Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-29
LINCOLN BRIDGES

Senator Leslie Boynton Of Lincoln ap-
peared before the committee on ways
and bridges Thursday afternoon in the
interests Of two Lincoln towns asking
appropriations for bridges. The town
OF Whitef1eld asks the State to appro-
pirate $1,000 as one-half the sum neces-
sary TO construct q new bridge of two
short spans across the Sheepscott river
at North Whitefield. The selectmen Of
the town, the road commissioner, and
others testified to the need Tor the new
bridge and the conditions in the town.
ship which justify the petition for
State aid. The bridge is on the high
way which connects a large portion of
Lincoln county with the country border
ing the Kennebec river and is on the
through route for automobiles passing
across this section. The town of White
field has seven other large bridges, Is
smaller bridges from Is to . feet ip
length and over 100 miles OF highway to
keep in repair 1t is proposed to build
new bridge Of two steel spans upheld
by concrete piers. After the hearing the
bill was tabled for executive session.
Dresden Bridge Repairs
The other Lincoln county measure was
from Dresden where $500 is asked from
the State to aid in the upkeep of draw
bridges. The little town of Dresden
maintains three draw bridges across
Eastern river at a cost Of about $500 a
year. The bridges are used by mail
| routes and one is on the direct line of
travel from the Kennebec valley to
Boothbay. This bill also was tabled
for executive session, after taking tes
timony from Senator Boynton VINO had
the hearing in charge, the chairman OF
the selectmen Of the town and two
others.
Three appropriations asked for by as
many small towns in Somerset county
were objects of the hearing conducted
before the committee on ways and
until recently an attorney OF Bingham
| close to the sections affected.
Deadwater Wants Outlet
The most interesting of the three pro-
posed appropriations is one of 1850, one
half of the sum needed by the town Of
Moscow to build a road two miles
through the woods from a point above
Bingham in the town of Moscow to the
shut-in settlement of Deadwater. The
little village of Deadwater in Moscow
has a normal population of about one
| hundred people: enough to maintain
school, postoffice, and stores. The viii
Layers cannot pass in and out OF Dead
! water except by rail or by sleighs in
| winter; there is no highway leading out
of Deaowater connecting with any thor.
o,lr OH will rh ,yl,
the forest will open d highway to these
people, connecting with the through
roads in Bingham section OF the Kenne-
bee valley. The town of Moscow, accord
! ing to the testimony of Mr. Goss, SOM
erset County Commissioner Libby. Rep
resentative Dutton Of Bingham. and
Senator Colby of Bingham, is justified
| in asking for State assistance in finan-
cling the road building proposition as
it has long stretches OF highway to
keep in repair and only a small valua-
ton.
The DEVILS Elbow
NJ Goss next took up the proposition
10 improve the very dangerous Devils
Elbow a ju,ting ledge on the highway
from Bingham north on the west side
Of the kennebec river: 1t was shown
that the toHn Of Pleasant Ridge in
which this piece of highway lines is
hardly able to bear the expense un-
aided and favorable action was asked
on the resolve appropriating s15oo. one
halt the sum needed for the work.
Pleasant Pond Road
The third and last Somerset county
appropriation represented by Mr.. Goss
is embodied in a resolve asking for 5000
one-half the sum necessary to improve
the four mile stretch of road from Car
ratunk village to Pleasant pond, mar
row piece OF road used much b. auto
mobiles. The three resolves were tabled
| for executive session.