The Portland daily press., 1901-01-23

Reservoir Dam company, to re expended
upon the dams and improvements In the
river to facilitate the driving OF logs,
CAMDEN'S WATER BILL.
Another measure which is attracting
much attention hire was introduced to-
day in the shape OF a bill TO permit the
town OF Camden to go into the business
OF supplying water for municipal and do
mestio purposes. The pill was introduced
by MIR. Andrews Of kookport and Mr..
Carleton OF Winthrop moved that It lie
upon the table. Mr.. Plummer OF Port
land then moved to amend the motion 10
provide for the printing OF the bill and
the amendment was accepted by Mr..
Carleton.
The bill is a long one, defining, to the
extent Of some ten typewriter pages,
how the town may inaugurste Its system
of water works. The first two sections
define the general powers conferred by 1t
as follows:
its municipal officers, or by a commits
sion, as hereinafter provided, acting for
and In behalf of said town, is authorized
and empowered to take water from Hos
mer pond in the town OF Camden, In
the county of Knox. and Fletcher pond,
in tbs town OF tLincolnville, in the county
of Waldo, and any other body OF water,
in the said towns OF Linoclnville and
Camden, sufficient for domestic purposes
in said Camden, including sufficient
quantity for extinguishing nres, and the
supply OF hotsls, livery stables and
laundries, and for sprinkiing streets and
lawns within said town as for manufac-
turing pnrposes, and for supplying ship.
ping In Camden harDor; and for the pur-
poses aforesaid. to take and convey
through the faid towns of Lipcolnvills
and Camden, and to all parts OF said
Camden, any of the waters aforesaid, by
aqueduct or pipe sunk to any depth de-
sirabls for said purposss.
"Seetlon 2.-The town of Camden, by
said mu nicipal officers, or by said COM
mission, may make any n eoefsary oon-
tract with any person or corporation Tor
acquiring the ownership of a system Of
water works within faid town Of Camden
or me ownership of any part Of such sys-
tenn OF waterworks existing within said
town of Camden. or the ownership Of the
whole or any part OF the stook OF any
aqueduct corporation, or any other corpo-
ration owning a system OF water works,
or any part thereof, in said town OF
Camden, by It's municipal officers, or said
commits sion, may be entitled to purchase
the whole at any one time, or to purchase
the came in iDstalIments through period
of years.
Section three autho rizes the town of
Camden to acquire the real estate neces-
sary for the purposes of the act. Section
four provides that damages for land so
taken, in cases where the parties clnnot
agree, shall be assessed by tie county
commissioners in the same way that
damages are assessed for the laying out
of highways. Section five gives author
ity to contract for the construction of
the works. and in section it il provided
that ''for the purpose of carrying into
effect the provisions of this act, the
town of Camden, at n meeting duly
called therefor. may, as soon as this act
takes effect, if it so elects, or at any
time thereafter, or whenever the said
town of Camden comes into ownership,
control or management OF system of
water works, by building, purchase, or
otherwise, elect by ballot three water
commissioners, whose duty it shall be to
perform all such acts for the town,
necessary and convenient for the full op.
Grafton of this act, as may be prescribed
by ordinance, or as may be dir scted by
the municipal officers of said town from
time to time. The three persons first
chosen as aforesaid, shall serve, one for
one year, one for two years, and one for
three years, from the day of the annual
March meeting then following, as may
be designated by the municipal officers
of the said town of Camden; and there
afterwards one commissioner shall be
elected by ballot, annually, at the annu-
al March meeting, to serve for the term
of three years. The municipal officers
of said town of Camden may fill any va
cancy occurring by death, resignation,
or otherwise. The chairman of the mu-
nicipai officers of said town of Camden
for the time being shall be, ex-officio, a
member of the board of water commits
sioners. Until such water commission
ers are elected, the municipal officers of
the said town of Camden shall perform
the duties of the water commissioners.
In succeeding sections it is provided
that the town authorities. or the com
rnissioners, may fix the rates for water,
may open the streets, and may do other
necessary things.
Section L defines the manner in which
the properly of the Camden and Rock
land Water Company may be taken ua-
der the act. In case the parties cannot
agree upon the terms, commission of
three disinterested persons not residents
of Knox county, shall be appointed by