Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-23
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Interesting Meeting at the
State House, Yesterday.
Advantage Of Having Old Records
in This County.
Ono OF Prime Factors TO Successful Farm
Work Carefully Considered.

beyond the expectation of r. Walker
McKeen. secretary Of the State Board
of Agriculture. who had it in charge
1t was held in the rooms of the board
and was Well attended, a great MANY
dropping in during the meeting and re-
naming until the last remarks We're
made.
The meeting was opened with re-
marks by Hon. j. A. Roberts of Nor
way, the member of the board from
oxford county. who spoke at some
length on the value of the good roads
and what was necessary to do to make
| the present roads better.
The Snow Roller for Winter Road
Making" was the subject of the talk
by T.. &. Buzzell, the road commission
cr of Fryeburg. He gave some valua-
BILE hints in the use of the road roller
in deep SHOWS, and showed the advan-
tage Of pressing the snow down so as
to make firm, substantial. lasting
roads instead Of simply pushing the
snow out TO one side as is often dom.
and thus leaving the road rough ana
uneven when the snow has settled u
little.
County Commissioner Pettingil OF
y
and his idea. gained from his practical
and efficient service on the board OF
commissioners for Kennebec county
~ how the conditions can be improved.
He said in part:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of the CON
VentiOn:
\ few weeks ago | received letter
from Bro. Mckeen and if | remember
, CDrreCtlN. II stated that This "A =
TO be held today and also if | had any
suggest tons touching the question Of
Good Roads to send them along. At
the time | received that letter | thought
circumstances would be such that | could
not be present today. 50 ! wrote and sug-
seSted some changes Of the law and also
law authorizing the county commits
SionerS to have the records of our county
roads re-recorded, properly arranged and
lnteliiSently indeXed and what records
there are in Lincoln county brought to
ana IN due time | got a reply from Broth
or Mckeen asking me to prepare short
paper along the lines indicated in my let
ter. Dates We're changed from this day
to Aug. % for the holding of the State
convention Of county commissioners at
Pennington. 80 l am here with my short
letter.
You all know that Kennebec county
was incorporated Feb. %, 1893, 50 all rec
urds of county roads that were laid prior
Y that date are in Wiscasset. | think
lister Of deeds Of this county to go 10
W lscaSSet ana make records Of all real
estate when is now in kennebec county
and record il in the keunebec registry
VI deeds. This was done The county
commissioners records ought to have
been brought up at the same time, but
Were not.
In 1895 we county commissioners had
Il petition from the selectmen OF one Of
the towns of this county asking us to es-
tablish the line Of a certain road in that
town The petition made this statement
the true boundaries of the highway haV-
ing once been duly located and then the
petition to describe the road: both state
ments are required by the statute. \
hearing was granted. II looked as though
the line when established would take a
part Of lawn into the highway. The
owner of the law appeared at the hear
Ing through his attorney and opposed the
petition and made this statement. The
petition alleges this the true boundaries
Of the highway having once been duly
located now the petitioners must prove
by record that the road had been duly To-
ca tea. The records at Augusta and Wis
caSSct We're searched. At NiSCaSStt the
records of both ends Of the road were
found, but short space near the center
of the road described in the petition
could not be found so the matter was
dropped for lack " proper record.
! have had occasion to look after the
records of other roads in this country
which We're main roads leading from
town to town and could not find any
nv ~
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corded together with the records Of this
cni,rt,. sinrn IT, iUlnrnnr,tion -o-ranor,j,l,i
I'M r"GnTJ IN - f1r r,infios ,,.bnra nav.
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j Hill. that an f11,ir ,aade tb,t HUH fr,,n
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lost
80
J VIII mention dhothtr petition as eNl-
,i'H'' loI mo htr LAW "iilcH belicNe VII
rs necessary pc4nlt W nav q uAliol Hlllt
on Sood roauS. thlhk IL was IN iS''
we had PetIu"h 20 Sel Ilu ~ one q l4c
""tSt iIill9 H lLl0 county ana y ""uin
lessen the distance TO thelr market puJ
thr propoSeH HI" rnti Moulu rs iulte tA
PphSlNe " nuilH. ~ we nearing ~ Wd9
IdiHeu maj ihc t3"Il Wa 'luite hedN
HH II dtpl-. lHt dIudtloii' ms year m
tHat town y 9'tlI1 ana lhg fdte OF taNd-
tIpn ildu % rom 70 Per cent III
IHi!c 4 huiHoti LII Years PAST IL Ntai
men CldIIIHdt' " Illus iht ~ II PEI GEM;
N account q tle liutplthhcSS' COST q
huidlub uht pIupo,eu ~" Iodu anu Hisl
.htc OF tdAation tut P'dEtr ol ING PEI
tiph was Hol Srdhteu' whereas II thc
Town nau IN our OPINION beeh aDle inc
AGAIN wound naEt law thdl HIS