Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08


that similar letters have been sent to cv-
cry town in the county from which we
have received d rcronstraurc. know
that similar letter has been 8 Mt I"
some of the senators. and ycur letters
have gone even further than TINS. !"
that they reflect on tn" honesty ana ~
tcpritv of the delegation, such letters tlh
have no effect upon you, because you
have the bill before You, which speaks
for itself.
The limit of the county's Liability -
fixed in this bill at $lo00o0o ana there Is
nothing in the bill which carries the ma
bility Of the county one cent beyond this
amount
Section 4 provides as follows: "lf tn"
cities of Bangor and Brewer and tn"
county commissioners Of Pcnoh+cot
caunty shall jointly agree with SAID
Bridge co. upon said value. or If @a!d
value be determined as aforesaid. IN"
said county commissioners are hereby
directed and authorized to cause forth
with to he paid to said Bridge co. from
the treasury of the county Of Fcrob-
scot and OF the money Of said county
a sum equal to onc-half the value of
Sttltl bliNle', 90 ~ t'tlII''' ~ N''''
the above named ways. provided. how
ever that if said onc-half Of said val
ue shah exceed the sum of tW"lV"
thousand dollars said county of Pc
nohscot shall pay said SUM OF twelve
thousand dollars to said Bridge GO. for
| it's portion of said value, and no more.
If YOU will skip to lines - to y, which
read as follows: When said amounts
shall be 50 determined. the said cities
shall pay the same to the said Fridge
CO.. and said bridge shall be maintain
Cd by said cities in the proportions de
termined as aforesaid.
The bill in Section > especially pro-
vides as to how ii shall be maintained.
II reads as follows: From and after
the payment of said value to said
Bridge Co.. said bridge and its APP
proacheS shall be a highway and shall
be maintained by said cities Of Ban
gor and Brewer in the proportions
agreed upon by said cities or deter
mined by said county commissioners as
above provided
Ny friend. Senator Plummer init
mates that the price to be paid for the
bridge will exceed a sum larger than
$4,000. He states: Indeed. under
stand the assessed value of the old
nridge is twice that figure and il is not
reasonable to suppose the stockholders
viii permit il to be scaled down with
out "A strenuous contest.
| claim that ii makes no diff"rcnC"
to the county of rcnobs,ot what value
may be assessed on the old bridge.
whether it is S2i. 600 or $4,000. the max
iu1unl amount which the county will
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