The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-17
6 Massis's n'o5ns ssrs.,&e-a.aia.

~ "e tsosfoif9fne freSS = d 81
| beg The privilege ,of a little spade in yonr
papeftor the purpose Of correcting some OF the
statements ola correspondent in the Press OF
yesterday.
Iiie writer evidently never was on the road
on the other side Of the proposed bridge, and
1t more than probable never was outside of
the limits of Portland So aHa
lie says "the Undertaking is noturged under
any plea of necessity, for the purpose of open
ing up anew country and avenues OF trade to in
crease the business ofour city, but for the ac-
commodation of a fen familes''
Now the facts are these:--trola the Fal-
mouth side Of Martins Point" to the division
iue of Falmouth and Cumberland, ton the
main road9 there are upwards Of seventy
dwelling houses, and on the immediate cross.
roads there are at least twenty-five more iron,
Cumberland to Yarmouth Falls, on the same
road, there are af least one hundred more. 10
say nothing of the numerous substantial
houses scattered all along the shore from Fal-
mouth Noreside -,to Yarmouth Falls. All ..
these dwelling houses are the abodes. of one or
m IRE families, engaged m agricultural pur-
Suits There is no place in Cumberland coun-
~ where farmers aretaxed ON higher yalu-
alton than in the vicinity mentioned above,
and probably no better farmers are to be found
in the county. But from the difficulty of get
ting to market being from three to five miles
oil the railroad liue, these farms are not i'm
proved ana titled as they otherwise would he if
a market was more accessible. Perhaps those
who are now obliged to travel ten and twelve
miles, lover notoriousIy bad road) could if
this bridge is built, reach Portland with two
to three Mules travel. Again, The Foreside
road is a very straight, level and sandy road.
direct to Pownal and Freeport, good in the
worst seasons of the Year, while the one now
used by the Inhabitants. of these towns. yia
Falmouth Corner, is universally acknowledged
70 be the worst in tile county, from its clayey
hills. in the spring being almost impossible.
And rs 1t not unfair TO make a large community
like Falmouth, Cumberland, Yarmouth. and
indeed the whole Eastern part of the county
depend upon one bridge for access to Portland.
Tie present bridge is liable to become ilnpassa-
bic at any time, and such an event would be-
come to these citizens q calamity which but
few could readily comprehend. No one will
undertake to say but that at some future time
the bridge Ought, and will be built and if this
is so 1t can qeeoer be 5uSj ceaDas az tie 7,res-
e,t time, while all of the abutments stand,
with little additiony, ready to receive the
timbers. Every years delay will lessen the So
idity of this foundation, and in its present
neglected state every tide carries away some of
the s'road-bank." & oi Brrsstsr a4se.s ~
But, Mr.. Editor, to give all the reasons achu
this bridge should be built would occupy too
much of your space.
hour correspondent yesterday gave no req
son why il should not be built but rather un.
dertook to prejudice the public mind against it
with the Old and haclsneyed bugbear of st1xa-
ton" But the people will not fllter in Choir
by CHS false alarm The truth is
that which benefits one portion of the country
benefits the Whole and ii the valuation OF prop
erty in Falmouth and Cumberland can be in
creased by building this bridge it ought to be
built, and Portland is thereby benefited cspe-
eially so since We have more interest in the mat
ter thanany other town.
The statement Of your correspondent that |
Portland 'ini,st pay from twenty to thirty-fve !
thousand dollars for the building of this bridge"
y $" absurd that no contradiction is needed /
irota me; but the statement is about as wild 4
ana Us far FROM being correct as the balance of
The argument (?) used against The bridge by
the writer ia yesterdays Press.
Are. not the burdens of countv taxstion
lightened in Portland in pronortion IN the .
taxable property in the neghboring towns?
i ,-.as.4. t F.G.R. |