Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-31

Bridge Repair and Rebuilding Re-
solves
The committee on Ways and Eridg-
, es heard several requests for State
assistance at TIE Thursday afternoon
session.
Rep. T. T. Austin Of Milford spoke
/ in favor of an appropriation for $1,000
for each of 1919 and 1920 to repair
! a road in the towns of Milford and
! Greenfield, provided Milford raises
! $500 and Greenfield $500 1t was
/ built GO years ago for the people of
/ Township No. s. and the lumbcrmcn
ard has been of little coed to Mil
ford or Greenfield directly. although
/ the principal thorousLfare for peo-
! PIE getting in. The towns feel that
I they have done their duty by it and
must ask assistance.
! Joseph Gould Of Bangor, who has a
camp in Greenfield. said it is the
worst piece of road he ever saw and
. the financial condition OF the towns
calls for State aid. Tie Milford tax
rate is - mills and Greenfield 81 or
3d.
! Rep. P. W. Stevens presented the
resolve for the appropriation of
$4,000 for each of 1879 and 1920 for
! the Improvement CT the public high
Nay in North kennebunkport 70 the
Atlantic Shore L. X. station in Ken
rcbunkport and over North street in
! that town to Dock square.
f! II. l.. Luques. chairman Of the Old
| Orchard selectmen. said the fame
Of the resorts Of NennebunkpOrt and
York were an urgent and potent ar
gunent in favor of the Improvement
asked. The route is level and the
! road easily built, with no blasting.
They ask 10 more than they feel en-
! titled TON the line of the States
policy for good roads.
z Sen. Peacock-Do the towns propose
doing anything?
I Mr.. Luques-No. they have 50 or
| 80 miles Of other read to care for and
y feel that they cannot do anything
toward this.
| r. A. Kicker of North Ecnnebunk-
pert sa:d his town was poor. with
but s33., 1850 valuation and II mills
tax rate, and couldn't attend to tie
l to ] ii miles of this road. They
are all farming and no wealthy peo-
pie in his town and unable to do
I what they ought and wished to do.
Cyrus r. Tupper of Eoothbay Har-
Dor had charge of the presentation
I OF the request for a continuation Of
/ the appropriation for the improve
: nent of the highway from tie Wis
casset bridge through Edgecomb to
Hoothbay Harbor, begun two years
. ago. A. X. Baker of Edgecomb, \.
, ID. Sherman Of EdGecomb, Lincoln
Harris of Boot bay liarbor. Walter
NJ. Sanborn and Levi T. Williams CT
Augusta and Rep. Perkins of Booth
/ bay Harbor each told of their re-
/ spective towns interest in the matter
and their ability to assist. which
seemed practically noting. claiming
that it was up to the State to con-
tinue the work and complete the road.
+ Since the steamboat service to the
! Eootkbay Harbor resorts had been
! curtaled. this road is much used and
is one Of the Important highways for
the travelling public, althouGht of
not so much Importance for these
I towns themselves.
! Rep. F. y. Peabody OF Richmond
asked for $4,000 for the Richmond
Dresden ferry. which with the high
cost of everything was in danger of
being closed. Capt. c. Fl. Foster,
ferrIman from the Dresden side, and
County Commissioner Charles b.
Randall told of the conditions and
urged the appropriation. The receipts
do not give the ferryman a living
compensation and new boats must bc
built this year and tie wharves re
paired.
John r. Sprague of Foxcroft and
Rep. j. Il. Flint of Monsoon spoke for
the $500 resolve for the repair Of
the State road in Townships :, ard 6
leading to the north line OF, Prown-
Vile, being the road to the settlement
Of the katahdin Iron Works. The
conditions are bad and the road and
bridges need attention, tho people be-
ing absolutely untble to do it.
Rep. I. II. Foss Of Mt Desert Ferry
! favored the $4,000 asked for the re-
building of a 2-nile section Of high
way near the North Hancock post
office. Senator Holt and Rep. Phil
lips also spoke in favor.
Rep. j. w. Case of Lubec favored
J tie $500 resolve for rebuilding
I bridge in Prescott on road leading
from Machias to LuDec
! Senator Ames Of Washington fay
ored the $1,000 resolve for repair Ct
road between Wesley and Mortified
and the $1,000 resolve for repair If
! bridge across the Machias river IN
Township NO 81
! Resolves Nos. 1 and IA were tabled
! for reasSignment.