Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-05

ested. He took the borings but didn't
set his pay and therefore didn't
make any plans. His first idea was
that the bridge could be built for a
million dollars. We sent Walter
Norris up to see what was going on
and he said no start had been made
| on the plans. We then gave the Dor
ings to the Waddell Co., engineers
| on the Portsmouth bridge, and they
made the plans. Mr.. Wooster is now
grieved because he is not getting the
business.
He Is in hopes that the matter
will be stirred up and delayed and
that he will get q chance to do It,
The borinss are all right. They have
been paid for and turned over to
the Waddell Co.
Letter from Governor Brewster
Mr.. Carlton then read a letter adj
| dressed to him by Governor Brewster
on April ~, 1924 saying that he
would abide by Mr.. Cartons posi-
ton advocating the bridge at Bath,
and further saying that the proposed
bridge at Bath seemed to him to be
the link that would aid in the devel-
opment of the State in manner par
alelling California and Florida.
He continued that 1.-The men who
used the harbor most were our best
friends. We concluded some time
ago that it is better to have a live
bridge than dead harbor. The
claim that the bridge might be part
ly constructed and then left unfin-
ished is all nonsense. Tho bondsmen
would have to complete a bridge ii
the contractor failed to finish it.
They speak of the Sullivan bridge.
don't know what that has to do
with this matter, but l know some
thing about the Sullivan bridge. 1
don't know as the contractor ever
built bridge in tidewater before in
his life. He was kind Of cut of his
latitude
1T seems as though this commit
tee could look over the sites as we'll
as commission. l consider this
highway commission as competent
Ns any commission. I don't under
stand that the representatives have
right to delegate their powers in
this matter. They We're elected and
sent here to perform their duties. /
for one don't feel like serving"
Senator Hinckley's Views
AS Nero fiddled, Rome burned"
said Senator Hinckley Of Cumber-
land. That is what this legislature
may be doing now. 1t seems to me
from talking with Il large number of
members that the bridge should be
built, and should be built at Bath.
/, think there is no question in the
minds of the committee that thesen-
timent of 80 percent of the MEM
ers is in favor of building the bridge
at Bath.
Senator Hinckley then told of the
visit of the committee to Bath and
said 1t had been reported officially that
the site at Bath was feasible. He said
he assumed that the war department
engineers have particular place for
the location of the bridge. He under
stood that it could be built as q rail
road bridge for not exceeding $4,000
600, and as highway bridge fos not
more than $2,000,O0o
why do men continue to talk along
the line that this Legislature has
nothing definite to start on? 1t is Just
to throw dust in the eyes of the public
and prevent the bridge being built.
There are interests in the State that
are working to prevent this Legisla-
ture and the next Legislature, and so
on. from building the bridge. so that
they can build it later and profit by
it,
Both bridge sites were important he
said. He continued: II think l can
say that the Maine Central is not in
terested in building bridge at Rich
mond but Is vitality interested in the
bridge at Bath. With others 1 was in
conference with a Maine Central rep
resentative last evening and 1 think
it is time to definitely decide on a
location. and that within few days