles W. Foster spoke briefly in
the same line.
Alderman ArthurssW. Pierce and Post
master VIII. Motley followed. Mr.. Mot
ley pitched into the management of
Portland.