Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-04
Carleton Pond,

The hearing before the iuliriarv
committee on IN act 70 prevent the
I"''t ion OF the waters CT Carleton pond
Drought ont much opposition from
many citizens of the towns OF Read
II |" and Wirtll"p who We're prrsnt
ca mass. Hon. Herbert NJ. Heath APP
earl rs counsel FOE the August
Wlttr pistri', and Hon. l.. r. Garlic
t)Ii represented the Ol,nosition
%honS those VINO spok. iii opposition
10 the bill Were Representative Russell
J. Il. Mayhem, George Merrill. w. H.
Hunt, w. {. .'iace, Of Ee;idiield and
Representative NOrcross, a. G. YeatOn
and c. 5. ToWie. Of Winthrop. Others
who were present at the hearing We're
cl les G. morrill,. Sur; Cay ana Will
lam Gordon of Readfield and George
Waugh. Su,nnrr Packard and Arthur
Hrninard of Wi::hrOn
In presenting the case for the Angus
Ia Water District AIR Heath explained
- the committee that The bill was
| trawn after a numbr. of others on the
r"l'uti"n of waters nf lakes or ponds
which were the source OF Sunr,y for
districts. Mr.. II, ath said that he uri-
dcrstood that there obje, lions were
raised only to one section of the bill
Section ) which was to IN, vent fishing
in the pond winter OF summer or from
harvesting lie ana PROV idins a penalty
of $40 or Imprisonment for six months
for any violations of the same
Mr.. Heath said that re lad talliot;
with the trustees on the matter and
! that they We're wIllin; to coIicede to the
| harvesting of lie provided that all re-
fuse and unc.c;lnlincs.s that pertained
10 Ice cutting De properly cared for by
the haivt sterS. Eat h" Jill object To the
fishing in the pond. He sad that dam
WOULD be constructed 1T the foot of the
| lond so that it would b. converted into
a reserN Dir in which there would be no
current or other means t. purify the
| waller from contamination
| Upon being questioned NV Mr.. Garlic
| ton. Mr.. Heath said that while the dis
| tlict W"uld not Obieo- TO the inhaDi-
| tants of Eeadield and others living in
| the immediate vicinity of the pond "a
| fish here he was unwilling to allow if
10 be left oren to all parties. He said
| that il the pond We're larger it would
| rake a big difference.
| Mr. Heath then went on TO read the
| SN't'iis w tit'- plli III tfltiG ORDER. Inc
! first. provides that no building shall be
| constructed on the shores of the pond
- that sewage nr drainage shall enter
toe waters: the second. that no person
| shall throw the body of dead animals
| into the pond or leave the same on the
| ice or any other polluting matter. ana
that no foul or dccayin- matter includ-
| ing dressing shall be used in the culti-
walton Of the sell within 800 feet Of the
| waters: third. that no person shall
battle in the pord: the fifth section
perain3 TO the cutting OF ice and fish
ing.
| Mr.. Heath thought the proposition
was n sG,i:;,. one and as q very few
ever be, il the pom, ii would not he
4 great haIds hip should they be pro-
hinI:C,! florl SO doing in the future.
That TIC bill would concern practically
a few. he ether ponds H. the immedi-
ate vicinity would give them fishing
and recreation when they desired il. He
said that the ;,ohd covered about oor
acres and was 20 feet in the deepest
l.lace. In SD small 4 reservoir much
care would have to be cH,rcised 10 kaer
! the waters DuT9.
Mir. Mayhem of Readfield was th=
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