The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-09
RAILWAY MATTERS.
YORK BEAcH RAILRoAp.

The election of officers of the York Beach
Railroad occurred December 1st. The fol-
lowing were chosen as directors DIR. E. B.
Hammond, Nashua, n. H.; Hon. Frank
Jones, Portsmouth, N. H.; Col. G. II. Saw
yer, Dover, N. H.; L. S. Marshall, j. E.
Staples, S. W. Junkins, and II. c. Evans,
York. The organization was DIR. Hammond
as president; j. =. Simpson, treasurer; Dr.
John G. Stewart, clerk, who, by reason OF
being interested as a contractor, resigned,
and Samuel w. Junkins was elected in his
stead. There are $4,000 subscriptions ON
the stock book-520 votes were cast Section
No. 3, or York River section, bids were
opened. The grading was let to George
Hitchlngs, OF Westb0rO, Mass, at is cents
per cubic yard; loose reek at 81 per yard;
solid rock at S1.25 per yard; split stone ma
sonry at So per yard; rubble stone masonry
at S3 per yard; rlp-rap at 20 cents per yard.
The bridge work let to c. l.. Grant 4 Co.
pine lumber $3.50 per NJ. white pine S26;
iron, cents per pound. The bridge will Ie-
quire 716 piles. 20 feet long; 100000 feet
hard pine lumber: 5000 feet white lumber;
six tons iron. Grading commenced Monday.
The bond required on bridge is S6000 on
the grading $1,000.
THE BOSTON AND MAINE.
AS AhCSbAh5 VI thC OOoAoh bAAA
Maine Railroad stockholders was held in
Lawrence City Hall yesterday. President
George G. Lord called the meeting to order
at 1890 o'clock. The report of the directors
was accepted The number Of directors was
reduced from ten to nine. The following
directors were elected, the whole number Of
votes being 14,643; George c. Lord Of New
ton, Amos Paul Of South Newmarket, n.
H., Nathaniel J. Bradlee of Boston, James
r. Nichols Of Haverhill, William S. Stevens
of Dover, N. H., Joseph S. Kicker of Deer
ing, Me-, Richard olney Of Boston, Samuel
G. Lawrence of Medford, Frank Jones of
Portsmouth, n. ii. 1t was unanimously
voted that the corporation accept the act of
the Legislature granting the right to build
and maintain in connection with other rail-
roads a union depot in Boston. The diree-
ors, on motion of Solomon Lincoln. were
authorized to issue improvement bonds from
time to time as they saw fit, and Nathaniel
j. Bradlee of Boston was authorized to APP
prove all such bonds issued by the corpora
tion.
THE EASTERN.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Eastern Railroad Company and of the
holders Of the certificates Of indebtedness in
the same company was held yesterday,
in Boston. After the presentation of the
report of the directors, the meeting adj
journed to await the action of the certif-
cate of indebtedness holders.
The meeting of the holders of certificates
of Indebtedness was called TO order at II. 20
o'clock by Mr.. Willard f. Phillips. A bal
lot for directors was Immediately proceeded
with. There was but one ticket in the field
on which were the following names: Samuel
@. Lawrence, Medford; Samuel G. Cobb
Boston; William Shines, Boston; Walter
Hunnewell, Wellesley; George Haywood,
Concord; S. Endicott Peabody, Salem. The
ticket was elected. The meeting then ad-
journed.
NOTES.
A survey of the Hartland Railroad is be-
ing made from Hartland to Harmony. The
party engaged in the work is in charge of
Mr.. w. NJ. Brown of Bangor.