Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-26


; tenance of all bridges over 35 re-
gether with a half mill on their
{ ton. Adding those together and
: mating what the maintenance
| at the present time, gives us son
ures showing what the additions
would be on these towns and
The city Of Lewiston loses $s4So
burn loses $3.50; Pressure Isle
1857: Houlton loses 1884; Castine
$3.50; Jay, loses $751;. Palmyra
SIP; Eliot loses s221; Winslowi
s10s2; Augusta loses s4147: Sea
loses s3G5: Phippsburg loses $i78l
ais loses S1547; Fort Fairfield
$1026; Wilton loses SAIL; Berwick
$403.
l could go on and give a list
times longer than this. showing
the different towns and cities q
State would have to pay in cas-.
bill is passed.
i When the question comes up
the county bridge bill, it is YER
ferent question; and that will b
cussed upon its merits next VIC
ii Is assigned for that date; but i
that the motion of the SENATOR
Washington, Mr.. Wyman, to subs
the minority for the majority I
VIII prevail.
| Mr.. THERIAUIT of Aroostook
President and senators, / had he
would not be brought in to say
thing on this question, but on &c
of the remarks made by the Sc
from PiscataQuis, when he referf
one of my bills before commit.
wish to say that l receive from
this speech of his as an invitatil
do just what l do. He says lool
| what We have been doing and do
| wise.
I remember when | was in the II
tire time when Bingham wantey
bridge and came before this Les
| ture and it was decided by the cor
tee and endorsed by the Legisla
both the House and the Senate,s
| they needed a bridge and ougl
have 1t, and they got it; and now
| at what Bingham is.
| / represent the northern Sectia
| Aroostook and l feel that we h:l
| place there where, according td
statements made by the gentll
from Somerset-where the ferries !
in one week mora people than in al
cross the Bingham bridge. l cam
fore this Legislature thinking thsI
| cause was worthy and hoping thu
Legislature would see fit to gram
request; but this is not the subject
| der consideration We are not ccI
eling the St. John river bridge, 4
am sorry that Senator Dol
brought this in at this time.
He says that we are before the
| islature. Well, We have the ame
| to be before the Legislature askinl
bridges to the amount of $4,000.
have the same right to ask for
bridges that Somerset county hi
ask for $4,000 If those bridges 4
| fer in Somerset county are we
l hope that they will receive
amount. l trust. if Aroostook's
mdnds are righteous, that you
grant them: but that is not the SUI
under consideration at the pr
time 1t is the general bridge bill
the motiCn Is upon substituting
minority for the majority reportj
Now in regard to what he toll
about taxation How is he goifl
60 that When, out Of some 500 4
and cities i'll this State, 15t towns
Tot pot one bridge that comes d
this dill; and in those very townss
have 4l4 bridges that they will
TO maintain at their own ext
when they are not receiving any
mt either from the State. or the COZ
! will not tire the Senate with
further remarks; but l hope the
ton of the senator from WashiI
will prevail.
Mr.. HOWEo of Somerset: Mr..
idert: / find myself in a some
embarrassing position this mDrnin
my distinguished colleague Is the
thor and advocate of this bridge
1 lt-itl tIidl 1 ttlll uIldDlt W
with him i'll the reconsideration
AS he has we'll stated, the bill i'll
doIlhtedly aimed at the wild land
order that they may pay more tax
| certainly believe that they sh
| believe, iirSt, that the SaluatiC
wild lands should be jackcd up vi
mailing distance at least Of the
alton Of their selling price IN the
kct. When you have accomplI
that, assessing that tax of a mill
able property. the most of it 81
be used for the building of bridge
our poorer towns and plantation
stand here ready to appropriate al
OF money that shall tide over
poorer towns and plantations, v
they are heavily encountered by
AS far as the bill is concernt
have q few objections to it; first
garding the cost. No man knows
this Dill will cost if put into OF
ton, We do not know whether 1t
cost two hundred thousand, five
bred thousand. q million or two
lion of dollars the first year it
operation; and / do object to enl
ing the State tax upon the taxps
Of this State. Again. if that bill
into effect, it will result in an incl
of salaries of the county commisl
ers of several counties in this
and will result III an increase of 1
ably $1,000. II will also result i;
increase Of the expense of carryin
the highway department in this
House. Where we have one assis
now. there will be dozen ana
will need ten or fifteen thousand |
as far us the department here is
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