Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25

mar schools, q large part or the prlm-
airy school, the town hall. the poor
farm with it's large and fine steam heat
ed plant the old Jail museum. all the
records of the town of York. the whole
hydrant system consisting of about 10
hydrants, every United States postoffice,
eight of the ten churches, two-thirds or
the population and nearly two-thlrds or
the valuation. They take So miles OF
road and leave 105 miles in the old town
of York. This original draft of the bill
was put in here on the strength of pc
titions signed by 81 people. some tax
payers and some not. The remonstrants
| consist of $50 property tax payers in the
town of York. This is the condition in
which they leave the town.
Now. 1 will say word in relation to
the subject of dispute between the diff
ferent parts of the town. l was born
in the town of York and have lived there
a large part of the time and these dis
putes that they tell about are something
that l never heard of myself. Last year
this section asked for a sewer. What
did the town do? They voted $4,000
for Il sewer. There was no question
about it, no dispute about it and nobody
objected. We have had other appropria-
tions made two of S., 900 or $50, 900
in the last two years. The majority of
these remonstrants. large majority are
citizens who live within this last ar
ranged district the one reported in the
new draft-a majority. | say, of the
3S2 live in that section. They don't
want this thing. The people are almost
up in arms about it, 1 ought to know
something about that town. I cannot
imagine why the gentleman from Port
land CMr. MarslalD should be so per-
sistent in looking out for York when
he lives in Portland l don't know
yes. I do know who is pushing him.
That makes no difference. I am the sole
this Legislature. l receive my direc-
tions from people in all part of the
town. l don't represent any faction at
all Two of the selectmen live in this
lower section. The chairman of the
BOARD OF county commissioners lives in
what was called at the hearing before
the committee below the dead line" but
unfortunately in the last arrangement
MS house is on the other side of the
line. The line runs on the north side
OF that road, and he lives on the north
side of the road. Now. am not going to
take up the time of the House. [ sim
ply make this explanation of the mat
ter. The town of York is an old town
a large town, only five or six wears ago
IT. celebrated it's 2JOth anniversary and
nine-tenths of the people of the town
and nlne-tenths of the voters of the
town. and representing | think so far as
Inc CITIZENS are concerned nine-tenthS
OF the property. are absolutely and ut
terly opposed to this whole thing.
the question being on the motion to
non-concur with the Senate in acceptinr
the minority report
Mr.. Chase of York called for the yeas
and nays.
Inc motion was agreed to-
The SPEAKER: Those in favor of non-
coicurring with the Senate in acceptinr
TIE minority report when their names are
called will answer yes; those opposed will
answer no. The clerk will call the roll.
rt.A:-Allen of Jonesboro Bartlett of
c EI'os, b at Ws,, Bigney, Bosue Brasdon
T DnrS 1 or York Cook, Doble, Donnell.
rlrSton. Hines. Libby Merrill of Dur
nam. Orff. Pattangall. Patten. pike
p INK PRESLEY. Putnam. Robbins.
Rcss Sawyer. Sleeper Snow of Bruins
Tough Varney. Weld-35. 'A"'
n Addition. Andrews. Bartlett of
HH ae BAN Beals Beyer, Bigelow. Bis
,elgh' Burse of Pittsfield, Russell, Bus
We'll: Campbell of Cherryfeld, CamphnlI
OF kingman. Charles, Chase of Sebec.
Davies ' nay c nrn Coolidge, Cousins
i;l,, Emery; Frost Gilbert, Grant
Hall Hannaford, Hanson. Hartman
f in1risi i,, Mavey' uersey, Higgins, Hill
enough nra KELLEY, Lambert, Lane. Lombard
, LI i'udGato. Mace. Marshall, McI.ain
1;MInrclef. Merrificld. Merrill of Bluehill
Mn',ton M Ma,at MONTGOMERY, Morse
Sanhorn. Silsby. Smith of Andover' Smith
ul Ircf"lck Snow of Scarboro, Spear or
S"nth Portland. Stackpoln. Stanley.
Tricky, Trmble. True. White of C'ol,,m.
hia. Whitehouse. Whitney. Wing of Az
burn. Wing Of Kingficld-93
of N T;Jdn rmAllf ,,1, of Richmond Bearcc
Harmon. IIodgkins of Damarscotta
m r Of Temple. Hyde Moore. Nick.
crsni. Packard. Porter. Quinn. RoInde
Smith of Biddeford Stctson Nhitn ~
Wayne-o2 ""''e Oh
30 the motion to non-concur with tbc
Senate in the acceptance of the minors,
report was lost
GA motion of Mr.. Smith of Berwjcl,
the House concurrcd with the Senate
IN accepting the minority report
MT. smith moved that the rules no
suspended and that the bill take it's
several readings at the present time
ana pass to be cngrOsScd
The bill then received it's first and
second readings.
On motion of Mr.. Smith of Berwick
Senate Amendment A was adopted i'm
concurrence.
Ilr Chase of York offered House
Amendment A by adding the follow
| ing: 'Prcvided. however. that this act
shall not take effect until it has been
first accepted by majority of the le-
gal voters of said town of York at a
town mcting of said town legally
warned and holden for that purpose at
tie Town house in said town, and pro-
vlded further that when one such
meeting has been held and such vote
taken and acceptance of said act re-
fused no other vote shall be taken for
that purpose until the next annual
town meeting of said town, and if
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