Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-20

as they We're bile to do so. 4
Now / wish to call your attention.
to the further fact that all
lowing this Fort Kent corporation some
rights in that village to do a lighting
business does not necessarily mean that
the village corporation itself could not
do so If it chose. We are not taking
away, as [ understand il, any of tIfeir
rights; although it is perfectly fair TO.
say that probably two companies could
not exist in doing that business in that
town. It was urged upon the conn
mittee very serenuously that the VII
laee corporation if given a little more
time would do a lighting business, or
put itself in a position to do SO. The
committee hore that in mind. and i'm
sisted that they be protected in that
respect. and under Section of the
bill, as il is before YOU. this morning,
the Very first sentence reads as fol-
lows Said town of Fort Kent, or any
village corporation within the limits
of said town of Fort Kent, at any time
within 10 years after the opening for
use and service of the electric light
system constructed by said Fort Kent
Electric Light Co.., etc, shall have
the right to purchase Now / submit
to YOU that that is a little bit unusual
in it's reading--that charters of that
kind. allowing the purchase usually
have fixed a stated period. some
times 10, sometimes TO-, and some-
times 30 years, and that the town, or
the village corporation, has no
right to purchase until the expira-
ton of that time. The committee
desired to protect this village corporation
and insisted that hhis clause be inserted,
giving them the right if they see fit and
desire TO do SO, TO purchase the very,
next day after the system IS complete ];
50 that thlnk the gentleman tMf. Gyr1
VIII agree Win me that IL MS village
corporation shohia desire 10 purchase y
AT so carry aate-ano thefe is pfactl-
ealls no reason. why theS cannot. because
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and If If does. not tbav the, have a larql
or inveetme,t than nronerlv shonla no
made there The committee further sub-
mits that they have. i'm this act nrociaed
for "a fair a means of determining the
value of the plant. If il is desired to take
it oversFas can be. devised; that is. that
if they do not, agree upon the .priee-the
PARTIES interested-jt shall be left to n
commission selected in the usual way.
The gentleman from Fort Kent eMr.
Cvr) urges that 30 DAYS from the date
when such award shall be rendered is TOO
short time I do NOT think thaf the
Fert Kent Electric Company. if that was
the only sailestion involved. would stickle
about the length of time in which they
might be maid or arrangements might
rbe made by the village. corpora ton for
paying; but think that is the customs
airy time that is established for such
purposes.
Now. gentlemen, as / said i'm begin-
ming, the committee heard, first and last.
a mass of evidence about this matter,
and | think there is a great deal of it
that perhaps would not properly interest
the House this morning; and | submit
the statement which L have already
made, that the committee was Justified
in its action by the very recommended
tions that were made by the parties in
interest, and that they should now
abide by the decision of their own tribu-
nal Secondly, | submit that the COM
mittee has been fair with all parties con-
cerned, and has fixed fair tribunal for
fixing the compensation il it is desired
by the village corporation to take over
the rights and franchises of the A. ort
Kent Electric Company
Mr.. KEHOE of Portland: Mr.. sneak
err. as another member of the COMMITTEES
on legal affairs wish TO add few
words TO the well presented remartss of
nv brother the eentIeman from Lincoln
fNr. Thombs1 This n,atter came no
fore our co,,,nittaa In the ,,s,,ai manner.
AS NV brother satd the n,onona,,s -
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