Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-10
WAYS AND BRIDGES
state Highway from Westbrook to the
New Hampshire Line

hearing WAS held before tho com
t..ttee on ways and bridges Friday aft
moon ON the resolve 70 appropriate
a., ooO FOR each of the years 1917 and
IONS to aid In the repair and construc-
..ou 81 " state Ait highway from
tl,,tbroot TO tho Sow Hampshire line,
through The counties OF cumberland
Work. and OXFORD and providing for its
r,turc maintenance The hearing was
.arKrly attended
Lauren NJ Snuborn Of South Portland
..rr.e,n,cd the proponents. lie Said
.n.t thl4 was a matter which interested
r.patd.rphlc territory and large
uub,r or people. Tho proposed h'gh-
.,y would connect Portland WIN me
tlito Mountain resorts running III
D.rtbwcStcrly direction from West
Ir,nk through GorhHln. West Hoihah''
.,,d,ah village 60 steep Falls through
,r.. southwesterly side of BALDWIN 10
..-,tab then running west on the Us
... rt,rr. touching the New Hamp-
...,. line nj East Freedom This route
,,,.,,s.pts a comprise between inter-
,,s s,mc people thought that the
VIVA, ,,,sbt ,o follow the Saco river ana
.r.r
,t. ,,,pnscd road touches New lamp
.r.re mi "a favorable point between '"e
.l,tr Mountains and the Lake w 'i'"'
,ahsek.r TN" people OF Lllhlhst "ii anu
t.r,.r,..t, would like the road but inc
.ur.r,a,d road would ACCOMMODATE
arc ,pr,bor or people, including the
..tterc owners. including the west sac
..r S,haEp Lake.
GRIN summer travel II it comes over
..,,,.,,,,,d highways must com" over
.bc port-mouth- SaCo road Saiu NJ,
..,t,,, And this proposed ROAD WIN
..,,,the, accessible route 10 Maine
..ht. mart of Maine has not recelNeu 10
.,ro ,f road attention. in ROAD mat
,.,. .rus road would bring larse'
.onpiors and wealthy territory "
rtrmud 70
-v.. dnnt aek YOU to appropriate
,,,,.,. frr This roac," continued MI
-,,,oru. hut when the money io'
.t,,, .,td htrhvhvs is Fixed by the Leg
.u,ttve subject to distribution by the
4,,tc Highway commission. we "'N
s,.,t tine sum Of ZOO for each year
l,u he allowed to he used on 'h'S
Ytunwnv Iro,iduE that the ''Ni'o
long N.e tito appropriate hpera'lS
for 't.. PURPOSE. Oue third OF the io"u
nas b.en Built Nv the towns Oh Ho'
rm Baldwin and Standish.
uer..,. Granville Of KeZar FAILS toiu
. ,or,,nittcc that New Hampshire
rrorl. would like TO come to Portland
y thr proposed route. ,
summer NounttorI principal OF
l'arsor4uold Seminary. stated that ne
Nrdrc,rI many kicks about the roads
IL Maine rs compared with those OF
Vow u,mpshire. The people up his
way liked 10 market in Portland nut
low thev have 10 go to New Hamp-
hire and spend their money WHICH
ought 10 he left In Maine.
Walter T. Perkins Of Cornish thought
'bat tho road was needed and after
oousliur all phases he thought the
proposed one the most feasible as this
would benefit the largest number OF
PEOPLE aud rs a good part of II had
heen laid out by the State Highway
Commission.
Edward Douglass OF Sebago, Nathan
Sanborn of Baldwin and Wiloert LIBBY
~ Standish and Rep. Alden of Cor
lam spoke OF the proposed road as be-
ing the most feasible one.
Allen Gardner or Near ans toiu
ihc committee the great need of
highway through that section and IL.
William Smith. representing the Cor
ham Board ~ Trade. said sentiment in
'oIham ~ strongly in favor of the
deposition and Gorham will support it
morally and financially. He spoke also
y the benefit TO the Gorham Normal
rchool of the proposed route. DIR. w.
= Lord OF Baldwin explained that that
town now has TO easy access to any
trunk line and travel Is by roundabout
fputes
w NJ. Tucker Of steep Falls said he
believed the route as laid out was the
most feasible easiest, quickest and
cheapest to build and cheapest TO
maintain.
Senator conant OF Waldo, chairman