The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-23
The Bridge at Bingham.

The Somerset delegation at Augusta
have sense of having won good sized
victory In securing the appropriation for
the bridge across the Kennebec river at
Bingham. Representative Vittum was
sustained vigorously by Somerset sena
tors and Representatives. Representa-
tive Bunker of Arson was member of
the committee on ways and bridges and
was thus enabled to work for the resolve
to the best advantage.
The appropriation by the State s con-
tingent upon the towns of Bingham and
Concord raising $40 900 and the county OF
Somerset 5000 otherwise the none.
will not be available and the $780, 900 will
lapse into the State treasury. The towns
and the county should do the part re-
Quired of them In the resolve and will
doubtless do so.
While the greatest advantage accrues
to the two towns bound together by This
bridge, Concord and Bingham, it will be
for the advantage of other towns and for
that of the county as whole and In the
interest of business, along the kennebec
There is no other bridge across Kenne-
bee river for distance OF % miles on
the north, at The Forks, and some 10
miles to the south at Patterson's BRIDE
near North Arson. Thus Ii is evident il
s long way between bridges and the
proposed structure at Bingham must be
a great convenience and FL long felt
,ed.
The resolve follows:
Resolved that the sum of twenty thousand
dollars, to be paid, ten thousand dollars in
the year nineteen hundred and i've and ten
thousand dollars in the year nineteen and six,
be and hereby is appropriated from any I'M
expended moneys in the treasury to aid in
nebec river between the towns Of Bingham
and Concord In the county OF Somerset.
Provided, the sum of five thousand dollars
| be raised by said county and the necessary
balance by the towns of Bingham and Con-
cord, or otherwise, which, together with the
amount herein appropriated, shall be sufficient
to fully complete said bridge, within two
years from the date Of the approval of this
resolve without further aid from the state.
And said county is hereby authorized and
required to raise the sum herein provided for
II to raise, by taxation or otherwise, within
two years from the date of the approval Of
this act; and said towns are hereby author
lied to raised by taxation or otherwise, any
sums which may be necessary for them, or
either OF them, 10 raise to carry out the pro-
visions of this act.
Provided also, that the location and cree
ton of said bridge shall be under the super
vision OF the county commissioners Of Somer-
set county. Said bridge shall be built Of
steel or iron not less than eighteen feet wide
upon stone piers and abutments, upon plans
of competent bridge engineer, to be APP
proved by the governor and council, and said
bridge shall be completed, open to the public
and accepted by the governor and council
before the last installment, above provided
for, to be paid by the state, shall be paid
All moneys under this resolve shall be paid
upon vouchers satisfactory to the governor
and council.
Provided further. that said bridge shall be
kept in repair at the expense OF the towns Of
Bingham and Concord in proportion to their
respective valuations as fixed, from time to
time, by the state assessors.
! Provided also, that said bridge shall be
built on the basis of a COS. Of thirty five
thousand dollars, and that the amount paid
| by the state under this resolve shall not eN-
coed four-seyenths of tie cost.
sustained by the owner of the ferry at this
place caused by the building Of this bridge,
shall be appraised by the county commits
sioners of Somerset county, the same to be
paid by said county.