Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-01


| fic. but the coming of the State roads
has brought in a tremendous auto traffic
which has to be handled, often to the
exclusion of local traffic. The business
has never paid. but had to be maintain
ed and Bath and Woolwich have been
assessed $4,000 to meet the deficiencies
to date.
1t was claimed that with a service that
would care for the business for which
1t was intended but unable to care for,
the business thrust upon it by the State
built roads, the State should help care
for the plant and upkeep.
1t was estimated that a proper boat
to replace the WORKOUT Hockomock, built
| of steel and good for . years of service,
would cost $4,000 and the slips and drops
at the docks $50, 600, a total of $4,000. Let
the State put in $4,000 and Bath and
Woolwich would pay the $4,000 in the
proportion s26 go to $3.50, as the stock is
owned.
Traffic has so increased with the COM
/ ing of the autos that two crews are re-
Quired during five months, with day and
night service; and 6 A. NJ. to s P. NJ.
| service for the rest of the year. The
boat has two charters, passenger and
/ freight, and suspends the one service
when the other is in operation. The boa,
is in such bad condition that the United
States inspectors may haul it up at any
| time 1t has been overworked in its old
age through the increased auto travel.
Mr.. Glidden said that it was sug-
gested to have the ferry run by COM
mission elected by the town and city,
but if the Legislature thought best for
it to have part of the supervision they
were perfectly agreeable.
The State has already on three oc-
casions recognized the claim of the
ferry. by Legislative appropriations OF
$4,000 each, which had gone into the
same expense, as the assessments on
the town and city.
Other appearances were as follows:
Representative and Selectman Harry
Merrill of Gray, with Mr.. Golf of Gray,
Mr.. Blake of New Gloucester, DR.. He
din of the School for Feeble Minded,
Chas. l.. Dow of Pownal Station and
NJ. c. Morrill, of Gray. in favor of the
resolve for $4,000 for the repair and
Improvement of the road from Gray
station to Pownal station, by and
through the State land. The argument
was that the State having taken the
land from these towns and T. the the
heavy increase of teaming helped keep
it in bad shape together with the nat
ural disadvantages, the State should
help pay the cost.
Representative f. A. Pattee of Har-,
mony conducted the case for resolve
asking $1,000 for repairing highway
| in Ripley. He with Selectman {. w.
Wakefield and Mr.. Trip of Ripley
presented the needs of aid. The road
cuts the north end of Ripley and ac-
commodities but one Ripley family,
though a great through travel road.
The town has paid all il can and asks
the State to tighten the burden.
Representative Harry NJ. Hart or
Holden, Selectman Pond and Boyden
| Bearce told of the heavy traffic and
condition of the road in Eddington and
Holden. which could be obviated by
building around the Kidder hill propo-
sition. Two thousand dollars is asked
each town to raise $500 more.
Representative r. Il. Bussabarger OF
Inhec smoke for the resolve asking
$500 each for 1917 and 1918 for repairs
on the roads in Trescott, small and
moor town, but in the direct line OF
heavy traffic, which requires better
roads.
Senator A. K. Ames of Washington IA
yored the resolve asking $1,000 for 1918 for
repairing the eight bridges on the Air
Line" road in Township 81 in that coun-
tv, four of them large ones. Heavy team
] no them
out. Chief Engineer Paul D. Sargent OF
the highway commission also favored the
resolve.
Ways and Bridges
Senator Ames also appeared for the re-
solve asking $1,000 for 1917 for repairing
tho main road from Machias to Wesley
s2ooO TO be expended in Marshfield and
$1,000 in Whitneyvilie. with s5co LOT 1913
in Whitneyville Treas. S. n. Tobey of
the Augusta State hospital, Mr.. Holway,
a lumberman, and representative G. A.
Watts of Machiasport endorsed the re-
quest.
Senator Ames spoke for the $1,000 appro-
priation asked for repairing the main
highway in Wesley leading to Machias.
II Accommodates lumber, BURBERRY and
sportsmen's interests.
| Representative A. r. Clark of Harrison,
with Mr.. Brett of Otisfield. Com. of Agrl.
J. A. Roberts of Norway and Mr.. Cum
mings of Hebron, told Of the needs OF
the $4,000 asked for the reconstruction and
repair Of the Twin Bridge road In Otis
field. Is in bad shape and town can't
fix 1t by usual road methods. Town mas
500 people, III polls taxed. and a valua-
ton of s274,ooo, with a % mill tax rate
| In 1916.
Representative F. P. Washburn OF
Perry spoke for the $500 asked for the
Mt. Tom road in Charlotte. providing the
town appropriates $500. The town has
ga 600 valuation. 30 miles of road and a
s4-mi,ls tax rate in 1916. They wish to
straighten, remove boulders and make
safe the road for the farmers and gen.
eral travel.
CAUCUS ENDORSES