Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-21
ALL ABOARD.
The Electric Railroad Starts Into Exist.
ercs This Week, April, 1890.
The Contract Made and Tuesday OF
Wednesday the Fun Begins What
the Directors Say We May Expsct.

Nosccident preventing. people along the
line Of the proposed electric railroad be.
tween this city and Gardinsr sr ~ill see tonor
row or mex, day the first work done toward
the construction Of the road Contractors
W. B. Ferguson Of Maiden. Mass and T.
T. Shaw of Ne~buryport ~ere in the city
Saiuriay and close;ed during the day. Till
the afternoon train, with Messrs. Gerald,
Staples. Msco nber and o;hers ,on business
relstirg 10 the contract for buildiug tie
entire road. The contract was made and
work will begin at once.
The route will be. starting in this city.
keeping the middle Of Water and Bond
streets from the public building, to Ga.
House hill; thence along the east side of
State street to the Augusta House; there
charging to the middle Of the street till op.
p site Currier's coal sheds in Hallowell:
there the track will bend to the west side
all the way 10 Loudon hill; from thence
taking the east side to Depot Square in
Gardiner. Over this route the people OF
the three cities, Augusta. IIAllow.ll and
Gardiner will soon be travelling. the fare
being only Ave cents from one city to the
o:her or about town.
The cfiiee of the company will be at Au.
gusia, the headquarters and shops for the
ears will oe at Haiiowell, while the power
will probably come from Gardiner The
Company has purchased of Geo. McClencb
OF Hailowell = good 10: Of land opposite
Cascade stream on which to erect the
plant headquarters. Here they will erect
buildings suitable for storing the cars and
apparatus. The main building is to be
ll0i32 feet and IA feet posted, fitted up
with turn tables underneath Of which will
be the pit or basement whereby the bot
tm of the cars can be reached in making
n, cessxry repairs. There will also be
room on this lot for the cree ion Of s,ables
should /. be necessary to use horses At any
tine durir & the winters.
The company will begin operations with
seven cars; four motor and three trail cars.
Four Of these ears will be open, and their
,ea ing capacity is 30 passengers each The
three closed cars will seat 20 passengers
each The motor cars will carry q motor
of 30 horse power, which will be capable
of propeliing two cars. one motor and one
trail car. along the entire rou'e. excepting
up Gas House hill. The motor cars used
will be the strongest and best made. and in
all part, the company are resolved to spare
no expense in providing the best of service
for the public. Mr.. Haynes. president of
the ,mpsny, 10 in New York for the en-.
eine and boilers Of 200 horse power each,
sufficient t, drive As many again cars a.
will be called for at first Ia fact, the
whoe system will be on . system of run
ming II cars, aud carrying at leas, G.OOO
passengers regularly seven days in the
week.
On week days the cars will start at G
o'clock in the morning and run till II
o'clock in the evening. Two weeks from
today gang OF rxperie.- -ced tracklayers will
be put to work at different poi ,ts along the
route. They will lay about one mile Of
track per week. The rails have already
oeen shipped and will be landed at Card
ner. IIsliowell and Augusta. The sleepers
and poles are exp c'ed by the middle Of
the week. Mr.. Gerald will probably re-
main here from tomorrow till the com
tletion AMI have entire supervision Of the
work. And, by the way. an opportunity now
presents itself to the proper person who
Aishes to run sore in connection with q
waiting room for the people taking the cars
in this city. Doesn't this begin to look
like business? The directors think so, and
rot To blame either,