The Portland daily press., 1895-04-06
SOUTH PORTLAND. !
4 Wild and Stormy Town Meeting
Held.
ACTION AGAINST FERRY COMPANY
IS REVISED.

of the Opposing Hosts in His Breast
But the Winkelried Game Does Not
Bring Victory s
The South Portland town meeting
Friday afternoon, would have done
credit to Cape Elizabeth in the days of
her undivided glory. In many parts of
the town, especially Ferry Village. work
was generally suspended while the men
went to the meeting at the great brick
town house. Barges and teams rolled n
from Ferry Village, Pleasantdale, Cash's.
Corner, Ligonia, Knightville and Will
lard, crowded with men and boys, all
intent on the great Ferry fight. Bur
rows's screen factory also contri buted
thirty-fve of it's employees, who were car
ried over in barge. The hall was
crowded as full as it could hold when
Town Clerk Noah B. knight called the
sembly to partial order and began to
read the warrant. The reading was
scarcely audible ten feet from the desk.
SO great was the hum of conyeis ation.
Mr.. Frank E. Ross moved that the clerk
cast the vote of the meeting for Thomas
B. Haskell for moderator. Tt was voted
with fearful and wonderful "aye.n
There is such a racket here that you
can't tell whether you are afoot or
horseback" 2" said Clerk Knight after he
had declared Mr.. Haskell elected modera-
tor. Mr.. Haskell, in taking his place,
reminded his hearers that this was the
first meeting of the new town of South
Portland. He urged his hearers to be
orderly and respectful, and informed
them that he intended to have order if
he had to keep them there all night.
cloud applause.)
Before the warrant was read,
CAPT. A.D. BOYD AROSE
andswas recognized. Of course everyone
was on the qui vive at this point. Capt.
Boyd began by saying that before pro-
ceeding to act on the first article in this
liens of South Portland that he had
been wrongly denounced-("S Shut up,n
PUT that man out" from Ferry Villag-
ers; cries of $50 on" from Boyd men,
Capt. Boyd proceeded to relate how he
had made good his offer at the meeting
of March 18th, by going to the select
men and offering them $1,000 for the
lease of the ferry slip.
At this point some one shouted
YOU'RE bloke, and you know it,"
The constables were appealed to for
order, and soon Capt. Boyd went on, dis
playing check for $1,000 and certif-
cate of deposit for the. same amount. He
waved these in the air saying: "Those
two pieces of paper are of the value of
two thousand dollars in gold, if necessa-
ry."
"Show 'em to us?" shouted many.
Capt. Boyd again waved them aIoft.
Go right on captain, will keep or
der,n said the moderator
Capt. Boyd then related how the select
men had refused to accept his offer, he
should Withdraw all his offers and leave
the matter open to fair and just compe-
tition. He believed the landing should
not be leased for less than $1,000 per
year.
The reading of the warrant came next.
After the warrant was read,
E. E. HECKBERT, esq, WAS RECOG-
NIZED.
He said it was now recognized that the
action of the last town meeting was un-
necessary. hasty and unjust. 1t has be-
come apparent that there is only one fer
rs company in existence that has any
right to lease this landing, and that is
the Peoples Ferry company. Capt. Boyd
has endeavo-ed to lease this ferry land
ing, and has been told that it WAS le-
gal impossibility to do so. Mr.. Heck
bert then went ON to say that the action
of the last meeting would be severe
blow to the Ferry Village portion of the
town. Mr.. Heckbert then moved the re-
consideration of the vote of the meeting
OF March 18th.
Capt. Boyd denied that he had been
ever told that such lease was legal
impossibility.
Mr.. H eek bert; II meant to say that the
selectmen had consulted the best legal
authority in Portland and they had been
informed that it would be absolutely il
legal to lease the ferry landing as Capt
Boyd wishes" cloud and tumultuous
cheers.)
Capt. Boyd-"I did not question that
the selectmen had been advised"
Mr.. Heck bert -"I thought you
wouldn't" (More yells.)
Here the floor was demanded and OBJ
tanned by Prof. John B. Chase, and he
was greeted with the shouts of keep
still," Kisses, ETC., that had already
greeted Capt. Boyd.
:. Hear, Old PenDyroyal Tea" shouted
a voice, and this mandate was obeyed
respectfully.
After Prof. Chase had been heard, Capt
Boyd moved that the first article be dis
missed.
MIR. JOHN CAMPBELL
next got the floor. He is quiet man who
apparently has not conspicuous record
Ia water and other fights of the past, for