Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-25
New Laws Will Go Into
Effect July 3.
Much Work 10 Be Done on
Highways and Bridges.
The First Referendum Petition Re.
celved at the Capitol.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, July 8, at 10 A. M.

With the coming of the month of
July the laws which We're passed by
the last Legislature will become eff
fectiVe, the 90-day holdup imposed by
the referendum expiring on the third
day of the month. With the expira-
ton of the 80 days required by the
law the large amount of money an
prorriated by the Legislature last win
ter will become available for the pur-
poses for which it was intended. and
there will be increased activity in va
rious lines all ever the State. Cutie 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 appropria-
tons secured for the work to be done
on highways and bridges was $1G1, 1921. %.
portion of which is however divided
80 as to cover the years 1909 and 1910.
Included in the work to be done I'M
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 Ken
nebec and Somerset, in accordance with
a resolve appropriating the sum of
$4,000 The location of the bridge was
decided upon Tuesday, June o. at q
meeting of the county commissioners
of Kenncbec and Somerset counties, the
decision being that the bridge be built
from a point Just north of the ferry
location on the Fairfield side of the
river to Il point short distance south
Of the ferry location on the Clinton
side. The bridge will be 600 feet in
length and will cost $4,000.
In accordance with the resolve the
amount of the states appropriation is
to be divided, $12500 of it being ex-
pended during the current year and
$12, 800 during the year 1910, the amount
to be taken from any uneXpendd mon
yes 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 balance by the towns of
Fairfield Clinton and Canaan, or other
wise, the bridge to be completed with
in two years from the date of the APP
prova of the resolve and without
further aid from the State. The two
counties are authorized and required
raise by taxation or otherwise within
two years from the date of the APP
prevail of the act, and the towns men,
toned are authorized to raise by tax
alton or otherwise any sums which
may be necessary for them, or either
of them. to raise to carry out the pro-
visions of the act
The resolve still further provides that
the bridge shall be completed. opened
to the public and accepted by the Gov
erilor and Council before the last in
Stallmcnt, above provided for. to be
paid by the State, shall be paid.
Another resolve which carries with
ii an appropriation of $1,000 is in favor
of TIE town of Norridgewock, to aid in
getting a free bridge by purchasing
its toll bridge of the stockholders
thereof and making it free bridge.
The rosolv" provides that the above
sum shall be paid over by the State