Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-03

| sources of supply pure. He explained
that through the bill provisions were
made so that no political party could
al any time secure the control of the
property, and that no municipality
shall at any time have a majority Of
| members of the board.
| He then explained that the plant was
| mortgaged in such a way that it VIII
! be impossible for il to be purchased
without a judicial condemnation. The
| bonds which are to be issued by tn .
district he explained, are to bear the
same relation as county bonds and for
| that reason may be placed on the mar
| ket at a much lower rate Of Interest.
He expressed his conviction that where
| the bonds of the Water Company are
now bearing > per cent. interest, the
Water District bonds may be placed on
| the market 50 that it will be necessary
to pay but a per cent. interest.
! He explained also, that since the
| town of Oakland has lately put in
water supply it Will be but short
| time before it will be necessary TO put
in a sewerage system which will have
| an outlet in the Messalonskee. the pres
! ent source of water supply Of the
Maine Water 90. The Maine Water
| 90. he said. would not be able to
overcome this difficulty on account Of a
| limited charter. The Water District
would from the fact that provisions
| have been made in the bill for a differ
ant source and a means for keeping the
present source pure.
! He then went into detail on the prob
able saving should the district pur-
| chase the plant. When he had con-
cIuded round after round Of applause
I filed the han.
! Hardly had he finished speaking
when Charles Kedington asked why, if
the plant was SO profitable, is the COM
| pany 50 anxious To sell
In reply to that Lawyer Eaton said
that there were other plants owned by
the company which were being run at
Il loss and the company wished this
city a. lead pr that lhr other cities
might aduIt a similar rpur-- M dc-
ZION.
Mr.. Eeu!ngtuu stated us hia obi elton
/ that There Waa tD" much uncertainty AS
90 WHIST ,nr cost would be-. When h-
MAS about to buy anything hr wanted
jo know th- purchase pricr. iir nal
h- saIi. bur i poor opinion vi the
courts ana judges.
Dr. c. W. Abbott then moved that 81
ballot be taken ~ ~ into the proposed
district. his motion Was seconded by
George II. B"utrll".
:. :. brown sara 'hat y" had som"
hesitation """u' E''''h Hi'" B." S.hei"'
1 'uaI r. hh'N H"'H4H- "h"u'. If il-
CURED IN" amount m bonded indebted
ness "t the plant A" this question
( Lawyer Eaton said that Il years ago
the plaRi was bonded Tor >-FiVVo. lie
was uI the OPINION ihat TINS ind Dted-
/ NESS had not hcca increased over IN
prr cent Nv THE improvements which
have been mad. Mr. Brown contin-
u@d. questioning a statement made by
Mir Eaton. that the people paid $1,000 a
month fur spring water used for drink
! ing purposes. saying that the people
here drank more water than he
thought they did.
Attorney General Haincs refused tot
express an opinion when called on say
ing that he was i'll thu employ III the
Maine Water 10.
Col. J. :. Bangs said that. II years
ago. there We're people who had taken
q stand similar To that taken by
| Messrs- Brown ana kedingjon. a mis-
tahe nag oteh maze NJ thal ullle. r.
eAP, So" 'iie "!iiIioh ti'd' '"e iiCh
ought /" LOOK OUT 'i'at 'he poor people
nave purer water TO drink.
Dr. +. &. Thayer expressed himself
most forcibly on the issue H. recall
ed the expression Of Attorney General
Haines. - years ago. when the people
were told that they could not afford
to buy the plant. IF MIR. Haines were
not emploved bv the company" NJ said
HE would telI you the same thing III
day." H.. did no, believe that tbe
company wants to sell the plant. He
expressed the opinion that the fran
chise can be sold for $500 We
want the plant" he said, and we have
got to vote YES on il.