Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04

without ,hydrpnts in and about the STATE
prison grounds the properly or the st .'n
could nor have been lproperly protec'eo
This company under that agreement ex-
pended over $4,000 In the beginning, ny.
into rhomaston. distributing their plan.
over the town and putting In the neces,
sary appliances into the State prison-,-',ild
pense OF extending the main from Rock
land to Thomaston. II includes no pnrt
OF the great expense Of some 800 w, ai ~,
don't know but more. Of bringing the
water from the lake over the eight miles
to the town of Rockland. 1t includes no
part OF the expense. II you undertake TO
reckon the entire expense for Thomastoli
IT IL only fair to add to the $4,000 itS
proportional. part of the money expended
IA bringng the water from the lake INTO
pany found that the main to which the
Rockland pipes were attached was mol
large enough TO carry sufficient water Tor
were obliged to take up long line of
pipes and put IN a larger one In order
to furnish sufficient water That expense
| ON Thomaston and the State prison it was
| found that In dry times the pond would
| get so lowered. some 10 or Y feet At one
time, that while there would undoubtedly
| nave been water enough to furnish ROCK,
land and Camden and Rockport. ana
perhaps water enough for ThOmaston ex,
! cept for IRE purposes. yet 1t was found
when the water got down to that degree
that there was not sufficient water fur
nished for protection against hre IN
,rhomaston and especially to the state
| the highest point covered by this water
company. and the water company In or
! der to obviate that, md 10 furnish suiii-
| Gent pressure to protect the State prison
against tire, connected with the oyster
river pond another pond Grassy pond.
connegtins the two at an expense OF $50,
it,a,I ..i,,
on account of the lack of pressure to
protect the town of Thomaston and the
State prison against fire. incidentally, OF
course. Rockland and Camden and Rock
port are benefited by it: but il Is an ex-
pensc which never would have incurred
unless Ihomaston and the state prison
at least say that this company. taking
all this expense. have expended in put
tinS in and maintaining a supply OF wa
ter into Thomaston the sum of sl5ouS,
undoubtedly much larger sum than the
company expected or that the Governor
and Council expected AZ the time the CON
tract was made. This company gets now
think $3.50, $1,000 from the town. putting
in some 20 hydrants. $3.50 from the in
habitants OF the town. and $500 from the
State. making gross income 10 this
company of $3.50. From that is TO be
taken the expense of maintaining and
operating the water plant. considerable
expense as everybody knows who has
had anything TO do with water supplies.
IF we should take the sum OF Sl2Jo which
is FAR below the actual cost OF maintain
ing the plant in Thomasion. 1t would
leave II net income of $1,000, which Is the
net income of at least. and think. NOR.
than. $4,000 expended In that plant SO
h3l we say. II II WAS proper and risht
ness man. and his Council. men we'll
known all over this State-if they deemed
Il in the interests of the State 10 expend
this money for the purpose of supplying
the state prison and protecting ii FULLY
against ire, the necessity still exists. aud
to a greater degree; because the com
pany have been obliged to expend this |
large sum OF money In order TO give a fun
supply an adequate supply. and con |
tinual supply of water for ali purposes |
necessary for the State prison. II * a |
matter. II seems TO me. of equity. of fair |
dealing between party and party. II WAS
the understanding at the time that this |
company. il they incurred this expense |
should have this compensation from the |
State not only for the 10 years. because |
that would he no inducement to spend |
s'oWn or Sl30.Vo 10 have this contract TO |
run for 10 years simply. but is was The |
understanding that it should continue |
and that was one of the considerations |
which induced this company to put in |
these works and without that the works |
never would have been put in.
know nothing about the contracts of !
other institutions with other water COM |
panies or about the State prison contract |
with an electric plant. nor do care any
thing about il for the purpose of this |
nearing. Those are matters TO be dis !
cussed when they come before the LegiS- |
lature in 4 proper time. There Is this |
fact that the State prison and the town |
of lhomaston have an absolutely pure
water supply No better water in the |
STATE is supplied to amy community. AS !
! said in the BEGINNING don't propose to
make an argument. ! propose to give you |
these facts and simply appeal to ycu |
whether il is not fair and just as between |
party and party. as between the State |
ana ms company, to continue this con-
tract for another 10 years upon the same |
terms that are embraced in the contr.t |
made by Governor Bodwell and his Coun- |
ell.
Mr.. Hamilton of Bddeford | agree |
with my friend on the right (AIr. Guern- |
seyb in his purpose and his object but | !
do not agree with him in his method of |
Obtaining it. | want. when | go away |
from here, to have one contract COM |
pleted. ana that we may know just how /!
much it is going to cost to water the |
STATE prison. ! have confidence. as he 1
has. in the Governor and Council. | have |
confidence in their ability and in th,ir
integrity, but | do not forget the fact |
because they are elected TO those high |
ami honorable offices that they are still |
men. and that they are subject to the |
same influences as We poor mortals are.
Ana | do not forget that they are poiiti-l
Clans or they never would have been |
there. And ] believe If you leave this |
matter open, while it may be a little less
where II Will be the second year or in 10 |
years from now. Let us close it up. Let
us understand precisely what we are TO
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whole cheese and not have them nibbling |
at The cheese for the next 10 years. for ms
sure as Heaven, they will have it. Let |
US know precisely the size OF that cheese
that we are going to give them. | have
investigated this matter and | believe |
that this is a fair and equitable contract
as it now exists. Governor Bodwen en-
tered into this contract and we all have
confidence in whatever he did as bust
ness man and as an honest man. and now
they come and ask for the same contract
ana | believe II is for the interests of this
State TO grant that contract IRON this
fact if from no other. that it is a con-
tract made and entered into. and a con-
tract when made and executed viii, II
must be executed by all of the parties
ana then We know just what it is going to
cost US over there at the State prison and
we know that there can be no extras 10
come in. BY the. report of tine State
treasurer you will see that it is not so
much what men are to receive but it i,
what the extras are. what the contingent |,
expenses are: and now let us have one
place where there can be no further ex-
pense So am in favor of this bill. and
think the members of this House when
they take it into consideration will be in