Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-11

main, and ON that main ara
MIGRANTS. There u a certain Sc
Of fires in this locality, and -
Of those during the nineteer =. '
the company has been doing bps,s
has anywhere near adequate fir
lection been given. l would cite W.
one or two illustrations. At ,bs =.
Of our last annual town -neeti,. %
ceding this one a week ago Nons.
there was a fire in that localj,v
the only pressure which The S,s
were able to get was 70 o,e,
hydrant and take the water in
cts from 1t and carry il and ,b,.
on to the building. Another re-.
vas that Of a man who told ma ;.
he was able TO hold his hand
the hydrant and another man ~,
drink out Of the nozzle. So -,
I can safely say that during the -
teen years at West Kennebunt =.
has been absolutely no fire pro,ac,
whatever. On the other hand
Water Company has not bee, 81
entirely to taking our s35 for me
en- hydrants that We have ,hs,a
for which We have received abso,,,a
nothing in return Now the corn,.I
say they contemplate giving fire
lection in that place: bur 7 tell
in all fairness that they have n.
en- il, though they have AXE,
money for il.
Coming down 10 tbs 7-illzxe oe "a.
bunk: There Is also o5J-e.io, -
with reference 70 the fire 1rots..'
which they are getting !, vas
this last winter that, IN testing on.
2ydrants, Two OF the srernsY fo,,,s
the residential portion q TIA -oa,
two Of the 1yd-au.s ~er= aase,3,al
0. commission. and they could IA,
any water from them whatever. n,
there been a Are al tha- tine. ths y
90 residence OF the nsraga- q,
Water Company would ce-tai1,,, h.,
been destroyed by reason q getting
FIRE protection whatever
Nox as / intir1atei Their 7ss =,
tract between the to70n o. kenneaa
and the Mousan Water Ca,ruey,v
tered into e years ago 4. .@ tim.
the making Of this contract = WASH,
T-Fied that az the end % - years
could oTn orr Own sys.--r. tski,. |
over al not less than -cost value ~
seemed all right, but w-her. ~ came !
look into our contract IL APPEARED ~
there waz what is sometimes oane; |
Joker This contrac- yrOt.5ad fl
the town OF keanebunk co1!i 10, -.
over the Water Company mess IN
got q tTo-tli-ds vote % t14 toxp |
keanebunkpor1 Joined WIN ITEM. a
hen ell could be taken pE=- :. not a
than IS original cos-. Wei. TOW. n
town Of kenneaunk dos not cara TO
into partnership with the TOM Of Ks
nebunkpo-t They merely want 3
privilege Of owning their ovn sys.s
think the figures which ! .zya "a
YOU ought 10 convince YOU "a; TO heI
ships by reason Of the severance xg
be inflicted upon the Water c0nps,
in fact the bill does FOL co.-e1lp plate
and could not contemplate !. j: il !
desired. Tie history o. tae gater u
t-icts throughout the State 8 brg |
this: believe that for the last ten
a dozen years, or pe-+Ta-,s .o-gs-. Va
Gus cities and large lows have q.
70 this Legislature asking To- --@ gF
lege OF supplying tnemse..es ".-a waz
Nov We are asking fc- ina same p1 |
.!ege. 60 not know ~ . s'agls
-Thich has aver BEEN tIr2@i down
this Legislature where Ta:e- DIST
has been asked FOR. and I 20 10: tei:
that the EDITION Of the toTr Y KEN
bunk is going 20 ~ ignored q, nj
hands.
Tn Ao9- : la,e, Mr.. SPEAK, an
? nln0t =o.n- - ask for q vea sri . |
yote. hut whe. tae vote il taken !
ask f. iir1s!on OF tce Ho-se
Nj COMEDIAN o: Portland:
Speaker, I dId not hear t..s -4a-ts-s |
from Kenne5lnk Mr. Wate-aouz=. "a
any motion. and 60 not know n,
pending question is. buv sumo
intended 20 move trar C-2o:- :. q
committee. reporting ''ol--. % "a
be accepted, Il so. ! wish 70 s-eak vi
that question.
Mr.. WATERHoJSE: T1a. Is M =
ton.
MIR. CONNELI AN. NJ SgezAs-, It
member of the judiciary committee d
one who signed report 3, 'ouz-c 70.
pass. in conjunction .zI;h AtsaI
Pierce and McCa1y on ;he par. Of q
House, feel that This is one O the n
?ernicious pieces OF legislation il Il
gard 10 the taking o. T1ti.c IEsI
eevr attempted BY 50 stating do y
wish 70 cast any reflection lyon "
gentlemen who signed t1e char rep
This company was chartered Il ~
serve the towns Of kennet * ke-a
bunkport and Wells. II 10 ,3a char!
was owned by some q II ,asi.ag
liens o. kennebunk ana hs;-a=2CHh7'
In that year il was Jl-C-i OVER 10
gentlemen who noT CC--ro. IL
when Il was turned ovsr = was tur1'I
over by virtue Of a contrac; t4.rly Ta'
and fairly understood - IA aS 81
body could tell, that 81 r. ex71.aloH
certain time at al ar--a''d'
should be Turned back "a n hfH'1
bunk, not 10 Kenneog- l-o--. elt
the two towns Of Kenne@-rH a-- hs
nehunkpo-t- And nov -" LOWE Il
kenneounk comes here a.. v7sae'
have that contract violate. mat g"
tract read in all fairness ;-at ne emu
plant should be turned cTsr % ~
two towns at q fair ap2ra s-!. anu
a part Of the plant.
Now, I know as well as my o'o~'
that il has been soe>ia! y
icy OF this State IL resent NsA
to grant charters Ter ""
districts. but II has always oeeh
case that such a charter has