Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-11-06
AT $503,475.37.
Report Of Appraisers in the
WaterviIIe Water Case.
District Will Have to Pay That Sum
to Get Plant.
Appraisers Were Judge Powers and
Messrs. Appleton and Blake.

Clerk of Courts Jones, late Thursday
Afternoon, received the report of the
board of appraisers, which consisted of
Hon. Frederick A. Powers of HOulton,
associate justice of the Maine supreme
judicial court, Hon. Frederick II. APP
plclon Of Bangor, and Percy NJ. Blake
of Hyde Park, Mass, on the petition of
the kennebec Water District to set a
value On the property of the Maine Wa
ter CO., situated in Benton, Winslow
and Waterville. The appraisers set the
price at $500 7537 At the hearing be-
fore the board, Ezra r. Thayer. Esq,
of Boston, Mass, and Harvey D. Eaton.
Esq, of Waterville, appeared for the
Water district, and Orville D. Baker,
Esq, of Augusta, and Charles F. john
son, ESQ, of Waterville, for the Water
Co.
The report of the board Of appraisers
in full is as follows:
STATE OF MAINE. SUPREME JUDI
CIAL COURT.
Kennebec, SIS.
kennebec Water District in Equity VS.
City of Natervile ct ais.
To the supreme judicial court sitting III
equity within and for said county:
The undersigned, the appraisers appoint
ed under IL decree of said court, none OF
whom are residents of the counties OF
lienrcbec OF Somerset upon the petition
.. of tho ltennebcc Water District in accord
anC" with the provisions On Chapter 201
PRIV ate ana Special Laws of 1899 to fix
the valuation of the plant, property ana
franchises OF the Maine Water Company
situated in said district and the towns OF
Benton and Winslow, hereby make this
report to said court.
We first give due notice to all the par
ties interested that we would meet the
buildingJ at Watervlle. in said county.
upon Tuesday the sixth day of Octohc..
1905, at 10 A. NJ, for the purpose of per-
forming the duties imposed upon us by
said appointment.
AT said time and place we met the par.
ties and their counsel, and after viewing
the premises. plant and water supply OF
said company, and the territory adjao ent
their counsel, we met in accordance with
adjournment at said superior court room
AMI heard the evidence and arguments Of
counsel and now after having n,aturely
considered the same we make this our
award in the premises:
We hereby fix the valuation of tne en-
tire plant. property and franchises now
held by the Maine Water Company with,
in said district and said towns OF Ise1l-
ton and Wiislow, including all lands wa
tiers, water rights dams, reservoirs, pipes,
machinery, fixtures, MIGRANTS. tools ant;
all apparatus and appliances owned by
said company, and used in supplying wa
ter in said district and towns, and ali 9th
er real estate in said district as of the
first day OF November. 1908, at the sum OF
I'VE hundred and three tho sand four hun
dred ana seventy-five dollars and thirty
seven cents (h3, 415.3D and we find and
award that said plant, property and fran
chses were fairly and ecuitably worth
said sum of five hundred and three thouS-
and four hundred and severty-five dollar
and thirty seven cents t$503, 1880 on said
first day of November, 1909. and that the
said Maine Water Company upon receipt
thereof will receive Just compensation for
al! the same.
vember. 1903.
FREDERICK A. POWERS
FREDERICK ii. APPLETON,
PERCY NJ. BLAKE,
ADDr1iserS