Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-07

TIE meeting was called to order al
the appointed hour by President Iiar-
vcy H. Eaton. After the preliminary
routine business lad been disposed Of.
the matter Of extending an invitation
to ti.c Maine star" GRANGE 70 hold its
re&t annual session in NatorVille, W2S
introdu .,'d. Nil present We're in favor
of tho project. ara after Il discussion
Of thu u;,!S and means .! entertaining
the guests should the Grange accept
the invitation of the board. a unani-
NOUS vote was passed that the invi-
tation be extended.
The next matter laid before the board
was that Of petition for federal
building to afford better quarters for
the Watarville postottice. There was
not much discussion of the matter, as
all present We're agreed as t. the &C
ton to be taken and came to the meet
ing prepared to vote upon the queS-
ton.
The votes. as typewriter and circu-
lated among the members We're passed
without change as follows:
Voted by the Watcrville Beard Of
Trade that the following petition 30
circulated throughout the city for the
signatures Of its citizens, and that
cory Of said petition be forwarded to
the Hon. Edwin G. Burleigh.
our Representative in Congress
from the Third District. with the re-
quest that he use his utmost cndcaV"r
to secure the required legislation"
VOTED that the following gentlemen be
and hereby are constituted a committee
to circulate said petition; and that they
are hereby authorized to use all legal
and honorable means to secure tie needed
action ana that all necessary expenses
incurred hy them shall be borne by til"
Watcrville Board Of Trade: Harvey ID.
Eaten. Esq, Hon. +. J.. Jones, Hon. W.
r. ITainos, Hon. CharlcN r. Johnson, Hon
Charles F. Johnson. Hon. S. S. Brown.
Or. J. +. I'LL. DR.. r. G. Bunker, t. IT,
Soper, DR. +. w. Foyer, +. c. Ward
well. G. j. Clulley, a. w. Flood. Horace
purinton John n. Weber f. J. Good
rich. George W. Dorr, L. l.. Proctor,
Frank Relington. Herbert G. Libby f.
J. Arnold, o. G.. Springfield. G. +. Mat
thcws, s. =. Whitcomb. Martin Elais
dcll. Hon. ". G. Philbrooll. Fred Pooler.
Dr. T. G. Thaycr. G. f. Terry. Hon. Cy-
rus W. Davis, DR. c. W. Abbott. DIR. J.
J.. T'ortcr. II. l.. Emery, IT. +. judkins,
IT. r. Durham. George X. Boutollc,
Christian Knauff. A. J. Alden. ". TT. X.
Abbott. +. n. Noyes. w. \. L. Boothhy.
and Martin +. Bartlett"
The petition is as follows: "To the
Postmaster General Of the United States.
Washington. y. c.. Dear Sir: Whereas
it is becoming more apparent from day
to day that the preScn. rostofIcc quar-
tcrs supplied by the postofiice depart
mcnt are inadequate; and whereas the
public interests are hampered and bust
ness congested and delayed by reason of
these limited quarters. and our steadily
increasing population demands enlarged
facilities: we, the undersigned citizens of
Natorvllr. earnestly ana respectfully pc
titicn that Congress of the United States.
through YOU as its proper and legal rep
rcsaEtativc, to secure the passage of Il
bill at the earliest practicable moment
carrying an appropriation for the pur-
chase of a suitable site and the erection
thereon of n postoffice building adequate
for The local postofiice business in our
growing city"
The business specified in the call
having been disposed of. President
Eaton asked if there was any other
business to be brought before the
board.
At this point that the most interest
ing episode Of the meeting took place.
Albert r. Merrill said that he would
like to call to the attention of the
board the fact that on the previous
evening the mayor and board of alder
men had granted an extension of the
tracks Of the Waterville & Oakland
Railroad through the streets Of Wat
ervillc without giving the public an
opportunity to be heard on the matter.
Mr.. Merrill said that he did not want
his own personal reasons for opposing
such action to be brought into the
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