Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-30
Regarding State Road
Work In Maine.
Places Which Are Building and
Places Which Are Not.
Petitions to Railroad El1llll Isslos.
81. from Augusta !.. AZ . y ay.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Tuesday, Aug. 13, At 10 A. N. J

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From information received at the
office of Paul ID. Sargent, commissioner
Of highways for the State of Maine, it
! Is learned that Of the $40 cities, towns
i and plantations in the State II cities,
Fls27 towns and II plantations have made
sao,ropriafions whereby they will re-
Isceive aid from the State this year in
] the matter Of construction of State
road. Eight cities, 90 towns and 40
\ plantations have not made appropria-
tions and one town and one plantation
are vet to be heard from.
The good roads law, passed by, the
: last Legislature, which will not go into
effect until Jan. /. 1908, takes the work
of the roads from the hands of the
county commissioners and places it in
the State highway department. This
q law provides that some permanent I'M
provement must be made in each year
& and also provides that each town
must setAaside certain sum OF money
for permanent work and if 1t wants
State aid must make special appro-
+ pr,ation in addition. Towns will re-
4ceive aid in the following proportions:
To towns under 100000 Of valuation,
the state will pay 81 for each dollar
raised by the town; to the towns hav-
ing a valuation between 100000 and
Z SEQ, 600, the State will pay $3.50 for
each dollar raised; between $3.50. 900 and
!. s5d0,00O Of valuation, s1.25; between
ss5OO.000 and l,O0O, 900. dollar for dollar;
3 and over 81, 100000 rs cents.
The following cities will receive
State aid in this year: Lewiston. South
Portland, Westbrook, Ellsworth, Hal
lowell, Brewer, Old Town, Bath, Bel
fast, Calais. PASSPORT, Saco. The fol-
Glowing cities have not made appropria-
tons and will therefore not receive any
Estate aid this year: Auburn, Portland,
1 Augusta, Waterville, Rockland, Ban
gor. Bildeford, Gardiner.
The following shows by counties the
number of clties. towns and plantations
are building and what are not build
ing"
Aroostook-B Building. 81; not build
ING. 70.
! ss.Androseo ggin- building. o; not build
kCqnberland- building. 10; not build
EEs seven.
,Erankln-B Building, 1G; not building,
ISei,. i-f@-.---.<.. ..... ~
Hancok- Building, %; not building,
" Knox Building, IA; not building,
] four.
building. %: not building,
nix.
I.incoln-Building, Is; not building,
three ,
Oxford-Building, %; not building,
Observation-Disclosures, 46; not build
ing. IS.
MISUNDERSTANDING. II; not build
ing. seven. III
Building. eight, not
building, three.
Somcrset-l;uilding %; not build
ing. "a
Waldo--Ruldng, 90; not building,
three.
ing. %.
York-Enlding. 16; not building, II.
The following are the cities and
towns of Ecnnobcc county which will
draw State aid for good roads this
year: Albion. Belgrade, Benton, China.
Clinton. Farmingdale, Fayette, Halo
well. Litchfeld. Manchester. Mon
mouth. Mouth Vernon, Oakland, Pitts
ton, Randolph. Readfield. Vassalhoro.
Vienna. West Gardiner, Windsor,
Winslow. Winthrop.
The following are the towns and
plantations of Somerset county which
VIII draw State aid for good roads this
year: Arson. Athens. Bingham, Cam
bridge. Canaan, Concord, Cornville.
Detroit, Embden. Harmony. Hartland.
Madison, Mercer, Norridgewock. Pal
myra. Pittsfield Ripley, ST. Adams,
skowhegan. Smithfield, Scion, Starks.
Brighton plantation. Jackman planta-
ton
The following are the cities and
towns Of Waldo county which will |
ufaW state aid for good roads this |
year: Belfast, belmont. Brooks. Burn |
nam, Frankfort. Freedom. IslesborO |
sacKson Knox. Liberty. Lincolnvil1e |
Montvilio. Morrill,. Northport. Paler-
mo. Searsport. Searsmont. Stockton |
MMmlngs. Thorndike. Troy. Unity,
waldo. Winterport
Inc following are the towns of |
-''ataquis county which will draw