Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-02

NOTICE is hereby given to all parties
interested that the undersigned 1ntend 10
present to the Legislature OF the otase
of Maine at the session thereof to com
mence on the first Wednesday of Jan
uary A. D. 1897 a petition of which the
following is a true copy, to Wit
Representatives of the State of Maine
in Legislature assembled:
The undersigned citizens of Maine mem
bers and owners of the Lawry Dam oo ar,
pany respectfully request the enactment
of the following bill. to w.t.
STATE OF MAINE.
In the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seVen;
An Act amendatory of and additional to
Chapter 594 of the Private and Special
Laws of 1893 entitled An Act to moor
porate the Lawry Dam Company
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives in Legislature assem-
bled. as follows:
Section /. Section two of Chapter five
hundred and ninety-four of the Private
and Special Laws of 1893 is hereby amend
ed so that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
Section Q Said corporation is hereby
empowered and authorized to build ana
maintain a dam in the shsepscot , river tei,
points where the Sheepscot river energies
from Sheepscot great pond and a point
not more than mile below following tne
river, and to build and MAINTAIN an
other dam in said river in the town OF
Somervile on the site of the old saw
mill dam at Somerville Corner, and to re-
move rocks and make all other neceS-
sary improvements in said river and pond
between a point on said river in the town
of Palermo two miles above the head of
Sheepscot great pond and the saw-mill of
George S. Burriil in the town of Jeffer
son. to facilitate the driving of logs and
lumber down the same and for this pur-
pose said corporation may take land and
materials necessary for the construction of
said dams and tomake said improvements
And if the parties cannot agree upon me
damages. the corporation shall pay the
taken. such damages as shal! be ascer-
tanned and determined by the. County
Commissioners of the County in which
such land or material. SO taken, IS sit
uated. in the same manner and under
the same conditions and limitations as
are by law provided in the case of dam
age by laying out public highways If
any damage is occasioned by the drawing
off of said water to any highways. bridges.
mills or lands below said dams or either
of said dams and if the parties cannot
agree upon the damages. the corporation
shall pay to the parties so damaged. such
sums as may be ascertained and deter
mined by the County Commissioners of
the County in which such highways.
bridges. mills or lands so damaged. are
situated, in the same manner and under
the same conditions and limitations as are
by law provided in case of damages by
laying out of public highways. And for
damages occasioned by flowing land. and
Sucn OlneT damages heretofore mentioned
said corporation shall not he liable to an
action at common law but persons in
iured may have Il remedy by Il complaint
for i'owase in which the same proceed
ings shall be had as when complaint is
made under the statute of this State for
flowing lands occasioned by raising a
head of water for the working of mills
and the head of water caused by SAID
corporation by the maintenance of said
dams shall be drawn off on or before the
fifteenth day of May of each year
Section q Said Chapter five hundred
and ninety-four of the Private and Spec
ial Laws of 1893 is hereby further amend
ed by adding thereto the following sec
tion
Section 6. Said corporation is hereby
authorized and empowered to locate.
build and maintain in Sheepscot river at
any point or points between said saw
mill of George S. Burrill in the town of
Jefferson and the outlet of Long pond
in the town of Windsor, piers and booms
for sorting out logs and lumber coming
down said river and for holding the same
for use and manufacture at said Burrili $
MILL and are not to occasion any unrea
sonable delay or obstruction in the driv-
ing of any other logs or lumber Said
corporation may take such lands as NAV
be necessary for the erection and main
tenance of said piers and booms and con
Meeting the same with the river shore
ana may. with its agents. servants and
teams, pass and repass over said shores
and to and from the same over the md
of other persons for the purposes afore.
said. and for managing said piers and
Dooms making compensation therefor as
laying out highways "
section 3. This Act shall take effect
when approved.
And as In d9 HEd Seana = will ns eyer pray,
ORRISON BURRILII.
L.. NJ. BURRILL