The Portland daily press., 1896-04-07
THEY WANT WATER.
But Can These Citizens Of Saeo
Get 1t?
ARE OUT OF REACH OF THE REG.
ULAR SERVICE
And Want to Construct q System of Their
Own-saco Water Company Has How
ever the Exclusive r light to Provide
City with a Supply-Authorities Are
in Dilemma.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1

ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.1
Saco, April GA fine technical point
came up for the consideration of the new
city fathers tonight. Melville A. Small,
farmer who resides on the Ferry road,
petitioned for permission to dig trenches
along the highway, outside the line of
travel, and contiguous to the property of
several of his neighbors, for the purpose
of laying pipes with view to supplying
them with water from his windmill. His
petition was backed by a similar re-
quest from allgthe parties named therein.
These parties live some distance from
the present limit Of the water supply of
the Biddeford and Saco Water company.
which corporation has contract wherein
it is granted by the city of Saco the ex-
elusive right to furnish Its citizens with
water for domestic purposes. These fer
ry roads residents, who are now clubbing
together to procure local water supply,
have frequently requested the company
to extend it's water main down the Fer
ry road so as to accommodate them. The
lSp1y "a u4lC SOAhpdar . OAIC4ol5 'Aeho oCChs
''IJ wouldn't pay US to extend the pipes
down there
Now comes the question of whether the
city has right to grant Mr.. Small's Pc
tition. This was the point that set the
Saoo aldermen thinking tonight.
"What shall we do with the petition?"
asked Mayor Lord.
Alderman Staokpole, who presented
the petition, and Alderman Bachelder
spoke upon it. The opinion of City So
licitor J. o. Bradbury being ask ed, that
official gave brief outline of the facts in
the case and suggested the passage Of an
order, which Alderman Owen had pre-
peared, to the effect that the petition be
granted. in SO far as consistent with the
legal rights Of any person or corporation
holding any legal contract with the city.
The passage Of that order would in nc
way involve the city i'll a legal tangle, he
said. The order was given passage.
The petitioners can now proce ed to
lay their water pipes, shoulderiag the
whole risk of contest with the water
company. c Mr.. Small has been advised
that, as the company has not seen fit to
avail itself of the full pri vileges implied
in its charter and con tracts, and has moi
extended its service pipes to the locality
in question, it cannot prohibit Mr..
Small and his nei ghbors from laying
pipes of their own.
Itssis argued that the company is not a,
ol1 Hnl lu <o Vap+ %h1 -
| oppose their enterprise, as the Ferry road
| is SO sparsely settled that the company
| could not get reasonable rate of inter-
est on the expenditure that would be nee.
essary to supply the dwellers in that di S.
trict from the regular service M aims.
| Rookland's Treasurer Gets a Raise. z
Rockland, April Cat the city govern.
ment meeting tonight E. A. Jones was
reelected city treasurer, with salary in.
creased from $3.50 to $1,000. Frank Post
was appointed on the police force, vice
W. B. Hill resigned
Age Would Soon Have Ended His Days.
Bangor, April 6.-Joseph Burton Of
Dedham, aged " years, committed sui
cide, Sunday by taking stryohnine. Ole
| age and weakness, caused by intense
plain from rheumatism, had affected his
| mind 1t Is thought. He leaves two sons.
Drowning at Pretty Marsh.
Bar Harhor, April 6.-Adelbert Hodg-
don, of Pretty Marsh, is supposed to have
been drowned while crossing pond be-
tween his home and Beach Hill. Search
parties were out today, with no result