Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-12
Would Mean a Great Deal
to State Of Maine.
Nj. Waldo Granite May Be Used
TO Build Monster Dam.
Contest for Reeordership Of Bar
Harbor Municipal Court.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Coun-
Gil, Tuesday, Aug. e. at 10 A. M.

"A matter HE1fh isht granite con-
Germs of sMa5iS M: deet1y Interested,
said a weIs~3ri3w1E assxhority on that
business Saturday morning. lis the
awarding of the c0fitract for the big
s1aoO0.0OO Ashokann dam in Ulster
county, New York, which is the first
step in the construction of New York
city,s new $l60.0OO,0O9 water supply.
8 Ssystem. The bids We're expected to be
Z opened last Wednesday, but up to this
time l have heard nothing more re-
garding the contract, although l MOTTO
ed by the Thursday papers that it was
thought probable that the stone for
the dam might be furnished by the
Mt. Waldo. Granite Co. at Frankfort,
inasmuch as it was understood thai
fhe bid of the John PierceeCO. of New
York, which company handles many of
the larger contracts for which Maine
granite is used was more than 81 ,000,-
000 less than that of the nearest COM
petitOr. If the contract for the dam,
for the completion of which work seven
years are allowed, is awarded to the
above company, it will mean a great
deal to the State of Maine. as it would
probably give employment to the most
! of the quarries throughout the State,
+ and would require the services of thou
sands Of men. The quantity of granite
: which will be required for the ire
niendous structure is shown by the fig
ures."
The New York Herald of Wednesday
contained the following in regard to
the dam and the probable placing of
the contract:
Five bids were received by the
Board of Water Supply in New York
Tuesday for the contract to build the
4 Ashokan dam, in Ulster county, one of
the largest engineering feats ever I'M
sdertaken.
while the contract has not been
awarded, It is predicted that the John
Pierce company, of 80 West street. will
get the contract. The bid Of this COM
pany, Is rough estimate. is said to
be more than a million dollars less than
that Of the nearest competitor, and
will. be below the $12,OO0.0OO estimate.
The award probably will be made
Thursday.
Seven years are allowed to complete
tho work. The dam will hold 11,6O0,00.-
900 gallons of water, and will cover &c.
800 acres. A depth of 50 feet will be re-
quired and the wall will be 1000 feet
ong on the main span and have two
wings of 1000 feet each. Altogether,
with wings and bikes, the dam will be
about four miles long. The reservoir
will be a lake Il miles long and two
miles wide.
From information received through
official channels it is understood that
the contest for place on the Board
of Railroad Commissioners is not the
only one on the tapiS at present, ana
that down in Hancock county there IS
another race for office in evidence. the
goal of which is the office of recorder
of the municipal court of Bar Harbor'
in the town of Eden. The term OF once
Of the present incumbent, William IL.
Sherman, will expire Sept. %. after two
terms of service of four years each, ana
while Recorder Sherman is said to be a
candidate to succeed himself, another
candidate has been announced in Harry
NJ. Connors, prominent young attor-
new of that town. Mr.. Sherman. who
was n Democratic candidate for the
Legislature and very active in the in
terests of his party. has the endorse
ment of his constituents, while Mr
Connors has a strong endorsement by
the influential Republicans of the town.
who helieve that the town being Re-
publican, it should have Republican
recorder. Mr. ConnOrs is graduate OF
Colby College and of Boston University.
The appointment will probably be made
in season for the September meeting Oh
the Executive Council.
The regular monthly meeting OF inc