Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-02-24

Brighton is the only plantation in Som
erset county building State road.
The total miles of road in Kennehec
county is 1.S23.G9 miles. of village streets,
1872; miles of country road, 1.6O..99; total
appropriation for highways. sidewalks.
bridges and snow, averaged for s years,
$ll9,1,24 average per mile, $6535; total
expenditures for same. averaged for
years. $l3o, 1885,: average per mile. $1.5S;
cost of handling snow, averaged for 4
years. $40 $3.50; valuation. 1904, $40 G52, iO
average rate of taxation in cities and
towns for 1904. .0113; average rate of taxa
ton for road purposes in 1904 .00402; popu-
lation. 59,1l7; land area in square miles,
SSS
Lincoln county. total miles of road.
ssh; miles of village street. 37lz; miles OF
country road. Sl7: total appropriation Off
highways, sidewalks, bridges and snow.
averaged for 5 years. s3i,1l2OS; average
per mile. SSS.42; total expenditures for
same. averaged for years, S35, $50 65
average per mile. $5946: cost of handling
snow. averaged for years. $S.31S.S1; val,,-
alton, 1904. 539; average rate of
taxation in cities and towns for 1901, .OlSS;
average rate of taxation for road pur-
poses in 1901. .00l7; population, 1860; land
area in square miles. $40.
Sagadahoc county. Total miles of road,
54S; miles of village streets, 20: miles of
country road :O0H; total appropriation
for highways. sidewalks, bridges and
snow, averaged for 8 years, $35, $40 q
average per mile, $654l: total cXpendi-
lures for same averaged for years
S6,33l.29; average per mile, $GG50; cost OF
| handling snow. averaged for years
So. O59.G5 valuation in 1901. $40 40, go; aver
age rate of taxation in cities and towns
| for 1901, .O2l5; average rate of taxation for
road purposes in 1904, .o3i population
| co. $50; land area in square miles, go.
Somerset county. Total miles of road
| 1880; miles of village streets, 49,;
miles of country road. 1,7i9h; total ap-
preparations for highways. sidewalks
bridges and snow, averaged for years
S16,.9.76: average per mile, S3953; total
| expenditures for same, averaged for 4
years. $Sl. O433; average per mile. $42. %
| cost of handling snow, averaged for
years 81 ~. 30 valuation in 1891 sI462J.
| COS; average rate of taxation in cities and
| towns for 1891, O1S7; average rate of taxa
tion for road purposes in 1904, .OO5o; popu-
lation, 2i,lS5: land area in square miles
7O5.
| The total miles of road in the State is
@. so 50; the total miles of village streets
.3Ja.y7; total miles Of country roads, %.
1919. total appropriations for highways
sidewalks, bridges and snow. averaged
for ) years. 81. .oS9, Ot.O6: total average PEI
mile. $5092; total expenditures for same
averaged for years, s1,3T. l96.I4 tota
average per mile s539i, total cost ot
handling snow, averaged for 4 years
S2S2 OO479; total valuation, 1904. 1926 33i
total average rate of taxation for roac
purposes in each county. 1904. .OO3oS; tota
population, 92,O9S; total land area il
square miles, 1855.
The expenditures at the Office of tn,
commissioner for the past year have beer
as follows:
i Commissioners salary ........,s 81 IA :
Assistant or clerk hiie ......... 63,G
Railroad. electric ana steamer
IdfGS 2Ih @
office supplies, periodlcaiS, etc. :. 3l0l
| Hotel bills ...........'.''...... 1G4O