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

these are the articles in The warrant
cf March 4 which he says were
& doptcd
Georgetown. Me, March ii, 1901.
Hon. Charles V. Minott. Jr:
Dear Sii-Noticing IN article IN tho
Bath Enterprise Of Wednesday. NOV.
49, in regard to taking of clans in
West Bath, hope if any chance comes
10 include our town in making the
law more strict you viii not fail to do
50. In proof that this has the backing
Of the people here. | must respectfully
| refer you to our town warrant. Arts.
q. q, %. which were adopted. / send
| You by this mail our town report.
AT. Il. 70 soc If the town viii pro-
hibit the digging of clans that arc to
lie sold or transported out of the State;
this Prohibition to cover ono year from
| tie taking Of this vote.
! Art. p. To see If the town viii pro-
bibit all persons not residents Of the
town from digging CLAIMS 70 be sold
in or ont Of the State.
| Art ~ TO see if the town Will au-
tholizc tie ec!ectmcn to enforce the
town ana state law in regard to the
| digging Of clans.
|
my own town. ana having this for 4
guarantee Of the sentiment in George
town. do not sec. gentlemen. how ]
can adopt any other course than offer
the amendment which have been try
, ing to get agreed on for the past two
weeks. ana hope YOU win look AT this
: law as the beginning Of some legisla-
ton which is bound to come. ana like
7 f,.f, "A
time FOR the towns Of Cumberland,
| Yarmouth. etc, from June
To Sept II. which was enacted by the
! Legislature Of 1888 to cover the whole
state: 81 this law. experimental tH il
NOW ~. | hope will be 50 successful
that il viii not take even four years
Ia get 4 State law on the sam" gen
cr;.I lines. Mr.. Speaker. | Submit this
amendment.
Mr WILSON ~ Brunswick: Mr.
Speaker, | was hoping that might @ct
through TINS session 81 m LeE'si'tu'r
without inilt'thG upon F"u Sl''''"
"r an attempt thereto Ply t'iH "'h ''''
Of IN" clam having come ur' "hi ~
many of my constituents ARE interested
ia this one article % i'"d "hl'h 'f"f
planted or our hats i"r INC f""l M
Part Of our poor people. ana I'M INA
food is fast disappearing ana IN
! short time Will be absolutely exhaust
cd III many localities. comryis M tu
sneak on the subject.
The bill under discussion Was intro
| duccd into this House some weeks lgr
for the purpose IL possible tn prc.ont
til" utter determination of CLAIMS in
| New Meadows river The area ~ ;lats
| -, h.,Yf / rv-.sfa
enough to give the people who live on
tie banks Of this river the clans nec-
essarv ror their consumption FOR alt
time if they can nc properly protect
ed. The people ~ West Bath and
| Brunswick pray that the hats 81 TINS
| river be protected. Within few years
many ho'els anu cottages haNe o'-tn
punt on me BANKS % tHIS ne'u''i y
| river ana nave auueu MANY tll"uSa'lu
| OF dollars worth OF taAabie piupcll!
to West Bath and Brunswick.
Tho gentleman from Phippshurc
u-;ebos ~ amend This hin ana take III
hi tbe nats east ~ this river ~ far
as the historic town of Peuauuid. Now
the people Of Brunswick do not ask
~, protection ~ III The fats Of which
we baye many hundreds ar acres hut
| protected 50 at some future time our
| grandchildren might at least have pre-
served for them specimen Of this
juicy and delicious biNalNe- Now what
we want is this bill 10 pass as oIlSlh-
ally drawn. We want New Meadows
river protected. Ii the gentleman IRON
Phppsburg has certain hats ~ M
town on which he wishes protection.
have no objection IN latt VIII n IT.
can 70 assist hln ~ optai'lhs Hi
desired result put u"ii 'iilhN !.
riSht d"h tliiih n Ju91 III -
TINS hlll ana prlus upon ~ 'ic oi'r'
Sltloh 81 the lHhel ''ie' III" 80 l.
cam ulGserS ~ i"ui - tn -
There can ne no oolectloh lloii' "'H
one or from any source lot me plrtec-
tiCn Of the hats on New Meadows
river. but II al the coast toWhs dic
going 70 De attached I" Inns plll' ~
us nhiSh' anu wy peoiiit - -
IN y le" years VII Ho' r. doie 80
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