Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-19

the t0HulliAil diOSt llpfH lllG peculiar
combination of the limestone and
bitumen. which made an extremely
slippery road.
David Talbot of Rockland said that
everyone WAS proud of the road, but
Unfortunately it is very slippery His
first idea was that the fault was that
we didn't know how to drive horses
on paving. He had come to the con-
clusion that wasn't the fact, however.
as his own horse had fallen on it
twice. The matter vas referred to
the highway commissioners
Attorney General Pattangall was au-
thoriZed To affect settlement with
Androscoggin and Penobscot coun-
ties IN the disputed Sturgis Commits
sion bills.
DR.. A. F. Williams of Phippsburg ap
peared before the Council asking for
an appropriation for the Winnegance
bridge between Bath and Phippsburg.
The town had spent S}0ho and wanted
to complete the last 80 feet of the
causeway. which would require from
$3.50 to $3.50. The Council voted to APP
propriate 5000
Old Town and Milford Bridge.
Civil Engineer T. e. Greenwood Of
Skowhegan appeared before the Cover
nor and Council to report upon the
Old Town and Milford bridge. visited
by the Governor and Council on the
preceding day. air. Greenwood said
thai he had made 4 superficial exami-
naion of the two bridges. two years
ago and found them very bad They
We're still worse when he visited ahem
the present week He found on his last
visit that the easterly bridge had
lurcaed and was out of shape and by
ordinary engineering calculations
should have fallen down three or four
years ago. One of the bridges was
built in 1915 and 1880.
The question of removing the cover
from one ef the bridges WAS discussed
to remove a portion of the weight, and
Governor flaisted remarked with a
broad smile. Il have always believed
in a covered bridge"
The Governor explained that this was
the only bridge across the Penobseot
for 40 miles. Engineer Greenwood ia
voreG steel bridge rather than con-
crete, as traffic could be handled while
a new bridge was being built II would
|D.'e WI P1Ns'ub lol titt l8b tIlSilltGtS
W. II. Norris of Portland. civil en-
gireer of tie Maine Central Railroad
also stated that the bridges were in
very bad shape and We're unfit to carry
a load with any safety and should be
rebuilt as soon as possible. Temporary
repairs upon the eastern bridge would
cost at least $4,000
The matter of changing the location
of the eastern bridge and building it
in conjunction with the Maine Central
bridge WAS also discussed and Goun-
cillofs Lewis, Turgeon and Winslow
We're appointed committee to inves-
tigate the proposition and report at d
special Council meeting.
Order was passed authorizing the
expenditure of a sum not exceeding
$1,000 from the unexpended balance in
The treasury. the same to be expended
under the direction of the highway
commissioner in making such tempo
ra-Y repairs as We're necessary upon
the Old roWn and Milford bridge, I'M
der the provisions of Chapter pa of
the Public Laws of 1911. This act.
passed after the Donigan bridge bill
failed of passage. puts the matter of
repairs upon this bridge under the di-
rection 81 the Governor and Council.
The Book Printing.
Attorney General Pattangall, who
said that he was not a director of the
Waterville Sentinel Publishing Co.
but simply a messenger boy for the
directors, explained to the Council that
the Sentinel Co. directors would likx
a contract in connection with the book
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more tangible than the tentative
agreement under which they were now
dcing work. They didn't like to have II
carried on in this loose way. he said
with a change of administration i'm
mnent.
The Council at $40 p. NJ, went into
executive session to consider the mat
ter of the book printing
1t was voted to put the book print
ing up to competitive bids as soon as
the necessary advertising and spec
ifio ations could be arranged for, the
bid to run until July l, 1914. The ballot
printing was left open to be adjusted
by the next administration.
The following order, covering the
matter of book printing. was nitro
duced by Councillor kilGore and
pa ss9d
Ordered. That the committee on
printing and binding is hereby author
lied and directed to advertise Tor bids
for book an pamphlet printing for Il
tern ending July /. 1914, and to enter
irto a contract for doing said work as
soon as practicable. after bids are re-
ceived and examined.