The Portland daily press., 1897-01-08
EMPHATIC PROTEST.
Against the Cutting Up Of Deer
ing.
THE MEMBERS OF DEERING
BOARD OF TRADE.

Denounce 1t in Strong Northumberland
at Largely Attended Meeting Last Eve
nine-A Meeting of Full Board Ordered
The Electric Light Matter Considered.
The board of managers of the Deeriug
Board of Trade met last evening TO con-
slider several matters of Importance.
MIR. jesse Peterson of Lockport, N.
Y. representing the Indurated Fibre
Company appeared before the board
and asked its cooperation and assistance
in aiding his company in securing
charter from the legislature to enable 1t
to do business in the cities Of West
brook, Deeriug and Portland.
After Mr.. Peterson retired the board
considered the matter and ordered the
appointment of committee of three to
confer with the attorney of the company
with this end in view.
President John. r. Sawyer, and Messrs.
s. G. Harris and Scott Wilson were made
the committee.
taken up.
The report of the special committee up
pointed to consider the proposed legisla-
tion providing for the setting of Of
Wards and and portion of Ward 8,
and annexation of those portions to the
City of Portland, WIS called for and the
chairman Mr.. Thomas g.. Harris of the
committee offered the following resolu-
tions. which were adopted by practically
a unanimous vote.
Whereas notice of petition to the next
| session of our state legislature has been
served ON the City of DeeIing asking
that portion of said city, comprising
wards nix and seven and part OF ward
three, be set off and annexed to the City
of Portland;
And whereas the divlson asked for In
said petition would take away from the
City of Deeeriug moro than million
dollars In taxable property, and nearly
one-third Of its population and territory,
and Furthermore would divide the city
| in q very irregular and unreasonable
| l. lner;
Resolved, That thu granting of the
aforesaid petition would be an act of
great injustice and hardship to the re-
manning portion of said city and would
be serious check upon the progress OF
what is now enc of the most rapidly
L
| state:
Resolved, That the Deering Board of
Trade, depresating any measure that
looks toward the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF our
city, and having i'll view the best inter-
ests of our city as whole and our rossi-
bilities for future progress through con-
certed and undivided action, hereby I'M
equivocally places itself in opposition to
| the division asked for in aforesaid petit
| ion;
Resolved, That this board will do all in
! it's power to prevent the carrying out OF
this ill-advised and unjust project, and
| hereby request the cooperation OF ALL clf1-
| zens who have the interests OF our city
at heart;
And be 1T further resolved. That a copy
| of these resolutions be furnished the
press, also n copy of the same be for
wsrded to our representative in the state
Legislature at the proper time.
SCOTT WILSON,
f. b. HANSON,
Committee on Resolutions.
| In support of the resolutions Mr.. Har-
ris spoke in substance as follows: do
not wish to reflect On the good Intentions
of any citizen of Deering, even though
they are anxious to dismember and in
lure their city. The scheme is unjust
and illad sised a project fraught with
great damage. If this portion is set off
it will reduce your population to about
5OOO Your expenses will remain about
the same. Your school, your municipal
institutions will still cost Deering, just
as much. If annexation must come
| land / suppose Ii must in the course OF
time) let us be annexed whole. We can
| then make better terms and secure far
greater advantages.
The advocates of this dismemberment
have no just cause for complaint. They
have had their full share of public i'm
provement and of municipal advantages.
Let us hold these hayward brethren.
| Let the whole town stand together.
Let our citizens act in manly way.
It is time this irritating, injurious and
unbusiness like agitation, which is contin
ualIy pushed before the legislature was
put to sleep and rest.
If something must be done let the legis
lature pass an enabling act which will
permit the City Of Portland and the
City of Deering to vote on this question
in 1900. IT a majority of the citizens of
the cities then register their approval,
then let annexation come and let us
make the best terms we can.
If tho time for annexation does come,
asI believe is inevitable. let us then
reckon with it for the best interest of
the whole city and of our whole people.
So long as Deerina does exist in name
let it exist in just as one city until 1T
ceases to exist, let it live as it is now.
The committee Of twenty one on now
city charter reported through Mr.. Will
son the amendments to- the charter agree
upon and the reports was accepted.
q 1.-THE amendments have already been
printed in full in the PRESS.)
1t was voted to hold a meeting Of the
full boaia ut City hall next Thursday
to consider annexation" and the mat
-, 90 soonvi,o tho looa t;on of tho ma