Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-09
STATE HOUSE,
Highway Commission to
Be NOn-Partisan.
Much Business al lis Weekly
Meeting, Thursday.
Another Appointment Under Inter.
Insurers Act..0rchard Meeting.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Regular Meeting of Governor and
Council, Friday, Aug. q, 1918, 10 A. M.

One Of the first official acts Of the
new highway commission was at its
meeting, Thursday to eliminate from
its makeup all suggestions of politics
whatever, and il was emphatieally
made clear in the following resolu
ton, that severe partisanship on tie
part of employees would not, for q
second, be tolerated.
This action on the part of the
board will undoubtedly find much
favor, and will go a long way toward
facilitating more efficient admins
tration The resolution
Augusta, Maine, Aug. 1, 1913.
To the People of Maine:
The State Highway Commission, at
regular meeting held at Augusta
this day, have unanimously adopted
the following resolution:
WHEREAS:-It is the unqualified
purpose of the Commission to elimi-
nate politics throughout its depart
ment and to perform its duties in the
construction and maintenance of
highways by placing its standard for
employment on the basis of merit and
efficiency, regardless of politics, be il
hereby
Resolved, that offensive PARTISAN
ship on the part of any employee of
this department shall be considered a
sufficient reason for dismissal, and
Resolved, that all employees of the
department shall hereafter be select
ed solely on a basis of merit and eff.
ficiency, and that endorsements of "A
political nature or for political pur-
pose will not be considered by thu
Commission.
STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION,
BY l.. II. Nelson. Chairman
Paul ID. Sargent, the chief engineer
of the department. will assume his
duties on August IA. The regular
| meeting time has been changed to
! p. NJ, Thursday. instead of 10 a. NJ.
Following is the further business
| transacted at this weeks meeting:
Voted that the commission proceed
to arrange for designating State high
ways in the counties of York, Cum
berland, oxford and Sagadahoc as fol-
Ilews:
State Highway "A" being the main
travelled route already under con-
struction. extending from Kittery 10
Portland via York. Ogunqquit, Wells,
Kennebunk. KeEnebunkport, Bidde-
ford, Saco, Scarboro, South Portland.
State Highway b extending from
Fryeburg over the main travelled
route via Bridgton, Naples, Casco,
Raymond, Windham and Westbrook
to Portland.
State Highway &C" extending from
Portland to Bath via what is known
as the Shore Road through Falmouth,
Cumberland and Yarmouth. thence to
Freeport and Brunswick.
Voted that the acting chief engineer
be instructed to have a map prepared,
showing the location of the designat-
ed highways with respect to other
highways and that he be empowered
to employ an engineer or craftsman
for this purpose, if the office force at
present constituted is not able to do
this work Immediately
Voted that the chairman be author
lied and instructed to notify the Gov
ernor and Council tina: the commits
sion is now pItpdiiHS IL dtSlSHdtS
certain highways in York, Cumber'
land oxford and Sagadahoc counties
as State highways. upon which hear
ings will be duly granted as required
by law, and that the commission is
prepared to promptly begin construc-
ton on such highways as soon as
they are determined. The commits
sion, therefore, respectfully suggests
that the Governor and Council take
measures to provide funds for COM
mencing the construction of the above
mentioned highways by the issue and
sale of bonds as authorized by law
and that the commission is prepared
to present to the Governor and Coun-
ell at n proper time a plan for the
expenditure of the money raised from
the sales of such bonds in such man
ner as will conform to the Constitu-
ton of the State and as required by
Section 80 of Chapter $50 p. l.. 1913;
that the commission await such ac-
ton as the Governor and Councti may
take in this matter prior to com
mencing the construction of such pof-
tons of the highways as designate1
above as may be mutually agreel
upon by the commission and Cover
nor and Council.