(Published in the BDN,
May 19, 1972)
CAMDEN – “The prettiest
spot in Maine” has once again been singled out as one of the most desirous
places in which to reside. The authors of “safe places” David and Holly Franke,
picked Camden as one of their two favorite spots in the nation as reported by
the family weekly Sunday magazine
last week. The Franke’s book is a compendium of 50 communities around the
country of the safest places in which to reside.
In the family weekly
story Sunday, the Frankes are quoted as saying that Camden is a picture-book
New England community where serious crime is almost unknown…” The biggest
problem is kids stealing street signs.”
Let the town fathers
here decide they have no further need for a police department we decided to
look up Chief Albert Smith’s report of the activities of his department in
1970.
As reported by Smith in
the town’s annual report, there were 814 complaints investigated and 184
arrests made in 1971. The most arrests, 29, made were for speeding. There were
25 arrests for illegal u-turns.
The department also
recorded 41 incidents of breaking, entering and larceny cases, and 56 cases of
larceny; there was one arrest for larceny during the year; none for breaking,
entering and larceny, according to information gained from the report.
Interestingly enough,
there were no arrests recorded for drunken driving during the year, noted,
however, were several arrests for intoxication in motor vehicle, illegal
possession and illegal transportation of liquor.
The department
investigated 158 traffic accidents during the year, resulting in 32 cases of
bodily injury and $69,470 in property damage. Noted was the fact that the town
once again experienced a fatality-free year from traffic accidents.
Chief Smith concluded
his report by stating: “Let us all dedicate ourselves to combat the evil of
crime, that our community may remain the greatest in the country in which to
work, play and to raise our children free from those who violate the law.”
Fire
Station (a little bit of local history)
The completion of the
new Rockland Fire Station will be “at least two more weeks anyway,” according
to city manager Henry G. Bouchard this week. Completion date under the contract
is this Friday with the contractor, Peachy Builders of Augusta, subject to a
$75 per day penalty after that date, Bouchard said.
The facility was
originally to have been completed by the first of the month but a three-week
extension was granted due to a change in painting. Bouchard said the work that
remains to be done includes inside painting, ceiling installation, installation
of tile flooring in the dormitory area, hot topping the driveway and landscape work.
As for the old Spring
Street station, the city manager said Thursday that merchants have committed
$4,500 towards the demolition of the building and construction of a municipal
parking lot. Estimated cost of the project is $6,000 with the merchants being
solicited to provide this amount. It is expected that this will be realized in
the near future to allow the city to seek bids for the building demolition in
order that the new parking lot might be ready for use this summer.
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