Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-23


and time in which drives shall be
made.
. Section eight states the price this
Reservoir Company shall charge for
the driving OF logs. and / want to
state that the men who have logs
and cumberland in this area which
will be driven down this Dead River,
and by this Reservoir Company. came
before our committee and stated
that they were satisfied with the
price and conditions, and not all of
those who are incorporators of this
Reservoir Company are the ones who
have logs and Understand in this
area. When the lumbermen on the
Kennebec River are satisfied with the
price they must be very near right.
Section nine simply states the man.
ner and time OF payment for log
driving.
Section ten is the question Of scale,
stating that those who have logs to
drive shall make a return to the
Company of the amount they have.
Section eleven states that and
gives the Company the right to pur-
chase. gives the other companies who
drive logs the right.
Section twelve gives the right to
purchase, or take by the laws Of en-
,inent domain, such land and flowage
as is necessary for the construction
of this dam, and to carry out its pur-
poses as log driving and storage
proposition; 1t also gives them the
right to change the present highway
and build new highway. and also to
remove bodies from cemeteries which
will be vowed out by this reservoir
dam. 1t would like to say that the
town of Flagstaff will be wholly
flowed out if this dam is constructed,
and the agents Of the proposed conf
pany have now taken options on all
the property which Will be flowed
out, satisfactory to the owners.
mailed copies of this bill and notified
my constituents of the time of hear
ing and not one came down here to
oppose it. l have talked<wfth sew
eral who live in that section of the
country, and they say they are well
satisfied, and that the prices given In
the option are satisfactory.
Section thirteen states the manenr
of assessing damages on Public Lots
and places, the matter being largely
up to the Governor and Coupcll. l
do not feel that the States rights
will be neglected by our present Gov
crnor and Council. or that 1t could be
placed in better hands.
Section fourteen states the manner,
etc. of removing the bodies from the
present cemetery to new one OUT
side of the flowage area.
Section fifteen states the manner OF
its stock issuing and so forth.
Section sixteen states the manner
and also the kind of stocks ana
bonds it may issue for the building
and development of the storage Dam.
Section seventeen gives the state
the right to purchase the storage
dam and its rights after fifty years
without any payment being required
for the franchise.
Section eighteen states the Com
pany shall not generate any cleo
tricity or dispose of its property or
franchise to any corporation with
authority to do so. ~.
Section nineteen states the IMAM
ner of calling NEE tiRgs.etc.
Members of the House. can you
see anything wrong in granting this
charter? Previous legislatures have
granted similar charters to others.
and | feel that it should grant this
charter for the benefit of the pres
ent industries on the kennebec Riv-
CT. and not only to the industries
alone but for the benefit OF the men
and women who work. If this char
ter is granted it will mean steady
work the year around. while now
they arc laid off a great deal of the
time on account of the lack of pow
or caused by low water.
The people who will be flowed out
are satisfied the log driving interests
are satisfied: the incorporators are
L,
for the benefit to themselves.
The working people on the Ken
nchec river will receive at least
and do YOU see any reason why this
bill should not pass? | think we
should put it over.
Mr.. HALE of Portland: l call for
the previous question.
Mr.. CUMMINGS of Portland: Mr..
Speaker. want to say one word be-
fore you put that.
The SPEAKER; The gentleman,
Mr.. Cummings. will speak to the
motion of the previous question.
Mr.. MAHER of Augusta: | trust
the gentleman from Portland (Mr
Hale) will temporarily withdraw his
motion in order that the gentleman
from Portland (Mr Cummings may
again speak.
Mr.. HALE: If the Chair will allow
me the privilege. | will be gald to
withdraw my motion in order that
MI Cummings may. again have the
floor. e.
Mr.. Cummings of Portland having
been granted the privilege of the
floor spoke as follows:
Mr.. CUMMINGS: MIR. Speaker. ]
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did not want it to be left in the
minds of the members of this House
that those who are opposed to this
bill are opposed to a storage develop
ment. We are interested in all these
things and to have these valleys
prosper and blossom as a rose: but
tell me why this should be bestowed
upon this corporation as gift: If
fair and just annual rental should
be paid for the use of this great priv
ilege it would accomplish all of these
great and desirable purposes that the
proponents Of this measure have set
forth. 1t will not lessen them one
iota. and | see no reason why. giving
these people this opportunity to
make this development. they should
not pay to the State. the people of
the State who won this privilege a
fair and just compensation.
Mr.. MARTIN of Augusta: Mr..
Speaker. l only wish to say few
words. and l feel that l should, COM
ing from the district that is affected
greatly by this proposed thing. l
want to assure the gentleman from
Hope (Mr. Hobbs) that, while ! am
a lawyer, l speak not from the legal
aspect upon this matter. l speak for
the people OF this city and OF this
county. l feel that steady flow of
water throughout the year means
great deal to the citizenship of this
central part of the State. During the
dry season and the flood season many