Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-04

SottHSctiouS peIore the washington
County road was built. but the steamer
was then taken or and the haul to
the railroad for its sardines, fish and
blueberries is long and over this very
bad road. through woods and narrow
Many autos and trucks are held UP.
Jonesport began seven years ago build
ing good roads and raised large sums
1t must use this road and Addison
cannot build 1t. Addison has 1000
people; valuation, $25o.000; tax rate
so mills: debt $4,000 to $4,000. 1t has
So miles of roads with three expen-
sive bridges and one, drawbridge
which must be rebuilt this year.
j. H. Hudson of Guilford and
James D. Rice Of Bangor appeared
concerning the bill authorizing Ell
louisville Plantation to exercise the
rights Of town in taking care of its
highways. Mr.. Rice said the timber
land owners had no objections, but ask
ed to the right to come back to the
Legislature if the plantation did not
pursue the right course.
|. Judge j. P. Deering Of Saco con-
ducteh the case for the resolve giving
Saco $4,000 for each Of 1921 and 1922
TO build the road extending from Saco
toward the White mountains. Judge
Emmons Of Saco, Edwin Hobson of
Hollis, county commissioner for ~
years. DR.. Mann Of Saco and Mr..
Brooks Of Buxton each told of the bad
condition OF the piece of road, As
miles long. Four rods wide, sandy
and muddy, with ruts in wet weather
and deep sand in dry. Rest of road
Is good. Saco's valuation is S5.215,O0O:
tax rate 80 mills; debt, sIS5,00 with
20 miles Of road and several bridges.
1t has heavy travel and is outlet for
farmers with produce to the beach.
Rep. Wight of Newry, Chairman of
oeiectmen F. L. Ordway of Gilead,
VINO is also road commissioner, and
Mr. Leighton of Gilead, appeared for
the resolve to reimburse the town of
Gllead for its share of the patrol of
a highway, $861.67 being asked It
developed that it was impossible to
secure a patrolman for the wages
given by the State and Mr.. Ordway
therefore went ahead and did the
patrol work, but admittedly without
authority from the Highway Com
mission, although claiming some au-
thorization through correspondence
with the commission. He said he and
the highway inspector tried three
times without result to hire a patrol.
A. j. Wiggin, superintendent of
maintenance. Highway Department,
was called and said that no author
1ty was given for the work as done.
The same price for patrol was paid
everywhere in State. Had no report
from the inspector about work and
was surprised at receiving the towns
bill at the end of the season Reports
were made weekly and payments
made monthly. Mr. Ordway said he
did not make regular reports be-
cause inspector gave him no blanks
for purpose but expected to do the
work the best he could and send in
bill.
Rep. J. w. Eastman of Fryebure
spoke for the resolve giving $4,000 to
aid Fryeburg in repairing road
leading from the Center to Lowell
line. 1t had three miles of swampy
land and was difficult to keep up. 1t
other towns over, heavy trucking and
serving in summer about 1000 sum-
mer people in camps. hotels and cot
tages. The town has 108 miles of
road, with % bridges over IL feet
long, including covered and one
iron bridge; valuation $9S0,3OO' and
80 mills tax rate. It never before
asked a special appropriation Town
will raise $1,000 for same purpose.
Rep. Wadsworth of Winthrop ap-
peared for the resolve asking
$6212.55 to reimburse the town for
money expended on the Baileyville
road in 1920 and money raised in
anticipation, for the same purpose.
A. A. Richardson of Kennebunk led
the case for the resolve asking aid in
rebuilding and repairing a road in
Kennebunk which served large
section and connects Kennebunk
with Kennebunkport. There is an
other road, but that has been aban-
doned by most of the traffic. with the
result that this road has been spoil
ed. The section has about 1875 sum-
mer cottages ranging from $500 to
$685. 900 in value; 26 or 81 hotels,
from $4,000 to $780, goo, accommodate
ing 800 people. The cost of the road is
estimated at $4,000. Much work has
been done on it, but unavailing to
keep it in shape. The valuation of
Kennebunk is $2,740.000 with a tax
rate of 26 mills, which the commit
tee remarked was the lowest yet pre-
scented to them. Mr.. Richardson said
the town must this year build a new
town hall. probably $4,000; and a
schoolhouse, for which the warrant
asks 100000 The debt is now over
$4,000 and in a year will be over
500, 900. Road Commissioner Gooch
said the road was very bad, had
heavy travel by autos. 1t is the
only outlet of Kennebunkport to
Kennebunk
Mr.. Richardson in answer to the
statement by Chairman Adams that
had the towns tax rate been up to
the average, the town would have
raised $4,000 more and been able to
build the road, that the town was I'M
der tremendous expense, and was to
raise so much more than usual this
year that it would be heavily in debt
and couldn't handle the road repair.
Ex- Road Commissioner Reynolds
thought the road would cost $4,000
or $4,000, with an article in the war
rant to raise $4,000 for it. Mr.. Rob-
erts Of Kennebunk said practically
all the travel to the beach went over