The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-07
article was declared carried in the.ahlrna-

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tive.
The real fight was over article third.
which contained the key to the whole sit
uatlon. In substance, it was to see if the
town would vote to loan it's credit to
the Westbrook, Windham & Harrison
railroad to an amount equal to 1-2 per
cent of the last valuation of the town.
ssulng so-year a per cent town bonds
and receiving in return like amount
OF the railroad company's income bonds,
to bear interest at 5 per cent.
A HEAVY VOLUME OF ORATORY.
Mr.. H. Fl. Body of North Windham
offered an amendment to this article,
which provided that none of the bonds
should be issued till the railway is built
beyond Kennards road at North Wind
ham. Then the heavy oratory began.
Ihe proponents were represented by ex-
District Attorney George E. Bird of Port
land, while the opponents of the measure
had retained as legal adviser City Solicit
tor Carroll W. Morrill, of this city. Both
of these gentlemen made extended
speeches in favor of their respective Sides
The most lengthy address, however,
was delivered by Mr.. Russell D. Wood
man, president of the Westbrook Trust
Company, and one of the projectors of the
electric road. Mr.. Woodman was brim-
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painted glowing pictures of the rapid
development of Windham's natural re-
sources that would follow the building
of the proposed road. He explained that
the $4,000 which the town is asked to
raise on bonds will be paid to the CONT
pany in three equal installments, the. frs
10000 when the roadbed is built to Ken
nard's bridge, the second payment when
the rails are laid, and the final install
ment after the road is equipped and in
operation.
He was satisfied that the road would
pay we'll, and the company would be
able to keep up the interest on4itss first
mortgage bonds and earn enough to regu-
larry meet the payments of interest on
the income bonds, which will be secured
by a second mortgage on the franchise
and equipment of the road.
The building of the road, he declared,
will be the means of utilization of the
water power at Great Falls The In
durated Fibre Company's plant, which
carriage of its product to the nearest rail
way station, will undoubtedly resume
operations as soon as the road is in opera
ton.
Mr.. Woodman exhibited telegram he
had received from Salem, Mass. 1t was
signed by Charles D. Brown, former
manufacturer of Windham, and an
nounced: eff the road is built at once,
Collier will build mill The reading
of this telegram was hailed with shouts
of satisfaction from the friends of the
railroad projectors.
Before the speech making was conclud-
ed the crowd showed signs of uneasiness,
and several times during Mr.. Birds
speech he was interrupted by antagonistic
interjections from the assembled throng.
1t was O'Clock then, and a vote on the
m ain 0Toction had NOT boon 1,oaobad
Mr.. Edward III. Moses, who occupied
point of vantage on knoll near the
chairman, moved
AN INDEFINITE ADJOURNMENT,
which motion the moderator put before
the meeting. Bedlam was let loose A
dozen men were endeayoring to get the
moderator's attention, others claiming
that the offering of a motion to adjourn
at that stage of proceedings was a mean
sort of retaliation on the part of the op-
position, and suggestions pleadings and
threats were showered upon the presiding
officer, who was powerless to restore or
der
At last the moderator declared that the
motion to adjourn was defeated After
another set-to between the two factions,
motion that the voters return to the
town houses and vote on the third
article in the warrant was carried
A stampede for the town house fol-
lowed In twinkling it was crowded
from wall to wall, and the crowd outside
clamored for the privilege of participat-
ing. Moderator Stuart succeeded in re
storing quiet long enough to give Mr..
Moses an opportunity to renew his mo-
tion to adjourn.
For three-quarters of an hour the meet
ing INDUCED in debate over such parli-
ameptary problems as whether motion
to adjourn can be amended, and whether
a motion to indefinitely adjourn having
just been defeated it could again come
before the house.
Mr.. Lewis Robinson of the wooden mills
endeayored to get a vote on the amend
ment to article third, but was unsl1ccess.
full, the motion to adjourn still standing
in the way. Leaders of the two. factions
INDUCED in all sorts of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
remarks about each other. Mr.. H ri
Boody wanted the voters to TACT ike
men, rather than like gobblers and Wild
beasts He suggested an adjournment
till next Saturday. it was too late 10
take a vote by check list.
Mr. G. 7. Parker of North Windham
offered motion that the meeting adj
journ till today at o'clock, the noi1s to
remain open till 3 oclock. Such an ad,
journment, he said, would save the both
er of taking up all the school fI1rr,it,Ire
again. as the hall could be left 1,,s4 &c
it was and tbs school take i holiday t 90
day.
. But Mr.. Moses insisted that his motion
to indefinitely postpone was in order
and demanded ed tnat the moderator put il
to a vote. Inc moderator succumhed to
this demand. me actlon on this motion
could only be taken by hand or voice
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