Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-18
BILL IN EQUITY
Filed by the Maine
Water Company,
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Against St. Croix Paper Co.
and Others.
Temporary Injunction Has Been Issued by
Judge ". P. Whitehouse.


Joined from throwing refuse matter
into the Saint Croix river. the petition
alleging that the water in the river is
thereby made impure. Associate Justice
White house of the supreme judicial
court, has issued a temporary injunc-
tiOn and hearing on the matter will
be held at some future date.
The defendants mentioned in the Dill
are the Saint Croix Paper Co, corpor-
alton established under the laws of the
State of Maine, and having it's place
OF business at Sprague's Falls in said
county of Washington; Isaac 3. Hos
ford of Middletown in the state of New
Jersey; Fred n. Jordan of Pownal,
Cumberland county, Maine; Albion +.
Smith of Jonesboro, and William T.
Smith of Forest City, both in said
county of Washington, the Society of
Christian Workers, so-called, corpora
ton, voluntary association or partner
ship, having its place of business at
Sprague's Falls. whose form of organ
ization is to the plaintiff unknown, Ed
gar =. Smith, Emery Taylor, stephen
Turnbull, Ernest Mason, Clarence
Chadb0urne, Charles Mulherrin, How
ard II. Jordan. Daniel J. Mcdonnell,
George Whitehouse, William Cosman.
Colin Craig, Joshua CARL, Frank Ryan,
William Clarkins, Henry Brown, James
McNeilI, Thomas Byrnes, all of
Spragues Falls in said county of
Washington, John Moore, Charles +.
McIninch, Warren Sinclair and one
Tccd. co-partnrrs and doing business
under the firm name of Sinclair & Teed.
William W. Phiibroook and one Jack
Soi, co-BartnerS and doing business
under the firm name of Jackson x Phil
brook, Abner Estey, Winfield Scott
Ham, John +. White. Charles Wright,
Adolf Prang. Daniel r. McCarty. Henry
a. Newman. Thomas II. Cammack, AL
bert Eharlund, Charles Murray. Charles
Cone, Miss Kate Carl, Frank Gilbreth,
Eastern Supply Co.. so-called, cor
Inration, voluntary association or part
ntrShip, whose form of organization is
to your plaintiff unknown, Edward Q.
Hin, Daniel Phillips, A. Boisenault.
William X. Ham, John Cashion, Robert
Walker. Frederick A. Newman, Samuel
j. Lindsay. William Craig, Charles f.
Trigss, james GilfoiI. A. Batti. John
Mercier. William Paddock. all Of
Srrague's Falls in said county of
Washington.
In the bill the plaintiff says:
]. That the Calais Water co. was
duly Incorporated and organized under
III" general corporation laws of the
State of Maine, and by special charter
from the Legislature of Maine approved
Jan. y, 1881, and amendments SubSe
Qurn: thereto. and was thereby author
lied to supply to the city of Calais and
the town of Milltown, and the inhab-
tHnts thereof. a supply of pure water
tfcr domestic, manufacturing and mu
nicipai purposes. including the extin-
punishment of fires and the sprinkling
of streets;l and for the purpose of Sc
curing such supply of pure water it
WAS empowered to take and use wat
or from ;he st. Croix river and from no
other source; that said Water Co. duly
organized under said charter and law
fully took for the uses aforesaid its
water supply exclusively from said st.
CroiX river at a point within the city
Of Calais and secured at large cost VAL
uable land and riparian rights on said
river to that end
Thlt ii has invested many hundreds
Of tho usand of dollars in the establish
lncnt of dams. reservoirs. pumping sta
tins ana pipe lines and the acquire
mrnt Of lands, water rights. power and
suitable machinery to operate the
same. all for the purpose of supplying
pure water from said st. CroiX river to
said city and town aforesaid.
,. That on the second day of April,
1856. by lawful enactment of the Leg
iSiative Assembly of the Province of
New Brunswick i'll the Dominion of
Canada, the ST. Croix Electric Light &
Water Co. was duly chartered for the
purpose, (among other things), of fur
nshing an amDle supply of water for
protection against fire and for all san
itary. domestic and other purposes to
the towns of ST. stephen and Milltown
jill the Province of New Brunswick; and
Cor the purpose Of furnishing said sup
ply was empowered to take and use the
water of any river. lake. pond or stream
III the said towns. or within a distance
of 10 miles from said towns: that said
water company duly organized under
It's said charter; that there was then
and is now only one suitable or aVaila-
bl" source of public water supply for
either of said towns within the limits
ni IFS charter. and that is the St CroiX
river, and that said Water Co. lawfully
took Tor the uses and purposes of its
charter. and pursuant thereto, its wat
ef supply from said river. and the in
hahitants of said towns of st. stephen
and Milltown have ever since been and
still are dependent exclusively upon
said supply.
Ihat pursuant to it's charter. said
Water Co. secured at large cost valua !:
Die iand and riparian rights upon said
river Tor the purposes aforesaid that II
has invested many hundreds Of ,bor.
sahds of dollars in the establishment of
dams. reservoirs. pumping stations ana
nhie lines, and the requirement of
IihdS. water rights power and su;to
pie machinery to operate the same a.,
'or tne purpose of supplying nura y.ot
er from said ST. Croix river 70 So,
Towns aforesaid and the inbab;+.nts
- thereof ''i' pi'ai'ts
mat on or about the oath 1av of 1,,,.
iSSs' under authority duly obts,ust h, s
from The Legislature of Maine ana from
.ne legislative Assembly of the Prov
h'e'o New Brunswick. and otba,
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