Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-27
GOOD WORK
Thai Has Been Done on Augustus Streets the
Past Year.

Never in any one year has 60 much road
buildipp or street repairing been done as in
the present one. The repairing of State
street has been most excellent piece of
work, which was needed, and has been car
,ied along in splendid manner. This has
been the most extensive of any and will
surely last for many years, without any
renairipg. The first steps in undertaking
tbi, work was to remove 1000 loads of dirt
from the road between Court and Green
.treets, and this was sold to the county.
Then 1852 feet of edge stone was set,
half on one side and the rest on
the other. When these were laid
II made q fill Of 20 inches. The Electric
Road track was then changed from the side
the middle of the street, gravel placed
underneath the timbers and crushed stone
Allied in on top. 1t has taken 2000 loads Of
stone to fill this piece of road. OF this lot
439 loads were taken from the Fuller
quarry and $50 from the city bank. Then
446 loads of paving chips have been hauled
ipand 400 loads of crushed granite, the lat
ter being distributed a load to
every yard. The west side of the
walk has been re-concreted from
Court to Green street. By dumping the
dirt from this road into the Jail yard the
appearance of the latter has been greatly
improved. The removal of the fence in
front of the Jail has made the appearance
of the building much better. The steam
roller has played an important part in the
repairing of State street, and by its use the
solidity of the road will be assured. One
feature of this piece of work is the splen-
did granite circles at the corners of the
streets adjoining State.
Another piece of road built this summer
was on Weston avenue, Which Street Com
missioner Norton believes is an ex-
cellent job and has stood we'll. A
new road has been opened below
the State House, 800 feet long. The south
side of Winthrop street from State to
Chestnut, distance of 1000 feet, has had
nine foot concrete walk. Grove street
from the top of Rine's hill to State street
and from there to o. r. Wellmln's has
been re-concreted. Chapel street to West
ern avenue has been furnished with a
gravel walk. A new plank walk 9S2
feet long and four feet wide has been laid
in Stapleton across the gully. The planks
lay crosswise and rest upon pine sleepers.
A plank walk 2000 feet long,
two planks wide, has been laid
on Cushnoc Heights. On Church street a
distance of 200 feet has been supplied with
plank walk. Flagg street has been re-
concreted. Northern avenue has been re-
paired and new concrete laid in many
places. A crushed stone walk on Western
avenue, from State to Sewall, 800 feet, has
been built. The Bridge street walk has
also been repaired. Pleasant street has
Jared with the others. A new gravel walk
has been made on Sewall street. Jackson
street has had gravel walk go feet in
length.
One man has been steadily employed
all summer to rake rocks and another has
been kept busy sweeping Water street.
Over $50 barrels of tar have been used, 20
barrels of pitch and 5000 loads of gravel
hauled from the city bank. A new shed
3Ox40 was built last spring in which the
concrete has been made. Many other little
street repairs have been made and over all
this work Mayor Milliken has had personal
supervision. Street Commissioner Norton
speaks in the highest terms of the interest
the mayor has taken in this large amount OF
work. Mr.. Norton, too, has been very
active and has manifested care and interest
in our streets and walks.