Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-02-25
Rutland, OswegO and Chicago
Railroad.


Railroad.
OF THE DIRECTORS against any
invasion of its rights.
The undersigned Directors of the Portland, Rut-
land, Oswego & Chicago Railway Company, and in
its behalf respectfully informs the legislature, that
said company has been duly organized, and its line
located, according to law, from point on the line
of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad in the
city of Portland, in the county of Cumberland,
thence extending westerly to the western boundary
line Of the State in the valley of the Great 0sspee
river, passing through the towns of Cape Elizabeth,
Scarboro', Gorham, Buxton, Standish, Hollis, Linn
ington, Cornish Parsonsield and Porter, to point
or junction and connection with the line of the New
Hampshire Central Rairoad-and said company has
entered into engagements with said New Hampshire
Central Railroad Company, and with the Northern
Railroad Company of New Hampshire, the Wood
stock Railroad Company of Vermont, and with the
Rutland and Woodstock Railroad Company of
Vermont, and with other railroad companies
in the States of Vermont and New York, by
which it is proposed to construct line Of
railway under one management, from Port
land Maine, to the city of Oswego in the State of
New York, under and by virtue Of the authority of
an Act approved March l6, 1870, entitled an Act in
addition to can Act to incorporate the Portland and
Rutland Railroad Company" with the purpose of
forming connected line of railway from Portland,
Maine, to Chicago, in the State of Illinois,
years time in which to construct alter, and finally
complete its line from the city of Portland to the
New Hampshire State line, from the 3lst day of
December, 1870.
And said directors further inform the legislature
that said company having applied to the legislature
to extend the time for completing its location for
the term Of one year, solely for the purpose of i'm
proving if possible its line without changing its
general route, and having been heard before the
Committee upon Railroads, Ways and Bridges, at
which hearing appeared the President Of and for the
Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad Company, ex-
amined the bill submitted to said committee, and
publicly stated that no objection was made to Sec
tions l, and of said BILL which in the words
"Section l. The time for the Portland, Rutland,
Oswego and Chicago Railway Company to complete
the location of its railroad is hereby extended to
the first day of January in the year of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventytwo, and the time for
the construction of said railroad is also
extended one year'from the time authorized there
Tor by the act of incorporation, approved March 6,
1868.
Sect. 2. Said company is hereby authorized to
increase its number of directors, by vote of the
but not to exceed fifteen in ALL
Sect 4. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved"
Thereupon, by the advice of said committee,
section Sd was by agreement stricken from said
bill, and by unanimous consent the bill was amend
ed accordingly.
Since the said disposal of said matter, said
directors have been informed that certain parties
have appeared before said committee, claiming to
represent either public private interests, and
luested said committee to annex conditions to the
grant Of said authority, entirely inconsistent with
rights and the interest of the Portland, Rutland,
0swego and Chicago Railway Company, as follows:
''Sect. g.. The time for the location of the rail-
road of said company from its eastern terminus
(which is point to be determined upon, either west
of the Saco river north of Standish, east Of said
river, and in either upon the line of some
1f the RAILROADS in the counties of York, Oxford and
which at the date of the incorporation
of said company had been built or authorized to be
built) towards its western terminus is hereby ex-
tended to the first day of January in the year of
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two,
and the time for the construction and completion of
aid railroad is hereby extended one year from the
time authorized therefor by the act of Incorporation
approved March 6, 1868. And any attempt by said
its officers, agents or servants to locate
'airoad, or any part of railroad upon any pre-
ended location between the eastern terminus as
lbove defined, and the city of Portland shall make
he original act of incorporation of said company
Ind all additional acts thereto void"
The avowed object and purpose of the proposed
amendment is, informed. to compel the
Portland, Rutland, Oswego and Chicago Railway
Company to connect its line with the line of the
Portland and 0gdensburg Railroad Company, at
some point north of the town of Standish.
And said directors further inform the legislature
hat the line of location of the Portland and Ogdens
burg railroad entirely inconsistent with any proper
lse thereof by the Portland, Rutland, Oswego and
Chicago Railway Company.
In their desire to avoid rival and competing lines
he corporators of the Portland and sRutland Rail-
'oad Company sought by every means to induce the
managers of the Portland and 0gdensburg Railroad
company to agree upon common trunk line from
Portland to the Osspee valley for both the Portland
md Rutland and the Portland and Ogdensburg lines,
out without success. 1t was deemed desirable to
move at an early day toward the accomplishment of
the Portland and Rutland Railroad in New Iamp-
hire and Vermont, and to form common trunk
inc from Portland to the west, for which charters
lad to bo obtained and other measures adopted
md the corporators of the Portland and Rutland
Railroad Company submitted to the corporators Of
he Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad the following
PORTLAND h RUTLAND RAILROAD Co., {,
Corporators' Meeting, July %, 1868.
Whereas, 1t has been deemed desirable to unite
III interests favorable to the extension of railroads
rom Portland, west, so as to form a common trunk
inc from Portland to the Ossipee valley, for both
he Portland & Rutland and the Portland Ogdens-
,urg lines, as far as the same can be done consist
ny with the best interests of each corporation, and
Whereas, Parties friendly to both enterprises have
dvised as the best means of reaching such agree
nent, joint conference Dy committee from eacn
3oard of Corporators, therefore,
RESOLVED, That Messrs. john A. Poor, II. j. Libby.
\. W. Ii. Clapp and N. G. Rice be committee on
he part of the corporators of the Portland Rut-
and h. X. Co. to confer with q similar committee
N the part of the Portland 4 Ogdensburg r. r. Co.
With authority to agree terms of union or OF CO.
perative action, for the purpose above set forth,
ubject to the approval of the corporators
A true record, attest, John Neal, Clerk.
true COPY, attest, John Neal, Clerk.
On the 23d of July 1868, we received the follow
ng communication in reply:
PORTLAND, July %, 1868.
At a meeting of the corporators of the Portland 4
,gdensburg Railroad Company held on this day, the
GLOWING votes were passed:
Voted, That the Corporators of the Portland 4
'gdensburg r. r. Company have not given the sub
ect Of union of the two roads to the Ossipee val
ey, sufficient consideration to enable them at pres
Mt to appoint committee Of conference as proposed