Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-17
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
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po,ue Island 10 hoque ''ui.s.
iD W. suACKFORD. 1 do not know as
They lnake a remonstrance
W. 1rerally III regard to Gardeners Is
and. r,ods ra,oons+r,nao
"a hv Frank Wallace and So others
81. tnvu of JonesDoTt)
STAPLES of Knox. Is it not
FRAT the people o. Jonesport OPP
lose this: ,,D r.oro e.
l,io7 about l.; they 90. They have
bare several times, and some of
.sor, are here now. Il was the unani-
'N'', ,.ot4 of t!ie town that they should
orpose it. MI. ...:
,na.nort are not anxious to let Rogue
ys,and get away from their township
Nv sHACkFORD. They are very
much opposed to it.
Mr.. PIKE Of Washington. Did | un-
,l~s,a,d YOU to say there We're no
stores at Roquc Eluf.
Mr.. sHAcK2OiiD. That is what l
understand.
AIR PIKE. I have been there, and
.t.re IRE stores there. Do / understand
ro, ~ say the owner Of Rogue Island
tos never potiiiuncd this Legislature.
W. sHACNFDRD. / don't say he
,sv4r did, He las not in this case.
NJ PIKE. Bat always before, and
,b,. reason they turned him down be-
ror.. WAS because he was lot L citizen
Of this STATE.
Mr. SHACKFOf:D. | am not aware
q, that fact All the information l got
vas at the h"aring.
Mr.. PIKE. ! understand you to sa"
that Rogue Bluffs was ten miles from
the railroad.
Mr.. HAtKFOi:D. I don't think |
Mentioned The railroad at all in any
tlig said lcre today-not to my
knowledge.
Dir. AVER Of k"n:C bee.
Mr. President:
First. / wish to say that | have no
PERSONAL interest in this subject what
eyer other Ihlh to ucfInG the action
Of the majority. Z
The committee on towns gave the
question OF arn"Ning Rogue Island To
the town of HGlue Bluff. an ample
hearnG. and after discussing the sub
tct tand / will say here that from OBJ
sryati0n it looks as if the discussion
vas not alt0g Their confined to menu
bcrs Of the Committee. or legislature
we're unable 10 agree. and have two re-
Torts-one, ought 10 pas. being signed
ty seven mcmbers-the other, ought
not to pass, by two. the tenth member
Of the committee not taking part on
account of Illness.
Il was brought ouL at the hearing
that Chambers river running between
Roque Fluff and Joncspurt, and that
part particularly between Jonesport
anil Rogue island. on account of be-
ing buoyed and acknowledged as the
Ship 'hann"l. is the natural division
Stween Jonesnort ami Rogue Island.
ard the ajo"ity of the committee
think therefore, :iiOuld be the dividing
AAc. 1t vas .ouud that the island in
ftrStion is equally distant from jones'
hrt and isoquc Bluff. that the owner
and only inhahitant 81 the island goes
70 Rogue Bluff for supplies. mail. etc:
nat his preference for Rogue Bluff, is
taken in that towns affairs, and the
Neral way he has treated the people
o. the town.
The question of taxes the rate be
ns about the same in both tUwnsp and
Schools entered but little into the
W'Slion. The mater of valuation as
assessed by Jo'i"-port. namely. sixteen
h"uSIud dollars (Stt.uun) did some
'hA'. h't tn" committee feel that on
&tonht OF thu very pro. ferrous condi-
Ion Of l"n@Sport, it's population being
''"lt 2ooo, lis valuation $ilN.S12. as
impaired with Rogue Bluff. population
%lhg on than "o0. valuation s2S.1N1.
nit IN" passage Of M act as recon-
"rnlcd by the niaiurity would not
york a hardship or injustice.
NNrsil"rs of this kind it is clearly cs-
"''Shi'd by ia" assessment and tn" dis
UoViiou "l State school funds that it is
''lniN the duty of the larger and more
rNfcr"nS cities aud towns to help the
rS Prosperous.
i s"F thr reasons. us stated. which. taken
~" consideration with facts known and
sAWhlrntS made outside. were sufficient
u l,'Hk. 10 warrant tho majority report
sa mN It. venture in saying further. that
r't was one thing that could not un-
stint ard that WIS. WHY the owner of
%t'. island d!d not appear before the
m'ut t"-l Illdc such Il statement. ana
~ '"!AS ;tGt"rw IrdS / answered Il call
~, w i'h'i.e-th" party stated that his
- "'lS Gardner. that he was the own
s, ~ i,oQl" Island. and asked il he could
ton statement in regard to his posi-
MIL a u 1, The matter of annexation; | re
r. M should prefer not. but il he
WHILE that should ask one or two
Cousins ami state the replies to the
su'r u,ee. that | would do 81. his an
ma vas That he would be glad 10 have
lslSii asked him If he wanted Rodue
rSs - annexed to Rogue Bluff; his reply
tan DO most earnestly and tmphati-
rrrs. then asked why he WAS not
mttoaat ~ the hearing before the COM
nsers,' ne replied that he had been rep
al ~. NJ former hearings and furnish
vit,nrnus necessary to have counsel and
yoms sSeS before the committees of pre-
Jnnas. iAslSl.tureS. that the people ri
wc,lib T. with Il prcpondcrince OF
eynrae. influence and numbers had. as he
cd ms!e II. easily and quickly squelch-
ha5 - mat after each petition his taxes
9TH s'S .een raised and that in a way he had
The bst nven made uncomf abic-ln
"phasaSs !..dse oi the street he had been
d prt,i ana concluded that the right
was Ion ny Il nonresident. although he
esllv haIse property owner. had practl-
Il on nis EVh denied. ana that further effort
Fart was useless.
m, rcr ms conclusion was right oil
tysb,an,' ret s that any gentleman i non
sAals VINO has interests III this state
wnnd lcei that because he is such, il
hcisl,.h. relndlcr his standing before any
If Ne committee in the considers tiul