Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-29

tention. among which are SeaVery
street, Toward street, Oak street, Maple
street, Prospect street and Bouteiie a'-
enue.
He said that on extensions which may
be made the returns will be small, pc
cause they will be among a class Oh
houses where the number of services
will be few,~ but these houses are never
the!ess entitled to service, both LOT hre
and domestic purposes.
The question of future grown was
then touched upon. Prophecy mas peeii
a much contested point in TINS nearing
and always calls out WORD from the
attorney on the other SIDE from that
trying to get the prophecy.
Mr.. Freeman accounted for the rapid
growth in the Water Cos. business by
the building of the Hollingsworth 4.
Whitney mills which brought a large
number of we'll paid hands to this city
and winslow. He also maintained the
PiveryieW mills and the Maine Central
Railroad repair shops as causes of in
crease in the systems business. He
seemed to think that the future growth
of the city would not be as rapid as it
has been in the past.
Mr. Freeman then went on to consid-
or the value of the buildings and ma
chinery and the depreciation thereon.
He said that pumping station No.
should be made fifeproof, as it is far
from being so now. This was the only
change that he suggested in the build
ings or machinery, but he thought that
-I,o l., I
is not in a condition to be perfectly safe
in case of freshet. He would allow $500
for this dam which could be used for a
Golfer dam in building the new mason
ry dam which is needed. The reser-
voir is small, but is in good condition.
Mr.. Freeman does not think much of
the sinking fund theory, as a basis fol-
providing for depreciation on machin-
cry. because depreciation of machinery
is very variable.
Mr.. Freeman then proceeded to show
how he arrived at a valuation of the
Waterpower. He took Cobbosseecontee
stream as a basis to judge the amount
of water flowing in Messalonskee
stream. The former stream was Off
cialiy measured by the United State
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detic survey and Mr.. Freeman as
sulned that the Messalonskee's flow
would be the same. This way of reck.
cning suited Mr.. Freeman, but it die
not suit Mr.. Baker at all.
All of Mr.. Freeman'S figuring led him
to the conclusion that the whole bust
ness is worth s295,SO0 on a 6 per cent
basis, of which $50, 800 is for it's being
a young concern.
Prof. Card, who had had a chance t,
complete his tabulatiors to suit Mr.
Thayer. then took the stand again. GU
OF {, wells which he had tested there were
A. where there was typhoid from among
the people using the water and II of thesi
wells showed the presence of coli and .
did not. Among the five where there wa;
no typhoid fever two showed coli AM
| three did not. Prof. Card was also asked
about chlorine in water and said thai
water which had been filtered might con
tain chlorine if it had been impure befor,
filtration. Prof. Card from his examine
| ton OF conditions could not discover tn,
cause of the epidemic. last winter. Prof
| Card finished his testimony shortly after
| the noon recess and Mr.. Freeman wa:
| again recalled.
| Mr.. Baker tried to show that Mr.. Free
| mans experience in condemnation pro
| ceedngs and in appraisals for insurance
would tend to make him place a low valu,
rather than high value on property, bu
he insisted that he had always tried t'
fix fair value. Then he tried to show
that Mr.. Freeman was not familiar witt
the territory here and dwelt at some
length on his reckoning the horse power
Of the Mcssalonskee by the flow in tbs
CobboSSeecontee Mr. Bakers cross-vX
animation did not bring out much new
material but showed mp some place.
where the experts disagree.
After Mr.. Freeman had finished. Mr.
Maxcy was on the stand for about a hall
a minute to give additional testimony oi
construction costs.
~. II. PlaiSted, chief of police wa!
fires which had occurred while he va.
chief Of the fire department Between iS9
and 1901 there were Isl fires but none
We're what could be called confaerations
He told OF some of the worst fires which
he had had ard said that he felt sure II,
had used six steamers and that the pres
sure had been satisfactory in all cases OK
cept one when there was no water to b,
had. He did not know why there was ~
water at that time and he did not know
that there was about Il week when th'
bottom of the reservoir was not covered
Mr. Plaisted ana Mr.. Eaton had a littl'
controversy over one of the buildings. tn,
question being whether it had one or thrc,
stories. That matter of course was 10
of extreme Importance but photographs
will probably be found to settle the mat
ter.
Mr.. Moves was again a witness ant
stated that at tho time he made the vaiu
alton of station No. he had no knowl
edge of its cost
MIR Stacey next testified that he had as
sisted Prof. Card in getting nformatio,
relative to typhoid fever cases. That n,
had called at the Morrill, house and tina
Mrs. Morrill, had told him that the waite
they used had been taken from we'll
Mr. Stacey was also asked about we'll
on the Plains and thought that there wcrr
between 50 and 80 located there and point
ed out several on the map. Mr.. STAGE
was the last witness, Wednesday, ant
probably the last but one in the hearing
The arguments will be made. Friday, be
ginning at 8 O'Clock.
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