Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-22
WATERVILLE.
DEFENCE RESTS.
Water District Case Is
Practically Completed.
Evidence Offered at Hearing
Saturday Of General Character.
Small Amount Of Evidence Will Be Offered
in RebGttal This Morning.

pIdcIlcdly competed saturday fore
noon when the defense rested its case.
Announcement was made by Attorney
Eaton that a small amount of evidence
i'll rebuttal will be offered Monday
morning, after which the attorneys will
make their arguments.
The evidence Saturday was of
general character, the defense making
the point of Contractor Farnham's Of
fer to the Water Districts trustees Of
disseminating the work or continuing
the same on i per cent. basis. Con-
tractor Farnham was recalled to the
stand, and stated that this was done
but other testimony was offered that
the board Of trustees of the Water Dis
trict took no action on the suggestion
The hearing was adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning.
The hearing was reopened at
o'clock Saturday morning, with
Superintendent George S. Hewins on
the stand and the direct examination
| by Attorney Seth NJ. Carter continued.
Witness was asked to testify as to
the number of men employed on the
completion of the work, after the
work had been taken over by the
Water District.
Through the winter the crews were
F.! busy filing up gaps that had been left
! for specials. When men were sent
| back to do this work the efficiency of
| the gang was decreased more than the
! lack of numbers. From the time wit
| ness came onto the job as Superintend
| ent in January the number of men in
each gang decreased steadily, despite
efforts t. keep the gang recruited.
The men were paid for 1O-hour DAY
ana they We're worked when possible. The
! weather during the winter of 191i-5 was
very severe, both as TO bad weather and
temperature. " itness had seen the
trenches filed with snow to the top 1t
was necessary to 80 to barrow pts for
back filling. The ice on the lake at the
intake was two feet thick.
Men We're constantly engaged in cut
ting ice around the Golfer at this point
Direct examination was concluded at
9.ij a. NJ. and Mr.. Hewins was cross
cXLmincd by Harvey d. Eaton, ESQ., at
trrncv for the Water District. Witness
was examined as to the completeness of
the work on Jan. Z. 1905.
On Jan. less than half of the work
was to be don" on the deep cuts. Wit
ness prophesicd that water would be
turned On in Watcrvillc by the first OF
April. So far as the weather and other
conditions permitted the work was car
II - on. 1t was hard SOMETIMES to get
the men out on account Of the Indictment
weather.
why should not the work nave been
don" by the l7th "f November:
~" had 70 wait lot lumOer ana lor
swans crew
Was il neceSsary?'
NO, sir
'Do you think on the 9Th Of January.
when Won were before the board Of trus-
tees You seriously urged the board to
suspend work.
81 thiuk ! d.d."
, Attorney carter. "Wh"n before tho
board they ill not urge it,
The witness: NO"
"W1s progress up to Jan. g. consider
ing the conditions, as much as could be
accnmplishcd?"
YES"
.You NV tho line was changed ana q
delay encountered making extra cX.
, pcnsr""
"Ycs''
"What was the cr.w doing after Tho
Intake was fnish'1?'
| Tiny w'r' cleaning m the odds and
ends "f III" work.
Thc witness said that toy wcr" nu'
10 great expense because owing I" th'
cold weather dynamit" had to bc used
10 break tho frozen ground.
TIL" witness was excused at this point
Tho next witness was Charles a. CAS-
we'll raymast"r and h"okkeeper during
tho progress ~ the work.
Mr. Casw''ll was questioned IN dctai
~ I" his relations with Inc trustees an'
Contractor Farnum. The witness wa
closely questioned rs I" "" hummer Z"
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