Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-08
leqal Affairs.

Devil wagons" and the citizens of Cas-
tile aired their contentious before the
committed on legal affairs. Tuesday after
noon. II appeared from the testimony OF
c"rt.'in peacable citizens of the historic
and grand old burg of CaStinc that auto
noodles and similar conVcynnccS are not
wanted ON certain streets in that town.
They are rot wanted there anyway. but
if they are to b. a necessary evil they
will rclcg.ltc them to certain streets that
ar" not lSed as main thOroughtarts But
tn" owners of automobiles are much op-
posed t. living their hobby Confined to
suburban lanes where they MAJ waste
their sweetness on the desert air-thcy
want the whole hog or none
i:rSld'S. SLY the owners of the capri
'i"lS auto. who knows hut what such "A
measure II 1t became Il INV would eStal,-
liSh Il precedent whereby other towns
with Il prriudicr for our GASOLINE carts
would warrant them to come to August,
and ask for similar legislation
The d'niZcnS of cuStinc argue that not
"i'lN th"mS'lN" hut til" summer resi-
dents. som" 5000 or 900 of whom visit th.
"'"r "hntiIiE. want the USE of :iutomO-
hiItS restricted to certain streets And
the farmers. they say, are ntcrfared with
III the transaction of their business of
bringing produce to town. Their hors,s
are frightened to death ut the sicnt of AZ,
auto. so occasionally are they seen abou,
the streets. One of the opposition party
suggested that if more autos were al
lowed about the village the horses might
become used to them in II short time. bu,
tn" champions of the bill thought sl1c!,
= thing impossible. And they don't want
the machines there anyway, as they in
terrier, with the livery men. MANY Of tn.
residents and visitors prcfcrring to walk
rather than stand the chance of meeting
an automobile when riding
TIL" friends of the bill argue that :,
similar law is now in vogue in Ear IIar-
hor. but tn" opponents argue ti.at tn.
CASES are not parallel because the loca-
tinns of the roads in Castinc are different
from thoS" in the former place. In Bar
iiIrhor special legislation was granted
against the use of automobiles rs many
Of tho roads are along dangerous ana
steep places where to fri9htcn a hors..
might mean harmful results. In Castne
the roads are not located along danger
ouS places although many Of them are.
quito narrow.
Those who appeared in favor Of the bill
were Professor J. ID. Ames. head of the
Harvard Law school. and Postmaster
Hooper of Castm Among the humble:
present in opposition to the measure were
Scott Wilson. representing the Maine Au-
to,nobile Club: Mr.. H'rmon. Mr.. Spear
ana Robert II. Lowe of Portland. and j.
IS HYDE Of Bath.
Charles a. MilIiken of Augusta also ap-
pcared in opposition saving that if hc
should take q party to TIL" town of Cas-
tine he should not want to he excluded
fro,, certain streets. He thought that
WIS tlc opinion of owners of autnmo-
Liles of the State generally. Mr.. MILL
ken s,id TINT he thought there was law
enough on the statutes and that he had
oxnerienced no trouble in the present
Inv He has used his machine in many
other states than Maine which have SINH
lar laws and has had no trouble. Mr.
,JiIlilxcn thinks that tn" prejudice against
automobiles is rapidly wearing off and
that in short time it will have disap-
| na,rcd entirely. In Massachusetts 5000
| or ,Nn automobiles are IN daily use and
few complaints are ever heard.