Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-26
FRANK B. HUBBARD, THE
next MAYOR OF WATERV|LLE.
Unanimously Nominated at a Rousing Re-
publican Caucus-==Mayor Redington Eff
fectually Disposes of Democratic
Charges and Proves City FL
nances Wisely Handled.

was for s13,SS4. and included the base
ment and the first floor.
Then old committee mace arrange
ments with the contractor TO go ahead
and complete the general contract up
to and including the roof, ana take MS
nav in mart from taxes to be assessed
this year. not enough to cripple the in
coming administration in any way.
We have paid Messrs. Purinton Com
pany in anticipation of taxes for this
year $11 1892, and there will have to be
provided some ten or twelve thousand
dollars more but the school building is
that much nearer completion, and, if
the finances are carefully handled,
enough of the building can be COM
pleted this year so that students can
occupy the building this fall, and the
tax rate won't have to be raised.
While the Waterville Sentinel is be-
wailing the fact that we have done so
much, and talking about injunctions
and the gross debt and the new debt,
we still have the school house, and
with all it's ingenuity and false state
ments to mislead the public, it can't
get rid of the building. 1t stands as
an honor and a credit to the present
city government, and as member of
the government and as citizen and
tax payer 1 am proud Of it and Of
it's location, and I believe the great
majority Of the people are, regardless
of party utilization.
Then in the matter of getting the
concrete bridge across the river for
the use of the Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway, this is an
other of the accomplishments the city
government may well feel proud Of
We were asked to contribute $4,000 to-
ward building a steel bridge but our
committee said NO" Later the rail-
way officials appeared again before our
committee and asked for $4,000 and
again we said no; and then we were
asked for a franchise and a location
and the use of our bridge while the
process of construction was going on
and we said Yes" and did all we could
to aid in promoting the construction
of the bridge. While it is we'll known
fact that many of our Taxpayers were
willing the city should contribute to-
ward the bridge, we got it without
paying out a cent of the city's money,
even the accident insurance which the
city paid, the Lewiston, Augusta &
Waterville Street Railway Company
reimbursed us for
Then the old location was to be
Front street to Temple street, but
through our efforts this was changed
to Main street and Common street
where now you see the side-track
which ie,o
Of the whole conjunction of three lines
of railway.
Why don't the Sentinel ever speak of
these things the city has benefited by ?
Inc third important consideration
was that of the Central Fire station
and If we had had a little more time
possibly we should have gotten that
well underway. and why not? We
nave the means to buy the lot and if
we should sell the Hose No. 9 house
ana lot and use that money and the
balance left in the miscellaneous ac-
count with small appropriation it
could easily be done and not raise the
tax rate either. l will show YOU how.
we nave had all summer the refusal
OF lot in good location for s42oo
una Siooo would have bought it. AS the
money from the United States govern
ment for the old station is $4,000. we
should have left $500 The old lot on
Silver street would probably bring
Szooo at least. This gives $4,000 for the
building itself
Now our miscellaneous account has
a balance left OF s15S427, appropriate
$4,000 this year and you have s95s4.2
and you haven't materially encroached
upon any of The other departments.
NOW IN my judgment. the lot and the
building for the fire station should not
cost over 100000 and one may find a
way TO get the small balance needed
to finish the building Have you heard
the Waterville Sentinel say anything
about this awful condition of thingso
Our State road. 1900 feet OF which we
punt this year is as fine a piece of road
as one can find anywhere in this sec
ton OF the state. 1t was. built under
the direction of Paul d. Sargent, State
highway commissioner, assisted by our
city engineer, John H. Burleigh, two as
competent men as we could ask for.
Our contract only called for 900 feet.
but it was constructed SO quickly and
so economically that we deemed it best
to complete the whole section between
the railroad crossings. This the city
government has to it's credit. Also we
graded and gravelled the length OF
road on Western avenue from the Vose
house to the Rangeway. and long
section below Councilman Jacksons
homestead and many other short pieces
of read that i. is not feasible to men
ton here
Our work on the sidewalks comprises
concrete walk on the westerly side