Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-03

| To TEE GovERSoR:
The Board Of Railroad Commissioners
respectfully submits this, their thirty -dfss
annual report. for the year ending Novem
Der so, 1889.

earnings over former year,. This result has
been accomplished, while all needed repairs
and renewals have been made in maintain
ing the physical condition Of eeeh and
much in value added to such properties
HEw RAILaoArs
Nearly two hundred miles Of railroad
have been completed ami added TO the sys-
TEN in the State during the past year. The
Canadian Pacific. formerly known ~ the
International Railroad, . portion Of which
1As oRsn = travel late in the fall Of 1883.
10 nov fully completed At regular trains
have b.en running thereon since the fret
day of June last. The construction Of this
las miles Of railroad through our State
completes the great system Of the Canadian
Pacific. extending from the Pacific to the
Atlantic ocean. Though the building of
this road 10 not An enterprise of our own
people (the object Of its construction being
undoubtedly to more closely unite the
lower With the upper provinces Of the
Canadian Dominion), still We trust and be-
lievs that the construction and operation Of
this system through our State, will greatly
tend to develop our resources and cement
friendly relations with our Provincial
neighbors.
sonERsEr RAILROAD EXTENSION.
Work On the extension Of the Somerset
railroad has been continued during the
year and said road 10 now completed to
Carratunk Falls, and across the Kennebec
river, At that point, to Solon village; and
permission 70 run passenger trains to the
station in Solon was granted BY the board
December 81, 1883.
LIMERoCK RAILROAD.
The construction Of the LIMERICK rail-
road, which 10 intended mainly for the
transportation Of lime rock from the quar-
ries near Rockland around that city, to the
kilns situated on the water front, has been
continued during the past year, and though
not fully completed, about four miles Of
main and side tracks have been added to
said system since our last report.
DRxIER AND PIscArAoUIs RAILROAD.
The Dexter and Piscanquis Railroad
company. . corporation orsaIized under
the laws of the State, mention OF ~hich
was made In our last annual report, has
during the past year substantially com
pleted the construction Of ito railroad. .
distance Of about six cen miles. Said rail-
road. - We are informed, has been leased
to the Maine Central Railroad company,
and We presume It will hereafter be in
cluded In aud become part of that system.
BANGOR STREET RAILROAD.
A charter was granted to the Bangor
Street Railway company during the session
Of the Legislature Of 1887. During the
summer and fall Of 1883 . portion Of it,
line was constructed and in the spring Of
1883 about three miles Of track was CON-
pleted. upon which cars have been run reg
ularly since the early part Of the season.
ORGANIZATION OF RAILWAY CORPORATIONS.
Two railroad corporations have been
organized during the past year. viz:
/. Kennebec Central Railroad company.
Articles Of association Of the above named
company were approved BY the board, Sep
tember IL, 1889. This company vas or
ganised for the purpose Of constructing 9
and operating . narrow guage railroad from
the village Of Randolph opposite the city
of Gardiner to the National Home for Dis
abled Volunteer Soldiers in the town of
Chelsea, . distance Of shout Eve miles. A
survey Of the route vas aftervard made
and the location Of said road vas, after
notice and hearing, approved BY the board,
September 81, 1889. Since said approval
a. We are informed, large portion Of the
grading Of same has been done.
3. The Georges Valley Railroad Com
pany. This corporation 10 organized for
the purpose Of constructing and operating
q railroad from the station of the Knox and
Lincoln Railroad in the town Of Warren,
up and along the valley Of the Georges
River to Union Common or village, . dis
lance Of about eight miles. Articles Of
association, for the purpose Of forming
said company, were approved BY this board
Oct. 4, 1889. since which . survey of the
route has been made, and . plan and pro-
hle Of the location submitted, which, after
notice and hearing by the board. was sp-
proved Nov. 80, 1889.
HEATING AND LI6nTIN0 PAsssNoEH, NAIL
AND BAGGAGE CARS.
After quoting the statute relating TO same
the Commissioners say: Prior to the en-
sctnent Of the shove statute, the Board Of
Railroad Commissioners had, BY order Of
the Legislature Of 1887. maze an investi-
CATION Of the methods In use In this State,
Of beating passenger cars; and also ~ in
structed in said order, had visited other
States where safety appliances were In use
for heating same. and made report to the
legislature Of that year.
No further action having been taken BY
the Legislature Of 1887, and there appear
ing to be no material change being made In
the methods Of beating, BY railroad COM
nj in thta 2tatn thA k<a ~ H~~t;a. o.,
be their duty 70 again call the attention Of
the Legislature to the subject, in their re-
port Of 1888, quoted . portion Of their
report Of the previous year on the subject,
and recommended such legislation - would
compel all railroad corporations. operating
railroads in this State, "in . reasonable
time TO adopt come Of the safer methods Of
heating" Mean.hile, before the enact.
ment Of the statute herein quoted. the acci-
dent at Kingman on the Maine Central
Railroad occurred, in which the lives
Of three individuals we're lost. BY reason Of
nre consuming the wrecked cars in which
they we're confined. Thas the Ere origi.
mated from the stoves therein, 10 BY nc
means clear, because is appeared that the
locomotive ran into cars Standing on the
spur track. that we're loaded with hay, and
that the hay vas set or Ere BY the locomo
dse and. 20 far - known, The Ere from
thess hay cars may have snvelopsd sn<
consumed the wrecked mail cars In which
thsss men were confined.
We cannot. however. believe that u,
Ore. which spsesd - rapidly over thss,
wrecked cars. vas vholly communicatet
from the source shove Densoned. for th.
reason that one Or more Of the cars bufuet
fell over the opposite enbankmen:, ava,
from The locomotive and hay cars sfors
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this railroed. IL 10 proper, In shis connection
to stase that all Of ths passenger cars o,
this tTais owned BY ths company. bad beei
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