Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-09-27

| ing out the Frost and Harrington places
From this point north the new line Of the
river or lake viii be about $50 to 800 feet
back from the present line, until the shere
road is crossed about 100 feet south of
II. Jordsn's house. From this point north
to the Parker Grindle place, the shore
road will be under water, which will flow
out the Hubbard, Carroll, Boumier and
Lullam places. At the small brook just
below the electric light station, the water
viii flow back some distance.
BRIDGE AND ROAD CHANGES.
| 1t will be seen that with all these pieces
of road and bridges flowed out, extensive
changes in roads and bridges will be nee
esssry. 1t is for vote Of the city on
these changes that the power company
has petitioned the city government.
Briefly stated, the plan is for the dis
continuance OF the Doyle, Infant street
and Brimraer's bridges, the building of
new bridge across the river a short dis
lance below the proposed upper dam, the
reopening Of the old MariaviIle road down
the west side OF the river and across the
! Bangor bridge, and the rebuilding or re-
location of pieces of the waltham road,
the Bangor road and the Shore road.
| The old MariaviIle road, which it Is
| proposed to reopen, was abandoned fifty
or more years ago, when the road east Of
the river was laid out. 1t is still passable,
and can be reopened at comparatively
| little expense. There are no heavy grades,
i 1t is through woods most of the distance,
making it a good road in winter, and is
shorter by almost a mile than the present
| road.
| The road leaves the present Mariavillc
road at the bend in the road nearly half
mile beyond Brimmer's bridge, and enters
| the Bangor road about half a mile west OF
the Bangor bridge. II is not proposed to
abandon all the present road from the
| point where the old road leaves il to the
Waltham road, but only Brimmer's bridge
and the portion of the road flowed.
The flowing OF the Bangor road west of
the bridge will necessitate the rebuilding
of that road for about 1850 feet. The new
road proposed will branch of to the north
| from the present road about 500 feet west
OF Charles Moore's house, run generally
east until il reaches the railroad embark
ment, which ii will follow few hundred
feet, and then cut across the hill through
the little clusterof houses west of the
bridge, and cross the river at the present
Bangor bridge. This bridge will be raised
six feet, while the railroad bridge just
above it will be raised eight feet.
About 1850 feet OF the waitham road
will have to be rebuilt, with very slight
| change in location. About Loo feet OF
| the old Bangor road, where it joins the
present Bangor road, will also be diseon-
tinued, and a new road built, leaving the
| present Bangor road near the Charles
Moore house, and entering the old Bangor
road near the Arthur Hamilton place.
Two pieces of the shore road would
have TO be rebuilt, Of about / 500 feet
| each, back from the portions OF the road
| flooded, as already described.
One piece of new road would leave be
shore road near the II. Jordan house, and
re-enter ii near the Parker Grindle house,
being at its most distant point, about
900 feet back from the present road.
The other piece of new road would start
from the proposed new bridge below the
| upper dam, and run in almost a direct line
northeast to a junction with the present
Shore road or Mill street about 900 feet
| west of the Treworgy corner. A short
piece of road would also be built on the
west side of the river, from the old Bangor
| road near the northern line of the Asa
Flood property, to the new bridge.
The new bridge, which has been several
times mentioned, would be about 100 feet
below the upper dam, and about 2, 900 feet
above the present Doyle bridge. Ii would
accommodate the traffic which now crosses
| both these bridges.
EXPENSE OF WORK.
An estimate OF the cost to the city of the
necessary change in roads and the build
ing of new ones, places it at s7,cI. The
power company pays all land damages for
the new roads, builds the abutments and
| raises the bridges. The railroad company,
and as the raising OF the bridge will inn
prove the grade at this point. il is under
stood the company il entirely satisfied to
do this.
Against the 1900 which it is estimated
the work would cost the city, there is a
material Onset. This disconfinuance OF
three bridges and the substitution OF one
will in itself, result in an annual saving of
no small amount for maintenance. But
more than this, it is recognized by the city
government that the Infant street bridge
is in very bad shape, and must, within two
or three years, be rebuilt at q cost of APP
proximately 1900 or 5000. Brimmer's
bridge is in even worse shape, and another
year new bridge there would have been
necessary. A suitable bridge at this
point would cost =, 900 or 5000.
Taking into consideration, therefore,
the saving which will ultimately result To-
the city by the discontinuance of these
bridges, the city would really be In pocket
several thousand dollars by making the
changes proposed.
The present Doyle bridge viii be used
for the new bridge, and viii be moved TO
the new site. The river there is narrow,
and viii leave one span of the present
bridge which can be utilized where a