The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-26
The HIGHWAYS OF
SOMERSET COUNTY
SKOWHEGAN

Highway construction is now In pro-
gress ON Goodwin Hill, West Front
street, under the direction of Street
Commissioner Corvette, and while 1t
is passable detour Is advised when
possible. The roads in the rural
sections and the streets OF the village
are reported as being better than for
sometime. Teams are kept hauling
gravel upon places where the road
commissioner-notes that the road beds
are getting bad. The bridge over the
Wesserrunsett stream on the Canaan
road where the Austin car went into
the water Is being repaired by the
placing OF concrete railing on the
north side. The side walk on Spring
and Summer streets is completed.
THE CANADA ROAD
The roads between here and the
line are In fairly good condition, al
though considerable work Is being
done along the upper end. The roads
are easily passable, however, and one
of the bridges which is being built
has a good roadway along one side,
enabling easy travel in that section.
MOOSE RIVER
The condition of the roads In this
plantation do not require detour.
All state aid work on the roads Is
finished.
THE FORKS
Holway Brook bridge at Forrest Will
liams place Ia ready fer traffic. This
bridge was carried away last spring
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by new one about three feet higher
and eighteen feet longer. There Is
piece of state road under construc-
ton beginning at the south line OF
the plantation of The Forks extend
ing northerly that takes In this
bridge The work Is under the SUI
pervision Of Earl r. Taylor, road COM
missioner for The Forks and West
Forks and Moxie Gore, who Is build
ing two other pieces of state road,
one piece in Johnson Mt. Township
and another In Jackman Plantation.
Traffic allowed over work in all these
places.
FAIRFIELD
The roads in Fairfield are in rea-
sonably good condition. The state
has commenced to build the bitumin-
GUS macadem road from the car barns
of the Waterville, Fairfield and Oak
land road to the post office in Fair
field village. People going south
should go up Lawrence avenue to
High street, and down High street to
its junction with Main street. For
Bangor and Skowhegan they should
leave Main street at the car barn
north on High street to Lawrence ave-
nue., thence east to Main street. The
detour is short and the street in good
condition.
HARMONY
Roads leading from Athens to Cam
bridge good. Bridge up between Har-
mony and Wellington. Mountain
road from Harmony to st. Adams Is
impossible to travel.
SHARKS
A. III Drawn, road commissioner of
Starks says: THE roads in and
around Starks are in very good con-
dition. Auto parties wishing to go
TO Pennington and places beyond
would have real pleasure ride by
way of Madison to Starks, going the
so called stage road, which Is also
a state aid road, with patrolman on
duty all summer Making Starks
village, turn to the left, going the
Eria road to Williams Corner, turn
ing to right to New Sharon, Farm
ington Falls and Pennington with on
ly short distance between Starks
and New Sharon village that is some
what rough. There are also plenty
of gas and oil supplies at Starks viii
lage.
CONCORD
The roads in the northern part of
Concord are in very good condition.