Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-01

Those rights are In operation there be-
sides the right to use the water when
Auburn already enjoys.
Now, of course, the right to take wa
ter carries with 1t the right to take
land; and 1t is fair to assume that the
pipes would necessarily be laid through
the streets of Auburn. Those streets
are already encountered by our own
water and gas pipes by the Electric
Road and by the paving, to say moth
ing of the electric wires and poles. II
would be an additional servitude upon
these streets, and ways to allow Lewis
ton to run her pipes through these
streets, servitude which we do not
believe the State should grant, to al
low them to run water through these
streets into Lewiston for manufacture
ing purposes and compete with our clti-
zens who are already engaged In the
manufacture Of power for mechanical
purposes.
l have three amendments to offer.
The first one cuts out the words to
which REFEREED; the second one takes
the substance of section four of the
bill and inserts 1t In section three, us-
ing the language Of the Auburn grant
and the third amendment strikes out
section four.
Mr. MOREY of lewiston: In ISIS the
city of Lewiston purchased from the
Union Water Power Company the right
to take from the Androscoggin river 900
horse power of water daily for domes-
tic, manufacturing and mechanical
purposes, and for other purposes des-
cribed In the contract forever. At the
time that this contract was made with
this company the supply of water in
the river was pure. Within the last
seven years the great pulp Industries
on the head waters Of the Androscog-
gin river have been established. and In
the manufacture of their pulp they
have thrown into the river their refuse
matter until now the condition of the
water of the Androscoggin river ac
cording to the report of the State
chemist which have here. Is of such a
condition that 1t Is detrimental to any
ones health to use it. and the people OF
the city of Lewiston are now paying
about $4,000 year for drinking wa
ter. Men peddle water in the streets
the same AS they do milk. The acids
that enter into the construction Of this
services of the city of Lewiston. Dur
ing the last year we have placed IS new
services in the city of Lewiston that
have become clogged and plugged up
by the pulp. l hold in my hands n
piece of three-fourths inch pipe which
you will see is entirely plugged up, ex-
cept a little hole in the center by this
pulp that has come down river and
lodged In our service.
This has come now to be great ques-
ton with Lewiston. Professor Robin
sons report says that an analysis of
the water shows it to be of the most
injurious character, and he mas here
two samples showing the condition In
which it is. There Is one (showing)
containing the sediment found in four
quarts of water. deposited in that bot
tie. There is another that shows the
particles of pulp floating all In and
through it. Now it has come down to
a question where public health and
public necessity demand that we have
a water supply. When we purchased
the right to take water from the
AndroscOggin river we could not fore
see these pulp mills along the Andros-
| coggin river, but they have been built
an" mere 10 the result anu now what
are we so'hs ~ no we come 10 this
hes i''a'"'e on" Assn W ne permitted 10
."Ne o"i "a'ei i'oi'i Lake AUBURN. IL
al wI'ii'ii lhe power oi this Leslsia-
'"'e' oh'ii octoper 1885, the question
was III uouo'' ana can say that IN the
CONTRACT we i'iaoe with 'he Union wa
Ter rover Company we ana nave the
ris.e 10 20 10 Lake AUBURN or VIII
sun Poi'u "'i'ciI IL Inc SaHle thlIS'
anu take water the same as from the
A""i"Sc"sSih river Ior the same pCf-
poses' Jul no" l, turns out from the
oee'sio' VI ihe court that they ana mol
OWN .lat water ON! theF soid II TO u.s.
anu no" we come mere ana ask Tor the
.isn' 10 take ~ from Lake AUBURN.
ne Guy VI AUBURN mas tn1s riGht TO
take ior ooii'es,ic purposes ana the
purposes enumerated ana IL appears
from .'e "eciSioh Oh the courts OF inc
"'a.e mat there are lo'eoo'ooo gallons OF
water every uav from pure springs mat
now lnto Lake auburn us supply IS
! l"'"oV'V"o sa'ioiS Oh pure water every
nay anu .he c'ty oi AUBURN ohiy uses
'''''V Sa'i'nS, the Guy OF AUBURN ohiy
USES one-thi''ie'n every day OF the
water 'Hat goes III theFe. ana inc city