Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-25
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shall decide that public convenience
and necessity require the building or
rebuilding of the bridge it shall be the
duty of the State commissioner OF
highways to prepare plans, specihca-
lions and estimates of the cost of SAID
construction and at subsequent meet
ing Of the board submit the same for
approval. Upon approval of said plans
and specifications by a majority OF the
board the State commissioner shall
proceed to let contracts for all work
called for by said plans and specifl-
cations as soon as the town and the
county interested shall have paid into
the State treasury their proportional
share of the estimated cost OF con-
struction In case any county or town
unreasonable neglects or refuses to
pay into the State treasury its proper
tioral part OF the estimated cost OF
construction, which may be due anu
payable under the provisions of the
act then the State treasurer may, out
Of any funds in the State treasury due
said county or town pay such proper
tional part and deduct the amount so
paid from any such sums In the state
treasury to said county or town. All
lied ard required to raise by taxation
or otherwise such reasonable sums as
may be necessary to carry out the
provisions of this act.
Section provides that the cost of
| maintenance of the bridges Shail De
borne one third each by State, county
| and municipality.
Said State Highway Commissioner Paul
init
morning: Il believe that if we are 60
| ing to have a bridge bill we should have
Il good one if we can get it. 1 think that
a standard of an assessed tax rate OF
four mills for highway purposes is an
| equitable basis upon which to consider
| aid in maintenance Of bridges. 1t will
use all towns practically alike. Seventy
per cent of the towns in the State al
| ready pay a tax rate of four mills or over
| for highway purposes and most of the
Others from IL to 10 per cent, so that
| if much bridge work was contemplated
| by these towns it would bring their rate
up to where they could get State aid.
The State highway commissioner criti-
cised the Donigan bill upon the ground
| that it's provisions We're not equitable.
For instance" said he. suppose a town
| of $4,000 valuation wished to build a
bridge 80 feet long. but which on ac-
count of the height of its foundation and
other conditions would cost 10000. while
a town of 100000 valuation wished to
build a bridge 40 feet long but costing
| only $4,000. The first named would be
shut out from the provisions of the Dom
| igan act although the burden of the
construction of the bridge would be much
heavier upon it than in the case of the
second town.
The Legislature will resume its sessions
at 4.30 P. NJ. today. In previous Lesisla-
lures Monday to Friday sessions have
been only held during the last few weeks
of the session when they became abso-
lutey necessary to complete the business
of the session. The beginning of the
fourth week of the Legislature with
Monday afternoon session is quite un-
usual and seems to indicate a desire this
year to push forward as rapidly as pos
sible the business of the session in the
hope of adjournment a week or two
earlier than usual. While only a few
committee hearings We're held last week
they will begin to come on this week in
good earnest, hearings having been as
signed for number Of important meas
ures before the various committees dur
ing the present week
The following corporations have filed
certificates of organization at the office
of the secretary of State:
Nova Scotia Gold & Power Corpora
ton. organized at Bangor for the purpose
of carrying on a general mining and
quarrying business, with 100000 capital
stock of which $50 is paid in. Officers
President. Walter J. Hurley of Bangor
treasurer. Ralph A. Dyer of Bangor
Centrificate filed Jan. %. 1909.
Magnesia Products Co., organized at
Portland for the purpose of operating |
limestone and asbestos quarries and |
mines, with $22OO.OO0 capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. Officers: Pres
ident, Clarence f. Eaton of Portland: |
treasurer, r. l.. Croteau of Portland. Ger |
tificate filed Jan. % 1909. |
Industrial Investment Corporation, or |
ganiZed at Bangor for the purpose of |
carrying on general mining and quarry |
ing business, with $4,000 capital stock of |
which $50 is paid in. officers: President. |
Walter ]. Hurley of Bangor; treasurer, !
Ralph A. Dyer of Bangor. Certificate |
filed Jan. 3d. 1909.