The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-08
MORE ARGUMENT FOR WATER.

MORE ARGUMENT FOR WATER.
Before the judiciary committee today
ex-senator Bradbury of Augusta and
Llewellyn Barton, ESQ.,. of Portland sx-
planned how they would amend the Aus.
tralian ballot law.
Then came the hearing which brought
out the speech OF the day The spesch of
the day was made by President Sargent
OF Hebron academy, and those who heard
IL arc still laughing Mt his witty sayings
1t was three-cornered fight. Mr.. Sar-
gent and many Others pstitioned for tbs
incorpor sticn of the Hebron Water com.
pany. Hon. Geo ID. Bisbeey Judge Per
ciyal Bonney and DR.. Durham appeared
rs the Hebron water company advocates.
]. S. Wright and Judge Wilson argued
for the South Paris village corporation
which demonstrates and Hon. Herbert
NJ. Heath, represented Luclen Foster on
whose land Is the pond from which 1t Is
proposed to take water. Ths pond Ia In
South Paris, hence the objection OF that
village. Prof. SARGENT 10 his remarks
said the village of Hebron and the acade-
my wanted water TO keep the psople from
choking to death. Hebron academy had
not come before the legislature for aid
but had gone out and interested phiinn
| thropic people in Its work but now the
| school must help pay for the water works
and 1t wants To DO it. Prof. Sargent hui
| morously tescribed the present lack of
water. Why, he said. / advertised that
our buildings contained all modern con-
veaiencss, yet for two months there WINS
was not water enough for its pupils to
| take bath.
What Ia the nearest water supply ex-
oepting this pond? was asked of Prof
Sargent.
There is none nearer than heaven, was
the ready retort.
The representatives of South Paris
argued that the water supply was not
sufficient for both places and that 1t be-
longed to them.
The committee voted to report In favor
OF the Hebron company.
Represent itive Staples explained why
tho Bridgton Centre village corporation
wants to change its lines. The amend
ment is proposed to include in tho village
/
get all the benefits while they nre not
taxed The owners Of six Of these places
demonstrate.
/ OTHER COMMITTEES.
| John III. ). Hunter of Pennington,
John o. Shaw Of Bath and Seth 4. Snipe
OF the same city addressed the committee
ON military affairs this afternoon in favor
of granting all annual appropriation of
$500 to the Bath Military and Naval
Orphan asylum. The resolve will be re.
ported.
Then the committee considered the
proposition to give bount!es to those
soldiers OF the Spanish war who have
not yet received any. Representative
Murphy of Lewiston who presented the
measure, explained that its purpose was
to treat the soldiers enlisted after the
Maine regiment reached Chickamauga
in the same manner as those who enlist
ed in Maine The committee voted to
report the resolve.
Adjutant General Richards said that
the men in question enlisted In the Uuit-
cd States service, but there was an ele-
ment of justice in the claim and he be.
lieved that all Maine soldiers should be
treated alike. There were $40 men WIN
did not get bounties. some had died leav-
ing families in need. Railroad Commits
sioner Chadbourne also favored the re-
solve.
Then State Pension Agent Milliken
pointed out a number of good reasons
for Appropriating $24oo for the publica.
ton OF the muster rolls Of the Civil
war. The resolve will DO reported ought
to pass.
Judge Benjamin Il. Cleaves of Bidde-
ford, presented the claim of Co. G, First
Maine regiment, for REIN bursement for
amounts charged for clothing. The COM
mittee voted to report the matter ad verse.
ly.
LEGAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.
Before the committee on legal Affairs
today Messrs George ID. Bisbee, Waldo
Pettengill, Morrison and johnson spoke
In favor Of incorporating the Rumford
municipal court Messrs Pettengill and
Bisbes also advocated an anne udment 10
pany's charter to authorize the company
to receive stocks and bonds of other cor.
porations In payment for light and pow.
err
There WAS an extended hearing on the
proposition to repeal the highway com
mission law Of 1897. Mr.. Blackstone OF
Perham in presenting the case OF the
petitioners, said that under the law, the
cost of maintaining the roads was great.
er than under the old sy stem. The farm
ers are just as much in favor OF good
roads as tho men who ride bicycles said
MIR. Blackstone, but under this law We
got an expert politician instead of an ex-
pert road builder for highway commits
sioner in our town. Messrs Weed Of
Monticello, Pierce of Blaine, Sargent Of
Sedgewick and Senators Blanchard and