The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-27
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Machine shops to Come to Portland

Yesterday morning the PRESS stated that al
the meeting of the directors OF the Maine Cen
trail Railroad held in this city "Wednesday
night no action was taken on the question Of
the removal of the company's shops from
Waterville to Portland. Such in fact was the
answer telephoned this Office from the Name
Central office but it was incorrect and was
caused by misunderstanding The directors
did take vote which resulted in favor oil the
removal and President Jackson so notiheu
Mayor Senter yesterday morning. There was
quite debate upon the question but after the
vote was decided in the affirmative all the d.
rectors, we understand, conceded. The vote
was upon accepting the committee report ac-
cepted by the City Government and recon-
mendations adopted at the monthly meeting
held December 9TH, 1881, and amended at a
subsequent meeting The report as amended
INSTRUMENTATION adopted reads as follows:
The committee reported they voted to rec
ommend that the city sell the lot OF laud
wherein the powder house now stands, con-
tanning Is $500 acres, with the flats appurte-
nant thereto, to the Maine Central railroad
Co., for the sum of $4,000 provided the rail-
road company remove their machine and work
SuOpS 10 ILLS lOt anu OCCupy ~ Az uNOhNJ
for such railroad purposes, and that sum not
exceeding $4,000 be established as the taxa
BILE valuation of said property for the next ien
years, the Maine Central Railroad Company
to allow Ithe city to use the powder house
where it now stands until the time when the
railroad company shall need the ground, when
they shall then remove the powder house 10
such place as the city may designate at the
expense of such railroad company.
1t will! then be seen that a most important
industry will be added to the resources of our
city. About 1000 people will be added to our
population and lands that have been unin-
proved will now be improved, while the valua-
BILE taxable property adjoining the land sold to
the Maine Central viii be made much more
remunerative. We learn also that, in the
near future, land not far distant will be dis
posed of to the Portland and Ogdensburg fer
their shops, and we understand that Gen.
Dow's lot will probably become part of the
Maine Central property; lot that adjeins
their new purchase.
We think our citizens owe thanks to the
committe on unimproved real estate-Alder-
men Sargent and Tewksbury, Councilmen
Melcher, buddy, and Hawkes., and Mr.. W. G.
Davis of the Maine Central, for the good
work accomplished. 1t is now matter OF his
tory that when the Ogdensburg sought posses
sion of this prop erty Mr.. Hawkes., of the COM
mittee on unimproved real estate, met Mr..
Davis on the street and said ut is a good
thing for the Ogdensburg to use this land but
how much greater benefit it would be to. the
city if the Maine Central shops could be To-
Gated there Mr.. Davis conceded with him
at once and thought it conld be done. The
Ogdensburg road saw the point and President
Anderson said his road would not stand in the
way of the project From this beginning with
the solid work of the committee--for Mr..
Hawkes. induced them to leave the question
open till the sense of the Maine Central direc-
tors could be arrived stand of some Of the
directors, including Mr.. Davis, we have the
present result.
Tho Maine Central at their meeting also re-
peated the proposition Gas we hear it reported)
lately made to the Knox and Lincoln road:
this is to be their ultimhtum. They agree to
lease the Knox and Lincoln at 100000 for
the first twenty years, and $4,000 thereafter.
The directors also voted to purchase six new
passenger cars and two locomotives.