Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-30

per season. After fun discussion the fol-
loving motion was carried That the
board of overseers lie, and are hereby au-
thorized to grant to any association COM
nosed preferably &C stockholders Of the
Squirrel Island Association the right and
privilege 10 establish on Squirrel Island
a plant for the purpose of furnishing
electric light. power and fuel to the cor
poration and cottages thereof. upon such
conditions as will fully protect the rights
of the corporation and the stockholders
thereof, and upon the following condi-
tons, and in all other respects subject to
overseers may in its discretion establish:
That no expense or liability shall be in
Cured by the corporation or its MEM
bers by reason of the said grant; that the
Squirrel Island Village Corporation or its
successors or assigns may at any time
take over and own and operate the said
plant, at a valuation that will reimburse
the owners of the said plant for any
proper money outlay they may have in
Cured plus six per cent. interest on the
same, less such dividends as may have
been received by them from the operation
Of the said plant.
That the plant shall be so located
and constructed in such place on the
Island that no noise or smoke will in
terfere with or annoy the jewellers
thereon, and that no coal, wood or 9TH
smoke producing fuel be used in the
operation Of the said plant. That the
charges to consumers Of the electric
current furnished by the said asso-
citation shall never exceed a sum that
will return to the owners of the plant
more than per cent. cumulative in
terest or dividends upon the capital
invested, after deducting all proper
items of expense, repairs and depre-
citation and all charges to consumers
shall he just and equitable as between
such consumers; that no poles or 9TH
er structures for carrying the neces-
sary wires Of said plant, shall be
erected in the open spaces of the Is
land and that all necessary poles for
carrying the said wires through the
forests Of the island shall be located
and installed by and with the advice
tee of the island and that all such in
the island shall be made under expert
superintendent in such manner as to
eliminate all risk Of fire and all risk
Of shock TO persons on the land. That
the books and accounts Of said asso-
citation shall be kept so as to show
at all times the amount of capital In
vested in and the earnings Of the said
associations; and the said books shall
at all times be open to the inspection
Of the board of overseers or to any 10
stockholders Of the Squirrel Island AS
sociation: that the rights granted to
said association shall not be
sold or transferred by the said asso-
citation to any other association, indi-
vidual, individuals or corporations
without the Consent Of the board or
overseers of the Squirrel Island VII
lage corporation.
Under Article IA. An appropriation or
$50 was made for the determination
of the Spruce moth miller and other
pests. Under Article Is. 1t was voted to
appropriate $1,000 toward the payment
of the outstanding notes.
Article IS. On Water supply ques-
ton was passed.
Article II. In regard to obtaining
q legal separation from the town of
Southport, it was voted that SINH
lar article should be inserted In the
warrant next year.
Article 10. In regard to the leasing
of a parcel of land to Mrs. d. H. Darl-
ing. was passed without action.
Under Article 10 the following ap-
preparation We're made: Street lights
and removal of garbage, $500; extern
sion Of water main, $50; floating stage,
$50: roads. 800; insurance, repairs and
maintenance of buildings. S125: South
port tax, s144.90: sidewalks. $500: APP
preparation for the library, $500: for
the landscape committee, 800: incl
dentals, S375; interest on debt S275.
The appropriations total about the
same as the similar appropriations of
a year ago, but under Article Is pro-
vision is made for the payment Of $500
more on the debt.
A special tax on the Squirrel Island
property Of $1,000 was voted for the en-
suing year. This is $500 less than was
voted a year ago. The meeting then
adjourned.