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

,,,consea,ientiat. And az to eIevatprs.
yrha T,awtston journal In it, new piock
ms three elevators, three hydrauhc
elevators. The y. Peck block haA eie-
vators the Blake, the Atkinson nou se
Furntsiiing Company and the braoioiu
e. conaht Company have these ere
vators. Are We going to ten ines.
gentlemen, Take out your elevator
The amount IL not large, ana Win
sunn,v rs times az great as VIII ever
ha ,,aad why should we be restricted /!
.rhe next amendment refers to the
pse ~ aynamos and fans. As far as
fans arr, concerned we have motor IN
our city building and we ventilate the
hni,dine BY means Of fans. Our school
bnnses are ventilated by these fans
run by these little motors. why
1 shouldn't we have that inc amount
Is small. We do not ask for this water
for manufacturing purposes. Iherelsh !
ANYTHING In this bill that, gives US
right to go into the manufacturing
business. The last clause IN Inc oii'
il. "ahd all other mechanical contriV-
ances that may now or hereafter De-
come suitable or necessary for the con-
venIence or comfort OF the citizens"
Not for the profit Of the citizens. 1t
IL for these mechanical contrivances
ina, we ask for. We don't say for
manufacturing purposes. We have Il
right under the purchase from the
Franklin Company or the Union Water
Power Company. to 600 horse power
for manufacturing purposes. That was
included in our grant from the Union
Water Power Company. We have had
| il since 1850. and can they show since
that time that we have gone into the
business OF manufacturing anything
for which we need this water? We do
not ask this for manufacturing pur-
poses. We simply ask for these little
conyenienccs and comforts and neces-
saries Of life. and which we cannot
foresee now and which we are trying
| to provide for. II 1t was doing any
thing to diminish the supply of pure
| water for Auburn. we would not ask IT,,
but ii Is conceded by the gentleman
from Auburn that there is more than
enough for the two cities.
We have provided In this act that If
we injure any man. If we injure his
property In any way, that we are to
make compensation. This compensa-
ton shall be determined. II they can
not agree. by the county commission
ers. We do not want to go down
through Court street In Auburn. | am
able to state that. although II Is I'M
possible for me TO stand here and mark
out the route. We have got to come
| across from the lake three and and a
| half miles in straight line as near as
we can. We would not go into the city
| of Auburn and go up an inclined plain
of 40 feet and connect on with our
pumping station--that would be abb
survive don't have any such inten-
ton: and | ask that the first amend
ment shall not pass this House. We
ask only for those rights as citizens
that we want to enjoy, that you enjoy,
that every civilized community enjoys.
| In regard to the second proposed
| amendment-as the act Is drawn 1t ia
verbatim with the act passed by this
| LegSla ture in 1873. when 1t gave GER
tain rights to the cities of Lewiston
| and Auburn. 1t seems to me that the
additional right intended to be confer
| red here is that II shall pay damages
| to any corporation or person for the
water taken, in the instances proposed
| in which they do not own the water.
! Anything that the State owns We
should not be obliged to pay for; and
we ask that the bill pass as it is
! drawn. This bill, as drawn. provides
as 1 understand il, for anything that
they own being paid for. and we
| should 90 ii and we are willing to do
| it.
This bill does not impair any vested
| rights. This same case which Is now
| before us, decided by the court in re-
| gard to this same company. held that
water for purposes domestic and the
extinguishing of fires. etc, belonged
solely to the State. and this company
| cannot say that we are trying to injura
| them. because when we take the water
| from Wilson pond for our supply. il be-
| longs 10 the State and not to them
! Don't YOU see that we don't take il
| from the Androscoggin river? We have
already the right by contract with this
| company. for which we have paid 5000
| 600 to take coo horse power of water.
forever: and so instead of this water
being diverted frSsn the Androscoggin
river. it would simply sweep into the
channels and canals of this Union
Water Power Company and they
would save every drop of this 1900 0O0
gallons that We are now using. ana
the river water is just as good for their
wheels as this water from Lake Au-
burn. They get the benefit of every
drop of this 3100.000 gallons which we
have paid for but which we cannot use
Now can they say that they will be in
jured? BY this bill they will reap the adj
vantage because they will get all the
3,000.o0O gallons that comes from the
AndroscogSin river. they will get tina.
for running their own mills and wheels
and get it for nothing at that 1t
seems to me that there should be no
question about it. All that that great
body of people over there ask for is
waterfor the purposes we have describ-
ed. We do not intend 10 go into the man
ufacturing business. The bill does not
say for manufacturing purposes. 1t
says FOR those mechanical contrivances
that may be necessary for the conven-
fence and comfort of the citizens, and
not for their profit: and l sincerely
hope that the House will pass the bill.
It is something that the people want.
The Wateris in such condition, as YOU
nave seen mere, as to be detrimental to
health. Every citizen who is too poor
t,.h