Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-16

at the same time TO adtnor'Se 'ne n,
and the city treasurer 10 h.,,,
money to defray the COST ii's 0e..'
an emergency matter. there was Nv go
propriation available. kenheoeo 10,
| mas been built about . years.
and is a good structure. lnspeo"e =.
showed that the wooden parts "eio :,
49, had condition. Knowing SO muc'
| os wa did It would have been crliil'ii"
! 70 replank the bridge once more
II was imperative that the WORK ~
heyun at the very bottom. This we uio
going down to the bed OF the river
mort divers and mechanics WorAoo
the base of the piers and much heeu
| ran.irs we're made to the stone WI
The stone abutments were tnorousih'
cleaned and repointed. Rotten oois'e
t;,,bers on the aboutments and per
were replaced with granite. The unoer
! work of the bridge was scrapeo w."
wire brushes and painted WIN ms
grade graphite paint. Tne woooeh w
| ton of the bridge was entirely rehloVo'
and rebuilt with new material. Aoil'
| leaf yellow pine stringers, curb oeani
.nd under planking replaced the oio
Three.inch Southern pine plank1ns wa
sniked to the heavy stringers. 1ni
nlanking was waterproofed On this wa
ternroof floor the sand and ceniei,
cushion for the wood blocks was i"iu
Wood blocks, the first used in Augusta
were furnished by the L. S. Wooo IRE
serving Company.
This large piece Of reconstruction Gus
s,9 5000 The mayor and treasurer nav
exercised the authority granted by III
citv council and have negotiated not
IN six months time from Dec. ~, 1918
with the First National BANK Oh pos
ton. for 500 at AZ per cent al
note should be paid at maturity.
If plans already laid do not ran, III
! cos1 of this work can and VIII De Cal o
for from the taxes Of this year. Act
ING on sound legal advice, l have sen
| !, the MANAGEMENT OF the j.. A. q "
! e. Rv a bill for s62i5.25. being just one
| half the total cost OF the recoiiS'ruo
ton OF the bridge. 1 believe the Va
| * inst and that the street railroad saoui
nav it. Certainly this bridge, WIKI
has been so long used by this co1Hpa'i'
! without expense, is as important =
tho railroad as to us. 1t is not ASK
| ;rr too mich when We demand or thl
great CORPORATION that it bear its shar
in maintaining this structure MoraiiS
fec, entirely justified in my position
.s MAYOR of this city. Legally, trus
i am right in maintaining TINS postum
even at the cost OF litigation. MOI ON
| should the city be thus relmpurSeu
mart for this expensive Undertaking, pu
the principle should be estaplsheu ~
all time as to the street railroad re
snonsihility in the up-keep OF hehhe
bee bridge.
The bridge work was done by IN
| Hassam Paving Co. on the oasis Oh ae
+ue1 cost plus 10 per cent. Inc "or
was well done, the material the oes'
| The bridge Is now safe and sonno aii'
| will REQUIRE little or no attentlon IL
/ MANY wears. The waterproofed unoer
| ,in,hers will outlast this generation
while ,ne wood block surface shout
he good for a5 years.
City Finances.
| The city of Augusta is financially
I sound Its resources and liabilities ar
! matters of accurate knowledge. The Dor
7
the largest for many years. being aoou
81 Gee. Our credit is the pest our poilN'
ara sought by shrewd investors y,
February nth $4,000 OF H. per cent
! refunding bonds, sold to take up al
installment OF the old Sprague ponds
were sold in the open market Tor IVo'>''
! the small issue netting premium
! sl031 25 This sale is most adNanta2eoo
/ IN Augusta, and the price paid tAe hlsh
est for any municipal bond of like rat
and time for many months.
1 Tho work of the year is done. Not
withstanding the loss of Slo,co" IN reVe
nue. the tax rate was not lncreaseO
! The income from taxation really rep
rasents a tax rate of about 40. NO
should il be forgotten that our sthooi
cost more. and that in ADDITION we Jun
| n handsome frame schoolhouse on III
| Church Hill road out OF the tax levy
costing about $3.50.
The wear has been a busy one,
have accomplished things. Good wor
b.s been done. Strict economy has bee
orar,iced Every expenditure has pee
| scrutiniZed.
| All the work done excepting oh!E III
I rerairS on kennepec DFluSe' IL P1i" 40
| Every current obligation will be satis
fs3 before March LIST. The bonded DEP
viii he reduced saSoH, and we shall fnis
tho wear well within our appropriations
An this, gentlemen, means eternal Wig
na,ca the careful outstanding OF re
sources the daily application OF ousi
,nss methods to city affairs. and the DC
ING Of permanent works at minimum
| of cost.
cannot we'll close without an eS
orsssion of my Indebtedness to the CIT
council ana the efficient heads OF de
| partments.
Concurrent business was transacte'
as follows:
| Roll of accounts No. ., amountin'
to s15,13S.37, was approved and order
ed paid
1t was ordered that the polls at tn
! coming municipal election of March
be opened at 4. NJ. and closed at
P, NJ; also that the polling place IL
Ward 3 be the Willett barber shol
and that in Ward s be at Higgins
garage. ! Arsenal street.
| The City Treasurer was AUTHORIZE
and directed to give quit-claim dec
to Arthur W. Stewart, to his grand
fathers lot in Reed cemetery.
1t was ordered the City Treasure