Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-17


the appraisers didn't take that view OF
it when instead of the $4,000 asked
they gave $4,000.
Fred W. Davis, first selectman of Rum
ford, said that Rumford was within s25,-
600 of its debt limit and had 125 miles of
road to build. He admitted on cross-ex-
animation that he would like TO see the
bridge set free, but Rumford did not
want to pay for maintenance. When he
said that Rumford had had no notice of
the matter Mr.. Goodwin broke in with
Don't you consider that the people OF
Mexico gave you fair notice when you
had two chances to vote on it,"
That was so long ago it was out Of
our memory" Mr.. Davis replied. John
Tardiff. also a selectman of Rumford
said that the town had So bridges and
was discussing building another one to
connect Congress and Waldo streets. Mr..
Davis said that Rumford people who had
signed the petitions had done SO withou.
understanding that the act called for d
portion of the maintenance to be borne by
the town of. Rumford.
In rebuttal Attorney Blanchard point
half of the maintenance should be borne
by the town of Rumford instead of the
seven-eighths provided by the general law
and said that MIR. Parker was very unfair
10 assume the general law when he knew
what the resolve said.
Rep. Hodgdon c. Buzzell and Mayor
w. Is. Keene of Belfast and Nj. l.. Slugg,
president of the Belfast Board of Trade.
appeared in favor of resolve of So. coo
for repair and reconstruction of part
OF the lower bridge across Belfast bay
in the city of Belfast
Rep. Buzzell explained that the bridge
had cost $4,000 or $500 to repair, that the
draw had fallen down three feet and
came very near letting a three-horse
team into the bay. There was much au
tomobile traffic and a jitney bus line go
ing over the bridge as well as the team
travel 1t was part of the main trunk
line into northern Maine. 1t accommo-
dated the travel from Camden. Rockland,
Belfast Searsmorn and Brooks and on to
Bangor and Monroe.
Mr.. Slugg explained that the govern
ment would appropriate $4,000 for i'm
piVHcliio III btiIdSl IdID IL llle ulh "
were rebuilt and $1,000 appropriated by the
city of Belfast for certain harbor work.
He was confident the citizens of Belfast
would raise $4,000, but the $4,000 was more
than the city could handle.
Mayor keene said that the rebuilding
of the bridge WAS in the interests of the
general public quite as much as the city
of Belfast
Guy A. Bracket and George NJ. BracH
EFT appeared in behalf Of resolve APP
propriatng $1,000 for repairs on the road
between Ruin Corner and the Whaleback
road i'll the town of Limngton.
Rep. Fulton J. Redman and Chief En-
gineer Paul ID. Sargent of the State hign-
way commission appeared for the act to
grant legislative assent to the provisions
of the federal aid road act and to au-
thorize the State highway commission to
cooperate with the federal government
according to the provisions of The act. =
Rep. Rcdman explained that the pro-
posed federal aid was for a period of
FIVE years, app oprtaing $l45,0oo for
1917 ana 1915, $4,000 for 1919 and $225,-
900 for 1920. and that certain matters
lldu " pS ttSStlilttl " ny tIiN Apte''N ~
fore it could be obtained.
Chief Engineer Sargent suggested
that an emergency clause be attached.
He said that Gov ernor Curtis had ten
tatively assented to the act for the
State and that the federal department
of agriculture had been assured that
the automobile fees could be used for
the maintenance Of road constructed
but that it was necessary for legisla :
tive assent before the construction UNI
der the joint fund coulo be gone on
with~
Rep Frank r Morrison of Corinth
appeared in behalf of a resolve appro-
pria ting $4,000 for rebuildin road on
Charleston hill in case the town of
Charleston appropriated $500. President
Of the Senate Taber d. Bailey, Sena-
tor Davis of Fiscata0uis county and
Games Hudson OF Guilford, county at
tolnev of PiscG taouis county, all ap
pearcd in favor of the resolve, stat
ing that the road was a thoroughfare
between PiscatG quis and Penobscot
county and one of greta scenic beau
tv. Walter Farmer. chairman of the
Charleston board of selectman, w. II.
Leach and r. +. Dunning of Charles
ton also spoke for the resolve and told
why the town could do no more.
Rep Morrison also appeared for a re-
solve of $500 for highway aid to the
town of Corinth and told why the town
could not eXpend more than the $500
conditioned by the resolve upon the
road, ard that it would be - or 20
wears before the town could repair
this road under state aid.
Rep. William H. Rove of Yarmouth
appeared for the resolve appropriate
ing $4,000 for rebuilding the second
Marsh bridge in Yarmouth at the
Freeport line. After consultation he
asked permission to withdraw the re-
solve and submit new draft which
would ask for an appropriation under
the general bridge law and provide for
half of the amount to be raised by
Yarmouth and half for Freeport.
County Commits sioner Clarence l..
Rucknam. Selectman Howard Gooding
and n. D. Rucknam and Carl w. Sea-
bury and John Gooch of Yarmouth
were present in the interests of the
measure.
Rep. Henry Ii. Daigle of Wallagrass
opened the case for a resolve calling
for the appropriation of $1,000 for aid
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