Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-25

the Electric Road is to lay 1900 feet
of extra track at cost of $1,000 more
than a single track.
The question of clearing snow from
the tracks and the paving of Water
street came up. After some discussion
as to removing the snow. Former
Street Commissioner McLain stated
that the Electric Road paid two thirds
OF the cost of the removal of the snow
from Water street, which last winter
was about 500. General Manager Ivers
stated that the company would not
think it fair to do more paving on Wa
ter street than required by law.
Alderman Taber asked if it would
not be necessary to relay the whole of
the paving on Water street.
Manager fvers replied that it would
bc necessary only to repair it and the
repair cost would come to the city in
larger proportions if the Electric Road
only put in single track on Water
street
Alderman Taber asked il any changes
were contemplated from Bridge street
to the north end by the company.
Attorney Lynch stated that an effort
Nouii w W tXteIu lne service
the Edwards mill and that an order
would be introduced at the next city
government meeting to have the street
lowered at the bridge, which would be
necessary for the passage of the cars
The matter of repairs made Eeces-
Sary on sidewalks and culverts by the
street railway construction in outly-
Ing parts of the city was brought up
by the mayor and aldermen and as
surances given by General Manager
Ivers that these would be attended to.
Mayor Johnson asked if there was
any intention of running local cir
cl:it and Mr.. Ivers said that nothing
further than the completion of the
track to the cotton mill had been under
consideration by the company.
Mr.. Heath asked for early action by
the aldermen on the ground that rails
would have to be purchased soon and
1t was necessary to know whether they
were to be for single or double track.
Mayor Johnson asked if the entire
Proposition the Electric Road had to offer
was the double tracking of Water street
with guide rails, and the Electric Road
paving between the tracks and IS inches
outside the rails. and he was assured by
Mr.. Heath and Mr.. Ivers that was all
there was to it,
Mr.. Heath stated that Lewiston had
granted similar privilege under the
same conditions to the Electric Road
Mr.. Heath also said that in only three
cases had street railway companies been
asked to pay money for privileges of this
kind One was for the crossing of
Narshan's bridge in Portland, another a
bridge in Bangor and the third for the
crossing of Tukey's bridge by the old
Portland & Yarmouth Electric Road.
Mayor Johnson-Ought not the Electric
Road to have paid something for crossing
the bridge here when the road went out
to Togus?
Mr.. Heath-Thats past history.
Mayor Johnson-Rather dark history, L
think
Mr.. Heath and Mr.. Lynch stated that
there was a public clamor at the time
the Togus road was built on both sides of
the river for an electric road to offset
the building Of the narrow gauge road
from Togus to Randolph.
After brief recess the question of the
petition was again taken up.
Alderman Dudley said that as the cues
ton was an important one he would like
to have it go to the whole city.
Alderman Holway said that the refer
endnm proposition might be considered a