Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-22
Finally Passed.
Resolve in favor Of Harry A. Furbi:
Orders OF the Day.

Resolve in favor OF Harry a sui DISH
Orders Of the Day.
On motion Of Mr. Staples OF Knox
Senate Document IA Bill AN Act 70
incorporate the kittery Water District
v as taken from the table.
Ny. STAPLES of Knox: Mr.. Presl-
dent. upon this question desire q ad-
dre@S TIL. Senate. l regret that am
not in Physical condition 70 discuss this
matter as I think it deserves l trust
that every senator has this document
upOn his table. II is an extraordinary
bill l appear here as citizen OF this
state and as q senator in examining
this bill and in getting what intorTna-
ton I can about il. l feel that II IS
one OF the most drastic and dangerous
mea sures ever Introduced into the SEN
ate 81 Maine. am glad ] can approach
this subject without political PARTISAN
ship. There are no politics in II. There
is nothing in it excepting the welfare
IF the State 10 IL discussed. | haze
ever teen in favor Of vested rights y
all citizens. I believe this matter should
5e considered by every senator fully
and completely. because Il is one OF the
most important that has come before
Us AZ this session. We have granted
charters 10 almost everything. | would
have no objection TO a charter for this
water district. if [ believed that il YVES
BIZ the request Of the taxpayers Of this
wafer district: but. vhen l say 70 yor'
fellow senators. that it IS a speculation
and would ruin every property holder,
as l Will sfoJ. you by figures in that
district. and from the petiti0ns thai
come in here signed by -ery few Of tn
property holders If that district but by
taxpayers Who would not ne holden ~
anything that comes up even if this
water district Was permitted. l haze
objection 10 it.
kittery is a small town. and this only
takes a small part out Of the town or
kittery. running To the navy yard.
There are only about 1900 TO 2090 popu
latiOn in this water district. The valu
alton Of the who'll water district, as |
am Informed, X about 5000 000-that IS
the valuation OF this water district THAI
they undertake to form. Who under
takes to form it? Not the citizens OF
Kitterv. but one man VINO undertakes
u condemn this property that mas cost
this company $4,000
Some years ago, do not know just
how many. there was formed a COM
Uarv and charter was granted to til.
Aga tt -1lit Us Water Company in tie
town Of kittery. 1t extended from a
line in the town If York To the kitterE-
Nav Yard. four and half miles III
length. That cost them q large amount
Of money.-some 100000. As the engi-
neer says in his report. il was built
by the late Frank Jones OF Portsmouth.
y. n. They issued no bonds. They took
huht this four and q half miles OF wa
ter works. The great point was 10 ex-
tend it I" the kittery Navy Yard. be
cause all the profit that came out of
this matter Mould come from the GOV
eminent ~ SUPPLYING water u the kit
terry Navy Yard. and that was done
/ think tho people OF the State Of
Maine should not take any properly
and condemn it, without good cause
This bill. as You sec. asked to take this
property worth S250.000. without the iii
prpyementS that they intend to put on.
y hen the profit alone comes almost
wholly from. and is dependent urnn
whether tie navy yard is going to hay,
many men there Or a few men. Tile
profit from the navy ward. or the Unit
ed States Government t. this company
ha7 varied for the last ten years from
S11 0d0 to %13"1a. The old company has
an unlimited ~uTTIv =: wAi-r. NJ one
Will deny that. They are willing tn fur
ni$n to everybody unnn the line If this
pipe, To the takers: and have done 81.
have been urged - d" 80 and are will