Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-03
STATE HOUSE,.
Street Railway Companies
Submit Reports for 1906,
Road Making at Fayette, East
lIVeFmore and Jay.
Prof. E. F. nitchings, State EntomoIogist,
Will Have Exhibit al Lewiston Fair.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. Fl, at 10 A. M,


way-The gross earnings of this road
ilcIuolhs miscellaneous income, were
SlG3, 595 "a, against $97 $3.50 90 in 1905. 1he
operating expenses were $62O5 81,
against s59O7S.29 in 1905. The gross in.
come less operating expenses for 1906
was sal,o9l 3D. Interest and other
charges for 1906, $23,009.56, which leaves
a net income of $1S.53l77. Paid diyi-
dends of $4,000 G. per cent?, leaving a
surplus for the year of Sl2,531.77. This
road had surplus of $31, 8O440 at the
beginning of the year, which gives the
company surplus of $44,33617. The
number of passengers carried was
2 ,oS6,o19. against 1,S94.Ol in 1905.
Lewiston, brunswick & Bath Street
Railway+The gross earnings and mis-
ccllaneous income of this company were
S25i,3i2Hb, against $222.913.77 in 1905, an
increase in earnings of ST., 52S. 80 over
1903. The operating expenses We're Sl61.-
l23.33 leaving a gross income Of 800
2l9.o6. Interest and other charges, SO
903.5f, making the net income $19.31572.
The company reserved $4,000 to meet
unsettled damage claims. making the
surplus for the year $l4 BET. The def
cit at the close of 1895 was $713Sl
which deducted gives the company a
surplus of $13,l52.61. The number of
passengers carried was 1925 1872, against
1873 ,96l in 1903.
Norway q Paris Street Railway-The
gross earnings and miscellaneous i'll
come OF this road was Sl3,92111 against
$l3,3l2.49 i'll 1903. The operating expenses
were Si959.42. leaving 2 gross income
OF $S9bS.S9. Interest and other charges
S59SC.32. leaving a surplus of S29s257
The deficit at the close of the Year 1903
was $l029.0S, taken out leaves Il surplus
for 1906 of $ly53.4y, instead of a deficit
of $lO29.OS i'm 1905.
Benton & Fairfield Railway-The to-
tai earnings Of this company We're SO
1882, and operating expenses $Sl67.35
and net earnings $201S.21. In 1905 the
earnings We're Sl1 ,o6J.04 and operating
expenses $S56S96, and net earnings
$2496.0S. $417.S1 greater than in 1906.
The earnings Of this road is largely
from freight. which showed a small
falling off from 1905. The net income
was $1?51.S7, against $2454.40 in 1905.
Highway COMMISSIONS" Sargent has
returned froH = trip Ia Jay. East Liv-
ermore and Fayettc, where he met The
boards Of sclectmen ana road commits
sioners Of the places visited, looked
over the location of the different pieces
of State road and recommended the
kind of construction to be used. Work
on the road was in progress between
;he towns of Jay and East Livermore,
the grade of the road being raised with
engine cinderS and surfaced with
crushed rock from the granite quarries
at North Jay.
AT East Livermore the work will be-
gin at the town line and will be con-
Quoted in the direction of the village.
and will he constructed practically the
same as the road mentioned above. The
road will be graded up with natural
mat arial and on this will be placed a
crushed rock surface. The drainage
problem was also looked into in par
ticular by Mr.. Sargent. and instruction
was given in regard to taking care of
the water.
In Fayctte the work will be done on
a bog at what is known as the 81
corners" and presents quite Il problem
| 10 the road builders. There is across
the hog piece of road about 500 feet
| i'm length. which is annually overiiowed
and rendered impossible in the spring,
and sometimes later in the season in
the case of Il heavy rain. Eve IT in dry
| weather one can shake the ground II
that section by simply jumping on it
| Several pieces of road have been built
around the bog and iea1ins TO the main
roads, and are used when the piece o!
road referred to. which has given t.
the locality its name, is impaSsable. 1r
| order to make the road across the bog
| passa BILE at all times if possible 1t has
| been decided to lay mat of birch sap-
lings thereon about 30 feet in width
and on this will he gravel dump tw,
| feet in depth and finished with width
of u feet on top. Roadways and even
railroad tracks have been laid across
hosey land where the mat was made
of shjnrle shayings or sawdust. and
which were topped out with engine Gin
ders, and were found to work all right
and it is thought that the road in ques-
ton will be a success.
| Prof F.. F.. HitchinEs. the state ento-
| mologist who was at Bangor last week
in attendance at the Eastern Main.
State Fair. was at the Capitol Satur'
day forenoon on business connected
with the department of agriculture
Prof. Hitchings' exhibit at Bangor We:
considered one of the most important
of those shown in the hall. and attract
ed much attention. He will go to Lew
iston today, where he will remain dur
i ing the Maine state Fair.
hdjutant General Farnham. who wa:
al Camden Thursday, where he attend
ed the dedication of the Conway memo
rial. has returned to Augusta and wa
st the office Saturday. General Farm
ham went in company with the Othe