Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-14

New Hampshire Legislature would
appropriate the money necessary to
meet that states proportion of the
cost.
Admiral G. }. Bush
AS naval officer Admiral c. j. Bush
OF the k!ttery navy yard said he could
not speak with authority of what his
superiors in Washington would do. but
he felt that this bridge was a necessa-
~ step for the good of the State He
told how an investigation by naval o.
iicers had shown that there was BIT
u single place on the Ned England
coast where wharf could be built with
sufficient depth OF water to accom-.
n1odate the great transport Leviathan,
drawing, as she frequently did, 40 feet
OF water. and that was at Kittery. YES
sells Of great size would handle the com.
merce OF the future. he declared, AMI
1t was necessary to keep this III mind.
1T seemed to him that it had a great
bearing on this question. As a memorial
TO the soldiers and sailors he thorough.
ly approved Of the bridge. Replying to
an interrogation by Mr. Mitchell, the
.
ing by direction Of Sec. Daniels.
Al the present time, he said, there
were six submarines under construction
at the navy yard and four or five ships
there for repairs
Judge Benz. +. Cleaves, chairman ot
the Maine Public Utilities Commission.
urged that unless this bridge was re.
built it was probable that a lot OF
Names summer business would be lost:
that those people would renal in New
Hampshire
Relating how the commission invests
gated this bridge the judge said that
ne had seen the bridge settle four inches
under train and sway a foot out OF
plumb. Engineers told him that be-
cause of the nature of the river bot
tom there it was impossible to proven.
this i'll pile bridge of this time. Safe
ty. however, was secured by tying the
piles together
state Treasurer Simpson. James 4.
walker. Chairman Of the selectmen OF
hittery. and Hon. Aaron A. Cole Of FL
hot spoke In favor Of the resolve.
Raccoon Gully culvert
Rep. Roberts Of Lyman and Select
man Tibbetts Of that town appeared
before the committee in support OF
the resolve appropriating $1,000 to aid in
rebuilding Eaccoon Gully culvert in L.
man. 1t was stated that the total val
uation OF Lyman was $a2p,0o0 and the
tax rate was Is mills. The town had
14o polls ard was obliged to keep 80
miles Of road in repair,
Mt. Desert Road
= number of residents OF Mt. Desert.
fremont and Southwest Harbor appear
ed to urge the committee to make a ia
Vorable report on the resolve to aid in
repairing the II miles Of highway in the
towns of Mt. Desert and Southwest
Harbor, beginning at CAROLS hill
Inc hearinc was conducted by George
r. ruler of Southwest Harbor, who
explained the nature OF the road AMI
its Importance to the community, All
then called Upon Rep Foss of Mt. Des-I
ert, Who said that his town would an.
propriate $500 toward this work. Dur.
ing the FAST year the federal govern
hient mad established radio station
in Mt. Desert ana is supplies must lie
taken in heavy trucks over this road
lie said that the valuation Of his town
vas s2,5n.c0o md that the tax rate was
= Hills and it had 81 miles Of read to
care for. Its deb. was $1,000.
1t was brought out that the town OF
fremont hat 81 miles of road. while
S1llt NN'a1f. I{arhar hol
valuation was $4,000 with a tax rate