Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-08

PERMANENT.
To the sher!ffs Of our counties and
their deputies:
we command you to make known 70
the Fairfield Junction GLili and Water
Power Co. 4 corporation established
by law. ana having its place OF busi-
ness at Fairfield IN Somerset county
thar Lawrence, Eewhall & Page CO.
. corpora ton established Dy law. li-i
having its place oil business at fair-
field, in The county al Somerset. mas
fled its bill in equity. before our SUI
preme Judicial corrt therein alleging,
that said plaintih corporation. Law
rance, Eewhall n Page Co. owns. and for
several gears has owned, certain valu-
BILE real estate situated in Shawmut
yillage, so-calied. in said Fairfield. con-
sisting of several acres Of land ON
which there is water privilege. and
connected with il Is a dam extending
across tn,. kennabrr river FROM its
western to itteastern shore. . distance
If 1000 feet, and. erected on said land
Al the western end Of said dam are sew
cral large mills Of great value. the
pr0perty of the ulaintif used by the
and the machinery for running said
mills is propelled ~ several wafer
wheels located under said mills. that
he plaintiff, has operated 'said mills for
Il long time with great profit, that in
tho operation OF sand mills the plaintiff
employs over 200 men with an annual
pay roll To said men Of moro than SO
600: that said water wheels are Erree
and require great power Ia turn them
he means OF the water OF S;ia river
passing over and through them. That
the annual product of manufactured
lumber produced ny said mill exceeds
.5.u16, 900 feet.
Fhat the defendant owns . water
power Consisting OF land on which has
lieSsl erected numerous mills owned by
different corporations and persons
which said mills and the machinery
In rein are operated by power Crc;tted
by a dam extending across said river
ri the length OF about 1900 feet, and sit
nate at Fairfield village. so-callet, IN
the town of Fairfield mat the defend
ants said dam s located about three
miles below the plainuns said uam;
that The fan OF water between the
plaintiffs said dam and the defendants
sahi dam is a Very few inches less lhan
half OF a foot.
That tho defendant without right has
heretofore ut different times raised or
built up the two ends of said dam. and
by so doing without right caused the
water OF said river 10 dow back against
the plaintiffs said wheel. and thereby
destroyed 10 q great extent the efficient
power of the plaintiffs said wheels. to
the great pecuniary loss 10 the piaintif.
That recently within the past week.
to wit. the first day of February, inst,
the defendant without right conmenc-
cd 10 build up It's dam to the extent Of
Is inches and unless restrained by this
court the defendant intends during this
week to complete the raising up. or
Building up, Of this dam TO 4 height Of
lS' inches along the entire front there
Of, and unless restrained by this court,
the defendant intends wItnin the next
week. Or sooner. To complete the said
raising or buiiuIng up Of said dam 10
the said extent, winch Will cause the
wafer Of said river 10 now back against
the aforesaid water wheels of The
plaintiff and almost entirely. if nor en-
,irely. destroy the efficiency of said wa
t'f wheels, ana lHbS destroy lile tfI!Ci-
ency of said water wheels. ana thus
prevent the plaintih from operating It's
said mills. and thereby causing thu
plaintiff irreparablc injury. ana that in
consideration thereof, they. the said
Fairfield Junction Mill ana Water
Power Co. and ther attorneys and
agents. are strictly enjoined and com
inanded by our said court under tho
penalty of punishment Tor contempt Of
court. absolutely 10 desist and refrain
FROM building up or III any way rails
ing the height of the dam OF said Fair
field Junction Min and Water Power
20. and from ali attempts. directly or
indirectly, To accomplish such object
until the further order of our said
court.
Thereof fail moi and MAKE due return
thereof, and of your proceedings, 10
our next court where the bin is pend
ing.
The order is signed by the judge and
clerk