The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-11-28
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CALEDONIA COUNTY SIS ( ~ OAA fAAN y - ~ =
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WHEREAS Albert 3. Je wett and Albert W.
w Hasting have fled their petition in the Office
of the CLERK OF the Court Of Chancerv for the Coun
ty OF Caledonia, setting forth that they were duly
appointed Receivers and Managers of the LanOille
Valley Railroad, the Montpelier & ST. Johnsbury
Railroad ana the Essex County Railroad by decree
of said Court of Cbancefy GATED the 18th DAY of
October A ID. 1877. that they have since that date
managed and run the Railroads and still IN con-
troll and management OF the same, that they have
since the roads we're in their custody, expended for
necessary purchases, improvement and repairs. all
the net earnings of said roads and have incurred
Indebtedness of twenty thousand dollars that
further improvements and repairs impera-
lively demanded for the safe and economical running
of said roads. in ballastiug, replacing temporary
trestle work by permanent culveIs sand-embankments
renewing the ties that porto of said ROAD already
in use from to Z years tor additional sdings and
re-rOliug of iron now in use, for increased wharf
age at McQuam Bay and the erection OF section and
engine houses and work shops at st Johnsbury and
for the purchase Of land on which to erect the same
q Co. of st Johnsbury; the Mercantile Trust Co.
of New York City; the First National Bank of ST.
Johnsbury; James r. Nichols OF Haverhi !, Mass. !;
of the Reoubic of the City of Philadelphia; Isaac
G. Price of said Philadelphia; the Trustees Of Am
ogdensburg Railroad Co, Israel L. WashbuIne Jr.,
Philip Henry Brown the Portland Rolling Mills, OF
Portland, Maine; George e. Howe OF St. Jghnsbury,
each ADD all holders OF some kind OF securities or
claims against said Railroads, together with many
other creditors too numerous to be made parties to
their petition. but all of whom will be duly and fair
ly represented by some of the aforemen ioned cred
tors and praying that SAID Court will due notice
to the aforesaid creditors, fix time and place for the
hearing the matter set for b in their petition, and
will order aud rect that for the purposes and
therein set forth the of Five hundred Thousand
dollars may be by them raised, in such manner, for
such tine at such rate of interest and under such
provisions to the securing and paying the same as
to the Court may seem meet and that such further
and other orders and directions may be made in the
premises as 10 the Court nay seem meet.
Whereupon SAID Petition having been verified by
oath and filed in said cause, 1t is Ordered By said
Court, that the same stand for hearing the 9th
day of December, A. d. 1873. at ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, at the Count House in st. Johnsbury and
that The same be sreved all the parties named in
said Petition rei ident in the State who have ap-
peared in said cau.e, by delivering to them or 10
their solicitors copy OF the same and Of this order at
least twenty days before the time set for SAID hear
ing, and on all other parties, and on all VINO have
liens on said roads and property, by publishing the
substance of said petition and OF this order, for
three successive publlcat ms, in the Portland Daily
Press, The Boston Daily journal. and the New York
Dairy Tribune, the last OF which publcati ms sha be
at least twenty days before the time appointed for
hearing the same.
DateI at St. Johnsbury this 2sd day of November,
A. d. 1878.
A E. RANKIN Clerk
of Caledonia County Court Of ChaneeIy.
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