Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08

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| them. t" decide this matter. ana not put
~ Ia the trouble and expense of Il special
vote.
Mr.. President, the matter Of a
new court house referred to by
my friend. Senator Plummcr, is an
entirely separate proposition. 1t is one
| upon which the county dclcga ton had not
| had a hearing, ana on which II had not
been called upon to pass judgment. ana
! WAS not under discussion. FEEL thal
| they arc competent to handle the matter
properly and 10 the best interest or an
Icnuccrncd when il comes before them To
decide. / believe that the county IS inan-
| cially able to handle both propositions IN
| such manner ~ not To unnecessarily
burden lis taxpayers.
! Thc building ~ bridges is no new enter
prise. for Pcnobscot county. During the
nast ~ years we have invested more IMAM
mo in bridges. We had to do some
| thing with our money, ANA II could nos
M mt to a better use. Some OF 80" may
! have heard about bridge that was punt
N Rowland / have heard something IF
| i myself. Thc state contributed $2o""
ra Tho county about $25.t@ for this
! hridrc. and it has proved To De q goo"
Investment Tor both. III" county ~ hd-
dition. ha- invested several thousand o"i-
! lars in bridges At i<nGmAn ana other
| uoiuts This money was inNcS;'d "llh"ui
/ \ yot.. ~ the pcnpl" "r c"Iia' ~ ~ th'
legislature. Bangor ana Brewer ana 'ha
| small towns cast of Bangor phId more
Than on"-hulf Of this money without 2
murmur.
| Thank- 10 onr method ot enforcing li'
urohibitory law in rcnobsc"t county W.
! sometimes have money e. barn -" h"'
compcl u. to ~ so. Vote down ih"
amendment and give us An "pp"tt uHlNs
| to put some of it int" bridge instead
| III We can hc free - Use this 'thnd f'f
| 10 Years or more without interference
from Mrs carrie Nation or prohibition
sheriff. "" can bIild bridges IN every
town IN the county when needed build a
| sl.1 so court house or anything rls' ~
may want. and the farmers IN northern
and western Pcnobscot viii never know
ANYTHING about ii. nor IN" dividends ~
AIR. manufacturing enterprises BE- affect
"a on. penny. When II becomes ucccs-
9ary 10 raise this $500 for the hTidg'.
the grand jury viii take care n: u ana
company viii step up to the county treas
urcr's Office and draw the money We
n.cd mot worry about hride. bonds Ther"
ARE victims enough within on" mile "i
this bridge 60 take care ~ u and 1t Is
ms opinion that more than thr"e-q Iari"r-
w TN money paid into tn county treas
ury during tia past 10 years has come
from within this territory. We have ia
nine years nut into tho county treasury
from liquor assessments Slsj. &C. u nigh
have been double this amount II We had
uccucd it, W. have dealt lightly with
them. ". dld not want tn drive them out
pf business.
do not approve ~ this WAY d. rails
ing money hut am not the JudS" or
sheriff II tho mcucy has ru, NJ com.
from this snnry, ana contributed NY this
unfortunate class al mon. 20 IS hut fair
that We should provide them with fr"~
tud safe trans Inrtutiou ACROSS oIr rivers
W. their respective homes III return tar
their money.
Mn friend. senator PlImmcr lakes ter
serious Ni,w WI the situation Dexter
win NOT have W c"utribut" $50, uor En-
fclI $ll7 nor iIampden So. nor Lincoln
stu. ami SIR "r. Nor dnr, il matter whlt
thc valuation w Bangor anna Br,w,r j-.
compared - the rest ~ ihc county. Thf
sheriff Of thc county AID the court viii
sc, r. it thal the country towns 10 mt
suffer- horc, senators. that you WIFI srv
% II That th' amendment docs not pass.
thank yoI for your attention.
AIR. STAPLES NJ Iuux Mn President.
ordinarily ! should rot ron II ms dIty tJ
interfere or to say one word. but shulId
allow thu Pcnohscot delegation 80 settle
.tr own matters III it's own WIy. ann VI
outsiders mind our own business. An
clIu thu senator from pcnubScot offered
th" amendment. because I have been
greatly rdiiiod upon the rum question VT
Peuohscot county. | am glad that rum
has done some good-if it has paid q deb;
~ the county NJ Pcuohycot / am glad uf
it | won't lift thv Ncil tn nud how mN N
misery il has caused an the other sid
! believe i'm every delegation mana-fn-
itS own affairs. | haze confidence, i'll tn,
delegation VI rrnohSCot county. Coming
1S its members do. from the various parts
of the county. ! think they know tn,
wishes nf their constituents better. por-
haps. than | can know i'd / Am little
surprised that anybody should raise thc:r
roic" against the Establishment of too.
bridges IN these enlightened DAYS II N
AS the senator mas wisely. honestly auI
justly said, relic of the dark ages
/ Beautiful Penohscot. where tho Queen
| City IF III" East j. situated. l-pun ncr
banks lie many Of our distinguished sons
| 1t is to be regretted that PouohSCot cauu-
| y has 50 long allowed that relic To re-
main. that connects the city VI Bangor
with the beautiful city " Brewer Th.
delegation of Penobscot voted l. to , LOO
Penohscot county 70 pay $1,000 only. Is
| II true. il you look at the bill. that Pcno5-
scot county in no way assumes jIrisdir-
| ton or any liability? Read the bill and
| YOU will find that the bill SAYS that III
| cities Of Bangor ana Brewer ii til.
| bridge is purchased for $4,000. " II hC:c
| after take care of that bridg, Therefore
| there can he no question as 70 the future
| liability of Pcnobscot county: ana Ii thcy
| pay $4,000 | apprehend and understand
that the bridge company are willing to
| take $4,000. The city Of Bangor. | say.
very generously offers to pay $i1,pO Of
! that. right out; but ii you look at tn
city of Bangor and the city of Brewer az
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