Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-10
STATE HOUSE.
Work on the Sewer Nearly Completed : New
Corporations.

The work on the new sewer for The
state House has been fraught with
many difficulties. In the first place.
the digging from the building to the
corner of Grove and Capitol streets
has been something terrible to behold.
| The was has been INSTRUCTED by huge
boulders and stones and roots: and
even a dead tree was found extended
across the path for the pipes to follow.
; Then the weather has been unfit for
work. and the men have not been able
TO get the best results.
AT the crossing of the streets, lot Of
wooden pipes were encountered The
largest was ii inches in diameter with
an S-inch bore. 1t was evidently as
| well preserved as could be and it had
iron bands about it. 1t extended from
the direction of Niger hill and for a
time no one could locate it, What was
known as the Johnson system used to
run through there from the johnson
dam, located about half a mile above
The system is very old having been the
first in Augusta, in that section of the
city, anyway. 1t was built long before
the Devine system. The other pipes
were smaller and had 1-inch bore or
Whereabouts, and are supposed to have
formerly connected the Blaine mansion
with some source. The wood is of fir
and very firm.
| The sewer pipe as laid was found to
encounter the water pipe that runs
along Capitol street. To pass this, an
iron piece weighing about 1000 pounds
was inserted. and led beneath the other.
The iron piece was procured as pre-
caution against the weight of the other
at some time crushing in the sewer
pipe. From that point the pipe is led to
the Main city sewer on Grove street,
300 feet from the corner. 1t is evidently
a perfect arrangement.
| The work is being done by Horace
Purington of Waterville, whose super
visor is l.. c. Allen of Waterviile. City
| Engineer w. b. -Getchell is doing the
surveying and engineering part of the
| work.
a thermometer placed in the sun on
The roof of the State House, where men
had been at work. registered 100 de-
grees, Thursday The work was discon-
| tinued.
The following new corporations have
| fled their papers at the secretary of
| States office:
The Kern River Company. organized ut
Portland for the purpose of constructing
and maintaining canals, pipes, etc. for
power and irrigation. with 50. 100000 CAPT.
| tai stock of which nothing is paid in
The officers are: President. Charles +.
| Libby of Portland treasurer Levi Turner
| Of Portland.
| Littleficld Bros. & Co., organized at
| Bangor. for the purpose of carrying on
| the business of wholesale and retail of
| furniture upholstery goods, with $40 600
| capital stock of which nothing is paid in
| The officers are: President. w. T. Little
| field of Bangor; treasurer, n. w. Little
| field of Bangor.
| The Westboro Dish Washer Manufae-
| turing Company, organized at Portland
for the purpose of doing general manu-
| featuring business in dish washers and
novelties, with $4,000 capital stock of
| which $50 is paid in. The officers are:
President. Joseph f. Reynolds of West
| hnro
ard of West'boro, Mass.
The FalGfouth Paper Company, organ
lied at Portland. for the purpose Of doing
Il manufacturing and general business in
| paper, pulp, etc, with 100000 capital
stock of which $500 is paid in. The off,
GERS are; President, Hugh j. Chisholm
of Portland treasurer. e. D. Eennison
| of Portland 49, =
The Forest City Amusement Company
organized at Portland, for the purpose of
maintaining a general amusement and cn-
tertainment business. including sports
and athletics of all kinds, with 5000 cap
ital stock of which $50 Is paid in The
officers are: President, c.. W. T. Cooling
of Berlin; treasurer, George w. Gordon Of
| Boston.
| The COOPERATIVE Mining & Investment
Company, organized at Portland for the
purpose of leasing, buying and SELL
ing gold, silver and other mines and mir
eral lines and developing and operating
the same with 100000 capital stock Of
which 800 Is paid In. The officers are:
| President, w. G. Nixon of Brantree,
| Mass; treasurer, E. s. Catch of Boston,
Mass. III
desirable Photographic rooms for rent
which he advertises in the columns of
the Journal.
|
CA0ToEIA.