Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-07


The County Commissioners have
completed their first regular meeting
for 1918 after session at the Court
House which was presided over by
Chairman w. y. Osborn, Granville ID.
Perkins and 4. 7. Goodrich. The
principal item of business transacted
was their decision not to accept the
Old Patterson Toll Bridge at North
Arson for Somerset County. A hear
Friday, January 18, at which Hon.
Fred w. Bunker. Frank H. Holley,
Tilson d. Salley, Willis Emery and
other North Arson residents favoring
the move were heard, the proprietors
of the bridge having previously sub
mitted to the County Commissioners,
an offer to surrender the bridge, free
OF cost or incumbrance to the County
Commissioners for the county to there
after be the property of the County
and to be maintained at the county's
expense. The Legislature had agreed
upon an appropriation of $4,000 on
condition Somerset County take over
the bridge.
The Commissioners declined to &C
cept the offer because of the following
reasons:
because public interest and con-
veni ance would not be promoted by its
acceptance.
2.-Because it's acceptance would
place upon the County of Somerset the
burden Of ever maintaining Such
fridge at its own expense, which in
the opinion of the Commissioners is a
burden, not justified by the benefits to
be derived from a bridge at the point
where Patterson Toll Bridge is now To-
Gated.
$4,000 made by the legislature was on
condition that the county of Somerset
accept the offer of the proprietors Of
Arson and Madison Bridge to take
over the Patterson Toll Bridge. Such
appropriation is not sufficient in the
opinion of the commissioners to make
the temporary repairs necessary to
render the present bridge safe for
travel. Such repairs if made Would
only postpone for a few years at most.
the building of a new bridge to replace
the present structure.
because the County of Somerset
has no fu1ds available to defray the
expense of repairs necessary to make
the present structure safe for travel
and the legislature has provided" no
means whereby such funds can legally
become available.
Routine business occupied the re-
mainder of the March session, various
matters being brought to the atten-
ton of the board. The annual report
OF the County treasurer John II. Ian
caster was submitted. This showed
! that at the beginning of February
there was on hand. subject TO order,
the sum of 23,74729 Since that time
the following sums have been paid by
the treasurers of the different towns:
Moscow, s2S5.S7; Palmyra, $52O25; ST.
Adams. S5S5.62; Harmony, $436.5l :;
Bingham, slc6.2S: Cornville, S450.46:
Ptttsfield. S23SS.29 and from the plan
tations of Mayfield and Dennistown,
the sums of 5000 and $3.50 re-
spectiyely. These and other receipts
bring the total amounts up to 500
07299. During the month there has
been paid cut in salaries for county
officers ami clerks. the sum of $942.13;
for jail repairs. $99.35; Court House
rtpairs. $l7S.4l: Jail provisions, $3.50
land damages. $50; investigating
crimes. $50; County Commissioners
Court. s713.15 and these figures. with
other incidental expenses bring the en-
tire amounts paid out for the month,
up to 1882 03. which leaves balance
March /. of $261S096 An adjourned
session of the Commissioners will be
held the first Tuesday in April.
! Mrs. O. J. Folsom left Tuesday after
noon to visit for a few days in Dex-
ter.
Leon Wilbur. one of the local mail
train clerks is in Phillips this week
called there by the death of Mrs. Will
burs sister.
A meeting of the Athletic Council of
the High School was held Tuesday
night with Irwin Symonds presiding.
Officers for the 1918 football team
were elected. Earl Grundy being chos-
en- as manager and Arthur Springer as
assistant manager.
The following list of men have been
called to appear March II before the
Somerset Exemption Board for physic-
al examinations:
Roger A. Nye, State Hospital All
gusta; Daniel Bushey, Lake Austin
Arthur J. Huff. Hartland; Joseph
Arsenault, Chesuncook; Speros Kiri-
aiken, Madison; Adolph Dubard, Ches-
uncook: Alton NJ. Am azeen, Cornville :
John Reardon, Manson; Joseph Mar
els, Skowhegan: Maynard f. Wright,
Flagstaff; Raymond .. Groves, Smith =
field; Thomas Kane. Greenville Jet;
Amos Manley, Chesuncook. Camp No.
A; Austin Warren Collins, Skowhegan,
Route Z; Mac Nadeau, lockwood; Will
liam r. Allen. 10 Bulfinch pl Boston !;
Lincoln Nelson, Moose River; Eugene
Docette. 109 Exchange St. Bangor:
John O'Reiley, Jr., Skowhegan: Clyde
A. Padham. Bingham; Arthur Mccall
lum. Greenville; Abel II. Webb. New
Portland tNorth); Harry Austin Dins-
more IA Dalton St. Waterville, Don
aid McErchin. Lily Bay, Harrington
Operation Camp .; John McLain
Wentworth Location. n. H: Guy F.
Nalliere, Skowhegan; Joseph l.. Nor
/ ril lockwood; Jessie NJ. Russell
Slowhegan; Joel II. Cormier, Har-
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