Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-31

cessful Mr.. Heath said that connections
would be made with Bangor toward the
east. and with Augusta, Brunswick, Lew
iston and Portland to the west, and even
to the New Hampshire line. with the
railroads beyond which the speaker said
he was not familiar.
do not gather from the remarks of
Mr.. Gerald that you have absolute power
in the premises. That is not so. None
of these things are effective or pass into
final rights until the railroad commits
sioners have passed upon them. If Mr..
Gerald should receive this location from
yo,i. he has Vet to go UP to the railroad
commissioners and have ii approved 1t
is the duty Of the railroad commission
crs to 81: on these questions as a lcgis-
la:'Irr and decide what is for the best
interests of the people of the State Of
Maine"
Sclcctman Albert Fuller took cxce1-
tons to Mr.. Hcath's statement that tho
papers alleged to contain the legal de-
/, feet Of providing conditions on account
Of which the whole matter was dsa,-
lowed or.Sina ted with the sclec,men Of
Winslow
''1h1sc conditions came from Mr..
I.yncn's Office said Mr.. Fuller with
much spirit.
A sharp coIl0ouy between Ny Fuller
ard Mr.. Lynch followed. lin the midst of
! which a request cane from Mr.. Warren
. that the record of the vote passed four
years ago be read.
| Mr.. Lynch tried to get NJ. Fuller II
say that the conditions were drawn in
! She Office of Hon. Charles +. Johnson OF
, Watervilic but Mr.. Fuller resolutely held
; - his previous statement. IN the miyup
/ Mir. Heath got the floor and explained
F., how he and Mr.. Gerald had originated
! tie p'an of having d separate. CONTRACT
apart from the grant of location. in or
der to lay the grant before the. railroad
| commissioners in the form OF an uncon-
ditonal document.
! j. w. Bassett obtained the floor and
/ moved that the clerk read the vote of the
: town meeting OF Jan. H. 1902 whereby the
conditions We're imposed under which tho
seectmcn granted q location to the Au-
s',sta &, Watervlle CO.
| Mr.. Lynch asked Mr. Fuller t. read a
! letter which he had written to Fuller.
~ suppose you want it read without
| any commert?' querieG Mr.. Fuller.
"Wcll, yes agreed Mr.. Lynch. Mr..
Fuller read the letter, which appeared to
throw upon the selectmen of Winslow
; the blame of imposing the conditions
| causing the railroad commissioners to
throw out the whole proposition.
! In the warm and lengthy discussion
which followed, those present were treat
ed to a historical resume of the negotia-
, tons between the selCctmen of Winslow
| and the Augusta & Watervillc Co
From the dialogue between Mr. Fuller
and Mir. Lynch it was gathered that the
difficulty arose from the repairs To The
Tliconic bridge. The seectnIcn and the
officers Of the Augusta & Waervillc
Railroad co. could not agree as to the
amount to he paid by the company To-
ward tho repair of the Ticonic bridge and
the I1:tting Of the Same in condition for
| The passage of cars across it. it was
! Mr.. Fuller's recollection that Mir.
Cheney. the engineer who built the I'll
comic bridge reported that the cost Of
widening and Strengthening the bridge
would be $1,000.
! 'Thore never was a time when Mr..
| Lynch was willing to pay the $1,000 .
said Mr.. Fuller. Mr.. Fuller believed
that on one occasion Mr.. Lynch had Of
fered 10 pay the sum Of $500 to the Sc
leCtmcn if they would sign paper giving
the company the right to cross the
bridge. Then a proposition was submit
ted whereby the two municipalities of
Waterviie and Winslow were to unite
on a part of the expense and the railroad
was ito ray the rest, and the matter
rested there.
MIR. Heath poured oil on the troubled
! waters. He thought that neither side
should work at cross purposes as they
had evidently been doing in the past. and
repeated some of his previous utter
ances that TIE settlement of the question
of expense for strengthening the bridge
was not for the railroad or for the town
to settle. 1.-The statutes have nut the
control CT the whole matter in the hands
Of the railroad commissioners AMI the
question Of who shall pay the bills is alb
solutely in their hands,
Mr.. Heath asked Mr.. Gerald to vouc!
for the statement that in all instance.
in which they had been associated in rail
road enterprises for the past Is year.
the railroad commissioners had alway;
laid the burden of expense upon tho rail
road company and raised laugh by ask
ing: ''Uncle Amos. do you know Of an,
instance whore we haven't paid 100 cent.
on dollar" Mr.. Gerald admitted tina
he never had known of a case
| The moderator thought that Mr.. Lynch
should be given the floor to close tn,
discussion.
Mr.. Lynch said that he had nothing t.
say except that his letter to Selectmai
Fuller proved that the conditions fount
obnoxious by the railroad commissioner
did not originate in his office
"fcu got n reply to the letter. di6n'
voH?' asked Selectnan Fuller. tartiy. Mr.
Lynch admitted that he did, and the in
ciden. closed.
| Up to this point the question had beer
} discussed informally witlrou. a motion
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