Maine Bangor-Brewer Toll Bridge Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 2 (1951)
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The Maine Bangor-Brewer Toll Bridge Bond Issue, also known as Referendum Question No. 2, was on the September 10, 1951 ballot in Maine as a legislatively referred bond question, where it was approved.[1] The measure authorized the issue of $2.5 million in bonds to construct a toll bridge across the Penobscot River between the cities of Bangor and Brewer.[2]
Aftermath
On September 12, 1955, $2.45 million in bonded indebtedness remained on the Bangor-Brewer Toll Bridge.[3] On October 12, 1959, a debt of $2.25 million remained on the bridge.[4]
Election results
| Maine Referendum Question No. 2 (1951) | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 29,552 | 57.39% | ||
| No | 21,940 | 42.61% | ||
Election results via: Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
Text of measure
The language appeared on the ballot as:[2]
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"Shall a bond issue be ratified in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 as set forth in 'An Act to Authorize the Construction of a Toll bridge Across the Penobscot River Between the Cities of Bangor and Brewer,' passed by the 95th Legislature?" [5] |
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Similar measures
Other measures that have been used to seek funding for similar bridge projects include the following:
- Maine Kennebec Bridge Bond Issue, Amendment No. 1 (1925)
- Maine Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Amendment No. 2 (1929)
- Maine Fore River Bridge Bond Issue, Proposed Constitutional Amendment No. 4 (1950)
- Maine Lewiston-Auburn Toll Bridge Bond Issue, Referendum Question No. 3 (1951)
- Maine Jonesport Reach Bridge Bond Issue, Referendum Question (1955)
- Maine Passagassawaukeag River Bridge, Referendum Question No. 1 (1959)
- Maine Chebeague Island Bridge and Causeways, Referendum Question No. 5 (1963)
- Maine Lewiston-Auburn Bridge, Referendum Question No. 3 (1967)
- Maine Kennebec Bridge, Referendum Question No. 3 (1972)
See also
- Maine 1951 ballot measures
- 1951 ballot measures
- List of Maine ballot measures
- History of Initiative & Referendum in Maine
External links
- Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," August 31, 1951
- Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-
- National Conference of State Legislatures, State Ballot Measures Database
Footnotes
- ↑ Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library, "Votes on Maine Bond Issues, 1951-," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lewiston Evening Journal, "Specimen Ballot," August 31, 1951
- ↑ Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," September 9, 1955
- ↑ Lewiston Daily Sun, "Specimen Ballot," October 5, 1959
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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