Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-15
DIVISION OF sOoTHBAY.
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'ovemcnts that they had asked the Town

fbe last few years the only sale he made
Of coal 70 the people In the old part Of
Tire town was ono of 1200 pounds of coal
a.few days ago. He very seldom attend
Ed town meetings because he felt tina.
he was in the minority. John L. Kelley.
tfe father of Representative Kelley, had
been town treasurer and collector for
asgreat many years. Mr.. McDougall had
hid lower than the former gentleman
for the collection on two occasions but
Mr. Kelley was still reelected. The
people Of East Boothbay had organized
q board of trade and it would be great
advantage il they could transact their
own business. The people in the western
pDrt of the town traded mostly at Booth
bay Harbor Witness on cross-examina-
lion admitted that the division of the
fbwn would mean extra expense upon
both towns for two officers.
%tAlfred s. Dodge. ice dealer and con-
Tractor. testified that the roads in the
Village of East Boothbay were badly
Worn down because sufficient money
had not been expended in their re-
pair and they were not put in proper
shape. Money had been expended at
Ocean Point and dirt hauled upon the
roads At the expense of $i.30 per load.
He had attended All the town meetings
for many years except one. If $500
that had hccn spent by vote OF 1hc
people of the western part of the town
for old town histories had been ex-
pended upon the roads they would be
IN better condition than they are now.
IT costs twice as much tn keep til"
roads in repair in the eastern part Of
The town as in the western part. Mr..
hodgo stated that the reasons the So
Hctman from the eastern section nf
the town and the road commissioner
from that section We're not present
sgas because that they feared il the
move for division was unsuccessful
they would not be reelected. V. *.
Montgomery quoted the third select
man of the town. who came from the
East Ho1thbay section. rs saying, Il
don't give q d--n whether the people
a East Beothbay vote for me or not.
] can get votes enough Ia elect mo
On Bartct.s island.
Howard MeDougall related how the
attempt Of the people Of East Booth
bay to maintain standard grade High
school had been turned down and the
town WAS obliged To pay tuition for
students attending Lincoln Academy.
y sub standard High school was
maintained at East Boothbay AMI
Roothhs% Center. East Ranthbay
would establish a standard grade High
school ii the town was divided. The
new town could also pHt in Il water
systCm.
Representative Kcllcy-Why don't
you organize Il village corporation and
put in Il water system?
Mr. MeDougall-N Nothing short of di-
vision viii satisfy us.
j. s. Spinney. second sclectman Of
Boothbay, stated that there were not
enough scholars in the entire town 10
maintain a standard grade High
school
Henry MacGunniGlc testified that the
amount Of taxes assessed in the town
OF Bohthbay in 1909 was $l6.513, Of
that amount East Boothbay paid $93S9.
or 81 per cent. The total amount Of
orders drawn in 1909 was $l4.57 and
of that amount East Boothbay receiv-
ed but $4,000. The summer residents
of East Boothbay pay $500 in taxes
or ~ per cent. OF the taxes. The
summer business and Shipbuilding were
the two great industries of the town.
He accused the residents Of the west
ern section of the town of a desire to
'soak' the owners Of motor boats in
the matter of taxation. At the last
fall election the town polled but 26S
votes out OF 80 He argued that the
Democratic vote would he a great deal
larger with a polling place in East
Boothbay. Witness ON cross-eXamina-
tion said that he had no figures TO
prove that motor boats We're overtaX-
cd
Victor h. Montgomery said that mo-
tor boat taxation was not material in
the case. Division was asked for upon
business grounds. Boothbay was III
Lincoln county, which shows n de-
crease in population in spite of its
beautiful harbOrS and water powers.
lie Wo;lld like TO see q commission ap-
pointed to find ont what was the mat
ter with Lincoln county. The move
lncnt for division was the unanimous
decision Of the successful business
men of East Boothbay. Perhaps some
of the conditions named as a reason
for division were petty. but altoeeth-
er they helped TO retard the town OF
East Boothbay in its progress. He did
not believe that the first selectnan of
the town had ever been in East Booth
bay in his life. Fast Boothbay" was
hooted in the Town hall at BOothbay
when ii asked for anything. The same
condition exists in other towns in
Lincoln county that have worked for
division in East Roothbay and that
was tho trouble with Lincoln county.
He accused Representative Kelley and
his father the town treasurer. of con-
trolling all the party caucuses but ono
within his recollection.
Senator Osborn, the chairman of the
committee. at this point shut out fur
ther argument upon who is who in
Boothbay,'' by requesting subsequent
speakers to confino themselves to the
question at issue. the division of the
town of Boothbay.
Franklin r. Phillips, q summer resi-
:. dent, spoke eloquently for division,
arguing that the separation was In
the interests of the dignity and self
respect of man in self government. Mr..
Phillips stated that Maine was his
native state. He was a native of what
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