Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-07
Bath Wants to Build Road
TO New Meadows.
Lafayette Hotel Co. Organized
al Old Orchard Beach,
Superintendent Appointed for
School for Feeble. Min ded.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Nsxt Meeting Of Governor and Council
Friday, Sept. IS, at 10 A. M,

Paul D. Sargent, State commissioner
of highways, has received an invita-
ton to go to Bath next Wednesday.
Sept. 9, to attend hearing to be held
by the county commissioners of Saga
dahoc county on the petition of the
city of Bath asking that the county
commissioners open up a new road
that will run from the courthouse in
Bath to New Meadows Inn direct and
connect with a new bridge which the
city proposes to build at it's own ex-
pense and which will cost between $15,-
600 and $4,000. The hearing will be
held at o'clock in the morning at
which hour the county commissioners
will go over the road, and the argu-
mentS will be heard in the afternoon.
The advocates of the new road think
it possOble that the State might
change the State road and run it over
the road in question. The state road
leading into aBth from Brunswick is
now over the bridge on New Meadows
river north of the Inn, and as the new
road will shorten up the distance be-
tween Bath and Brunswick at least
mile and a half, the advocates feel
between the two towns.
1t is understood that the town of
West Bath is opposed to the building
of the new road upon the ground that
the larger part of the expense of build
ing the road would come upon her, but
the advocates of the road claim that it
can be easily shown at the hearing
that the advantages from it to the
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increased taxation to West Bath large
,ly resulting from the road will more
than pay its cost in a few years.
Replying to the above Commissioner
Sargent stated that there is no gen
eral law by which the state grants aid
for the construction of new roads. but
If the town of West Bath wanted the
State road changed so as to cover the
new location. the majorityof the vOt-
ers in the town may petition the de-
partment and Il hearing will be held
later. after the road has been laid out.
Among the corporations which have
been organized under the general law
and have filed their certificates Of Or
ganzation at the office of the secretary
of State is the Lafayette Hotel Co,
which was organized at the residence
Of Nehemiah Goodkowsky. Pleasant
View Cottage. in the town of Old Or
chard Aug 26. and fled it's certificate
Of organization Sept. ;.
The corporation was organized for
the purpose of erecting, constructing.
maintaining and operating hotels.
places of amusement. etc. The capt.
tai stock of the corporation is $4,000,
all of which is common stock and of
with the sum of $500 is paid in. The
par value of the shares is 800 each
1e names and residences of the
shareholders and the number of
shares owned by each are as follows:
Nehemiah Goodkowsky of Biddeford.
40 shares: Joseph Polakewicn of Bid
deford. 10 shares; Joseph H. GOodkow
sky of Lewiston. 10 shares: Gertrude
Goodkowsky of Lewiston, 10 shares.
Samuel Rosenberg of Portland. one
share Number of shares unsubscrib
ed and in the treasury. %.
The president of the corporation is
Joseph II. Goodkowsky and the treas
urer Is Nehemiah Cioodkowsky. The di
rectors are the stockholders mentioned
above
1t Is understood that among the pos
sihilities of the coming Legislative SEES
sion is that a law may be drawn which
will provide for the placing of grad
uated tax of 81 per horsepower on
motor vehicles, the proceeds of which
should be devoted to the building of
good roads The idea seems to have
originated in Somerset county and the
question whether or not owners "t
motor vehicles should be obliged to
pay more than the fec required for
registration will be taken up for dis
Cussion at the coming meeting of one
Of the Oranges in that county. One
of the members has written state
Highway Commissioner Sargent re-
garding the matter and he In turn
has written the Massachusetts High
way Commission for statements COW
ering an attempt by the Legislature
of that state to pass a law of That
kind two years ago. The movement
met with the liveliest kind of oppo-
sition. as might have been expected.
and although the movement was de-
feated it resulted in the passage OF an
annual tax law.
DR.. G. S. Bliss of Waverley. Mass.
has been chosen superintendent OF the
School for Feeble Minded at West
Pownal. and will assume the duties
of his position. DR.. Bliss is familiar
with the work.. having held the posi-
ton Of first assistant superintendent
at the Waverley institution of the
same nature as the one at West Pow
nal
Miss Myrtle II. Hodgdon. private
secretary of the Commission of Inland
Fisheries and Game. is enjoying rest
from duty. and is making trip
through Aroostoook county.
DIR. A. G.. Young, secretary to the
Marie state Board of Health. was
busy Saturday getting into readiness
the boards exhibit to be sent to the
International tuberculosis Congress
which opens at Washington. ID. c.,
Sept. q and continues until Oct II.
and the exhibit will be forwarded at
once
The following corporations have filed
their certificates of organization a.
the Office of the Secretary of State:
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