Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-08-21

face smooth and hard and would add
materially to the life of the road.
Do not forget when this work is done
to continually aim to give your road Il
crown. That is. do not let your road
get too fiat. Keep it round enough to
turn the water into the side bitches.
hut do not get the center SO high that
the side slopes are dangerous to turn
out on. This slope should be from u to
l inch per foot from the center of the
road TO the shoulder on top Of the ditch.
OF course il should be more on a steep
hill than on comparatively level
place in order to turn the water quickly
to the bitches and thus prevent the wa
ter from wearing deep ruts into the
surface Of the hill.
Tie last thing you should see to in
the fall is that all bitches are free from
dead leaves. branches and other OBJ
structionS to 4 free flow of water. You
should also examine all culverts to see
that the ends are clear of drift and
rubbish and that the opening is clear
all the way through.
There are miles and miles of our
country road that are very much in
need of having the bushes cut back on
the sides. There are many places where
bitches are completely overgrown with
bushes. They even encroach on the
road In many places. This Is entirely
wrong and some systematic plan for
the removal of these bushes should be
begun at once. 4 good time To cut
bushes is in the fail especially just at
ter freezing begging. They should b. cut
nil II
later on. After they are once cut IL is
an easy matter to keep them down with
a bush Scyth". When this work is don"
its lessons the drifting Snow in the Will
ter and hastens the drying Of the mud
in the spring, and is a great improve
ment 70 tie appearance of the road.
have probably outlined in this cir
cular the very things many of you in
tend to do. If so, l hope these suggeS-
tons Nil strengthen your intention In
to determination TO do them. If per-
chance | have suggested to any of you
points you had not thought Of. that you
believe could be done to good advant-
age and with profit to your town. /
hope you Will act on the suggestion.
PAUL d. SARGENT.
Commissioner.
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NJ W. Wiswell Of the State treas
urer's office. left. Sa -urday. for an out
ing, the greater part Of which he OK
poets to pass on the shores Of Cobbos-
Seecontee.
Commissioner A. W. Gilman Of tn
State agricultural department. was at
the Office. Saturday, after q short bust
ness "trip away.
Miss Addin Weeks Of the insurance
commissioners office. left, Saturday, on
her annual vacation. During her alb
scncc she will visit in Portland and
other places. sh" leaving for that place.
Saturday morning.
AS finally arranged. candidates for
State teachers certificates will be ex-
arnin"d. Friday. Aug. %, beginning ut
s A. NJ, at the following places:
Athens Washington schooD, Bling
ham High SCHOOL,, Blue Hill (Acad-
elny). Bootbbay Harbor C1igh SCHOOL,.
Brunswick High SCHOOL,. Canaan
(Higi school. Corinna academy,
ellsworth CHigh SCHOOL,. Fairfield,
(High school, Grand Isle (Church
SCHOOL,. Houlton High SCHOOL,, Jones
port CIigh school. Limerick (AcaG
rmy). Old Town (High school, Penn
broke UHigh SCHOOL,, Pressure Isle
(High SCHOOL,. RoCkport 0High schooD.
Saco park school, South Paris (High
SCHOOL,. Stockton Springs Uiigh
school. Turner Center Nelvitt In
stitution). Win.ham Center NIigh
SCHOOL,.
Four now corporations have flel
their certificates since Friday. and ara
as follows:
Citizens Water ana Light Co. organ
lied ut Portland. Cor the purpose Of
manufacturing gas and electricity ana
machinery of various kinds. with $23o-
600 capital stock. of which $500 Is paid
in. Officers: President, G. Il. Glauhia
of Portland; treasurer. II. l.. Cram of
Portland. Certificate approved, Aug.
IS. 1905.
Townsend Real Estate Co. organized
at BoOthhay Harbor, for the purpose Of
buying, selling. leasing ana renting
real estate, with $4,000 capital stock, Of
which 800 is paid IN. Officers: Prcsi-
dent. o. s. Yates Of Booihbay Harbor.
treasurer S. II. Maddocks Of Boothbay
HIrbor. Certificate approved. Aug. 10.
1905.
STANDARD Shoe Mfg. Co.. organized ut
Bangor. for the purpos.' of manufact-
urng and dealing in shoes of all kinds
with $25 900 capital stock. Of which
nothing is paid in. Officers: President,
Walter J. Grindlc of Bangor; treasurer.
Michael II. Hogan Of Bangor. Certifi-
cate approved. Aug. -. 100.
Boston (NationaD Baseball Club or-
ganiZed at Bath. for tn" purpose of
to produce public entertainment and
amusement. with $4,000 capital stock.
Of which nothing is pli,; in. Officers.
President. Adolph ~. Waterman Of
Bath: treasurer. r. w. Humphreys Of
Bath. Certificate approved. Aug. -,
1905.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Greenwood and
family Of Pennington, who have been
touring the Eastern part Of tn" State
in their Stanley steam carriage. were
guests of friends in town, Saturday.