Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

Chamberlain. lis that each member
abide by his contract. II one mem
Der withdraws. that hurts the rest. It
is absolutely unsound to let a mem
Der say, This Spectator will give
me few more cents; good bye No
bank is going to do business with an
association that is here today and
gone tomorrow"
judiciary Hears
iSeveral Matters
With a long string Of hearings as
signed for Wednesday afternoon, the
committee on judiciary got to work
somewhat before the appointed hour.
To accommodate the large number who
| wished to appear before the committee.
these hearings were held in the Senate
chamber. The first matter taken up
vas the bill giving a new charter to
the town OK East Livermore and pro.
viding Tor town manager.
c. ]. Messereau opened the hearing
and outlined the reasons for the bill.
saying that he felt that the greater
number Of the people of the town de-
sired the change. No great number had
been brought to Augusta to appear for
the measure. as it was felt that few
| was as good as a crowd. The town.
he said. had voted last September 81 to
III to ask for this change.
First Selectman A. F. Dwelley said
he would like to see the plan tried out.
II the town didn't like it, it could go
back to the present form again. The
town had valuation Of $3,272,O00 and
I a tax rate of 80 mills. 1t raised last
year $4,000. It's population was be-
! tween 1900 and 1000. When a like
| proposition was submitted to the vot-
ers once before it was turned down be-
cause 1t was not understood. Since
that time the people of the town had
been educated on the subject.
There was no opposition to the bill.
Jonesport Withdrew
When the committee prepared to hear
the Dill authorizing the town of Jones'
port to appropriate money to pay the
cost of fighting the division of the
town at the Legislature of 1921, it was
informed that, due to opposition, the
bill was withdrawn.
Auburn Water District
Judge Harry Manser of Auburn pre-
scented the reasons why the people OF
mat town were asking the creation of
water district. 1t would constitute
no change. he said, for the ordinary
citizen as the system Of water supply
IN Auburn was now conducted as a pub
nc junction. There were. however Sc
rlous defects in the plan Of operation.
! in 1875. he told the committee. the
auburn water commission was created.
This was before the present plan of
water districts. While it was designed
to eliminate bills contracted by the
commission from the city debt, decis-
IONS by the supreme court had held
mat TINS was not accomplished. 1t
was necessary, he said. for the COM
mission to make extensive develop-
ments to meet the demands Of the CITY
Tor water service. Already it had bor-
rowel 100000 for this purpose, but it
would require more money to do il.
and in order to accomplish this the wa
ter district plan seemed the most feas-
ible. Tho bill. he said, followed the
same lines as did other water district
laws of the State.
The city council Of Auburn favored
the bill. stated Judge Manser. and he
read the record of vote taken by that
body on Tuesday night.
A. +. Warren of the commission stat.
ca that the commissioners all. favored
the change and regarded it as a good
business proposition for the city. Coun.
Gilman George c. Bolduc of the CITY
county stated the position Of that
body as being in favor,
| There was no opposition to the bill,
! Four acts. for which neither propon-
cnts nod opponents appeared, were
passed over for the time being with the
! understanding that members of the
committee knowing about them would
explain their provisions. If necessary
These were: Act authorizing issuance
or bonds for the Houlton sewerage sys.
tenn. act providing that cases of fore.
| lble entry and detainer might be heard
by the Caribou municipal court every
Tuesday instead of once a month. act
authorizing the Houlton Water Co. to
generate, sell and distribute electricity
and act creating a board of road com.
| missioners for the town Of Mount Des.
crt.
| Windham Cemetery Case
A little girl. long dead. figured prom
lnently In the hearing before the com.
| mlttee on an act authorizing the re.
| moval OF the body of Bertha May Dun
| lap-this same child-now buried in
the Smith cemetery at Windham Cen
! ter and to enlarge the powers of the
Wlndham Cemetery Association.
| Bertha May. who was five years old
when she died. and the Inscription on
whose tiny gravestone was presented
IN the documentary evidence of the pro.
ponents OF the act. is buried in lot
that prevents the construction of a con.
! Eenlent roadway through one of the
| newer additions to the cemetery. nc.
cording to Fred l.. Haskell, one Of the
| trustees of the cemetery association
VINO appeared in favor of the bill. Mr.
HASKELL said that efforts had been made
TO induce the parents to consent to the
removal of the body and the trustees
had offered them one Of the best lots
in the cemetery if they would consent
also agreeing to grade the lot, for the
| father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. James
| l.. Dunlap Of Kincaid street. South
! Portland. had refused to frant the de.
sired permission. I'VE know Of no law
TO give us the right to remove the
body" said Mr.. Haskell. "and so we
have come to the Legislature for the
authority"
| Mr.. Haskell showed the commit.
pointing out the lot where the body
| lies. and he also read numerous let
tiers passing between the trustees
tee a blueprint of the cemetery
and Mrs. Dunlap. He stated that
! after the bill had been drawn, he
| wrote to Mrs. Dunlap once more
asking If she would consent to the
removal OF the body. and she re-
piled by telephone that she would
see the trustees some time in Aug
| ust and talk the matter over with
them. Then she suggested that
they offer to bring the body to
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