Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-06
MADISON
Warrent Posted Announcing the
Special Meeting of Madi-
son Village Corporation
WATER SUPPLY QUESTION
STILL A LIVE ONE

AS the result Of a conference Of some
well known North Arson business men
with some Madison citizens and Arson
residents, in Bernard Gibbs oftica
thursday evening a warrant has been
posted for a special meeting of !,
Madison Village Corporation to be held
LII remains hall on Friday evening.
Dec TO- The articles of principal inter-
cst are Article 3. which is to seen what
act on the Corporation will take in re-
gard to assuming or taking over tha
contract entered into between the An
S|n Water District and L. L. Wards.
worth for the construction of a syste,n
or waterworks and to ascertain unon
what terms and conditions and with
what alterations it would be advisable
or possible 10 assume the contract.
other articles are to see if the corpor.
alton will construct system of water.
works to supply Arson, Norridgewoc,,
and Skowhegan, to see if a vote will
be taken to contract with Arson water
dlStflct Tor supply if they put in a
system; to see if action will be taken
to secure from the Great Northern pa
per Co the unqualified right TO use for
all purposes the $50 horse power re
Gently purchased with the plant f the
MADISON Water Co.; atd to see If any
sction shall be taken to raise money
or issue bonds to carry any of the
above votes into effect Although the
petition for the meeting was signed
by some we'll known Madison business
men its call is largely due to an at
tempt of some of the voters in the An
son water district to find a way ont Of
their difficulties. Last spring after
considerable agitation Arson voted to
install a system of water works. Water
commissioners were elected preliminary
surveys made. Bids were received and
the contract was let for the construc-
ti.n Of the same to the Hanscom Con
stiuction Co. of Boston. On October
after long debate vote was pass
@d net to issue the necessary bonds to
ii,:.nce the scheme. A week ago anoth
CT meeting was held and the necessary
issue If bonds was again voted down.
Today the voters in the Arson Water
DlStr!ct are divided into three factions.
one being in favor of issuing the bonds
and constructing the system according
~ contract, another in favor of form
ing water district with Madison and
putting in plant to be owned Jointly:
still another is in favor of dropping
the whole proposition and if the citi-
zens in the lower part of the district
want water letting them buy the same
of Madison. Many Madison voters pro-
TESS to see in Article of the warrant
for the special meeting an attempt on
the part of Arson to extricate them
selves from their difficulties by get
ting Madison to shoulder the contract.
Alterations are being made in the
local telephone exchange of the Maine
Telephone Company and a much larger
switch board is soon to be installed.
Plans are being perfected for a fair
and supper to be held on December II
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
of the Methodist church in the Grange
hall.
G. r. Beals. who has been the guest
Of his daughter. Mrs. Fred Dinsmore,
for the past ten days, returned Sat
urday morning to his home in East He
bron.