Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-20

Keep ii all the way through our action.
Mr. BIRD of Itoc1land: Mr.. Speaker,
the Poland Telephone Company GER
tainly showed what they We're doing
and that they had good grounds to
nave their charter granted. When this
charter for the Androscoggin Telephone
company was put in there it was an
exact copy of the Poland telephone
charter, word for word excepting that
the names were changed. Before the
committee Mr.. Libby stated that he
wanted to connect fish pond with
Mechanic Falls, and he stated to the
committee that il the committee did
not see iii to grant it all. he WAS Will
ing to take out Cumberland county or
anything else that the committee
might suggest. That was his PRINCIPAL
point, to connect those places and thai
was practically what he asked for The
committee in a spirit of fairness APP
pointed a subcommittee ana various
members Of that committee consulted
with NJ. Libby. Mr.. Libby told me
himself that that was what he wanted
The Sub-copmittcc took Tie matter up
with Mr.. Libby ANA he then stated that
ne SuesSed ne did not want that but he
wanted the whole: ana that was the
position in which it came before the
committee. Mr.. Libby told me the day
he put in that telephone charter to The
committee, he said to me: HAS Fer
maid got Il charter put ina" I said he
had. He said, What is the matter
with my having Il charter" ana that
as understood was the basis on which
il was put in. But that had no effect
on the decision of the committee. We
tried to meet the wants Of Mr. Libby
until the sub committee reported that
they We're unable to make any terms
with him.
Mr.. L!IiHY: This charter has been
criticised on the ground that il was an
exact copy Of the Poland charter 1
ask any gentleman if he would not
suppose that the charter which had al
ready passed through Il committees
inspection would be Il good form for
another one. That is the reason that
| took that as q model. in order that
there could be no criticism upon it, |
took the Poland charter ana changed
ii to meet the conditions We desired. |
informed the committee that | would
h. willing to have them strike the
'"' VI IN
emu ter
lhe question being IN the motion To
submit the minority report for the re-
port OF IN" majority. on motion of Mr.
Zeal Of Bangor, the yeas ANA nays
We're ordered.
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