Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-02
WILL BE BUILT.
Electric Road to Togus Is
An Assured Fact.
The Promoters Have Secured the Sew
eraI Con cess ons They Desired.
And Road Will Be 6u II and in Operation Be.
fore Next Fail.

II am confident that the electric
| road from this city to Togus will be
built 50 as to be in operation during
| the summer and that work will be
| commenced, this month"; said an Au-
gusta man, yesterday, who is in a posi-
ton to know about the project
Some time ago the promoters of the
road said that they would build if
| certain concessions We're made. They
| have now been made and there is every
reason to believe that the ground will
be broken, this month. One of the
points was that the road should be al
| lowed to enter the grounds at Togus.
| That point has been gained and | know
i that the points wanted in this city
| have been granted.
The plan is to connect with the
+ I'd in this city and then continue
over Cony street ana then the road
will go by the way of the streets on
the East side until the Hospital grounds
| are reached. The line will not follow
| the highways but will continue across
the country. as in that way the hills
| will be avoided. The roadbed will be
| raised. as in that way the snow can
be more easily cared for in winter
The surveys are already being made
| but the exact location has not yet been
decided. When that is fixed the pro-
motors will come before the railroad
commissioners with Il petition for the
! approval Of their location The char
ter for the read has already been
granted and there is nothing in the
/ way Of the road There is capital
enough behind the road. 50 that n
fer need be felt on that point"
1T has been stated" said the reporter
that Amos Gerald is Interested in The
move and thar he with others purpose
tn buy out the Augusta. IIalluwcll 4 Gar
diner road. Are they behind the move"
That | would mo- care to say con-
| tinucd tho Journals informant. II will
| simply reiterltc what | have said. that
there is capital enough behind the enter
| prise
"A part of the equipment of the
| present road will he used, but in addi-
tinn there will probably bc a freight
car run one or two trips a day, as one
Of the principal parts Of the business
viii be the transportation Of freight
from this city to Togus.
AS yet no contracts of any kind
! have been made. The price Of iron
| will not go any higher So that the
contractors have not yet thought Of
that part Of the plan. The truth is it
was not settled until very recently
that the road would be built. and then
through the coalitions | have referred
to being fulfilled
The power for the road will he
| taken from the present power station
l. Z.
was doubled. two years ago. and the
| road now has more power than it
needs, so that it will be necessary to
make but slight if any changes.
! The land over which the road is to
be built has not yet been bought or
| leased. but there will not be any
trouble there | am confident.
1t is expected that Gardiner may
| oppose the road, but everything is nov
| fixed So that the road cannot be stop
! ped Yes. l will again repeat what |
said. that y, fore the month is over the
q .und VIII be broken. ana before the
summer is over you and | Will be rid
ing over the road 10 Togus.
The road cannot help paying. The
! greater part of the money that the
| r. gus soldiers receive is paid into the
| city If Gardiner. The most # it VIII
! come here. The Kennebec Central
charges much higher fare than viii
be asked by the electric road ana that
viii BE- an inducement for the veterans
| To come here. In addition To that the
country people will come here to trade.
/ You 90 1ut to Togus any day when the
| ii avclling i; hal ana Sc the number Of
teams tied zip there. The people ride
| in as far as ToGus. then take the
| steam road for Gardiner. With the
electric road built the people will come
here. because the fares will be less, ard
again they can be landed at the very
door Of the places they wish to trade"
1t has been rumored for some tim"
| that an electric road would b. built
! Is CobbossucContcc. ana that the Two
roads would como at the same time.
| The Journals informant concerning
The Togus road said that he had not
heard the lake road mcnti ned in con-
nnctfon with the Togus road, ana did
not believe that such 4 move was con-
| tc!nplated at the present time.