Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-17

yond the age of 40 years and females
beyond the age of IS years.
Putnam of Washington-Act to
authorize the State Highway Com
mission to take over for construction
and maintenance all roads on Indian
township.
To Take Over Highway Bridges (
Emery of WashingtonzAct provid-
ing for State maintenance of all
Highway bridges over 600 feet in
length. 1t provides that the High
way Commission shall take over for
maintenance at the sole expense of
the State all highway bridges not
owned by corporations or toll COM
panies, having length of 600 feet or
more, measured from end to end of
the bridge floor. The act appro-
PIRATES 100000 for 1921 and 100000
for 1922. The Highway Commission
is authorized to purchase, lease or
hire all machinery, tools. implements
and property necessary for the ex-
animation and repair of an bridges
under this act and make contracts
for labor, materials and property for
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bridges. The commission may per-
form actual repair work by any
method which the Governor and
Council approves.
To Survey for kennebee Bridge
Thompson of Knox-Resolve in
favor of Kennebec River Bridge Co.
1t appropriates $4,000 to make pre-
liminary survey for the Kennebec
river bridge as set forth in the Ken
nebec River Bridge Co. bin, the. sur
vey to be made under the direction
and supervision of the directors of
said company.
The statement of facts says that
the building of the bridge requires
the assistance of the federal govern
ment as bridge is an important part
of a United States military road.
Preliminary survey is required be-
fore the Federal government will
take any action whatever. In 1920
there were ferried by the Maine Cen
trail at Bath, $4,000 cars and 100000
passengers and much valuable time
was lost in delay caused by breaking
up of trains and by ice in winter.
During the same time $4,000 passen-
gers were carried on the Peoples
ferry and otherwise. Other passen-
ger automobiles that could not con-
veniently reach their destination by
crossing the Kennebec at Bath, were
! obliged to cross the river at Gardi
ner, detouring about 60 miles or wait
an unreasonable length of time to
cross on the Peoples ferry.
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Parent of Androscoggin - Act
amending the Lewiston city charter
relating to Office of city clerk. a 1t
provides that the city clerk shall be
appointed annually by the mayor.
The act requires the city clerk in adj
dtion to hia other duties to notify
the city auditor of the amounts and
purposes of all appropriations and to
notify the auditor, treasurer and
chairman Of the committee on ac-
counts in writing of all orders au-
thorizing appropriations, eXpendi-
lures, assessments, appointments,
attachments or awards of damages
Immediately after such orders are
approved. The city clerk shall re-
ceive an annual salary of $500 as
full compensation. He may employ
a chief clerk, who may serve as his
deputy at a salary of not exceeding
$3.50.
Parent of Androscoggin Act
amending the charter of the city of
Lewiston to provide for a city audi
tor. 1t provides that a city auditor
of Lewiston shall be appointed by the
mayor for a term of four years. He
shall be a competent accountant and
shall file bond to be approved by
the mayor and city council of not less
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000.
Vacancy occurring during a term
shall be filled for the unexpired term.
The city auditor shall annually be-
tween Feb. l and M1ch examine
the books, accounts vouchers of
the city treasurer az report to the
city council. He sh% ton or before
the first Monday of Mo of each year,
submit to the city council a full and
accurate statement of the financial
condition of the city and the financial
transactions thereof for the preced
ing year ending on the last day of
each February. On or before the
first Monday of April the heads of
the various departments. institutions,
! commissions and boards of trustees
who are entrusted with the expendi-
tufe of public moneys, shall file with
the auditor detailed written esti-
mates of their departments or insti-
tutions, together with estimated in
comes. The auditor shall submit
these tabulated statements to the
city council together with estimates
OF revenues of the city. The auditor
shall receive an annual salary of
$500. He shall keep ON file current
prices of departments supplies and
materials and publish in the news
papers monthly reports of receipts
and expenditures of each depart
ment.
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