Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-20

The NOn-H1itatiuG
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to operate
Hoods Pills

ness III that town. Hon. George. II
Weeks OF Fairfield, appeared for the
company. He explained to the Com
mlttee that the company organized un-
dtr me general laws of Maine. August
TO- 1904, not knowing that there was
another company having charter rights
10 90 business in the town of Winthrop.
Later. when ii was ascertained that The
Augusta Winthrop 4 Gardiner Rail-
road Company had such rights the
officers of this company were conSultc ed
Win and sand they had no Oh iectionS to
~" new company entering the field and
DONG business there. The law Of 1895
covering electrical companies. provided
That new companies might enter u field
covered by an existing companv if The
old company should grant il a permi,
Eat as the consent clause OF the law
hhs been repealed. the only WAY the
Winthrop {; Wayne Light and Power
Company can do business is bv tho
ratiiication by the Legislature of the
rrrlAlt granted by the town of Will
| tEiop. Mr.. Weeks stated that Geo. T..
Nacnmber general manager Of the 4.
W. X q. r. L. had assured him thar
there would be no objection to the r;Iti-
fr;iti"n rs far as the company Mas con-
cerne,l.
The hearing on the act authorizing
the Augusta Water District TO take
water from Carleton Pond was con-
tinted to Tuesday, next.
In regard To the amendment to the
ch:,rted of the HOultOh Water Com
pan=. Hon. Don. a. Fl. Powers of Houl-
ton said il VAS simply to give the com
phny the right to issue its bonds to the
amount of $50. 900 instead of 500 900. as
new.
Frank l.. Staples Of Faith appeared
before the committee i'm favor of the
act To prevent the pollution of NeGuas-
Set lake. The Lake is the source Of
Water supply for the city of Bath ana
for the lowh of Brunswick. SO far as
he knew there WAS no opposition to the
hill and the people of Bath generally
desired its enactment. The act pro-
Nies that there shall be no bathing iii
the waters Of the lake and at present
the only way this can be prevented is
by injunction from the supreme court
which is not desired. In the event of
the bill affecting the rights of the
towns of Brunswick and TopSham
Water District. in the appraisal of the
plant. he would be willing for the act
not to take effect until one year after
the appraisal.
In regard to an act extending the
charter of the Caratunk Power Com
pany. Geo G. Weeks who appeared for
the company, explained that it desired
to repeal that section of the charter
which gives to the town of Madison the
right to take water power of the COM
panv located above North Arson. He
further explained that the town al
rcndy hal 4 power on Dead river. The
section in question, said he, was OBJ
jeCtionab!e because il had Il deterring
effect upon those who would otherwise
be willing to buy bonds of the COM
pany.
a resolve in favor of $4,000 year
for two years for the University of
Maine and another in favor of $40 900
Il year fOi the same period for the
AroostOok state Normal School Of
Pressure Isle We're given hearings by
the committee On education. Thursday
afternoon. There were present at the
hearing of the resolve in favor of the
! University of Maine. President George
! Emory Fellows and Trustees Hon.
Henry Lord Of Bangor: T.. r. WinSlow
/ Of Portland ana T.. j. Haskell Of West
brook. For the Normal school resolve