Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21

, m.seott said that it was his intuitiv.
th npreSsikn, which was usually ri~ht
tha na1 was the best location 70,
nv pr!age across the Kennehec
ou,o 6enefit $4,000 in Lincoln
MehdaIi M. Dunbar of Damoris.
eo!ta, said he represented the Dam
nriscotta and Newcastle Ro,rd n,
.raoe and. he believed. the ma ior.
NY Oh the citizehs Of Lincoln count,
'nu not as paid attorney 1on.
ptauSe., Mr.. Dunbar said that tn,
reputation of the area which thi.
prlage Would benefit was. onnroxi.
lliately 10000 and it was they VIII,
were asking for relief in the form OF
iuse across the river. Illustra
i've i've Oh what the benefit of hi,
piluse would be to the whole re.
sion. Mr.. Dunbar pointed out tina,
Mllat MADE the present business sec.
.ioii VI Damariscotta, which paid las,
:Sai STATE tax of about $1,000 was
me Tree bridge over the Damaris.
Iu''a river between Newcastle anl
DamarScotta.
we are not. asking you. said Mr.
puhoar' TO appropriate this money
nut 10 submit to the voters of this
o:a.e a proposition to see if they are
bridge" '''>
Shippers Handicapped.
George II. Wood of Rockland, hcai
VI the Rockland and Rockport Lime
corporation. explained the difficult,
Mhlch Dig shippers of freight ex-
petiehced as result Of the lack OF
prldge over the kennebec. His com
pai'E was the largest single shipper
ever the Maine Central east of the
Nenhepec. 1T gave the road about
900 carloads Il year. 1t shipped
about 1900 carloads of lime a Yea,
10 the pulp mills of the State. Re-
Gently. he said one of the largest Of
these plants had been forced to shut
down because of failure to receive it,
supply of lime.
III was Mr.. Woods understantln.
that the bridge. a plan of which was
being submitted to the committee
met the approval of the Maine Cen
trail engineers. He thought that com
pany would be willing to pay more
than 100000 a year rental if such
bridge We're erected.
In closing Mr.. Wood promised that
ms company would supply all
crushed rock required in the con-
stSuction of the bridge at cost.
Summer Residents Favor
Q. IL. Emery. secretary of the
camden Board Of Trade. told the
committee that the business men
manufacturers and summer residents
OF his town were in favor of the
Carlton bridge project. They re-
Earded Bath as the only logical place
for building such bridge.
If the bridge at Bath were to cost
many, more dollars than one some
where else. he should still favor that
location. because he regarded tina,
assured income of 100000 from the
Maine Central as moro than off set
ting the added cost of construction
elsewhere.
Obadiah Speaks
hearty reception was accorded tC
EX-l 'nitcd States Senator Obadal
Gardner of Rockland. when he adj
dressed in tho committee in favor OF
the building of the bridge at Bath.
ut is very evident that some in
tercst is manifested by the people o1
Maine in this project said Mr.
Gardner.
Il believe that If the matter was
referred to this audience that il
Nohid nc ~ iN iiNstiiH "
build the bridge at Bath continued
Mr.. Gardner.
During the period of time that
this question has been under discus
sion. | have not heard Il person speak
in favor of privately owned bridge
Tor have | heard n person speak II
opposition to the building of the
bridge across the Kenncbcc river
'If the bridge were built at Rich
mond no rental would be received
from the railroad company and agar
if this bridge were built at Richmond
another bridge would have to be bull,
across the Eastern River.
at is very announcement to have to
wait for the ferry. one time
reached the Bath side and found that
there We're ia automobiles ahead Of
me. waitin" to cross | figured that
could go back to Brunswick. Their
to Gardiner, across the bridge al
that point and reach home almost as
quickly as if | waited for my turn
at the ferry.
All we ask is that tho state nsf
the people Of tho counties which
W Guild be benefited by this bridge in
the same manner as other sections
of the state are used.
$4,000 Year For Operation
Quoting from sheet which had
been generously distributed Mr. Tup-
per in closing the case for the pro-
ponents said that on tn" base OF q
s.. 100000 initial cost of the bridge. II
would cost the State $4,000 Il NCai
for operation Tho interest charge
would he $4,000, which would leave
n $4,000 balance for the state from
the revenue of 100000 rental from
ra1 Il
annual deficit of $4,000 for the
present operation of the ferry at
Bath, would give $4,000 a year to
be deposited in the bridge sinking
fund. 1t was estimated. he said
that if the bridge cost 100000 the
total annual cost per tax payer IN
Maine would lie but six cents.
There were. he explained, other
utilities beside tho railroad which
would pay rentals to the bridge: the
water company. telephone and telc-
graph companies would all pay.
Again quoting from the printed
slim he said it was estimated that the
value of the time lost each wear IN
waiting at the ferry was Sl3S,S22.S'
Mr.. Leigh inquired whether there
was to be any evidence to snow that
the Maine Central had ever. through
any one III authority "SI.'" =" Pc,
s1OO 900 4 wear rental. Mr. Upper
replied that directors Of the company
had told his associates, he under
stood, that they could make that
statement.
This closed the hearing for the
proponents of the Carleton resolve.
Richmond's Side
Thomas Leigh, representing those
in favor of the construction of the
bridge at Richmond. said that he was
not looking for manufactured APP
81 am here to speak to this COM
mittce in behalf of the building OF