Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-12
Continued in the Gardiner
Water District Question.
Renewal Of Talk About Services,
Mains and Water Pressure.
The Audience Fully Apprcciative of
the Situation.


ightful morning air and turned to the
work at Mr.. Bakers suggestion that
zone minute and thirty-five seconds
had been lost and it was hardly worth
while to attempt to have a hearing, to-
day" However, proceedings began at
9.3l.35. An analysis of the Sudbury
River and Cochituate waters with a
chemical analysis of the Gardiner
water was presented by Mr.. Littlefield.
c. C. Wentworth, for five years, was
foreman of the Spring and Axle Co. or
Bone Island. During that time there
were 80 men employed in the spring
factory and Is in the axle factory
BY. Mr.. Baker-During the slack sea-
son the men worked alternately.
s. N. Maxcy was pres. and treas. of
S. N. Maxcy Mfg. Co., at present the
mill is being dismantled and machinery
removed. Operations having ceased,
last March, but in $3.50, 16 men were
employed.
Miss Nellie Mitchell kept books be-
tween 'S5 and 80 for Kimball Cos.
shoe factory where about 300 men were
employed.
BY Mr.. Baker-They were here be-
tween 80 and 80 and average of about
300.
James Andrews was secretary of Nc
Crillis Shoe Co., which operated be-
tween 81 and 80. employing 10 men.
BY Mr.. Baker-They ran about year
| continuously.
Sc, \
sub marine diver connected with the
| II. & W. Co., presented a sketch of the
| whole interior of the reservoir made
| by himself, he having thoroughly ex-
amined the sides and bottom, last
| Tuesday He found nearly five tons of
loose bricks and some pieces of badly
| tubuculated pipe scattered about the
base of the gate house. zone piece OF
pipe was identified by him in court,
Yesterday Pollywogs We're also
| found working at the foot of the gate.
BY Mr. Baker-Not discovering any
| leaks in the reservoir he considered it
to be in very good condition.
| service pipe filled with rust and
dirt was identified by Henry Richards
| as one removed, last June.
BY Mr.. Baker-He had expected the
| pipe to ruts after IS yeares and since
| then had put in brass pipe. He has
used the water ever since it was put
| in to Gardiner, and had said, in con-
versation with Mr.. Maxcy, that he got
no pressure at all though he had no
complaint.
F. A. Aver is first selectman, and
| Randolph and found houses connected
| with water, 1856; not taking water, 81:
| not even piped, %: taking water, 1923;
not taking water, 96; off the pipe line,
| 204 Tn 90 their valuation was 1885,, 900.
| last year $3O5,OOO. Mr.. Littlefield put
| in the Maine Year book showing Ran
| Iolph's population.
Horace Purington of Waterville, con-
| tractor builder and brick manufacture
er for % years. Upon examination
| made last Saturday, on the buildings
| of the Maine Water Co. he noticed that
the truss timbers in the gable and the
heel of the rafters were rotten-caus-
ing depreciation. The foundation IS
also defective. He estimates to repro
duce pumping station $2396.5O Depre-
cation 30 1-3 per cent House and
stable. $4046.75, built in SS. Deprccia-
| ton 20 per cent.
liy Mr.. Baker:-The foundation is
Set'iing III one corner but if it all stood
Oh ledge the cracking of the wall
would not occur. Any building in such
condition as that or the pump house
IS likely to go to pieces at any time.
HAD the building stood in good condi-
ton for ID years, it would be expected
70 stand many more, if kept in repair.
tloors depreciate so per cent. in 50
years, in good building, or u to Is per
cent in Is years. 1t is remarkable for
brick building, slate-roofed and with
stone foundation to depreciate 80 per
cent Since 1885 material has advanced
20 per cent. One hundred dollars
would be the outside cost to replace
rotten timbers. House and stable are
IN good condition, the house better than
the stable.
by Mr.. Hezelton:-Quite a part of the |
roof must be removed to repair rotten |
tlmbers which are all that holds the
roof together. The crack in the wall
though recently pointed, still shows
that the work of settling is still going
on, but may be caused by the Jar of the
pump.
by MIR. Baker:-Foundation should
De torn out to discover trouble if build
ing were his.
W. |. Thurlow, contractor and builder
OF u years experience, made examina-
tlon' also went through flume to feeder
ana saw rotten timbers also found the
penstock in poor condition easily cut
ing hole through 3-inch plank with
MS Knife. He estimates to reproduce
station would cost s2,3Os.46. Deprecia-
tion about So per cent Reproduce
stable sH4.90. Depreciation, 25 per
cent. reproduce house, s3O1963 De-,
probation 20 per cent.
by MIR. Baker-He has superintendent
the erection of brick buildings, and con-
'iaers mat thissnominal depreciation of
a brick building with the whole founda-
tioh on ledge would be very low, II
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