Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-09
Maine Legislature
CONTINUED from Paaa Onel

summer of 1925 because the Job has
been found more difficult than indi-
Gated by the original survey, the ex-
tent Of the location Of ledge being
several feet below that shown in the
original survey.
In connection with the Bath pro.
ject it is pointed out that the Wad-
dell company, which made the plans
for the bridge there, are not engaged
in the business of constructing
bridges, but are bridge architects,
and the borings were made by the j.
X. Wooster company Of New York.
Information is said to be lacking as
to how many borings were made in
line Of any proposed bridge or how
many of these borings struck the
solid ledge.
The Richmond bridge bill which
made its appearance last week con-
tainS the provision that the act shall!
not take effect until it shall nave
been determined by the highway
commission that the entire cost to
the State of construction and equip
ment of q combination railroad and
highway bridge and it's approaches
shall not exceed 81 100000; nor in
case of the erection of a highway
bridge alone, until it shall have been
determined by the commission that
the entire cost 20 the State shall not
exceed the sum of $550,O0O.
The sponsors of the Richmond
project claim that the IT. Sewart
Company of Newton. Mass, still
stands behind its bid of $1,O4O,OO0
for the construction of the combined
highway and railroad bridge at that
location. or $3.50 GOO for the high
way bridge alone, the Stewart COM
rany having made these bids on the
plans and findings OF Fay, Spolford
& Thorndike. bridge engineers.
1t is expected that the Bath bridge
bill will De introduced in the Leg
islature sometime this week.
Report Oh Primary Bills
1t is considered probable that the
Judiciary committee of the Legisia-
ture VIII present a divided report
this week upon the Cakes and An
tEoine primary bills: that he ma
Jority report will be Ought not 70
PASS" upon both ills, and that the
minority report win offer COM
mittee Dill combining the features
of both bills.
The two bills. one introduced by
Senator Edward :. Anthoine Of
Cumberland county, and the Other
Ivy Representative Raymond Cakes
OF Portland. provide for return to
the convention system, with an OPP
portunity for appeal to primary
by defeated candidates under GER
tain conditions.
1t is also expected that an initial
ed Primary Repeal bill, which Is
said to have already more than the
necessary 1000 signatures. will be
filed with the Secretary of State dur
iEg the coming week.
The Initiated bill may be submit
ted to the voters alone or with any
other bill passed by the Legislature,
or with n recommendation regarding
it,
Should the committee reported hill
he passed by the Legislature, it
would go before the voters along
with the initiated bill.
The initiated bill provides for a
straight Primary Law repeal and re-
enactment of previous convention
system legislation.
Hearing on Daylight Saving Time
While delegations from some of
the cities including Portland will be
present at the Bearing before the
committee on commerce on We'd
resday of this week in opposition 20
the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Hartman of Readfield forbid
Ding any city or town adopting Day.
light Saving Time under penalty not
exceeding $500, it appears quite GER
tain that Augusta will not he among