Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-13
MADISON
Town Postpones Action on In
demnity Due from Construc-
ton Co.-Change in Postoffice
Location Rumored M S s
Olive Lynds Seriously Hurt.

A special meeting of the Madison
Water District was held Friday even
ing in Firemens hall with a good at
tendance of representative voters. Inc
meeting was called to order by Cor
poration Clerk a. B. Head and j. F.
Withee was elected moderator. The
article of interest was to see what &C
ton would be taken in regard to the
Indemnity due it from the construc-
ton company. BY the unanimous con-
sent of the voters present, H. c. Han
scom of the Hanscom Construction Co.
of Boston, was given the floor and
gave a history of the negotiations
which led up to the taking of the con-
! tract from the Arson Water District
and later of his company waving the
contract TO allow a new contract to be
made with Madison. He then said in
substance that his company had pur-
! chased pipe two months before the
contract was signed. making use of an
option secured when prices We're more
| normal, and thereby saving the two
districts $4,000
He also told Of the freight embargo
d SSNtLdI lillltS WHICH, Ilitut II eipSo-
( lutely impossible to secure the pipe on
schedule time. When the contract was
made competent labor could be had
at $3.50 per Gay and now only a very
| inferior class of workmen could be
found at SO per day. Mr.. Hanscom
supported his statements with let
ters and figures and said in closing
that while his company would have
| made an ordinary profit had conditions
been normal they would now he very
heavy losers in any event and asked
the Water District to waive the por-
ton Of the contract rela ting to the for
/ fixture. Mr.. Hanscom's statements
We're confirmed by Walter II. Sawyer
of Lewiston and consulting engineer
for the Joint water districts. After a
brief discussion, 1t was voted to pass
over the article with implied under
standing that it will probably be
brought up later when the plant has
been in successful operation for sew
eral months.
It is rumored there may be a change
in the location of the Madison post
office The building, which has been
occupied by the postofflce since it was
built, has recently been purchased by
II. 4. Morse. The vacant store in the
Mckenzie block is suggested as a suit :
able place and is said to be practically
the same distance from the railroad
station as the present location and in
many other ways would be much more
desirable
~ a cf w.
employed at Salmon Falls, n. H., for
the past few months, returned home
Thursday. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Lancaster, who has been visiting
him for the past week.
Miss Olive Lynds was seriously in
Jured Thursday while climbing a lad
der in the barn at her home about
four miles from this village. Miss
Lynds Slipped and fell a distance of
IS feet. One shoulder was broken and
several bad cuts sustained on the
head She was taken to the Central
Maine General hospital in Lewiston
Friday afternoon BY her parents for
treatment
Privates Harold Moore and Charles
Pierpont Of Co. Z Of the I'd Maine
Regiment were home Friday on a brief
furlough,
Miss Ruth Marden left town Friday
morning for few weeks vacation
with friends in Providence, r. T.
Prof c. f. Taylor, who is passine
the summer at his old home in Lis
bon. was at home for few days this
week.