Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-16
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MY experience has taught me this:
drive at least 1000 miles-that was my
record last year-over q good many of this
roads of some OF the other New England
States. There are certain times of the
year when many of our roads can be con
sidered passable, but we have many roads
that should be taken care of in the way
OF repairs. We have had that very sub
ject brought before us in the Bridge COM
nittee. roads that are unsafe, practically
for carriage to pass over them.
We have sufficient law To take care
ofaall roads that any town or county
cares To build. You can build as many
as you wish To and the state will help
you Here Is trunk line for the pur-
pose of betterinR the communities ol
this State, and even though it is not
all built, and even though it Is buiit
in piecemesls. small pieces at n time;
that road to connact with the various
highways mapped out through our
State and mapped out her" distinctly
thulding up map; these red lines
show roads amounting 10 Ga Sf@t'
highways that have been constructed.
1t would not b.. arniss for me to say
would you, If you were constructing n
steam railroad, would you naturally
build the branches firstly You would
naturally build the main line first and
connect your branches to it, We made
mistake. We commenced six years
ago to build these roads. We should
have commenced at that time on that
trunk line, and | believe the time is
coming now when we Should not al
low this measure to fall by the way.
Gentlemen, am in your hands.
Mr. KELL OGG of Pennbscot: Mr
President: : | do not want to say but
just one word on this matter. The
Senator from Somerset ha., let it go out
here that he thinks this is going TO in
crease the money raised from our
taxes, this trunk line proposition. Now
as the law has been. all the surplus
left over after the state aid has been
paid, has been applicable To these trunk
lines, to the trunk lines designated by
the Governor and council. He SAID
that last year there vas about S8u,ooo
added to it, and if that ever comes
back to the State highway department
it will probably go on to the trunk line
system. He gave the impression that
the appropriation had been increased
this year. l think he is mistaken in
regard to that. The bill has gone
through approprating $256.0po 70,
State highway purposes this year.
when last year We had $4,000.
Now then. after the State aid is paid
to the different towns in the State. the
balance of the fund by this bill is to
he laid out on this trunk line. begin
ming at Kittcry and going to Fort Kent,
and 1t says continuously towards the
northern end" | will admit that is
wrong, and there should be an amend
ment offered leaving it in the commits
sioner's hands where this money should
be applied, instead of .confining him to
aecontinuous line There may be parts
of the line between Augusta and Port
land, or between Augusta and Bangor,
where money is needed and it should
be left in the hands of the commits
sioner where this money shall be spent.
The senator thought the trunk line
system should be left as it is now. You
all have three maps, and that Gndicat-
ing) is what you cali the trunk line
system of the State of Maine,
Mr.. SANBORN: Mr. President: That
map. does not show the trunk line
Mr.. KELLOGG: Mr. President these
black lines show what he would like to have
called the trunk line. Well. there is road
that had been constructed in the past year
in pieces by the State Highway Commits
sioner. and further than that the State High
way Commissioner has gone toward Rock
land. and toward the western part of the
State and in fact all over the State, where
ever they would raise one thousand dollars or
twenty five hundred dollars. they would say,
'You come TO us; we have raised twenty
thousand dollars. you give us as much
more In the western part of the State
il is the same. They have had Influence TO
bear upon him and he has gone all over the
State.
say that this bill is better he is not
under any influence TO take him all over the
State: he must put his money on the trunk
line. We. In the upper part of the State.
do not expect TO see this built up there but
we would like to see it built in this part of
the State so that it will bring some money up
there. When you get into Aroostook county
you will find good roads. rode in Aroos-
took county some this year in an automobile
and know that the roads are good. ] can
not see any objection TO this bill. with an
amendment that would like to offer
My amendment is--you all look at House
Bill No. 15S | would strike out in lines 6.
z and of Section /, the following: said
reconstruction work shall begin at the Kittery
end of said trunk line and shall be carried
on continuously towards the northern end"
/ would strike that out and leave il to the
State Highway Commissioner to lay out the
money on the line wherever he sees fit
Mr.. WlNSLoW Mr. President That
would be satisfactory to me.
Mr.. KELLOGG Mr.. President: | move
that this bill lie on the table until tomorrow
morning, SO that can have that amendment
pffnted and then offer it.
Mr.. OSBORN Mr.. President: If in or
der before a vote is taken
Mr.. KELLOGG: Mr. President: Is the
question stiebatable?
The PRESIDENT: No. 1t is not.
The question being on the adoption of the
motion OF Mr.. kellogg to lay the bill on tbs
table. the motion was agreed to.