Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-24

Hormell of Dowdoin College and
was modelled after the Illinois law,
while some of it was copied from
the Massachusetts law. The new
draft provides for the prohibition or
restriction of certain types of build
ing from certain portions of cities
and the regulation of the height and
bulk OF all buildings.
Did not Massachusetts amend lis
constitution before adopting it's zon-
ing law" inquired Representative
Robert Hale OF the committee.
I'VE are not trying to do with this
bill what massachusetts, did with a
constitutional amendment" replied
Mr.. Adams.
Former Representative Winter,
who conducted the case for the pro-
ponents. introduced John Calvin
Stevens, ce-preSident of the Port
land Chamber OF Commerce, as one
OF the best known advocates OF city
planning in the State.
'ZoninS is a fundamental part of
city planning and gives the city an
opportunity to control its growth as
Well as to safeguard the health of
the inhabintas.' said Mr.. Stevens.
The theory of city planning is not
alone the city beautiful but the city
successful and practical as WE'LL" he
added.
Mr.. Stevens said. that it ives esti-
mated that the city of Chicago had
sadved billion dollars by it's zoning
system because of the increased
value of its real estate. Sixty-seven
cities have a coming ordinance and
twelve have established a regular
coming program. he stated.
Alonzo c. Miller. former MAYOR of
Auburn and former member of the
Legislature. spoke for the Board of
directors of the Auburn Chamber of
commerce and said that if the law
was passed Auburn would probably
establish coming ordinance. He
favored it especially as doing away
with small grocery stores and ga
RACES in residential sections.
Knox county will, as soon as a
bridge is built across the Kennebcc
without doubt, grow greatly in
population and with the coming of
the State pier we will extend our
shipping facilities; we urge the sup
port of the coming bill to save in the
future the expense connected with
the hiring of city planners and zon-
ing experts" wrote E. w. MacDon-
aid. secretary of the Rockland Cham
Der of Commerce in a letter present.
ed to the committee by Representa-
tive William o., Rogers of Rock
land.
Alderman Robert w. DeWolfe of
Portland said that the city of Port
land was opposed to the coming bill
in its original draft and suggested
that wrong guess as to the direc-
ton in which certain industry
might grow would hurt rather than
help the future development of the
city. He cited the law suits grow
ing out of the building of the Romito
garage on Cumberland Avenue in a
RESIDENTIAL section as among the diff
ficulties which the city had met un-
der existing conditions.
Representatives Cakes Of the
committee asked if the Revised
Statutes could not be amended so
as to care for system of coming
without the machinery of the pres
ent bill. Mr.. Linnell and Mr.. Adams
both expressed doubt as to whether
this could be done.
Mr.. Winter asked for a sub COM
mittec to be appointed by the legal
affairs committee to go more fullv
into the plan.
York Beach Corporation
The venerable Edward c. Moody.
representative from York and the
only surviving member of the Coun-
Gil of Governor Garcelon, appeared
before the llgal affairs COMMITTEES to
conduct theease for the proponents
oi the emergency bill providing for