Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-11-06
CITY MEETING.
HEARING ON POWER TRANSMITS.
SION LINE ROUTE.
or POSITION rRui rH.. FOOD DIS
Fri t. fnte" RESERVE DECISION
OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE

representatives OF the power company
an quite a number OF citizens were pres :
ent at the Eie ii lg Of the ity government
Monday evening, at the hearing on the
pc :tion CT the Ellsworth Power Supply
Co., for erection OF power transmission
linz fron The power house to Grant street,
thence BY Grant spreet and the proposed
new road on the western side Of che river
to the Doyle bridge road, thence to the
old Bangor road, through the Flood dis
trict to the new bangor road, and thence
by the Boggy brook road to point near
the George Dunham place, thence across
to private right OF way along the rail-
road. Ths petition to the city, OF course,
related only to those portions of this route
where it was desired to follow highway.
Mayor Greedy, Aldermen Stuart, Curtis,
Staples and Alexander were the members
of the board present.
The power line matter was taken up
before the regular business Of the meet
ing. Henry M. Hall, president Of the
petitioning company, stated that The
required notice had been given by publi-
cation and personal service.
Rev. e. W. Conley presented the follow
ing remembrance from residents or prop
erty-owners along the proposed route:
To the Mayor and Aldermen of the City Of
ELLSWORTH: @
We the undersigned, citizens and property
owners of the city Of Ellsworth and residents
of district No. 8, so-called, do firmly protest
against the building Of line for the trans
mission Of electric power upon the highway
.on the westerly side OF Union river within
the limits prescribed in the request pre-
sented by the Union River Power Co., to the
Ellsworth municipal officers asking for the
right to locate and construct its transmission
line Of poles and wires.
And further we earnestly ask you not to
permit the use of that highway for such
purpose.
We believe that consideration for the safety
of those who reside along and travel upon that
highway, regard for the beauty OF p; itions
of it given by the splendid shade trees grow
ing by its side, and justice to owners of
farms who have planted and cared for those
trees, impose upon you the duty to refuse to
allow the company the privilege asked
Signed: Asa Flood, Lewis Gray, George E.
Gray, Nahum Flood, L. j. Maddocks, D. N.
Moore, F. M. Maddccks, Lewis Flood, E. L.
Franklin, L. Kincaid, Fred J. Maddocks, j.
A. Staples, David Staples, John W. Moore,
H. w. Conley, E. A. Flood, Herbert E. Flood,
Charles Giles.
Mr.. Conley spoke at some length in
opposition to the petition. He said it was
not the intention of the remonstrants to
hinder the company in any way. He real
lied that the power plant was of great
benefit to the city, but in considering the
petition he thought there were other
things to be considered. He spoke OF the
danger from the line, but especially of the
necessary destruction of beautiful shade
trees in front of the Flood farm. He
thought the destruction of these trees,
and the danger from the line would injure
property values along the route.
E. A. Flood said some OF the trees in
front of his place were set out by his
father over eighty years ago, and he did
not want them destroyed. Mr.. Flood was
asked by Mr.. Hall if he would sell right
of way over his property SO that the cut
ting of these trees could be avoided, and
| would give no definite answer.
ef-Engineer Leonard said he under
stood that option for private right of way
had been obtained from all over whom it
was desired to pass except Mr.. Flood, who
would not sell. He admitted frankly the
beauty OF the trees in front OF the Flood
place, and that if the line followed the
| highway at that point it would be neces-