Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-17

agree to continue the service longer
than through this present season which
would be probably about the end of
August" this member of the commits
sion goes on to say-and this member
of the commission is not from Cum
berland county or from western Maine.
but is representative of eastern
Maine upon this commission-this is
what he goes on to say to the Execu
tive: Whether the directors would
see fit to even lease this to them
during the coming season / question.
AS far as my personal opinion is con-
cerned at the present time, would
not vote to Do so. The danger of loss
of life is to me beyond any monied
consideration" That is the opinion of
the representative of eastern Maine
upon that commission.
But coming down more nearly to
this body, We have first this matter
carefully and seriously considered and
investigated by repeated personal Wis
its to these premises by three MEM
bers of this honorable body of the
Senate on the committee considering
this matter. You have heard their
opinions here expressed. Not one Of
those members is from this section of
the State which the senator from
in this matter. Every one of those
senators brings to it solely the posi-
ton of the State as a whole. and they
have come to unanimous, a very
clear and firm conclusion.
But beyond that. beyond whatever
weight you may attach to their recon-
mendation in this matter. from their
thoroughly impersonal position, you
have one other bit of evidence which
seems to have very great weight.
While the Executive was considering
his action upon this matter, he had
first the letter from the engineers on
the commission to which l have re-
ferred. Not feeling sure of his ground
he then asked.-and 1 think 1 am free
to state these facts-he then asked
his own personal employee, familiar
with these structures and thoroughly
qualified. to make an investigation of
this wharf. owning as he does other
wharVes in that section, and as he
stated that investigation was very
carefully made by going under the
structure there and investigating the
entire condition. and the report frsm~
that pefsonal employee was that the
condition was very serious and that he
could not accept responsibility for
what might transpirc on that wharf.
ADMIRE. that he shows in the inves.i-
CATION of these matters. the Executive
went still one step farther beyond
that, and he asked a member of this
body in whose judgment he. and l
think we also. have great confidence
because Of the long experience which
he has had in this very class Of work
with which we are here concerned, to
make personal investigation Of the
coalitions there in behalf Of the Ex.
ecutive.
He made that report He brought to
that task his experience and his
of such conditions. And he
went at it without any preliminary
prejudice of bias. / have here his re-
port as submitted to his ExceIlency, |
which we are free here to consider in !
formulating our own opinion upon this |
matter. and l think that should be in |
our Senate records as q basis for our |
Under date Of March z, the senator
from Sagadahoc, Mr.. Carlton, made |
this report to the Hon. Percival P. Bax-
ter. Governor Of Maine.
Dear Governor:
At your request l went to Portland |
and made careful examination Of this |
old portion of State Pier now least and |
occupied by the Eastern Steamship Co..
1t being winter time l could not get
under the wharf as well as in summer,
put enough to satisfy me that the
building is old and delapidated. many
places rotten and weak, but really the
most dangerous part Is that of this $40