The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1909-07-01
New Laws Will Go Into Effect July 8.

With the coming of the month OF
July the laws which were passed by
the last Legislature will become effec-
tive, the 80 day holdup imposed By
the referendum expiring on the third
day of the month With the expira-
tion of the go days required by the law
the large amount of money appro-
priated by the Legislature last Winter
will become available for the purposes
for which it was intended, and there
will be Increased activity in various
lines all over the State. Quite an
amount of money will be expended in
the building and alteration Of State
institutions and for various other pur-
poses, and under the latter head will
come the highway and bridge work.
The total amount of the Apr oprta-
tions secured for the work to be done
on highways and bridges was Sl61.921.-
%. portion of which is however di-
vided 50 as to cover the years 1909
and 1910.
Included in the work to be done un-
der the above appropriation in this
section of the State is the building of
highway bridge across the kennebec
river between the towns OF Fairfield
and Clinton in the counties of Kenne-
bee and Somerset, in accordance with
resolve appropriating the sum of
1926, 900. The location of the bridge
was decided upon Tuesday, June %,
at meeting of the county commits
sioners of Kennebec and Somerset
counties. the decision being that the
bridge be built from point just north
of the ferry location on the Fairfield
side of the river to point short dis
lance south of the ferry location on
the Clinton side, The bridge will be
900 feet in length and will cost $780,
900.
! In accordance with the resolve the
amount of the States appropriation is
to be divided, S12,500 of it being eX-
pended during the current year and
S12,500 during the year 1910, the
amount to be taken from any uneX-
pended moneys in the treasury. The
resolve also provides that the sum OF
$4,000 shall be raised by each of the
two counties and the necessary bal
ance by the towns of Fairfield, elm
ton and Canaan, or otherwise, the
bridge be completed within two years
from the date of the approval of the
resolve and without further aid from
the State. The two counties are au-
thorized and required to raise the
sum provided for them to raise by
taxation or otherwise within two
years from the date of the approval
of the act, and the towns mentioned
are authorized to raise by taxation or
| otherwise any sums which may be
necessary for them, or either of them,
to raise to carry out the provisions OF
/ the act.
The resolve still further provides
that the bridge shall be completed,
opened to the public and accepted by
the Governor and Council before the
last installment, above provided for,
to be paid by the State, shall be paid.
Another resolve which carries with
it an appropriation of $4,000 is in ia
vor of the town of Norridgewock, to
aid in getting a free bridge by pur-
chasing it's toll bridge of its stock
holders and making it a free bridge.
The resolve provides that the above
sum shall be paid over by the State
treasurer to the town treasurer of
Norridgewock, to be expended by the
selectmen of Norridgewock for the
purchase of said bridge stock at a
price not exceeding Sl5 per share,
provided said town buy i'll the remain
der of said bridge company stock in
excess of $4,000, and provided that the
town of Norridgewock shall, after the
purchase of said bridge, keep it in re-
pair and maintain it as free bridge.