The Portland daily press., 1899-12-12
49, -
SHUTTING orr THE WATER.
- - $50 --
Action of Presumpscot
Power Company. +.
Brings Forth Letters From attorneys
Of the Lighting Company.
They Threaten to Take
Legal Action.
II The Water Is Shut Off From
Presumpscot Again.


Ihere were no new ueveiop Hents IN
the controversy between the Portland
Electric Light company and the Pre-
sumpseot Water Power company yester-
day excepting the sending Of letter to
John L. Warren manager OF the latter
company signsd BY the attorneys for the
Portland Electric Light company request.
ing the Presumpsoot Water Power COM
pany to allow the water from the lake to
fiow In regular manner at all times 90
as not to interfere with the power Of the
electric light company.
The following correspondents pertain.
| ing to this case was made public yester-
day. The flrst letter was W.T. ittsn by
Manangsr George W. Brown to the man.
ager Of the Prssumpsoot Water Pow or
COMPANY, the second letter is the reply OF
the manager to Mr.. Browns letter and
the last communication is the letter ssnt
yesterday to the Presumpseot Water
Power company by the attorneys for tbs
Portland Electric Light company.
Portland, Maine, October %, 1880.
Mr.. John K. Warren, Manager Prssump-
| scot Power Co., Cumberland Mills.
| Dear Sir:-we wish 10 advise you that
there has been shortage OF water at our
| dam Saturday nights, the day when we
| need 10 the most, and We truss that you
will arrange to have the. gates kept open
longer and allow larger how OF water
| to pass through SO We shall not be pre-
vented from supplying current to our
customers In Portland. We talked with
| Mr.. Nswcomb over the telephone last
Saturday night In regard to this and he
assured Us that We need have not fears,
l 49,. Ia. IT. a Nhot ha
probably could moi arrange 1t SO that the
necessary change In the gates could take
placs and we get any benefit from j.. as
it Of course takes some little time for the
water TO get to our dam. We are now
abont to construct . higher dam and
after this 10 completed ne will have
larger reservoir of our own. Ne shall De
pleased, however, to do anything in our
power to fayor you In the handling OF the
water and, Of oourss, expect that you will
SEQ that we have the required dow to
properly conduct our business. Thanking
you for all past favors, we remain,
Yours very truly,
CUMBERLAND 1LLG. Co.,
George W. Brown,
Manager.
Cumberland Mills, Me-, October %, '99.
Mr. George W. Brown, General Manager;
. Dear Sir:-Your letter OF the 9Th re-
oeiyed. In regard to the fow OF water
from Lake Sebago win state that IL is
controlled by the Presumpscot Water
company, and although l am practically
the local manager of that company, l
have no authority to make any change
from our usual custom in the matter of
drawing water on Sunday, which In the
custom we have followed thus far, and II
you wish larger quantity, you had bsst
make written application to the Pre-
sumpscot Water Power company, for such
increased flow. Mr.. George r. Wescott is
clerk of the company and he can no doubt
give you Information In the matter oi
re aching the proper authorities.
| j. Il. WARREN.
|, Portland, Me-, December 1ith, 1889.
Presumpscot Water Power Company,
John t. Warren. Manager:
On October 27th. 1899, you were advised
through lsttsr addressed to you that
there had been q shortage OF water on
Saturday nights nt the power plant OF the
Cumberland Illuminating company, To-
Gated upon the Prssumpsoos river, al
Great Falls in tie town OF Gorham,
Maine. and was asked SO to arrange your
gates that they might be kept open long.
or and allow a larger How OF water TO
pass through, 80 that the city and citizens
OF Portland might not be deprived oi
! power and light.
You have alec beed asked on more than
one occasion previously to allow a neces
| cary uuW Ot WAtcT Ou D9tofboy
, through your gates for the same objects
: so that the business Of geneIa.ing cleo
tricity might not be interfered with.
Now, therefore, you are hereby notified
that the Sebago Power company, and th'
Cumberland Illuminating company, al
! riparian proprietors, with all rights ap'
pertaining thereto, and lessees there
under, ON the presumpscot river bslow
your dam, furnishing electrical current
for illuminating and power purposes ts
the Portland Electric Light COMPANY, re-
quest that you allow the watsrs OF th'
Prssum pscot river tn flow through the
gates Of your dam In suoh manner and a.
all such times as not to interfere with th.
regular flow and reasopable use OF said
Z waters by said oompanies, Sd as not to In
: terfere or obstruct their business OF sup
plying light and power to the city and
citizensof Portland.
And for any failure or neglect so TO do,
notics Is hereby given you that you Will
be held responsible for all damages result
ing In consequence Of such failure OF
neglect.
CHARLES II. LIBBY,
ENOCH FOSTER,
Attorneys for the Sebago Power company
the Cumberland Illuminating oom
pany, and the Portland Electric Ligh