The Portland daily press., 1895-05-07
WATER FOR YARMOUTH.
It Comes High But They Must
Have 1t.
TO INSTALL WATER WORKS AND
SEWERS TO COST $4,000.
Considerable Heat Developed in the Dis
cussion-Another Case of Villagers VS..
Farmers with Odds in Favor of the
Villagers.
Especial to the PRESS,)

Especial to the PRESS.)
Yarmouth, May 6.-Every town has
it's water fight at some time or other
| and Yarmouth took her turn today. ut
| 2 o'clock, the hour of the meeting, the
| little yellow town house was surround
ed with teams which had brought in
| the people from the outlying districts.
Inside all the seats were filled and a
large number of men stood in the back
of the hall and laughed and applauded
vigorously at each keen thrust of some
of the debating fbordered on. the person.
al. Behind the bulwark made by the
desk in front of the platform, sat Town
Clerk Bucknam and Mr.. Charles 6.
Woodman, who had been elected mode
rator. The propositions before the meet
ing were to carry out the action taken
in March looking to the Introduction of
water and the construction of q system
of sewers. OF course there were objectors
and, although they were in minority,
their vigorous protests added zest to
the proceedings.
DR.. L. FL. Cook began the proceedings
of the last meeting SO far as they relat-
ed toswater works. The records showed
that the town voted to issue per cent
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to be
known as water and sewer bonds, not
less than $4,000 of the amount to he ex-
pended for the construction of sewers.
The committee on public improvements
was also raised at the March meeting,i
memb bers being property owners in the
town. They are Messrs. Geo. w. Ham,
nond, L.. L. Shaw, John II. Humphrey,
Alfred L. Small. John Walker, Charles
l.. Marston and Charles G. Woodman,
This committee reported through Capt.
Humphrey an offer made by Mr.. Ham
mond, agent of the Forest Paper Com
pany. The company owns fine spring
which flows 100, 900 gallons of pure wat
er every "a hours. AT the March meet
ing votes were passed favorable to the
construction of a system of water works
to cost $35, 900. This included pumping
station, the street mains and stand
pipe. Now the company steps in and
says that for $3.50 year it will pump
all the water the town wants from its
spring into the stand pipe. So much
by way of explanation.
Mr.. j. Y. Hodsdon offered preamble
and resolutions reciting the facts that
the act of the legislature authorized the
purchase Eof the Yarmouth Water Com
pany by the town of Yarmouth; that
their company had been duly organized,
and that it had voted TO sell out to the
town for IL. Mr.. Hodsdon moved that
the town buy the charter.
THEN CAME THE DIRECTORS.
Mr.. A. F. York hoped that the town
wouldn't buy that charter. We don't
want to rob anybody. The town can
+nr ulyc xryi% Ok
then why do we want this charter. A IL
other thing think it is hardly fair to
the outlying portions of the town. If
we want water works then we must
have money to pay for them. If this viii
lage wants water works, believe the
people here should pay for them.
Capt. Humphrey then took the floor
company. Mr.. York, said Capt. Il um-
phrey, raises the only point that this
benefits only part of the town. while
all musst pay for it. Well, the outlying
sections will pay the taxes if the village
burns up.
Mr.. York-"Who will pay the bonds?"
Mr.E 6. Blanchard was the next man
who wanted to know. He. said he
wanted to ask some questions. He
wanted to know why, if there was
money in this business, somebody did
not take this charter and supply the
water.
Capt. Humphrey explained that the
town should have the hrst benefit of
GOOD thing. Parties could be found to
supply the water if they were paid for
it. Captain Humphrey spoke rather
sharply to Mr.. Blanchard-"You live
over in Cum berland and como here to
dictate to u.s." said he, " and you can't
support yourselves"
All of which brought the moderator
to his feet and his gavel sharply TO the
desk with call to order
Mr.. Blanchard said that Mr.. Hum
phrey should be called to order as we'll
as himself.
HE HAD BEEN INSULTED.
The Moderator-"I call you both to
order. We are here to talk about water
and nothing else."
Then came the vexed question of in
surance which creeps into pretty much
every question nowadays.
Mr.. Charles Poor said he paid more
| insurance now than the village people
and he couldn't. see why be should
help pay for the water for the vill' g.
Mr.. Blanchard still wanted to know,
but his courage failed him. He SAID:
II have another question; but guess
won't ask it. may get insulted again" :"
Capt. Humphrey-"Wel ! guess you
| had better not."
Capt. l.. Mnrston, who has sailed on
salt waters and has some signal Ideas
concerning fresh, said the reason people
had cause to complain that their
cisterns" stink is because the aforesaid
| cisterns we've allowed to fill up during
periods of thunder and lightning when
the water is bad. Capt. Marston favored
the introduction of spring water. II
will drive the doctors out OF the town,
said he. (Laughter.) 1t is poorer tnan
their own medicines, and they are
| trem bling in their shoes now.
| But the Captain also thought the COM
mi ttee had underestims tad the COST, IL
will cost $50, 900 OF $4,000. He also re-
ferred to the law suit over the 1owage
caused by the dam in the village ney
rig the water 19 1-2 inches ana are
stealing that from the farmers. we aa naa
law suit, but man settled it anu SOU
us out.n
| The Moderator-"I think Captain you
are wandering from the point"
Captain Marston-"N No IaiD't. IW Sa,A, = y
ing about water all the time, ~ *
inches Of it. (1'remendous applause.
think the Company down here oWAS