Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-24

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deep in the center and one inch on the
sides. The contractors were Noyes &
Campbell of Augusta. The expenditures
for engineering and advertising were
ss2109 and for labor and material, 50, 341. Is
The total expenditure was 81, 262.35.
Norridgewock-The unfinished work Of
1914 by contract with r. B. Miller was
completed during the past year The en-
cheering and advertising amounted to
$1.797.67 and the labor and material, ST.
694.79. The total expenditure was $19,4s246
State Highway a."
Burnham-A concrete bridge was start
ed in 1914 with the State aid joint fund
This bridge is about one and one-half
miles south of Burnham village and has
a span Of Il feet and 22-foot roadway.
The joint fund was not sufficient to finish
the work and during the past year it has
been completed with State highway loan
charged to this fund were s1O1.47 and for
labor and material. s564.2S. The total ex-
penditure was $665.75.
Etna-The work consisted Of completing
the contract of 1914, and additional work
by force account, making the length 30s
miles. The surfacing material is gravel
16 feet wide and eight inches deep. The
total expenditure was $9025.O1.
Carmel-The work undertaken in 1914
was completed last year at a total cost
of $7,32166
Hermon-The section begins at Hermon
Center village and extends easterly 100
miles. The surfacing material is gravel,
IS feet wide and eight inches deep The
contractors were the Ahern Construction
Company and the total cost was sS,559.o1
State Highway a."
Dover-The work in 1914 was completed
during the past year, at cost of sl6,-
sl7.o5.
Monson-This work begins at the foot
of Doughty Hill and follows new loca-
ton laid out by the county commissioners
around the east side of the hill The con-
tract was awarded to James II. Kerr
late in the season. 1t was impossible, on
account of frequent rains, to finish the
work. Most of the grading has been done.
but no surfacng material has been
placed. The length is 2.27 miles. The to-
tai expenditure was $1,647.S7.
State Highway "k."
New Lmerck-The work undertaken
in 1914 by force account, under the SUI
perintendence of men furnished by the
International Construction Company, was
resumed and completed the past year by
superintendent employed by the State
which showed very great improvement
in the method and management of the
work. The total expenditure was s133352. OF.
Houlton-The work started in 1914 in
connection with the New Limerick work
was completed during the past year. The
total expenditure was s4,S40S4.
Pressure isIe-The town voted special
appropriation of $4,000 to supplement
such funds as the State Highway Com
mission would furnish from the State
Highway Loan Funds The work begins
at the north end of the State aid work
in Pressure Isle village and extends to the
south line of Caribou The length is 6.O2
miles. The surfacing is gravel the
width, p feet and the depth of the gravel
is variable. The total cost was $15,647.61
Caribou-This section begins at the
north line of Pressure Isle but extends
northerly to the limits of Caribou village,
at the intersection of York and Main
streets. The town raised $500 and $1,000
was raised by subscription. The length
: is 54S miles: the width, q feet and the
: depth of gravel variable. The work was
: done by local forces under the direction
of George NJ Harrison. The total cost
was s19000.35.
State Highway a."
Searsport-The section undertaken by
Searsport begins at the Stockton town
line and extends southerly 2.63 miles.
The width is q feet. including shoulders:
the gravel 16 inches wide and eight in
ches in depth. The contract was let to
Mamie l.. Rogers, who had not COM
pleted the work at the end of the season
About 20 per cent remains to be done
The total expenditure was s1o.7S0.09.
Prospect-The section in Prospect begins
1900 feet south of Ellis Stream and ex-
tends northerly across Ellis Stream, hav-
ing total length of "a miles. The work
includes raising the abutments of an iron
; bridge, grading and graveing two very
steep hills. The gravel surface is l6 fec
wide and eight inches deep The total
expenditure was s2,54SSS
State Highway an"
Brewer-The section in Brewer begins
, at the north line of Dedham and ex-
, tends northerly "A miles. This contract
was let to n. A. & S. G. Day. The sur
facing material is gravel, 16 feet wide and
and eight inches deep. The total expendi-
ture was s2,005.42.
/ Holden-The work in Holden was not
, continuous. but altogether total length
| of o67 miles was graded. and most of it
graveled. Three sections Of the above
total. amounting in length to 900 feet,
} were built with State aid funds. The to-
tai expenditures were sS.05177 The work
was performed under the supervision of
. Harry NJ. Hart, member of the board
of selectmen.
; Dedham-One section of work at Ded-
ham is located at Haines' hill. The
: length is SO miles. The other section is
in the vicinity of the Lake House. The
total length graded and graveled is 2.23
miles. The work was done by Hillard G.
; Schoppe. using local forces. Crawling
and hauling gravel was continued during
the winter on account Of being able to
hold over frozen ground. The total cx-
penditure was s.. 1856.
Ellsworth-Two sections OF road were