The Portland daily press., 1895-05-07
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Mr.. James Wilson said he furnished
his own water and wanted the town to
do the same, He had all he want ed to
no TO pay his taxes.
Mr.. Hammond said that his company
had this spring water which they were
not using and th ought the town might
as we'll have it. He had persuaded his
associates in Boston to take his view OF
the case and they have made this prop
osition to give this water to the town
for five years for $3.50 a year to pay the
expense of pumping. in case OF hre,
they would put their fire pump in op-
GRAFTON taking water directly from the
river. The only cost to the town would
be to lay the 240 feet necessary to con-
meet the towns system with the paper
company's power station. If the town
decided to get It's water somewhere
else, it made no difference to the paper
company. Mr.. Hammond said that as
the company did not. of course, want to
bind itself for an indefinite time, it had
put in it's proposition that either party
would terminate it after six months
notice, but the company further agreed
that if it did give notice OF a desire to
terminate the Contract. 1t would not
do 20 in the fall. In other words, the
notice would be given at such season
that the town would have suitable time
to find a new supply and erect its own
pumping station. Mr.. Hammond spoke
of the action of other towns, fnoticeably
Gorham, in the direction Of securing
water supply. Every year lives were lost
in Yarmouth because of typhoid fever
and other filth diseases. Did any body
want to vote against a proposition
for water in view of these things.
Capt. Humphrey made further expla-
nation. He said that at the March meet
ing when the estimate of $3s, 900 was
made it included $4,000 for a power
house. Now if the paper company's
offer was accepted, the $4,000 would not
be used for the power house. Instead it
was proposed to extend the pipes
through some additional streets, still
leaving the cost under the $685. 900.
Ever body smiled when Capt. Marston
took the floor again. He wanted to
know why it was necessary to have
pumping station when we have water
enough to blow over all creation.
Mr.. Hammond stopped the revolution
of Captain Marston's wind mill by the
statement that no water power could
be secured unless it was paid for.
Mr.. York renewed his objection to the
purchase of the water company's charter.
Let the company keep their charter.
Let them skin their own skunks. We
don't want any of it,"
Hon. E. Dudley Freeman gave Mr.. York
a little legal advice. If nobody object
ed the town could put in system of
water works but a charter giving the
town the right of eminent domain, any
man could block proceedings if it be-
came necessary to cross his land and he
withheld his consent.
WHEN IT CAME TO VOTING
it was found that the friends of the
water works had big majority. 1t was
voted to buy the charter, to authorize
the committee to go ahead and to in
struct the seleutmen to isue to the chair
man of the committee such evidences of
indebtedness as the seleotmen and COM
mittee together may deem to be- advisa-
BILE and legally sufficient. mot exceeding
$40, 900, the sums to be used in the con-
struction of the works.
Hon. E. Dudley Freeman and j. Y. Hod-
sdon, Esq, were added to the committee
and the meeting adjourned. The COM
mittee will at once contract for the
work. The proposed system is to con-
tain about five miles of street pipe and
the rentals from the water takers, it is
hoped. will make the investment good
one for the town.