Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-14
,1esPNIC PROCEEDINGS
,'..,.A from Page Eighty

E,. rEngineering. "Ofice
oeV. sanitation. Water supply.
F. Medical Attendance, In
and Fire Llabiiities' ..r ant ne, ;.
~. my construction" Taxes"
gdIlns surse" and Contractors"
E.p pei 400. making a total Of
y ~ the construction OF the
y a ~, Rights and Land
: rlosEs,o.ooO." "Original Total.
a The following revision
~, 40, 1922. relocating High
] Dse' psrs,iminary Expense. s215.-
Z ,sa cost Project. $l.2oo.0oO."
Io.a came gentleman who COM
r inc sgures 10 present to the
! i lsa 'oar,ies. who have partiei-
aeo ~. development and who
10 Mare in the great profits to
70 sna .from. taking their own
|: !. md ,h.ir own estimates-and
. .,mstes are based on the diff
aa.ween the cost of develop
o S,ssn amount of power from
ply thew now develop it and
H. water as it would be de-
J. a. after this dam IS erected =
y hat the yearly value Of
ws .,snn,ent to the parties at
.rnnld be s4s0.0o0 a year.
~ ell, readily see. on the
= i sl.soe.o0e is exactly ~ per
AZ. MIL IL it became a law.
.nthorize this corporation to
~ these things. They would
u mis- great right. that the
owns. and they would de-
~" ,he manner described. DO
.,is Of the State of Maine de-
sV ssye that right and that prop
,. Zen away from them and
= a a"ar 70 this great corporation
vreat benefit? You Will notice
~, corporation which they
.nas,ed is not a public utility.
VA not come under the control
!. public Utilities Commission.
.ov II seems to me to be some
r.e a charitable institution;
a,yide the charities among
.,rss And again it seems to
-, il might more properly be
. mutual benefit association.
hing out of the reach OF the
...;yo nnwers OF the State. They
- ~ issue stock-nothinG said
sow much. no one knows what
..ure Of the stock may be. and
!, he stock issued without any
.,ue II is apparent that 1t is
.ention to issue this stock pro
N the parties interested and
ri,l make use of this water as
!, down stream. And they are
A.ve their returns. not in cash
ads but in water. That is.
,mpn. a new departure in stock
rfrg Even the dividends are
in water It may even be that
tock, issued in the way that
rilkissue it, will be assessed for
Epenses, so that there will be
nh for distribution.
,. oommittaeS who had
wv 60. - nnns;dor.+ion b,d
nv nv .hon 7 do NOT believe
- a.hars ~ ,hosa commit
VIZ as,a ..s u,hot those hills
DO If they knew that this
4 pns" PM ~, 40 roy ~ ,be+
wv, nossassad Nv tho noo-
49, ana +hot +hoy I,rera ~
. .noono for no,h;nc
H.. ~ oomIa o,n;toIi,a ~ IN
Nov &C mis- mat thev co,,ld
,,"at ra.,rn m it.if Tho NEW
" .,bssa committees Knew those
a we'll and good. want them
LAY that they did know those
But | assume that they did
81 understand that our great
ittees are overworked and that
|hsye a great many things COM
I More them that it is utterly inn
/ " for them to individually in
! ne the merits of. and that they
sptndent upon what is present.
the nearing. Ana L 40 not
mem IN any way Tor reporting
Aoly on this Dill II they dld not
tlano those things. And L do
d alnN II would be inconsistent on
part II that is correct. II they
understand TINS situation, Tor
vote mat THIS bill should be
|, lNely postponed. ! do not be-
that any member of those COM
y y, S.s anael ooilsatlon 10 s.and
rnlass Nv =, ."e .upo.' ' "a. ~.
i, cnrreo. ha"ana so,'n.
o''N =" '"'''
4 usre Is any new evidence that
i. y, ~ ,. VIC a'eeli..ol VI any
!, scoived .nw 49,. ';en. 49,
4 Inn 40 maoa a;.,n ,,ains
accordon 49, III, NO.. ~ y. Az a
which thov on ~ .n0 , "ao ~ ~
IN No c,oI ~ .oo .,;s ..,',
En,ely nostnonoa N''' '"e
49,,
ulhk mat nave SAID all
.a,e " say ABOUT THIS matter.
~. - important ana 1t is
m ns aie,hDers OF TINS House TO
,,,s ne .nev snail 40. am en-
'at.sheo 10 accept the respon-
n, ~, hyself TO vote against
.s anu l could never go back
SV s ana tell them that
" iur TINS bill. without forever
''naii'ea.
SPEAKER: Pro tenn: The
'n Is on the motion of the gem
from Portland, Mr.. Cum
70 Indefinitely postpone. Are
'aay for the question?
MAAER of Auouet.. Mr.
Fs and gentlemen " ~ , the House.:
member Of tho co ~, ME ae' tIot
Ills matter under considerationI
at this time o 49, go frn,a
hing one or two of tha 49, u
put forth NV wv ,h % . .ne are" :,
Portland. Mr. C,,n7,,' no. ond