Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-08

lands for the erection ami maintenance
of its lines of posts AND wires ds wen
- 10 build dams and take W"trr PRIV
i,ares The streets in the town 81 l'ell-
ION. said Mr. Heath. are covered Wlth
Il net work of high tension wires Wii'h
should b. stretched in the fields rather
than uron the public highways where
tht. lives If human persons may be en-
,.an9ered In brunswick the authorizes
do not allow high tension wires III we
streets. but they are placed IN 'he
fields and woods.
Manley Morrison Of Clinton, desired
to submit an amendment 50 thHt no
rover will be given the company 10
take any water privileges where daiiiS
are nov bulk.
L,hn +. Nelson. ESQ. OF WaterVille.
appeared in opposition to the bill. He
contended that the company had "N-
..ec,lcd its charter rights. which limited
the SCOPE of its operations TO the TOW MS
If linton and Albion and had made 4
contract 10 furnish the HollingSWorth
< Whitney CO. in Winston with power
TO III, niury OF other companies au-
tnorized 10 do busiess in that town
The speaker stated that Mr. Gerald.
the general manager of the SebasticooA
Manufacturing and Power Co.. placed
he poles ani wires To the mill of the
Holdings worth & Whitney Co. in The
town of WINSTON.
My. Heath interrupted the speaker by
saying:
"Nr. Nelson should state facts. The
HollingSWoiIh < Whitney Co. own lll
The poles ANA Tres from the town line
Of l:entun to its mill. The Sehastiro"N
Company sells no electricity III the
town of Winsluw."
Mr.. Nelson insisted that. while ad-
hitting that Mr.. Heath was correct
IN his statement it was an evasion OF
nc charter rights Of the company. II"
tIso contendcd that the company had
70 right to do business in WinSlow. that
t is doing business there. and that II
is wrong 10 give the company the right
# eminent domain in locating its poles
nd wires. lie likewise thought that
-nr.e restriction ought TO be placed OF
he line Of the poles and wires To PRO-
tect paSSerSby.
George H. HuineS of RcntOn. stated
that the wires Of the romnany Wee
laced over his land under nISreple-
santation inasinuCh rs Mr.. Gerald mao
oli him that his company had 4 legal
risht to do so. He read the following
:emonstrance:
ave. the owners of land situated III
I'D tow nof BENTON. who have consent
Il t" Nh. Goralis putting elect'i" ii&h1
nd electric power poles on or ! rms
iish to state to the Legislature we dld
- because Mr.. Gerald told uS th't ne
rld l lawful right To i" 80 5Nt that H.
should erect such uolcS whether we
on.ented 10 Il Of not. We state that
70 do not want tie poles set on "u'
and and ask the Legislature" not TO
Grant him or mis- company the riSht TO
q, iol.s Oh our land. Charles /. tfnS-
". (icnrg" y. HIInes. Bryant ltouldN.
Henry W. Eoundy Samuel f. tircf, y.
= Lewis. F. ii. Brown. J. c. l'roWli' NJ.
!. HroWn.'
Carl Weymouth Of WaterVillo. who
.lnc,.d the poles and strung tn" wires.
Wa questioned as To the possibility 81
,an::"r in cIS,l the wires should bre"i.
mn stated that there WAS slight d;uh-
,er h"rAu:;" The wire il? use IS u 40.
,oorr wire. iIr also said that TIL" poles
..er.. generally set six feet III th'
rom" except where lodges w"r" found,
hut that no pole MAS So lass than tIN"
feet
The herring WAS continued until
Thursday afternoon. al : "'"iock.
In the hearing h"f"rr the intr,;o W.
-re III" pending rights Of III" freedom NJ
the 81 John river came TIP in ~" 1nlll-
.atirn for On extension Of charter ~ Ills.
4 John Lumber co of Van !;urru. which
generated into an International discussion
through j. Fraser Gregory. vice pr'sidrn
md general manager of the Murray and
;rrEn,y urn of St. JOHN, y. T.. largtSt
icalr.S on me river aud representative .!
II the st. John lumber companies. MIR.
.rcs0ry had prescribed Governor cobb in
ne morning with what WAS considered ~
i'm evidently as q sufficient excuse Tor a
,os: pnrorurnt of the hearing Gi to-day
based, as Mr.. Gregory said. on int"rna-
innnl cnurt,sy The lcttc! wa nom ia
;rrh Pope. under secretary of stat OF
arada in effect that whereas th"r" had
,ren m international commission arp,ini-
d for the Investigation OF rights on IN
rrnatiC' al river boundaries. which had
rot We; reported. the matter Of the -r""-
ion III bOons in the ST. john IiNcr III tn.
Van Buren, vicinity should he postponed
.lntil the report was made. This contcn-
ION was placed before the committee q,
Interior waters when they met to cnnGi,ir'
IN act To extend the powers of tn. st.
john Lumber Go. OF Van Buren,. by NJ"
Gregory Herbert VI. Heath. representing
h" American company. said that hc had
hc,M informed by the secretary of STATE
and the secretary Of war OF the Cnitr,i
States thaj thr 81. John river Cnntrrv"r-
~ was not in the province Of the COM
| mission. Mr.. Gregory urged that inter
natioual courtesy should prevail. hui
Hartman Shaw decided thar the parties
pre- sent. ci;rd through local notice shodid
| ne heard. Replying. Mr.. Gregory stated
| hHt Sit Wiltred I-iui"r had informed
| HIM that the St. John river w0uin bt. in
cludcd in the scheme of boundary dis
pUtc.
III" question was the extension Of the
| powers of thu ST. John Iumh"r Co. cap
| i'ilizcd by Americans Of which G. \. Mi
'ikcn Of Augusta. is he head. ana the lc.
enabling JdmcS crawford ana t<~oci3tc~
10 erect PIERS and string booms on tn"
river " Grand Isle
Peter Charles KccGar Of Van Enron.
and Arthur W. Brown o: FnItlaird. spoke