Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-26
TO AMEND WATER DISTRICT
CHARTER TO ELIMINATE
THREE NEARBY TOWNS

a hearing win he held TUESDAY
before the Judiciary committee Of
the Maine Legislature. on an act TO
amend the charter of the Augusta
Water District, introduced last Mon
day by representative Benedict f.
Mahcr by request of the District.
The substance OF this amendment
will be to cut the towns OF Chelsea,
Nassalborough and China from the
district so that the district shall in
clude the city OF Augusta with the
exception of Ward Five. the town OF
Manchester, and the National Sol
dier3' Home.
When the district was formed.
the source OF the water supply had
not been definitely fixed and SO. &C
cording to officials of the district. the
towns of Nassalborough, China.
Chelsea. and Manchester We're
named in the district so that the
District would have the right to run
their pipe lines through these towns.
At that time. the water of the Ken
nebec river was used for the supply
and after all the water had been
tested and all other items considered
it was decided to take the water
from Carleton Pond in Manchester.
For some time the District has con-
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eliminate the other towns in the dis
trict. Last summer, Il group of
Chelsea citizens. living at the ferry.
petitioned for water service but this
matter was placed on file by Public
Utilities Commission with the con-
sent of both parties. The act read
as follows:
Section One. Section | of Chapter
.}354 of the Private and Special Laws
OF 1906, entitled IAN act to incorpor-
ate the Augusta, Water District" is
hereby amended by striking out the
words. 1.-THE inhabitants OF said dis
trict and the towns of Chelsea, Vas
scarborough. China and Manchester
and such municipalities together
with the city of Augusta" and in
sorting in place thereof the words,
1.-The city of Augusta, the town of
Manchester and the reservation or
district known as the National Home
uated partly in said Augusta and
partly in the town of Chelsea. to-
gether with the inhabitants thereof"
SO that said section as amended
shall read as follows:
Section /. The following terri
tory and the people within the same,
namely: Wards one. two. three, four.
six. seven and eight in the city of
Augusta. shall constitute a body poll
tic and corporate under the name of
the Augusta Water District for the
purpose OF supplying the city Of Au-
g1lsta. the town of Manchester and
reservation or district known as the
National Home for Disabled Nolun-
toer Soldiers. situated partly in said
Augusta and partly in the town of
Chelsea together with the inhabi-
tants thereof. with pure water for
domestic and municipal purposes.
Section >. Section Four Of said
act is hereby amended by striking
out the words. "Vassalborough.
China" in the third line thereof. so
that said section as amended shall
read as follows:
section 4. Said District is here
by authorized to lay in and through
the streets and highways thereof and
of said towns Of Chelsea and Man
chester, and to take up. repair and
replace all such pipes. aqueducts and
fixtures as may be necessary for the
objects above set forth, and when
ever said district shall lay any pipes
or aqueducts in any street or high
way. 1t shall cause the same TO be
done with as little obstruction as
possible to the public travel and
shall at its own expense without un-
necessary delay cause the earth and
pavement removed by it to be re-
placed in proper condition"