Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-24
The Bangor and Calais Shore Line R.
r Co

NJ hdttltf'l pihltdHN taiii~tM. aUu The
town of El>tport votes it, aid, to the
amount of ten per cent. of It's valuation to-
ward building the Shore Line Railroad AS
per form prescribed by this Company. and
the town OF Perry votes its aid. to the
amount of five per cent. of its valuation to-
ward building the Shore Line Railroad as
per firm prescribed by this Company. this
Company will cause the route between
Pembroke and Easfport to De surveyed
and located aud put under construction
simultaneously with the other divisions of
I the main line.
! Whereas, unavoidable DELAYS aud disap-
I polntmenis have occurred in the inauVu-
ration of the Shore Line Railroad enter
PRISE. and whereas the present time seems
peculiarly favorable 10 commence oprrat-
ions. on account OF the dearth OF business,
want oi occupation by the people. aud low
price of material, and whereas the resi-
dents along the line, have expressed strong
desires for prompt action in the building of
our road therefore. Resolved. That a. soon
a. all the towls between Passport and
Ellsworth. both inclusive on the line of our
proposed road. have a two thirds vote of
al voters present at a legal meeting of
said towns, that they will aid the building
of the Shore Line Railroad. to the amount
of ten per cent. OF their State valuation of
/ 1870, as per form prescribed by the Com
pany. then we pledge ourselves to put the
road under construction and complete the
J same, with the least possible delay.
Voted, That the President and Vice
President and f. c. Pike. be a committee
To carry out the purposes indicated BY the
preceding resolves. Voted, That the
President prepare an article including the
/ foregoing preamble, and resolves TO be
U al hn . L..
line OF the proposed road. and cause the
same in the form OF a circular 10 be dis
trlonted among the towns. Voted. That
the President prepare form OF vote to be
presented 10 the towns on the line of the
road. based upon the following PROPOSE
ton, viz:
That the towns take paid up stock in
the Bangor and Calais Shore Line Rail
road. To the amount OF ten per cent. of their
State valuation of 1870. to be paid in in
>tallments of ten per cent. if call ed for, in
the construction OF the Road, BY the Pres
ldrnt and Directors thereof
The necessity aud feasibility of the
Shore Line Railroad. are matter, past dis
cu>>ion. The delays thus far in starting
this enterprise, have these palliatius ex-
cu>e,: they have brought us To the time
when thirty-three per cent. Inav be saved
IN the cost of construction and havetau.ht
IL the lesson. that if We are 10 expect the
Railroad. We must show a determination
Ia make Use of the means in our own pow
er before We can have assistance from
abroad and better than ali. have fully dem
"r>tratcd that by the exercise of that pru-
ltlI,-, and a,puan,v "a hf.h ,.,,,t- ,t.. e., a.
vdnal enterprise of onr people. We may
build and operate Road which will pay.
The charter OF the Shore Line Railroad con-
templates il construction by mnnicipal aid
and " lille it gives to .'ul ta,ras iHteres,,,f"
ii-ht to build. own and control the Road.
popular rights are sufficiently guarded by
tn" Requirement; of two-third, vote. and
uir right of property not only by This. but
also 10y an express limitation to an amount
far below what will be returned in the in
creased valuation of property By the com
pletiom of the Road. and the furthcr pro-
Visions that no assessment can be made
beyond the amount subscribed. The
amount now asked by the Directors of .'aU
toJrHs Interested" according to the esti-
mates OF a competent engineer, is sufficient
10 deiray the expenses of grading, bridg-
Ing and masonry of the Road. thus giving
employment to our own people under the
direction OF the company who are amen.
able 10 the towns votihg AMI owning the
stock subscribed. With this completed YOU
have laid the foundation for which individ-
ual stock subscriptions are waiting. aud
your Road may be flashed and equipped
at cost estimated not TO exceed in the
whole. II 500 dollars per mile, and be pre-
pared 10 make connection with Railroads.
already initiated and soon To be complet-
ed. both East and West of us on such terms
a. shall be Of advantage to the Shore Line
Company. and shall secure 10 the public
short. pleasant and cheap ''urough line" of
travel. TIE THING TO Do. Is To Dol 1T.
Per order of Board Of Directors.
J. C.'Talbot, President.
East Mach a.. June 18th. 1879.
1t will bee seen from the aciiou of the
Directors of the Shore Line Railroad,
that there is 4 determination on the part of
the present Board OF management to push
things at once. II is undemiable that the
present time is more. favorable for the con-
struction OF the road, than there has been
before for years. Il is also true. that il
Washington and Hancock Counties are TO
have a railroad. they must move in the
tu.tfr NIL hitfl.l
would in no way discourage the enter
prize, but on the other hand. all it 10 the
extent OF onr abilities. yet we are inclined
TO think that before the town will take the
action contemplated by the Directors.
something more definite and certain must
be- placed before the people.
The two terminini of the road must be
fiXed-ihe cost must be ascertained-the
aid from other sources with some certain-
~ prom,ed-anl wise and prudent
scheme proposed to carry the undertaking
to successful completion. There have
already in the State been too many disas-
trous results in enterprises of this kind.
to warn us. if we are wise, to avoid This
example. The original stock has air ost
invariably been sunk. Ii this is to be our
fate. ten per cent. of the valuation of the
towns in these TWO counties is too much TO
lose
With Bangor for a western terminus. We
doubt if single dollar would be voted in
this city in aid of the road. II the western
terminus is to be Bucksport, then Els
worth we are confident, would aid liberal
/ ly, provided she could reasonably be as
sured a continuous Shore Line to Rockland.
aud this assurance must first be given.
OF what use would a Shore Line railroad
be, if it is not TO be continued West? Be-
fore the action of the town in the Eastern
Counties is called for. the Directors will
undoubtedly determine these important
requisites. compare and agree with the Di-
rectors of the Bay and River Road. and
then action can be properly asked Be
sure you are right. then go ahead