Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-23
MAYOR TEbbETTS ISSUES,
REPORT OF CITY'S AFFAIRS

property owners to pay for sprink-
ling charges. During the year this
assessment amounted to seven thou
sand six hundred and seventy-one
dollars and siXty-one cents ($7611.61)
and there was expended for Tarvia,
Calcium Chloride and Water Sprink-
Ing, eleven thousand eight hundred
sixtynine dollars and sixty-five
cents (S11, S6965). The receipts from
this assessment We're insufficient to
meet the expenses by four thousand
one hundred ninety-eight dollars and
four cents $419S.04. Many COM
plants are received on account of the
ievying of this assessment for street
sprinklieg, and l believe that some
other method should be worked out
III dealing with this problem.
Ticonic Bridge
| Early In May last, the Chief Engi-
! neer of the State Highway Depart
ment made an inspection Of the ii.
comic Bridge and in his report | was
advised that the bridge in its present
| condition was unsafe and that some
! thlng should be done at the earliest
possible date to put the bridge in a
| sa!e condition. After considering
| inns matter with the Select.-en of
! Wlnslow and the Bridge Engineer of
! the State Highway Department., it
! was decided to rebuild the bridge
with wood block paving, and we en-
| tered INTO contract with the STAN
dard Engineering & Contra citing
! Company for the rebuilding of this
! bridge. The total expenditures for
! the bridge and sidewalk amount to
fourteen thousand, fifteen dollars and
eiGhty-four cents (S14,O15.S4). l be-
Ieve that the upkeep of this bridge
Wlll be practically nothing for tie
next 20 years.
Silver Street Bridge
In March last, took the matter
up win the State Highway depart
| Ihent to see what assistance they
would give toward the CONSTRUCTION
OF concrete bridge at the foot of
Silver street. and known as the En-
erson bridge. At this conference I
found that they were willing to as
$751; this being one of the most dam
SerouS bridges on main trunk line
road in kennehec county. After
que consideration, the State High
way department voted to construct
inns bridge providing the county and
city would assist their proportionate
part toward its construction. This
bridge has been built at a cost of
overweight thousand and seven
hundred dollars ($2S, 100000: the city
OF Waterville paying twelve thousand
nine hundred and fifteen dollars
| (Sl2,9lo.OO): the county of Kenne-
bee, ten thousand five hundred dol
! lars (SlO,JU.OO): and the State of
Maine, 1--WE thousand two hundred
elghty-five dollars ($52S5.OO. The
| MA
! bridge as a memorial to the eX-sery-
ice men Of WatervilIe cost seventeen
hundred dollars ($170O.0O), and the
grading and other work necessary
TO improve the approach to the
| bridge cost four hundred and twen-
ty-siX dollars and ninety-five cents,
| (N426.9o): making d total cost of
; ffteen thousand forty-one dollars
. and ninety-five cents ($1J,041 $50 to
! the city.
School Housing Facilities
In accepting the office Of mayor
| in l022, / recommended to the city
| government, the levying OF a special
three CD mill tax for the purpose
| of providing suitable school build
ings for the proper care of the
school children of this city. and fol-
! lowing out this suggestion the city
! council authorized the construction
of the Junior High School building.
| which was completed in 1923. From
this assessment there has been paid
toward its construction, the follow
| ing amounts:
| 1922. .SpJ1 100. 66
| l3-1 %, 43l 10
1924 4O.O75.OS
, making a total payment on this
building to date. of one hundred
and fourteen thousand, seventy-five
| dollars and eight cents ($114 075.OS)
L believe this program for providing
proper school buildings should be
! continued for at least ten years. At
| the earliest possible date the Grove
street school should be replaced by
a modern brick building, and with
| the gradual growth in population
| which Waterville is now enjoying,
we should consider for the future by
making provision for additional
school buildings, by the purchase, or
| option of purchase of the kimhall
property, so-called. bordering on Sill
yer, Elm and Western Avenue. with
| the view in mind of consolidating
| tho Western Avenue and Redington
street schools, and the erection of
| II odern brick school building on this
! site.
Conclusions: In submitting this
report of the work which has been
| completed during the past year, |
lave made no attempt to elaborate
on what has been accomplished. l
have merely attempted to point out
| lust the actual cost for these i'm
movements. so that the citizens Of
Waterville may know where and for
What purpose their money has been
expended.
In completing my services as
Mayor, wish to extend my thanks
to the people of Waterville for their
cordial support and cooperation
during my term of office: and to the
heads of the several departments !
extend to them my appreciation for
their loyal cooperation, and to the
members of the City Council for the
very cordial support which they
have given me during the year.
Respectfully submitted.
LEON 0. TEBBETTS,