The Portland daily press., 1895-02-18
lsneeial to the PRESS

Especial to the PRE5S.l
+ Augusta, February l6.-There is practical
t ly no doubt that when this legislature ad-
journs Cape Elizabeth will be the location
of two towLs. Members of the co.nmittee
on towns have said enough since the hear
ing to make it apparent on which side they
will vote when the matter comes before
them for final action. Hon. Charles F.
Libby has filed with the committee Il bill
carrying out the wishes OF the petitioners
as explained at the hearing. This bill gIves
to the farming section OF the town which
lIseeks TO be set off. the old name-Cape
lElizabeth-and to the other section gives
the name of Elizabeth. As Mr.. Libby
pointed out at the hearing, the word Cape
naturally goes to the new town, as its
| territory is on the Cape proper. Mr.. Rey-
nolds, for the otner side, put in a plea that,
as matter of sentiment. ii for no other
reason. the village sections of the town
should retain the old name in full The bill
would seem 10 make just recognition OF
this claim, each of the new towns bearing
the name Elizabeth. but the word Cape be-
ing prefxed to the tow ON the Cape itself.
The bill also makes provision for the town
debt and supports of the poor. 1t is as fol-
lows:
"An act to divide the town or Cape
Elizabeth, in the County of Cumberland,
and to fix the names of the respective
portisns thereof.
'sBe it enacted, etc.
'Section l.-All tnat part of the town of
Cape Elizabeth, which lies southerly OF the
following described line, namely; .tdescrib-
ing the line asset forth in the petition and
already printed)) is hereby set off from said
town of Cape Elizabeth and Incorporated,
with the inha hitants thereof, into separ-
ate town by the name of Cape Elizabeth;
and he nama of the remaining portion of
said town, lSing mort hefly Of said line shall
be the town of Elizabeth. Said new iown
sof Cape Eliza6ct h shall have all the privi-
iege and powers and be subject to all the
duties and liabilities of towns as provided
by the general statutes of the state.
section The inhabitants of said new
town of Cape Elizabeth shall be holden to
pay all taxes which have been legally
assessed upon them in the town of Cape
Elizabeth, and the collectors of taxes for
said town are authorized and required to
collect and pay all the taxes to them COM
Lifted, according to their respective war;
rants. All moneys now in the treasury of
said town and all sums which shall here
after be received from taxes heretofore
assessed shall be applied TO he several pur-
poses for which they were received, and
each town officer of the present town of
Cape Elizabeth shall have the same powers
and perform the same duties as they now
have and perform within the limits of said
new town of Cape Elizabeth until the or
ganization of said new town BY the choice
of like town officers.
Sec tion 3.-Said new town of Cape Eliza
beth shall pay such proportion of the
present Indebtedness of the town of Cape
Elizabeth as the polls and valuation of said
new town, as fixed by the town valuation
for the year of 1894 bears to the polls and
valuation of the whole town of Cape Eliza
beth for that year. and shall CONTINUE to
pay the same proportion of the state and
county taxes assessed upon the present
town of CAPE Eliza beth. until a separate
valua tion shall be made by the state asses
sors.
.sSection 4.-All town property. real and
personal. now situated within the limits of
said new town of Cape Elizabeth. shall be-
come the property of said town, and all
persons hereafter becoming chargeable as
paupers shall be chargeable to the new
town of Cape Elizabeth or the town of
Elizabeth, ccording as their last settlement
may fall within. the respective territories
of said towns.
q Section 5.-Until new aprortionmen t
of the state shall be made, the towns of
Cape Elizabeth and Elizabeth shall consti-