Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-02
Bar Harbor Automobiles.

The renewal Of the fight Of two
years ago over thu use of automobiles
III Bar Harbor WAS forecasted Wrdnes-
da, by the Introduction in the House
10y Representative Shea Of Eden Of =
hlu amending the present law. which
was passed at the last session of the
Legislature after a bitter fght on the
part Of summer visitors and others and
in which the automobile club Of Amer
lea took part.
The new bill is entitled AN Act to
amend Chapter 133, Private and Special
Laws Of 1909 and Chapter 40. Private
and Special Laws of 1909. rcg1rtiney
tn" use Of automobiles III the town o.
Eden"
The bill asks for the use of Il road
from tho Trenton town line int Ear
Hnrbor proper tha terminus Of the
8ar Harder end beng on thc grounds
of the Bar Harbor Transit ca. near
the center Of the ,'illage. The new Till
docs not ask for TIM usc of Tho villtgc
streets r"r autos but simply for Il road
| over which those It'll autos can reach
| Eden The bill asks that it become {,
| law lon lays after the adjournment Of
| the legislature winch viii give anpl"
| tine for nntic, t. the opposition ~ to
| tnNo ltc tn. referendum il it plcascs.
Sentiment has changed. Say thc .scn-
| uvEltil behind the E,S hill in regard
IL tie automobile question III Bar
| Harbor. one of the mon behind tn
! movement is >;eorge Il. Dorr. o. BoS-
| ton. the largest nrn-rcs idcnt property
ov ner ON Mount Desert Island. and W.
NJ. Roberts. Of Bar Harpor. the largest
| resident property D"ncr and the pro-
| prietCr of the Newport hotel and Il
| leading citizen. y petition was start
| cd for the nov bill last Wednesday and
over a0o voters signed it. according t.
| w. III. sherman. OF Bar IIarbor. one
| of the new county commissioners, and
"a .ei.uing business mar who is at .Nu
| Susta in the interest of the bill.
Mr.. Sherman SAID that at the toN3!
| meeting held to take> action ON the
| present bill there was no way for the
| voters TO Go but to accept it which
| they did by an ovei whelming majority.
Had they rejected it the towns streets
would have been thrown open to au-
| tos, which is not the wish Of the pro-
| ponents of the new bill nor was il
favored by them two years ago. The
| Bar Harbor people desire for business
reasons to have ona road by which the
constantly increasing tide of summer
auto tourists may be able to reach
their destination on Mount Desert is
| land by auto. The street in many
parts are too narrow for the use OF
autos ana in the new bill no streets
around the village are asked for sucn
| use-simply Il means of getting into
| the village from Trenton town line,
| hich Mr.. sherman says would giv-
the use of 10 miles of the towns streets
out of a total of over 100 miles.
General Thomas Hubbard. president
| of the Peary Arctic club. of New York.
| is one of the most active opponents "a
| the auto in Bar Harbor. and says that
| he will even oppose an underground
route for their entry.
Mr.. Sherman says that Mr.. Dorr Will
appear at the hearing and letters will
| be read from many prominent citizens
who We're opposed to the autos last
session but who now desire highway
| of approach to the Queen OF summer
resorts.