Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-28

move such immunity by laying aside
the protection furnished by the conf
mon law and become subject to The
same liabilities as though itWe:o an
individual.
Mrs. Wilcox was present at the
hearing and c!Iowsd to the cor,mit-
tee the extent Of the injury to her
Lett ear caused by the shooting by
the inmate of tie Bangor State hos
r'tal
Attorney General Raymond Eel
lows expressed TIE opinion that the
decision of the law court Ill the
Jones case did not set a pr2cede ut
to be followed hy every Legislature
and that each Legislature should dc
ode such claims as it saw iii. lie
considered that Nhs. Wilcox would
not in any event be entitled to more
than $4,000.
Richmond Construction Case
Attornny w. Il Blaisdell o. Sulli-
van appeared IN behalf of Bradbury
Smith and II. IT, Havey of Sullivan
seeking on appropriation OF S1o.Ooi
to reimburse them for loss on State
highway construction during the
Years 1916. 1917 ard 1913.
Mr.. Blaisd,i pointed out that
Messrs. Smith AID liavey ,ntrlctod
with the STATE !Iirhway Il apartment
to construct I 2"rtain Sc :rion Of
State highway, known as the Card
Ter Richmond section. located l..
miles in the City of Gardner and
one half mile III the town CT Rich
mond for the sum of $4,000: that
construction work was begun in
July, 1916 and continued with slight
interruption during the winter
months until August. 1918, when the
job was completed; that the total
cost of construction to the Contrac-
tors was $47,654.!O. thereby making
a loss to the contractors of $l0,-
C5470.
This loss was occasioned in n
large measure by the rise in prices
Of labor and materials during the
war. a contingency which could not
have been foretold by the contrac-
tors, according to the statements Of
Attorney Blaisdell. The attorney
stated that the bid for the job was
made by two competent engineers
and that the bid or the next high
est bidder for the same job was
$36, 1000. lie said that he understood
that the State Highway Depart
Irent's estimate for the construction
vas $2S, 700; that the State received
the benefit of the low bid made by
Smith and Hatey. and. that the road
Was finished acct riding t. specitlca-
tons. They seek recompense be-
cause of the unusual conditions
brought about Ey the war.
I'aul D. Sargent chief engineer of
the State Highway department.
stated that he dill not have with him
the highway departments estimate
of the cost of tic highway job, b 1t
&C rld furnish this estimate a little
.a.er. He said thar whereas Smith
ARD Havcy had figured the cost of
excavation at - cents a cubic yard
in 191G. lids in other sections were
Between 81 cents TO 15 cents per
cubic yard. TIE next year there was
q little rise in the figures for ,exca-
vation work. the Gardiner-R
r.ond contract was let to Smith aud
Iavey because they. were the low
bidders and becouse they were able
to file bonds according to The law.
Caribou Accident Claim
Representative Hamilton of Carl
Ion appeared in relation to the re-
solve foe $45S.7J il favor of the
town of CariD u to pay that NUM-
cipality for money expended in tEe
defense of the suit of Pearson VS..
the town of Caribou. Hearing on the