The Portland daily press., 1891-03-16

shall In their order fixing the rotes OF said rairoa
determine 70 be for the public safety and conve
| mence line written assent OF said corporation Il
any vote or votes Of the municipal ofAcers of sait
towns or said city, prescribing from time to tint
the routes OF said railroad shall be filed with tn!
respective clerks OF said towns and CITY, and shal
| be taken and deemed to be the location thereof
SAID corporation shall have power from time tt
| time to nix such rates OF compensation for trans
porting persons or property as Il may think expe
dient, aud generally shall have all the powers ant
% subject 10 ALI the liabilities of corporations al
| utes.
Sect. q. The municipal officers Of said towns
ana city shall have power at all times within theil
municipal limits to make all such regulations o:
70 the rate OF speed, and removal Of snow and ict
| from the streets, roads and highways by sale
company as the public convenience and safety
| Sect. 5. said corporation shall keep and main,
tain fn repair such portions OF the streets town
Of its railroad and shall make ali other repairs Of
said streets or roads which shall be rendered ne
cessary by the occupation of the same by said
notice, such repairs may be made by said town OF
city within their respective limits, at the expense
81 Hasn sad corporation: said corporation shall be
may sustain by. reason Of any carelessness, ne
gect or misconduct Of its agents or servants, or
Of roads as is occupied by y said % railroad III Il such
defect arises from neglect or misconduct Of the
corporation, Its servants or agents; and
SSasea Damages ssniSs ss ss.os s01 %
such defects, the plaintiff shall have the rights
and be subject to the burdens Of proof and Iimi-
statutes applicable to suits for such causes
against towns as now existing, the directors OF
said company standing In this respect In place OF
Sect; Il any person shall wtulIy and malIc.
o 81 Rs m & q IS
or carriages OF said corporation thereon, such
persons and al who aid and abet therein shall be
Imprisoned In the county jail for period not ex-
ceeding go days.
shall not exceed $500 OCO, to be divided into
Sect. 8. Said corporation may lease, purchase,
sonal estate and motive power as may be necessa-
~ or convenient for the purposes and manage
Sect. 7.-Said railroad shall be constructed and
maintained In such form and manner and with
such rails and other appliances as may be deemed
necessary By the corporation, and upon such
and city may direct; aud whenever, in the tudg-
ment OF said corporation, 1t shall be necessary to
U @sg Ss
assem- assentsd e By the municipal oflcers Of said
on sGa @ not Be- liable to any c0raT aSu
ting land owners for any such altera-
Ed SI 1as grade the scss
road OF any kind In said towns or city and a dis
pute arises in any way in regard to the manner Of
U
state shall upon hearing decide and determine in
writing In what manner the crossing shall be
made, and IL snail be constructed accordingly.
cation OF said railroad by first obtaining the writ
ten consent OF the municipal officers Of said towns
or or ciiy, and make additional locations subject to
Sect 8. Nothing In this act shall be construed
70 prevent the proper authorities Of said towns
soil IN any or
cuped BY said railroad, for any purposes for
which they may lawfully take up the same.
be permitted to construct or maintain any rail
road Tor similar purposes over the same streets.
roads or ways that may be lawfully occupied by
tnls corporation but any person or corporation
lawfully operating any street railroad to any point
to which this corporations tracks extend may
such terms and in such manner as may be agreed
upon between the parties, or, If they shall lot
agree, as may be determined by the Railroad
Sect. II. said railroad shall not be deemed to
De railroad within the meaning OF that term as
used in the Revised Statutes and Public Laws Of
tnis state, put shall have all the rights and be
subject to all the liabilities of street railroads
within this state.
Sect y. said corporation is hereby authorized
70 issue bonds In such amounts and on such times
ana terms as 1t may from time to time determine
IN AID OF the purposes specified in this act or for
sanctioned by law, and secure the same by mort
gage OF It's franchises and property. All bonds
which shall be issued by said company, shall be
such bonds may be negotiated and sold by said
value
Sect 13. Said corporation is hereby authorized
TO lease all OF Its property and franchises on such
terms as 1t may determine. Also to consolidate
the lines pr5perty ~ and % franchises Of any other
street railroad whose lines as constructed or
chartered would form connecting or continuing
case this corporation shall be entitled to all the
aha bs saS2es e Al RI fBRs
thus united with or acquired.
Sect. IA. Whenever 1t is practicable to use the
telegraph company, or any tres % or Structure structure Of Of
any Kind Tor any OF the wires OF said corporation
and the owner thereof consents to the free use Of
the same, or at price satisfactory to said cor
poration. the said corporation shall make use OF
the same and the decision as to the practicability
of such use shall be left to three persons skilled
said corporation, one by the municipal officers,
and the third by the two. SO chosen |;
shall be final and the expense Of said tribunal
snail be borne by said corporation. In the erec-
tion and maintenance Of its polls, posts and wires
era laws OF the state, regul atng the erection OF
posts and lines for the purpose Of electricity.
shall be called in the manner provided in the Re-
vfsed Statu ,es, chapter 40, section 3.
Sect; 16. This act shall take effect when ap-
proved.
Points.
Architect Spofford can perhaps find some
consolation in this bit of history. Repre-
sentative Porter of Bangor remembers that
Gov. Kent once told him that when repre-.
sentative from Bangor. Immediately after
the erection of the old State House, Mr
Kent was obliged to wear his hat during the
sessions OF the House on rainy days because
the roof leaked.
Senator Mallet has presented an order
which is now lying on the Senate table linn
itlng speeches to only 10 minutes length. The
order will probably remain on the table as
| long as anybody has a speech to make.
The valuation commission has adopted {
| vote OF thanks to Hon. Hiram KnowltOn, III
| chairman.