Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-12-27

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would be Just the trouble You couldn't
nal pl1nks t. the sti,n ers so they
would hold. You couldn't find ropes
big enough or anything solid enough to
hitch u. to prevent the RATS from
gayly and buoyantly floating down
stream should there be II little rise of
water. So the pontoon dlif;ed out Of
sight.
Then everyone returned to the ferry
boat and the foot bridge. They Were
found just about as they had been left.
But the foot bridge forged ahead a bit
and the discussion finally took the
form Of 4 motion. This was in sub
stance that the selectmen and town
agent constitute "A committee t" con /
struct IL foot walk along the Maine
Central bridge and this committee was
authorized t. hire 5000 to cover the
cost.
According 10 the suggestion mad" by
the Maine Central in it's permit to
build the foot bridge. the town voted
10 accept it, offer for tn. bridge. This
Was mostly IA matter Of form 10 clear
the Maine central for any RESPONSE
hility fDr the safety of ihe bridge.
But the foot bridge Will only take
care of the pedestrians and the teams
We're still waiting on the other side for
Il chance to cross. The ferry boat sup
Eorters devoted their attention To them.
After getting their bridge the foot
bridge people We're willing To give the
teams a chance to cross without the
danger of sprained thumbs and broken
shins AS the toll bridge plan Is still
popular in this vicinity one man sug-
cd hat ,i,st1 hn f.1S
have the ferry boat partially or wholly
pay for itself by charging toll for the
pas sage. But this scheme was rapidly
suuached when il was discovered that
toll could not be collected except by
So. cial permiss ion. as it would he on
county road.
ON" motion was introduced ana Ia
BLEED. Hut another one met with bet
! ter success. This was III suhstanc"
thar tn. selectmcn and town agent con-
stitutc a committee To prnvid" some
means of crossing the river by ferry
b at or temporary bridge at . cost n"t
exceeding xlno"
Il was now pretty near dark hut tht
most important article in The warrant
.tIll remained fpr consideration. What
had already been done WAS only tenn
pnraty and preliminary. Til" parma
ncrt bridge was still To- hc built. There
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