Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-15

rates under federal control Judge
Cieaves said that II was q difficult
! thing TO make an exact statement Of
what this was. Supposedly placed at
.5 per cent. Il frequently was much
more. This was illustrated in the mat
ter or coal. Roads Transporting coal
a., from the mines to tide water ports
added the IS per cent. and those
t roads which took il from the ships at
the other end TO final destination add
ed 70 per cent, so that 1t was an ac-
tual increase Of SO per cent. The di-
, rector general Of railroads recognized
I that this was not the intent al all
ana mad been considering reparation.
However, he had gone out Of office
and there had been no rcparation.
! y have often Wondered remarked
Judge C'eaves. Just who would get
! This rebate il he made It.
Highway Department
. Explaining The needs of thu High
Way department Philip J. I1eerIng
chairman OF Ire commission SAID that
, s55.1Gn was necessary tur resurfaclng
portions OF the highway between
d
absolutely necessary. Tins referred TO
those parts of the road which had
not been hard surfaced. Now that the
United states government was using
leaTE trucks over the road for the
trans p0rtatiQn Of mails and the con-
slant increase Of these motor vehicles
tor hauling heavy freight II was un-
wise 10 let this road go longer. Last
sa!l Il was practically inlpassab!e at
ter me heavy rains began.
Taking up The costs Of the DEPART
rent for maintenance and adminis-
ration the chairman said there would
he required ss25.00o. OF which $685.
pco would be paid by towns and cities.
leaving about 5000. 900 for the State
to pay.
In connection with the amount
which was received from automobile
licenses and which was expected.
Chairman Deerlng informed the COM
m,tIee that for a nulnner OF years
hey Dad plotted 4 curve showing
what this had increased. This had
proven 20 De natural curve ard
upon THIS curve they based their es-
innate Of income from this source IN
1919 ana 1920. The curve had shown
! probable increase from this source
IN 1917 of s475. 900. ii actually was
So 5000 IN 1913 the curve Indicated
al income from automobiles of $500
coh. While there was actually received
from that source S5Ta.I-I. Following
. TINS same method the curve indicated
tna- n 1919 the State would receive
rom automobiles the sum OF ss25.-
800 and n 1929 the sum OF 5000
IN view OF past experiences he felt
the commission was justified in max
ng those figures the base If their
estlilates for the coming two years.
Hartman DeeI.irG said hat he felt
the time had arrived when the State
should do something n regard 70 the
Bath and Toolwict fairy This was
4 nuisance. The commission had
put \ II estimate of s73o.o0o for a
new boat and sips. which ;hev felt
was 4 moderate estimate. II vas
but . guess. but. in their Judgment
something must be done ~ that point.
Traffic vas increasing tremendously
there. Records showed that While
eight years ago-i- Iq1J-iess than
100 automobiles we're transported
across the ferry II year. lest year
there were carried c410n of them;
mis- toe. with the boat IF for per-
iod Of six weeks vher no cars were
handled. This great tota. OF ma
chimes vas handled. practically.
within period Of eight months.
Traffic there Vas constantly ircreaa-
ng and i vas necessary 70 act.
He had mate some Investigations
ard found that 4 would he possible
70 purchase second hand boat with
stee. hull and wooden top in New
York for S5l ha9. This noat would
handle trom }n - 50 machines. A
new boat of like capacity would cost,
proba bly, ss0. o"n # new boat vera
purchased new slips would be an alb
soiu'e necessity.
My suggestion SAID Chairman
Deering. and not that cf the com
mission. s .Ea- the Stale take this
ferry over pu. IN a proper boa, and
operate the kind Of a service which
traffic a. that point waT-auts.'
Cisl ussing the mst-er Of STATE aid
roads and the fund therefore, Chair
man Deer1Cs said mat Of the $500, 900
estimated for this purpose. 500, 900
was received from mill tax. CT
this 5000, 900 is used 70 match the
amounts which each town puts NJ for
state highway Improvement. $4,000
for use IN the 50 called FIVE times
plan and s2215.Jpo for the three town
plan and $50, 600 for the equalization
fund. Last wear Trey had but one
application for aid from this last
fund. and by using $4,000 from il
they were able TO give. under the
other plans. 90 per cent a.d % all
towns who applied.
II the matter of trunk I.ne work
he said that he felt the committee
and the public ought 20 understand
the situation. Last year one Job
mad 10 be deferred because they could
not get Il bid or anybody 10 10 the
work This would have cost scH0. 600.
Under The circumstances thew put
the money elsewhere.
Taking UP the matter Of federal
aid for road vcrk Chairman Deer,ng
said that there were A number Of
bills now pending before Congress FOR
good roads work. One Of these
vas the Bankhard bill. which pl'ovtd-
ed that s7.-000-000 shouIc be made
immediately available tor this pur-
pose. Il further provided similar