Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-22

water.
Mr.. STAPLES-Mr. President, should
like to ask the senator this question: If
it is true and if he states it upon his
word that there has ever been a time,
from The formation OF that old company
down to the present time, that they have
not offered everybody right to hook on
ITO that main pipe?
Mr.. DEASY-I shall be pleased to an
swer the question. l will tell the senator
that do not know personally, but will
also tell him that it was charged before
the committee that have refused to al
/ low the people to hook onto the main line
! of the water company. and the commit
tee admitted it.
MIR. SIMPSON, would like to say that
, I know personally that this request has
been refused.
! Mr.. STAPLtS-I am informed Mr..
| President, by reputable man of the
town of kittery, who lives in that Same
district and is prominent man there
I | could call his name if neCessary-that
the company have made moro than once.
yes five times within the last five years
\ that a house to house canvass uDan the
| lines where the main pipe is and that
no one would agree to take it other than
I have stated it. They have gone so far
in their desire to furnish water because
they have an unlimited supply, and the
more takers there are of course the moro
| income there is to this company | can
not conceive why the water COMPANY
would refuse supply takers when thew
\ have an unlimited supply, and could do
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| am glad the senator says there is an
unlimited supply of water but he replies
| to none of my statements in regard to
the valuation of this little water distric.
/ that one man wants to put into his own
pocket.
[ think I am justified in saying that
the company will put it down to l<ittery
Point if the takers will Justify the ex-
pensc of doing it.
They have given the town OF I<ittery
six hydrants, taxing the company 500 n
year, and they have willingly paid it ana
besides they have given them from four
to six hydrants. | do not remember
about The expense. They have been gen
| crouS to those people, and now THAI
Frank jones is dead and his heirs are
| represented here. I ask you if You arc
going to condemn that property? If 50
your property and mine. under the sam
| measure. might be condemned. / trus.
| my motion VIII be sustained
| Mr.. SIMPSON, wish the senator from
! Knox had posted himself on this matter
| The town pays for four hydrants SOD
| Per year. The secretary refuses to rec
ommcnd the purchase Of this plant pro-
Vidcd they allow any more takers
The question being put upon the mo-
lion to indefinitely postpone. Those
voting nay were Messrs. Aver. Bailey,
Barrows, Brown. Clarke, Curtis, Deasy,
Eaton, Foss. Garcclon. Hastings, Hesc!-
ton. Houston. Irving Libby, Merrill
Page Parkhurst. Proctor, Putnam,
tit!ce, Simpson, Stearns, Tatrc, Thcri-
ault, Wyman GEO. Voting yea MI
STAPLES, ID. So the motion was LOSE.
| Mr.. Simpson thGreupon moved that
the ill tat;e its several readings under
Suspension of the rules and passed To
be cngrUSscd.
Mr Staples of Knox thcreupoa Offer
n senate amendment 4.
| MIR STAPLES: Mr.. President. | de-
sire in very few words to explain this
amendment. | have no doubt that the
know about the wants Of that iowa,
what has been done and what ought 10
be done. better than DO or the senator
from York. [ am willing to leave it to
them. have put in this amendment be
cause ! thought that every voter should
know about il and if il is right have
no doubt vote for it. If tho whole town
is Hing % DO it | have nothing t.
I ..r,
Of tie district SHOULD be willing to
have il suhinittcd to tho whole town Of
iiittcry and Let them decide it,
Mi SIMPSON: Mr. President /
should strongly object to an amend
, .n"nt Of rhc kind offered by the soma
tor. Of course it has the effect Of killing
the whole ILL and it seems strange that
| Tho senator from Knox should think
that ~ could fool the senator's in this
| WAY.
Mir. TIF!fEI.TOE: 1fr. President I
| have NJ PERSONAL interest in this mai
ter. but I sincerely hope the amend
mCnt will not be- adopted, because il
/ seems To INC it is covert attack upon
| the bill. We all understand that these
water districts arc carved out Of the
municipality ana made 4 separate cor
IbCislllol COlllIclIiilS only tidt part Oh
! the territory which they are established
\ in: and the outlying districts have
nothing to DO with them. This little
water d!atiict in Nittcry. as I under
stand il. is established Tor the benefit
Of tho people in That district and they
are the only ones Interested and their
| properly is the only property which
receives the bonds issued on this mat
tcr. 1t Sce,cs to nc that they are the
onIT ones " 10 should have the right To
\ say whether the amendment should be
adopted Cr not. / hope the amendment
viii not prevail.
NIr. STAPLES: Mir. President. want
to Say one word to this Senate. that
they may think it over some time in the
\ future, I say that. although you Great
"a this water district by Your vote. it
never will be condemned. The town or
water district never intend to, and they
never Will. 50 l am pretty well con-
tented as / am.
| MIR IIT.SELTON: Then the senator
and his friends who are covered by his
plural pronouns we" will not be hurt
| 4 1-ota Icing ia kap y,y1or7 tho