Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-03-16

to raise from SaS, 900 TO $50, o0o. There
are a few gentlemen in that town, and
they are enterprising mon, who think that
they can do better by having village by
themselves. They have got new school
house and this thing and that. and when
the town has got tired of doing what they
want them to DO. the people in the village
come here and are ready to throw off their
allegiance TO the town and so away by
themselves. / don't think much of that
state of things. believe we should up-
hold the country. Preserve the farming
interests and give to the farmers the priyi-
lego of having villages and cities.
Mr. Ryerson Of Liycrmore said that he
had doubt IL the town can DO divided.
certainly have n deep conviction that
under the Circumstances presented before
the committee that 1t should not be
divided. At town meeting held to 500
if the people would vote for this division
the vote stood 1ol against the division
and 90 for it, Only 9S voters out of eS5
if am informed correctly, voted for the,
division. There was large proportion
of the people who didn vote on this mat
ter. 1t seems TO mo that the lines Of divil,
sion were drawn very unfair to the rura.
portion of that town.. The valuation Of
the new town approximates 500, 900, aud
the valuation of the town that would be
left If this division was made aprroxi-t
mates $500, 900. Tho proposed new town
would have only about 10 miles of roads,
and would leave somewhere about 65
miles of roads for the rural part OF tho
town to support Ii seems to mo that
this is not fair do not think it Is al.
ways wise to divide towns because thoy
quarrel, be that quarrel more or less Bit
ter. The village needs farming portion
and the farming portion needs villages
These Villages are largely built up by tho
country people. They leave their farms
and homes and go into these villages and
make their homes there and help develop
these industries. They leave in these
homes the old people to carry on thu
farms largely, and thus they are draipcd
Of much of their strength. I submit to
you. is it not fair under these considera-
tions to follow the suggestions OF tho
gentlemen who come here and ask that
this matter be referred to the next Legisla-
turc, for tho reason that they feel that
then, having given it sufficient consiicra,
tion, and IL they find IL necessary that 4
division must be made, they may draw
| this division line on more equitable
basis. II they are to be dismcmbered, they
ask that this work DO done is such a way.
that il shall not be n burden to them, TINT
| ii shall work to them no I'M ustico and
shall be for the benefit of all concerned.
This seems to me n reasonable proposition
and trust you will vote for 1t.
Mr.. Whelden of Portland asked unani-
nous consent to take from tho table
House document No. 1874, which Is the re-
port of the committee ON State printing
and binding.
On motion of the same gentleman, 1t
was made the special assignment for
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Howe of Milo said that tho men,
bers of the House must have become satis-
fed from what they have heard that there
is something there that cannot be healed.
1t has become apparent to you that the
town is composed of the village whose
interest are in one direction, and farm
ing community whose interests arc ap-
parcntly in an opposite direction. and tho
farming community in this particular in
stance happens to outyote the village part
of the town. That is the fact Of the case.
Wouldn't it be in the interests of both Of
these sections to bc separated so far as
municipal government is concerned. The
real contention in this case is in regard to
the taxes. or course if we can get some
manufacturing company to build up an
| industry in our town, we would be glad
! to exempt them from taxation for 10
years. But am going to say right here
that after the town votes unanimously to
do 1t, it should live up 60 it and carry IL
out in good faith. In 80. after they had
got all the mills there, and because they
were in n majority outside of tho village
corporation, then they said, "We will
break faith with you. Wo will tax you"
That would readily cause feeling between
the different sections of the town, and
rightly, too. Now in order to keep up any
good feeling between the sections they
should carry cut their promises ana carry
them out in good faith. That they have
not done and that is why this division is
asked. In regard to who asks for it,
understand that out of 1888 voters within
the village corporation, there was only Is
that was opposed to the division, and
those, l believe, didn't vote. j contend
| ii is better for both sections of the town
as they arc now feeling to be separated at
once and not be referred to the next Legis-
laturc. As you have already heard from
the gentleman from Watervile, it took 10
years to separate Waterville and Oak
land, and since they have been separated
they have gone right along. They lost 10
years VI pfuErtoS Wy pubiiR anu tryiuS W
| get apart. Don't repeat that experiment.
! If the interests Of this village are so op-
posed to the interests of tho farming COM
munity, let us ]egislate In tho interests Of
both sections and divide this town.
| Mr.. Adams Of Bowdoin said that the
whole trouble lay in the assessment Of
taxes. After the matter had gone to the
supreme court IL was compromised by as
sessing on that corporation taxes enough
to pay the State and county tax. They
were Obliged to pay this tax because the
supreme court said they must. The OBJ
lection / have to this division Is that 1t
leaves large country with compare
lively small valuation with G5 miles Of
highways to maintain. know some
thing about the condition of affairs In the
town live in. A small town with large
amount Of roads to maintain Is heavy
burden ON the town. That will be the
condition you will leave that town in II
you vote for this division. You will leave
them an enormous amount Of highways
| to maintain, Ii you permit this here in