Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-11

ment of the upper part of Knox de-
ponds on it.
Mr.. Withcc. who led the oppoSi-
ton then called upon former Repre-
sentative Jesse overlook Of Washing
! ton. who referred to the move on
the part OF certain men living in the
! southern part OF that section near
J the railroad. to 90 away with the
: road through Washington. He said
| that the Highway Commission had
| decided in favor Of that road. but
. that t looked as II some unseen
force vas trying to cut out Knox
county from her share IN the road
building, He said that he had talked
, with people OF Waldoboro and they
are not opposed to any road IN
Knox county He said that he voted
in the Legislature for the ISSUANCE
OF SS.00O.00O in highway bonds ana
that OF that amount his county never
got Il cent. And he declared thar the
turning down of Highway 'l' would
he u blow to agriculture and the
business interests in that county.
"Washington is "A small town ana
its taxation this year is at the ralo
Of 80 mills said Mr.. Overlook. Ihe
population is decreasing so 'huc',
that it is a serious matter" lie sald
water power. wood and lumber ana
a good sized boys camp and that
Deople there felt it would he an IN
Justice to cut out their road.
Hon. Obadiah Gardiner or Rock
land said that lie was at the hearing
representing only himself. and that
the question is whether we are so
inc TO build roads for the henehl OF
the larger number of people he
said that there is hardly Il road colA-
ing into Rockland used more than
that in question.
|. G.. Thurston of Union spoke OF
the ipdu. trial activity in that town.
pointing out that the Great Northern
! Paper Company has an lnVestment
! there. Only by the construction CT
| GOOD roads will the people he able to
/ get ont and in to transact business
/ he said.
! \ representative of the Great Nor
! thorn paper Company. Mr.. Weston
! spoke regarding the interests OF tha'
concern in Union.
| Judse O. II. Emery of Camden sara
that he did not believe that anyone
present was deSlfouS OF ui9couii'i"7
: Highway "P.
/ Arnold Bartlett of Somerville as
! serted that the people of that wen =
! jtv had been waiting ten years Tor
their road.
F,x- senator Packard of Rockport
and Representative Hobbs of Hope
| we're opposed to the discontinuancc
! of HIGHWAY "P" He asked all those
! opposed to this move to rise ano
between 80 and 40 rose In response.
Speaks for Highway PetltIoneo tor
The traffic going to Rockland ~
! the way of Jefferson ts two or three
times larger than that going by the
! way of Union and Hope: deciarGo
DR.. F.. w. Jackson of Jefferson. tie
pointed to the business interests u
Jefferson. where there are four sum d.
mer camps. and he said that IN tha'
section there are six lakes. ON PEAS
ant pond next year they are golns
70 build 81 cottages. DIR. Jackson
smoke of the money that had been
! snent for roads by people IN tha'
! section. ,,,,, x,,o1+
; The last speaker was Joseph Nelt
a seIcctman in the town OF Maldo-
| boro. who said that the people ID t,le
counties in that part of Maine oughl
ia work together for any hlsh"aHS
in that section. ,,oa
chairman Peabody then declareu
the hearing on this petition ad-
, iOIlrnel.