Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-01
TOWNS
Short Sessions Phippsburs and Madi.
son the Parties Interested

~ looh tilG COIliIllltee OIl lOWnS Dut
minutes Wednesday afternoon to dispose
of the matters before that committee.
There were no remonstrants. Sen. Mer-
rill of Somerset presided and the first
matter to be considered was an act to
annex certain islands in Casco bay to
the county of Sagadahoc and the town
of Phippsburg.
Attorney w. S. Glidden of Bath ap.
peared for the town of Phippsburg and
with a United States geodetic survey
map showed the exact location of the ISL
ands the town is asking to annex. These
islands include Bushee. Hen. Bear. NAL
aga. Burnt Coat, Black Snake, Wood and
Little Wood, Flagg, Mark Gooseberry
and East Brown Cow. Mr.. Glidden said
that in 1903 the islands were declared a
part of Phippsburg. There was on Nal.
aga island a colony of degenerate negroes
who for many years had been living
there and which has caused so much dis.
turbance in the minds of many citizens
OF Maine during Gov. Plaisted's admins.
tration and was the cause of an Official
visitation of the Governor and his Coun-
ell to that island. These negro paupers
the town of Phippsburg had to supper,
and the town wanted to get rid of them
so an act was passed in 1905 repeating
the act prior to that year and in 1911 and
1872 the State purchased Malaga island
and the negroes were taken from the ISL
and and looked after elsewhere The
State having gotten rid of the paupers
and the town of Phppsburg as well, a
he nf hwy
island and built nice summer homes and
the property valuation today is around
$4,000 Mr.. Glidden said he understood
that this taxable property was NOW es-
Gaping taxation and that the town of
Phippsburg would like to have this prop-
erty again.
Rep. Rounds of the committee sus-
gested the emergency clause to the act
so that the town might tax the property
this year.
C.. V. Minott of Phippsburg said that he
would not oppose the act, but that FIagg
and Mark islands were formerly part
of Harpswell and if Mr. Glidden had no
objection he would like to have these
two islands excluded when the remainder
were set off. There were no objections
to this. Mr.. Glidden told the committee,
and the matter was ended.
Wallace Weston and Dr. w. G. SAWYER
of Madison appeared in favor of an act
to change the limitsi Of the Madison VIII
lage Corporation and to set off therefrorp
certain real estate belonging to Theodore
b. Weston and Adde s. Weston.
1t was brought out that Mr.. Weston
was paying taxes on real estate which
was not within the corporation The
statement of facts read showed that the
town had agreed to abate the taxes of
Mrs. Weston at recent town meeting.
MI weston is assessed about $4,000 on
real estate and buildings and Mrs. Wes-
ton $500, $500 in all for which they re-
ceive benefits from the town. The estate
is approximately 600 acres of land includ-
ing the buildings
There were no remonstrants and a let
ter was read from the town officials
showing their recent action.
Sen. Merrill said upon request of a
number OF interested people in Ogunquit
the hearing scheduled for today on an
act relative to the division of the town
of Wells and incorporate the town OF
Ogunquit had been put over for two
weeks. He said in the meantime there
would be town meeting and it was pos
sible that both sides would get together
and fix up the matter between them. bu,
II they didn't the hearing would take
place on the re-schedule