Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-25
The CONTEST CONTINUES.
Another Day Devoted to Testimony In tho
Boothbay Case.
Testimony Concluded and the Arsu-
ussnts will be Given at Halt Past
Seven Friday Evening.

Wy fth oitts uNtu III NtEtu bOttuuAN
IS years have been road eom missioner In
BoothhE wears; have entire charge of
that department. | have built many new
roads for the town aud have had TO do with
the highways all my hfc, know Mr.. Co
cy. Tie was never surveyor on the meadow
road. but On the back roads, know all the
roa is, streets and bridges in the town, There
are about IS miles of highway In the town.
KNOW where proposed line OF division runs.
! have estimated the miles OF highway north
and south of the line. About one fourth of
the roads are south. Most Of the long hridges
are north of the line hoigdons Island
bridge is In two parts and is los? feet, and
BsrtsrIs Island bridge PSI feet with draw
which costs SIS 20 annually To tend. There
are no wooden bridges Of any size in the new
town, except bridge and dam built Of stone
and logs by the Mainc Ice Co. about 500
Il in length. II has cost US from $500 to
10 SsuO per year 10 take care of the two
bridges. l, would average $500. There
have been no extensive repairs on item
recently. could not give the exact figure
OF expense In both parts of the tlwn,
have usually used about ono-fourth of the
money on the roads south of the line. We
raised $1,000 this year for highways,
and 81 800 last year, This does no, include
snow bills. In winter time the roads are
kept from snow by men paid by the day
The snow bills are lsrgr in the north be-
cause IL Is farther from the salt water and
on the Wiscssset road aud Linekias Neck
the roads drift badly, About scven.cighths
of the snow bills are contracted for the north
part of the town. There are sidewalks at
East Boothbay, the Centre and the llarbor.
Those at East Boothbay and the Cen
tire were originally built bv
l ItNKt. o.. atst A. al.
bu,lt by the town This year the town has
built about 1900 feet of new sidewalk In
many eases the town furnished the plank
and those living along the street built the
walk. Since | have had to do si,h the
streets the town has made all repairs In the
walks at the ilarbor There have bccn none
at East Boothbay. Al the iarbor, In many
places, have blasted lodges aud straight
: ned the streets. After making necessary
repairs have expended In the last two years
about two o-thirls of what was left OF the ap-
preparation at the ilsrbor. | live north OF
the line. was the frs, man to sign cali
for meeting May "a. 1887, and many north
of the line signed II. was present and yot
ed for water. | ouuklut tell how many
votes came from any particular part of the
town. 1t was rain day, bu, there was
good crowd. | don't rccollcct the number
ter at th, Ilarbor and have attended most of
the special meetings sin q. was not there
in July vas there in November. The
check list was not used then nor Ia MAY. |
did not vote then. The ajority OF people
| in my section now favor the Introduction of
water. The line II extended straight from
Durants Corner would strike north of the
bridge. | looked over the whole of the
land from an elevated station about a week
ago.
| Cross xamina tion-The direct line from
my buildings to the Bath standppe would
strike north of the bridges. My dwelling 10
north Of the line. The place where stood
is east Of my dwelling. The S,anjpipe 10
about u miles away. One meeting in 1887
was very nasty lay II might have been in
May. The meeting that day was as large as
ON the rest of them have never voted for
any of the water measures proposed except
at the irst meeting I don't know where
there is n requirement for draw at Iiarter's
Island. Capt. Iiodgdon is the man VI ho gets
| So for keeping 1t. lie IL u remonstrant
and one of the largest property owners In
town. | couldn't say what th. two bridges
cost last year. The year before II was about
500 think. don't spend the money for
these brdgcs. They were put In good con
dition few years ago but need II often ~
the worms eat them,
have heard the citizens talk OF bridge
to southport. This proposed bridge would
be about 1900 feet they say don't know.
The water is deeper there than at the island
II the division were made, Southport and the
new town would make the bfi ige. The re-
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