Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-31
CITY ENGINEER.
Report OF Mr.. GetcheII for
Past Year.
City Has 118 Miles of Street
and 1871 Miles of Sewer.
Summary of Work Done by the New
Water District.

Foll0Wlng IS an extract of the raport
OF Street Engineer Getchell, for the
year 1904, which has been submj,ta,
to the city council:
Dun ing the year there were con-
structed 5n2S feet of pipe sewers AM,
an outlet to the COny street sewer
and there are NJ the present time IA y
miles OF sewer in the city. divided rs
follows: " estern district. 1882 miles:
Eastern district, i.39 miles.
The following sanitary sewers have
Decn constructed by contract during
the past year. 1T the costs given:
No. l. Sewall street sewer. from
Western avenue to Lincoln street, and
short section on Lincoln street
$"49.93.
No. 2. Green street sewer. from
South Chestnut street to Cnshman
street. and section beyond, $ll7.04.
No. .. Gage street sewer, from shoe
factory to Swan street. 5000.
No. 4. SewaH street sewer, from
Lincoln street to Green street, S391.I2.
No. 5. Sewall street sewer, from
Green street to Weston street. includ-
ing short section of the sewer from
Sewall street 10 South Chestnut street,
across private property, $466.65.
No. 6. Page street sewer, from the
Harris lot to the Buckley lot, $26O.43.
No. I. Western avenue sever, from
Sewall street to South Chestnut street,
$65..1..
No. s. Court street place and South
hos mi CT,
street at the head of Weston street.
westerly across the lots of the Vickery
Realty CO.. Allen Partridge. G. A.
Robertson and Chas. b. Murphy. to
South Chestnut street. s4547S.
No. .. Green street Sewer. from
State street to west of Sewall street
$.G9..05.
No. 10. Cony street sewer outlet.
Cost not reported. as the bills for this
work passed through the hands of
committee on highways and sewers.
The lengths of the streets and roads
of the city are given as follows: East
ern district. village. 9.04 miles;
suburban. $3.50 miles. Western dis
trict. village. 1897 miles; suburban.
g. so miles. Total village. 2S.Ol miles:
total suburban, $685. miles. Total for
the city, 1886 miles.
Under the heading New Water
Supply" the report contains the fol-
lowing interesting matter:
brief account of the work done in
connection with the new water sup
ply, although not directly connected
with the regular city work, but being
of vital interest to all residents of Au-
Of nf nl1pp
Outline history. The Augusta Wa
ter District. n quasi municipal corpora
tor, WAS organized under the pro-
visions of the private and special laws
of Maine for the year 1908. Under
this legislative act the district was
authorized and empowered to acquire,
by purchase Oh by the exercise OF the
right of eminent domain, the entire
plant, property and franchise. rights
and privileges of the Augusta Water
Co.. situated in said district and the
towns of Chelsea, VassalbOrO, China
and Manchester.
Appraisers appointed by the Su-
preme judicial court, fixed the Valua-
ton of the plant, property and fran
chise. rights. etc, Of the Augusta Wa
ter Co., at the sum Of 1927, 1880. their
report being dated May 3, 1904.
Before the hearing of appraisal sur
veys, tests and estimates of the cost
for a new supply were made by SAM
uel NJ. Gray of Providence, r. l., Sill
YER lakes. Spring brook, Webber pond
China lake and CobbOsseecohtee lake
being among the sources considered-
The District received title TO the
property, rights, etc, OF the Augusta
Water Co by DEGREES of the court and
by deeds from the Augusta Water Co.
F.. c. Jersey ct n. trustees. and the
Portland Trust Co. the deeds bearing
date of May 26. 1904.
During the summer and fall surveys
were made under the direction OF Al
len HaZen of New York city. Numer-
Gus sources We're considered among
them being Silver springs. COhbOssee-
contee lake, Kennebec river 0iltered).
Togus pond. Three Cornered pond,
Carleton pond, Belgrade stream.
Maranocook lake, Webber pond
Greeley pond, China lake, Wards pond
auxiliary 20 silver lakes, Shedd
pond auxiliary to Carleton pond).
Carleton pond was recommended by
| MI, IldZeU, ol dCSouiit VI tiO pusti'NS
OF the water. and the small cost OF
| pumping same into the distributing
| reservoir.
Carleton pond is situated in the
| towns of Winthrop and Readfield, and
| is about SE miles from the Augusta
| reservoir, following a feasible route
for a pipe line. The pond itself COW
| ers an area of 100 square acres, and
| las drainage area of 21a square
| miles. The pond has depth of 6;
feet in places.
Under provisions Of the private and
special laws of Maine the District was
| authorized to take the waters OF
| Carleton pond for the purpose of sup
| plying the inhabitants of said dis
trict and adjoining territory with pure
water. This act was passed in Feb
ruary, 1905.