Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-01

had served years on the board Of
county commissioners in Cumberland
county, who was worth. and had been,
TO that county, more than $4,000 a
year.
trust, gentlemen. that you will see
your way clear to adopt the report of
this committee.
Mr.. MURPHY: In relation to my
friend Boynton and Cumberland coun-
~, 1t is my luck. or pleasure, or fate,
TO be situated across the street from
said Cumberland County court house.
In the first place. my friend. Sena-
tor Boypton isn't as well acquainted
with conditions in Cumberland county
as the gentleman from Cumberland.
For instance, he quotes the Cumber-
land court house as costing $85 600
AS a matter Of fact it cost $500, 900
and $1,000 besides. But they haven't
anything to do now with building that
court house. That is built; and I had
something TO do with it; and some
Of the very men who are occupying
that court house were against it, and
the gentleman before you favored it.
Again, speaking about this bridge,
the STATE hasn't in any way aided the
building Of that bridge. The County
OF Cumberland is building that bridge,
none OF the interested parties appear
ing on the scene when that was
adopted.
That as TO this $4,000 gentleman
referred to. For Is years I have
served the city of Portland in one ca
pacity or another, and l am interested
in the welfare of the city Of Portland,
regardless Of politics. There are no
politics in il now. Three Democrats
hold the office. But I am not here to
serve the three Democrats I am here
to serve the city Of Portland and the
county of Cumberland. first. last and
all the time. What do / find when ap-
pear here? Men continually bounding
to advance their salaries. Who ap-
pears here to prevent an advance of
their salaries. One man that came in
appeared at City Hall because it was
too for from his place of business.
don't know of any other excuse, except
that he didn't appear when they had
under consideration the building Of a
bridge where 81. 900, 900 was involved.
What were we here for, except to find
were We to get information from, out
siders and bystanders, or the County
Commissioners The gentleman re-
ferred TO was not present in the hall.
If he was interested in the city Of
Portland and the County Of Cumber-
land. why wasn't he there? We had
to take advice from our selves, and
I want TO tell you, gentlemen. that
we formulated the best bill that ever
was thought of in relation TO building
bridges in Portland or Cumberland
County.
Up to that time We had been building
bridges. and had been trimmed time
after time by the railroad companies
who refused TO pay their just portion.
and had never applied for any aid
from said County Commissioners, but
We inserted this clause: That the
Portland Terminal Company shall pay
% per cent and the Portland Railroad
Company 10 per cent Of the cost oi
building the bridge. They aided us in
TO way.
1t takes considera BILE courage TO
come up and talk against the mer.
who will perhaps criticize me anu per
haps work against me at the mex
| election But we can get all the Off
Gals we want and just as good cfl-
Gals.
! Again the gentleman referred TO has
/ other business. My friend Boynton
! said he is within call Of the court
/ house OF course he is. So am I with
+ in call of the City Hall The mere fact
/ CT paying a larger sum for officials IL
ITO difference
AS a member of the school board l re-
ceive no compensation whatever. but
I will leave it to any man in the Leg
islature if we are not as good and ef-
fcient servants of the city of Port
land. The simple paying of large
salary doesn't get any different cla SIS
OF men. 1t gets the same men, and
they make a bigger hustle TO get the
lob. because the net margin is bigger.
With all due respect to Senator Boyn-
ton, ] do wish TO call his attention to
the fact that the people who came be-
fore him asking for an advance IN sal
aries are the interested parties. The
people themselves do not have any
/ chance. Who is going to come and ap-
pear in opposition? Who is going to
pay their expense for coming up here
No one Who pays the County Com
missioners for theirs? 1t is a guess.
Gentlemen, l am talking for Cum
berland County. I don't care how the
gentlemen look at it. 1t certainly
ought to be up TO us to judge OF al
fairs in Cumberland County.
Mr.. BOYNTON: / thank the Senator
for calling my attention to the error OF
$3.50, 900, which I called $4,000.
When this vote is taken, Mr.. Presi-
dent, Will ask that it be taken by
yeas and nays.
The question being upon the adop-
ton of the Amendment offered by
Senator Murphy, Senate Amendment
4 to Senate Document 146. the yeas
and nays were ordered and the Secre-
tary called the roll.
Those voted yea were Messrs. Allen,
Ames, Bartlett, Burleigh. Butler,
Chatto, Colby, Cole, Flaherty, Fulton,
Garcelon. Jillson, Murphy, Peacock,
Price. Scammon. Swift. Thurston,
Walker. Neld-e0. Those voting nay
were, Messrs. Roynton, Conant. Dur
gin, Emery, Hersey-5. Absentees,
AIessrs. Clark. Dunton, Hastings, her
rick, I.eary. Moulton-6-
Twenty having voted yes and five
having voted no the amendment was
adopted.
Senator Allen of kennebec offered