Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-12

| lot of work without sufficient money
in sight He said the State now hal
over $3,0O0,0OO invested in HIGHWAYS
and over $6,000,000 in State-aid roads
This shows the vast extent of tn,
work and the need of more funds.
Representative Audibert of For,
Kent made good plea for the appre.
priation of one-half the cost of an in.
| ternational bridge between Fort Ken,
and st. Francis. N. B., the estimates,
| total cost of which in 1913 was s75M
| to $4,000. Funds had previously been
/ provided for the purpose but the com.
| ing of the World War made building
| impossible and Canada's share revert.
| ed into the treasury. He was certain
| that Canada would again provide what
| is necessary. The plan has been fay.
| ored by each Maine Legislature since
| 1913. 1t could have been built two
years and a year ago, but it would
| not have been economy and he was
glad that no further burden by is
construction was placed on Canada or
| this State. Fort Kent has deposited
! SfoD toWdiO lHc biluSt.
Joseph Croteau of Augusta spoke m|
| favor of the resolve. He said Fort|
| was the metropolis of that section anal
was handicapped by lack OF bridge,
/ which would cause its travel and bus.
mess to expand. The ferry was a dill
| it promised to be more so. if the proI|
| posed dam was built up the rive,|
lowering the water below during thsl
summer Great purchases of horsesl
and sheep came through by the way|
of Montreal and Quebec and had VI
| be ferried at Fort Kent, 100 or so all
a time. difficult JOB. He urged Al
| favorable report.
Mr.. Poor of Andover explained ths|
condition of the road leading to thsl
south arm of Richardson lake in OIL
ford county, a great summer resor|
section for which 5000 is asked. lid
said the road to be repaired was about|
A or 4 IL miles long. crooked, marrow,
| muddy, one bad hill and Andover, hI
which it is located, feels that it can-|
| not stand all the expense. The AndO.|
Yer end is all in the woods. crooked
| and narrow, but it is the only road I'd
| that part of the lake and is much tray-|
elled by summer visitors from out ol|
| the tSate, osne 40 to 30 cars a day b|
7 July and August and p to 80 in June
Mr.. Coburn, proprietor of SUMMED
hotel at the south arm, said he was|
building a garage to take care of ths|
| summer peoples cars and that they|
complained bitterly of the roads CON
| dition. Sporting camps lines the whole
, road clear through to Rangeley lakes
Plenty of gravel for building
Selectman Thomas of Andover said
Andover would do its share Of build
ing the road.
County Commissioner Bowker said
the work was necessity and favored
the appropriation Of $4,000.
Rep. Bragdon of Franklin appeared
preparation of 5000 to repair the Shorsl
Road. SO called, between East Frank
lin and North Sullivan, a distance OIL
two and one half miles. Rep. Brag'
don said that this resolve was the on
ly one which he had been called upoa]
by his class district to- present to thsl
Legislature. The road is through tns)
woods and it is extremely narrow
crooked and rocky Franklin has Al
valuation of $4,000 and it will show
a decrease unless new industries come
to the town. The town has 80 miles o.
road to maintain and many OF them
are bad ones.
Paul d. Sargent. chief engineer on
the State Highway Commission. sau
that the road has many lodges ahu
that it is extremely dangerous