Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-21

We noon train and led by their cham
t''"i' W. Howard Gardner. who has
d ia,n!ilar figure at the State
'''@c an winter. they marched from
~ 'i'i"h to the Capitol, arriving lust
pc'''" inc adjournment Of the morning
session fhe Mt. Battle brass band
WIS AT the head of the procession fol-
i"Wed by company of Gremen in Uni
l"rfn ana then the citizens of Camden
generally. An wore white badpae in :
Fcrihcd Camden Water Charter" and
lnc.c were half a dozen banners with
Srch notices as Camden Needs yvator
IoF Fl'e. camden Voted for Water
n'' Yer Our Firemen VIII Tell
4 bout tn" Water supply" etc.
Ihe case for the petitioners for the
chartcT was in the hands of ex-Justice
ifEorh Foster Of Portland. assisted Nv
j. H. montgomery. Esq, Of Camden.
ara ny. Gardner stood as the right
mana man of each. The remonstrants.
tEc itot kiand & Camden Water Com
nary, Wee represented by Ex-Governor
tt"nry u. Cleaves of Portland, A. s
lAtti"ii"il If tockland. and other at
t'rncES. Mr.. Montgomery opened
TIE case for the petitioners. and the
NA"l" afternoon was spent in the cx-
animation Of Witnesses, the main pur
POKE being to show the inadequacy of
me present water system. particularly
i"f hFH nu' poses. The witnesses ex-
aHiinca included Spencer Nero. Fred T..
AnnlS. Edgar Whitmore. Geo. TAYLOR.
w. X. D1l, II. NJ. Eean w. G. Howe
F.iank Biood, K. Sanford. and W. How
ara Gardner. The first of the hearing
was less picN and animated than most
Of t"c audience had anticipated. Mr..
MontSomcry asked most of the cues
tons. But when Mr.. Gardner came to
TIE font interest revived, and his ex-
animation by Judge Foster and cross
examination by MI Littlefield were
bright and breezy enough to suit all AT
G.l5 recess was taken until 80 in the
evening
Al the evening hour. the hall was
again packed to its utmost capacity.
Judge Reuel Robinson opened the case
for the rcmonstrants and from 80 Z.
NJ. till \. NJ. testimony for this side
was put in. The witnesses We're CITY
Cork Wood of Camden. Perck NJ.
Blake of Newton, Mass, NJ r. craw-
ford, Esq. j. Il. Glover. W. +. Sch
W3rtz, Sylvester Arau. T.. +. Adams.
ana Daniel J. Andrews all Of Camden:
+. :. Collins. L. Cox. and Il. L. Shep-
herd of Eockport; and Daniel Shiblcs.
James Donahue. ana Il. X. Glover of
RoCkland. The witnesses included civil
eEgin GERS, property owners, firemon.
fire adjusterS. contractors ana citizens
generally who declared that the pres
ent service is adequate for all need ana
reasonably satisfactory. Judge Eos
ter'S cross examination upset some Of
thcm badly. Most of the direct exam
ination was by Mr.. Littleneld. This
side Of the ease was closed at ! A. NJ,
and after Mr.. Gardner and Judge Mil
Ic" had testified briefly in rehuttGl the
committee decided that ii was 50 late
that il might as we'll make q night OF il
ana hear the arguments then and there.
Accordingly cx-Gove"Gor CleavcS pro-
ceeded to sum up the case for the re-
monStrantS ana Judge Foster for the
petitioners. Each was limited to half
an hour and was kept within his time
by Chairman White The arguments
wore strong logical and concise. with
no attempt Mt oratorial display. sew
cral hundred person.; including 4 NUM-
Der of ladies' remained to the end. NJ
a little past A. VI. the committee 2d-
lnurncd and the most remarkable hear
ING the winter was ut an end.