Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-04-18
TODAY'S ELECTION.
Watervi||e Anxious'y Watching the Au-
gusta Peoples Actions.
u Augusta Citizens Kill the Measures. Water.
vile Mas the Road.

ing on the part Of some as to the ha-
ture of the amount that is to be voted
for the land damages. over which the
proposed Kennebec & Franklin Rail-
read is to pass. within the limits of
Augusta, at the special election tina
is to be held, today
Tho vote calls for only $4,000 and
not twice that sum, as has been stated
by some. The first article en- the bal
lot states the amount. $40, 600, while the
other two articles state how the money
Shall he raised, $4,000 by direct taxation,
and $4,000 on lean.
The effect of the whole amount if
raised at once. would be less than one
mill in the taxation, and so less than
half mill would be added to this
years tax of any person. by the votiag
of the amcurt CT less than 80 cents On
$1,000 of taxable property.
And is there any question that the
money would be the same as loaned at
an immense rate Ct interest? 1t is we'll
to SEE how Gardiner has been beneftte
by the little Kenrcb~c Central Railroad
ana then see how much more this rCa
means to any city than that little five
mile road.
| Just so sure as Augusta doesn't act
as 1t should. the city Of Watervlle viii
step in and take the road from ny.
said an official Of the read, Saturday.
Just see the meetings that they are
having now in their efforts 10 get the
| road. one of their leading citizens
saycS he has the statement from Pres
ident Atwood Of the Franklin. Somcr-
set & kennebcc Railroad, that he would
prefer to extend his road from NcW
Sharon to Watervlle, than to Augusta
Naturally Wn.ervile VIII hope that the
vote, Monday. Will be against the road,
as it will mean that Watervilc Will
certainly get it,
Said another gentleman. large tax
payer, but i'll no way connected With
the road. nor is he in business in the
city: 1T would he suicidal on the part
of the city to vote against the railroad.
as 1t means SO much to the future Of
Augusta. If We lose this road. we lose
the chance Of the proposed Wiscasset s;
Quebec RailroArd that they are talking
of h,n Ia This CITY and r,ID nine
through to the Canadian Pacific by the
way of Oakland, and the Somerset
Railroad Much or the future pros
perity of the city depends upon the
action of the voters. Monday. TIL
man vino stays AT home ana doesn't
vote VIII be guilty of crime against his
country, should there be enough vote
against it to kill the measure. You
can rest assured that if there is anyon"
who is against the road or the idea OF
appropriatins The money, he will be
sure 10 vote against it. In that man
ner the oppos ion ar, apt to get enough
to defeat it, if the friends of the plan
are not loyal enough to turn out and
vote. as it viii take tWo-thirds of the
vote to pass the measures.
An Augusta merchant said, Saturday,
that no one but the merchants realiz"
how much the build ns Of the Rockland
& Camden Railroad hurt Augusta.
Trade that used to come from the rural
sections, many miles to the East of us,
row goes to Rockland. The CONNER
cial men. who are good judges Of the
growth or backWarjness Cf a city, say
that Eockland has increased amazin }ii
in the line Of business. In The same
way Augusta would increase in bust
ness and business means growth in
population and wealth. if the Now road
with it's attraC lions for the summer
travel, and the people that would come
this way. from the usual sections that
it would pass through. who now so
elsewhere. should come to Augusta.
Vote yes.