Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-22

when you drew It: And what did you
think that the people OF Boothbay HaE-
Dor thought it meant when they signed
it-or the se!ectmen? l asked him that
questionable said. six times-ln various
forms. He did rot answer. it. He made
one OF the poofest witnesses l have
ever seen. He turned to me and sad:
You have asked me that question SIX
times. l said: Ny brother. l know u
have. but why did you not answer It:
said. you leave it there-let me ask
YOU this question: II YOU did not think
that the town of Boothcay Harbor had
the right under the contract TO with
draw absolutely from Squirrel Island.
at the end of 10 years. and il the town
of Boothbay Harhor did not think so.
why. at the expiration Of the 10-year
period, which was June list. 1915. did
you come to the town of Boothoay
Harhor and ask Us to make new cen
tract and lay an additional pipe acres
that s0tT odd feet and why did we Tell
you at that time that We wanted %
furnish YOU water, but that We felt tsa1
you should come to the end of Spruce
Point and get it" There. gentlemen. TO
my mind is the crucial point in this
case. How did We 60 there" We went.
We did go. We furnished water there
for II years. as said. a, s. a faucet.
while paid IS in my town. They have
had free hydrant rental. which they
said before the committee had saved
them a number OF thousands OF dollars
in putting out fires On the island. We
had no serious complaint about the
service furnished by the town OF Booth
tay Harhor to the Squire. Island VII
iage Corporation. until what happened
Until that contract expired. and Until
We increased tina, s. per faucet 20 S.
III ( the same as | pay. vixen they ccm-
famed that The service vas POOR TEe:'
raised tia, quest OF before the p.siic
VI i e, comm ion 1t TIRE hearing. l
was TO, counsel IN that case. but hap
rerei 20 appear on o,he- business AMI
l heard i. l haze copy Q: the testi-
mony here. Tlere was no trouble with
the se:vi-e furnished there unit. after
we Increases the price After tte hear
ing was he'd by Ire putl.c L j. Ii com
r1issi-E ! came down from Boston OF
the train with one O. the gentlemen who
appeared and he tod ne himself .hsr
there had beer TO se-:ocs interrupt OF
or trouble with the se-yice except on
iafre4uen. occasions: that sometimes
during the middle ot the day and then
on iaf-ee Ten: occasions and the caly
trouble the. eve. had was = ;wo COT
/, ,ages OF tire highest part .: the .s.sn5.
Tha:. gentleman. $ the situation. We
have been o-derei % lay az
additional pipe 20 he one TIA. IS
row across there /, Is not
our Se-vi-e that ,2ey criticised and
objected 70; il vas tire fact that tie
only Pipe that We had across there
the. were afraid would break. and
they wanted an auxiliary pipe. and In
an endsayo- TO conform 70 TIRE or
DER Of ihe commission. tne town Of
Eoc-Hsay Ea-hor mas expended
$500 II laying Few tou--irch pipe
from near tie Neptune Packing Com
r1ry 70 IN. nj OF Spruce Point. and
;heT+ 1as co- besa complaint
agai7s, =. service - Squirrel IS
Land or anywhere else down .hera:
since We lad that rea fo---,Ec. p %
hey set water e-cGe. Now .t7e
rol-; q Ih- cas- vttr u - -ist.
he-e Ws have 4c-s5 II zoo1 fam
.e want them - have 49, water
w a-e willing g gre ,ae- rha,
wafer i. AM ole pro- - .he ed c:
Spruce Foic,- TAe .o~n Ct Booth
hay Ea-tc--evsEy mar woman ana
ch.l6 - it-vs~ surprise, WHEN ira;
decision was handed dawn. because
80 thought Re lac ! ccc,racI alC
cur cort:Ec. was sc-aP TIE legal
point ! understand. IS net decided
YET Hovvve-. ,ae only remedy Ns
have. IS We Sea i. - 10 ccH.e before
Ills peoples co-=-. IS has been SAID
q .ha 6oc- u This House alG SEE =
Ts c4- cttG-- ev---la96eE Justice
Ire question ~.-E - TOW is who IS
gang 70 pay -o- ms p:p- t-c-. he
e-d . Spruce ToiE. . SQUIRE. Is
lana TIE ,cv- - BooIabay Har-
tor s ssees,s aecve is det. limit.
Thee $ ely ere waE ira: a. can
=: cAe money = lay ,ra, pipe ac-oss
there ans -ha- IS - -ai>e il by 6i-
rac- -a14t.c-- TIE Squire. Island
Village Cooperation have q co-So-
rate charter --5.- which they have
gat s--,e rights . obtain Nate- ,ta-
wa have. S4..r--. Sand receives
back. under IA. charter. troD ,he
team 9. Southport. : ps- cent C.
.as amount rsiSe1 by taxation by chs
,o~- .. Soo:hpor, o. squirrel Is
.-C5- Squire. ISl-S IS 50 Pc cent
c. re ,o-a, valUsIlor ct he whole
,cy, ~ So-.-c7- acc tElS yea- hey
received hack from money raised to-
.cwr purposes. 70 - sxpsrGec O. 49,
island. o. for SoE otAs. purpose they
$40 II. s.Stt. -saE cal handle IRE
2rcF.o>.Ilc-. -sC-eTs-- much more
easily thar ~e ca- Only sbcU: haIt
u or pedF,s = -ovc have Ea-er IN
IL. bean able % -allh q. Ire streets
= og- .oac- Tec>+ psop.a have
mortgages OF -As.- homes, s1S : IS
trustee q .hs SAVINGS hank h-ov
row hard :: : tc- sc-e g them .
gay siea % ss33. The have -
wafer II ths!- ao-Ses ard : NOR
gage o. .heaz hc-la- at ,he- Il ss
have % raise .A.S money by ti-ect
.zxat4ol :, means tcst IAcSe people
viii have 10 - .2xsi 20 pay so- ~z:s-
wh.cl some recS.s Gc~a G. S1u:r-S
-s.sEi-a E-ss. MAJ. o. .1sl are cly
trends who tome d. there .,
S,+.G ,ks3- vzca.2cz-vs are glad &c
Lave .hen: ~: = ~ mind. gs1..e-
-lac HAT sosS ROY spqs2. - lie -
al !. means -, every SINNER
person u GU .oH-- MO c~rS CO.,
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