The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-28
SIA1E ROAD WORK IN 1906.

IN 19O6, from lHo County coHIiS0i
returns to the Governor and Council,
and is from the annual report OF the
State Commissioner of Highways tor
1907:
BELFAsT-Length in feet, 1,O7O. De-
scription: Putting in stone "V Gram,
10 feet wide on top, feet deep at cen
ter, Is inches on side; surtaclng WIN
gravel over all in center of road. WluLh
of improved road, 80 feet. Cost, SooIea.
Cost per foot, 81.
BRooKs-Length in feet, $500. De-
scription; Grading down hill and filling
at bottom; putting in three stone cul,
yerts; building about 300 feet of guard
rails. Width of improved road, 81 feet.
Cost, 5000. Cost per foot, "a.
FRANKFoRT-Length in feet, 2,ol3.
Description: Grading down hill; ming
with broken stone and gravel the whole
length of road improved, also raising
road bed for SO feet in length, Is to ~
inches; gravel surfacing Is inches deep;
repairing and replacing culverts. CoSt,
1861 pa. Cost per foot, SO.
FREEDOM-Lengthi in feet, 3,399 De,
scription: Grading with gravel 1ull
length of improved road and turnplk.
ing, 27 feet wide; undertaking 693 feet
of this; 52S feet opened 10 teet IN "lutn
and feet in depth; stone filling and
surfacing; opening 1872 feet, feeS III
width, . feet in depth, filling with stone
and turnpiking; putting in two stone
culverts. Width of improved ROAD, ~
feet. Cost, S366.19. Cost per 1901 ~.
IsLEsBoRO--Length in feet, l,oo0;
Description: Excavating often 10 iuli
length of road improved, feet IN Wlu!l'
) to feet in depth; rock dram was ihiu,
small rocks filled in on top ana SOIL nlleo
in to top of road; side bitches cleared
then road was covered with good cieali
beach gravel to width of 16 feet ana
a dept6 of inches. Wisith of improved
road, 25 feet. Cost. S596.66. CoS6 per
foot, 80. IN
JACKsoN-I. ength in feet, 3,40o. De
scrlption: Cleaning and clearing rlght
of way: widening; making Two stone
fills. surfacing same with dirt ana
gravel. one fill go feet in length ana
the other IS feet in length; putting IN
two stone culverts and lengthenlhg
four others. Width of improved ROAD,
u feet. Cost, 1927. Cost per 1901 ~
KNoX-Iength in feet, | 900. De
scription: Excavating; Strengthening;
widening; putting in two stone cause
WAYS: surfacing with gravel the Whole
length, Cost, S202.92. Cost per 1901,
20. an. No
IJBFRTY-Length in feet, 1866, De
scription: Opening and fllllns Toau 70
distance of /, 1SS feet; raising $40 leeG III
length; surfacing with gra7el 10 uls,
lance of S. feet Width OF lmpIoveu
road, q feet. Cost, S3I3t9. ooS1 per
foot, "a. M
priHnp work De-
scrjption: Stone filling; surfaclng WIN
CART, and gravel: outer walls OF the
abutments to this bridge built OF spllt
stone. and filing of common field rock;
cost of stone work about S1.25 per CUBIC
ward, Width of improved road, y feet.
Cost, S602 TT
M0NRoE-Length in feet, 1850. De-
scrlption: Stone filling; surfaclng Win
gravel: bed of road IS feet in width;
bitches p to % feet apart; putting IN
one culvert built of stone and logs.
Width of improved road, 81 feet. Cost,
S635.10. Cost per foot, .32.
MoRRILL-Length in feet, l, 765. De-
scription: Cutting down grade of two
hills. which necessitated the moving OF
$50 loads of dirt and rock; putting IN
one new culvert. Width of improved
road, 81 feet. Cost, S295. Cost per
foot, II.
NoRTHPoRT-Leng in feet, 1854.
Description: Cleaning and clearing rlSht
of way; turnpiking; putting IN tnIee
stone culverts, u feet IS feet width
of improved road, p feet. Cost, S2l0s0
Cost per foot, ID
PALEEMo-Length in feet, 1,561. De
scription: Cleaning and clearing rlght
of way; eXcavating ,4So feet; putLlhg
1,Jlt
new culverts. Width of improved road,
u feet, Cost, S4lG73. Cost per foot,
.27.
pRospEcT-Length in feet, $50. De
scription: Putting in blind drain for
entire length of improved road to
width of 3 feet, 8 II feet in depth;
grading same u feet in width; surfac
ing with gravel to the length of II feet
at center of road, s inches deep at
crown, grading to 6 inches on sides.
Width of improved road, u feet. Cost,
S426. Cost per foot, 90
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in feet, 2,O60
Description: Excavating for the length
of 300 feet and filling with stone; put
ting in 3 stone cauSeWays; draining and
grading for total length OF improved
road Width of improved road, q feet.
Cost, 1929. So Cost per foot, .26.
SEARsPoRT-Len i'll feet, 800. De-
scription: Putting in double rock drain
in center 3 p feet by feet; surfaclng
with shore gravel to the full length of
improved road, u feet in width, feet
deep in center. Width of improved
road, 25 feet. Cost, S205SO. Cost per
foot, Al.
THoRNDIKE-Length in feet, 1,732.
Description: Excayating to a distance
of 743 feet, feet in width, feet in
depth rock filling; surfacing with
gravel; improving 900 feet of road in
addition to ditch; putting in one large
stone culvert. Cost, S207.75. Cost per
foot, -.
TRoY-Length in feet, 450. Descrip-
ton: Stone filling on top of old road to
full length of road improved; surfacing
with dirt. Cost, s176.5o. Cost per foot,
80
UN1TY-Length in feet, 1896. Turn
piking and grading; putting in stone
drain to length of 1850 feet, in Gen.
ter; putting in four stone culverts.
Width of improved road % feet. Cost,
S410.O1. Cost per foot, IL.
WALDo-Length in feet, 1,o75; De
scripton: Ditching center OF road; put
ting in blind stone drain; stone filling:
surfacng with earth and gravel. Width
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