Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-20
improvements In the Vicinity of Western Avenu,

improvements In the Vicinity Of Western Avenue.
The extension of Orchard street, from
Green street to Western avenue, is now pro
PRESSING. The street has been opened and Is
icing graded. Teams now pass over it, bu,
It is not yet in suitable condition for public
travel, but will be in short time. Street
Commissioner Arnold is doing good job
Iere. A stone culvert over the drain running
cross lots" to Sewall street, has been bull,
workmanlike manner by Mr.. John Hussy
This addition to the street runs from tn,
corner Of the lot of E. F. Pinkham, on Greer
-treet, to that OF Hon. John L. Stevens OF
Western avenue, and completes continuous
street from Bridge street to Western avenue
Now that Augusta has outgrown its child
hood, why not drop the rural name, "Orch
srd, and christen the entire length "Chest
nut?" The extension is three rods wide-th,
same as the other streets parallel with it.
Another new street, to be called "Lncoln''
treet. has been staked out by the individual
through the lots of L. L. Lincoln, j. l..
stevens, J. A. Bicknell and others. This i.
designed to be a sixty-foot street and should
'e accepted at once by the city. Its cours,
rom Sewall street is marked by the fenc,
north Of Mr.. Lincolns residence. On it,
opening many excellent houselots on either
side of the new street will become available.
At once, and are needed at the present time
Tor building purposes. Across this stree,
three parallel streets have been laid out, which
the city will undoubtedly accept and open a.
public highways. These streets are called
respectively Johnson" ''Cusbman," and
Drew" street. Several lots have alread,
been sold on these proposed streets, and two
houses are in process of erection by Messrs
Wellman and Rollins.
South of Western avenue, and On the lots
Of Warren Johnson and G. G. Stacy, two new
dwelling houses are being erected. Mr..
Stacy has large and thrifty settlement with
streets laid out and lots s,aked off for futur.
building enterprises.
The continued rapid growth of this part OF
the city is an assured fact. When Mr.. Steven,
,uilt his house on the hillside there were PEG
pie who smiled at the project, and wondered
what in the world should induce him to bullo
\ house "out in the woods" 1t is now in til,
midst of other elegant residences with the near
prospect of plenty of company. South OIL
Mr.. Stevens is the large lot of Mr.. Geo. S.
Billiards. on which we believe he intends to
build the next season. Mr.. Bicknell will pul
up house on the lot south of his present
residence.
And now word about the facilities for
drainage What is to become of the wate,
that in the spring time and during big storms
rushes down the hill to the large level traci
below, flooding the cellars and dooryards, and
in some cases removing the line fences and
running the gardens? Those living on the
hillside ask no favors in this respect, but the
dwellers below should be afforded some sort
of protection. A covered drain of good ca
pacity should run from the foot Of the hill.
On the newly laid out portion of Orchard
street, to the natural outlet in the eulley be-
low. This would prevent these annual OF
sem-annual floods from damaging valuable
property and add immensely to the value OF
real estate in the vicinity.