Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31
CIVIL RESPONSIBILITY
AS MANIFESTED BY
NEW TOWN so. BRISTOL

That the new town of South Bristol
takes we'll to civic responsibility is
shown by letter received by Secretary
of State Bunker from S. A. Mills, who
was very prominent in the matter OF
the division and in the legal contest
which followed upon the question OF
whether a referendum had actually
been invoked. Mr.. Mills writes under
date of May 26: The people Of South
Bristol are keeping their promises A
dozen men have turned out and given
their services on the roads for a day
or more. Tomorrow all the able bodied
men in town and all the school boys
will be on the job. In addition to this
the town raised a literal sum for road
work, maintenance, patrol. etc. About
10 miles of road have already been put
into passable condition and there is
every indication tina. in a week or two
We shall not longer have to feel asham
ed of our highways. Our schools.
too, are running splendidly, and every
enc in town for the first time in years
seems to take real interest in town at
fairs"
In the letter to Secretary Bunker Mr..
| Mills recalls the weary hours Of last
summer through which the secretary
| was obliged to listen to the arguments
| from the petitioners and opponents and
says that for that reason he thinks that
Mr.. Bunker will be interested in the
present prosperity Of the new town.
! The legislature Of 1915 enacted bill
devising the town Of Bristol and Great
| ing the new town of South Bristol. A
very strenuous attempt was made to Sc
cure a referendum and many petitions
we're filed. 1t was apparent that names
enough had been secured but through
technical errors many of the petitions
we're not allowed. The hearing, whicn
was held at the Office of the secretary
of state, continued ever several days.
Hon. George w. Heseltpn Of Gardi-
ner and Ex-Chief Justice William Penn
Whitehouse appeared for the petition
ers and Attorney General Cyrus R.
Topper of Boothbay Harbor and Hon.
Arthur S. Littlefield of Rockland APP
peared for the opposition to the petit
ton. The question vas finally referred
by Governor Curtis to the supreme
court for decision and the court ruled
that many Of the petitions were no.
| ir proper form and that there We're
not enough signatures meeting the
legal requirements u invoke referen-
dunn. Accordingly the new town of
South Bristol was organized on Octo-
Der -. 1915.
Safe Labor Commissioner Roscoe A.
Eddy and Deputy Lator Commissioners
Henry NJ. Donnelley have returned
from Biddeford, where they have been
investigating cases of the falsifying
of labor certificates. The department
is making a special effort at the pres
ent time to stop practices of this sort.
The following corporation has filed
q certificate Of organization at the de-
partment Of state uuuer the provisions
Of chapter 81 Of the Revised Statutes.
The Christian Temple Church Of Christ
(Disciples), organized May II at I.ubec
as an independent or Crch organization
tC take over and own the property held
by said church. Thu officers are: Pre-
sident. William F. Brann; vice presi-
dent, Jesse A. Taft; clerk, Fred w
Tanning; treasurer, John A. Morgan
trustees. w. T. Comstock, W. w. Ba-
kerr N. Houghton; financial secretary
David A. ellis.
State Auditor J. Edward Sullivan
and niece, Miss Catherine Sullivan
who went to Boston Friday, to joir
Mrs. Sullivan there. returned home
Sunday by automobile with Mrs. Sulli-
van and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Burr
Of Bangor. Mr.. and Mrs. Burr, accom-
panied by Mrs. Sullivan went back tc
Bangor Monday. State Auditor Sulli-
van states that the roads are in very
good condition and the trip from Bos-
ton to Augusta in Mr.. Burr's new
Packard Six was made in eight hours
Of actual running time. The party
left Boston at $50 Sunday morning and
after a short stop at Portsmouth and
remaining at Portland for dinner
reached Augusta at o'clock Sunday
night.