The Portland daily press., 1895-06-08
THE CAPE ELECTRIC MEAL.
An Inquiry as to a Cat Under
1t.
SPIRITED HEARING BEFORE r.. r.
COMMISSIONERS.

Remonstrants Appear in Full Force
Double Tracks Will Cause Trouble, it
is Acknowledgements as to the
Bridge.
The railroad commissioners, Messrs
Danforth, Chadbourne and Peaks came
to Portland yesterday and spent the day
considering the proposed location OF the
new electric railroad to South Portland.
This is the case where the Portland and
Cape Elizabeth electric road, having been
chartered by the Legislature abandons
all of its charter not needed for the cross
ing of tide water and gets incorporated
under the general law. That incorpora-
ton has been allowed, and the hearing
began yesterday was to see whether the
railroad commissioners will approve the
location of the tracks. The company
have already gone ahead and laid por-
ton of the tracks without waiting for
this approval.
Clarence Hale, Esq. appeared for the
petitioners, and there were also present
Vice President A. d. Boyd and Mr.
Thomas S. Krutz, of New York. The
remonstrants were represented by long
array of legal talent Judge Symonds
appeared for the Boston & Maine rail
road County Attorney True and Com
missioner Walter Allen for the county of
Cumberland; Judge F. W. Robinson,
VIM. NJ. Bradley, ESQ, F. Fl. Hartford,
ESQ.,, for various citizens, and Stephen
G. Perry, Esq for the town of South
Portland
The location asked for is as follows
Beginning at the southerly end of Port
land bridge, thence running southeasterly
by or in the Ocean House road, called
Bridge street, in Knightville village,
about eighty rods to its junction with
Cape Cottage road thence easterly in
Cape Cottage road about eighty rods to
Broadway; thence northeasterly in Broad
way about one hundred and ninety rods
to Sawyer street; thence continuing in
Broadway about fifty rods to old shore
road or Fort Preble road thence continu-
ing in Broadway about fifty three rods to
Pickett street; thence southerly in Pick
EFT street about fifty seven rods to Old
Shore road above named thence in gen
eral southerly direction in said Shore
road about one hundred rods to Willard
street, thence continuing in said Willard
street about eighty rods to the beach at
Simonton's Cove. A spur track is also
to be laid in Sawyer street running
northwesterly from Broadway about one
hundred and fifty rods to corner Of Front
and Sawyer streets in Ferry Village, now
called South Portland village
The west branch of said Electric Street
Railway as proposed, begins at the juno
ton of the Cape Cottage road with the
Ocean House road before named, called
Bridge street in Knightyille village, and
runs southerly in the Ocean House road
about eighty rods to county road called
Summer street; thence westerly in Sum-
mer street about four hundred rods to
the Portland, Saco and Portsmouth rail
road; thence continuing in the same
direction about fifty rods to Lincoln
street; thence northerly in Lincoln street
!,
thence southwesterly in the Saco road
about 400 rods to Cash's Corner.
Mr.. Hale opened the
CASE FOR THE PETITIONERS,
and began the introduction of witnesses
Mr. Thomas B. Haskell of South Port
land, selectman of the old town for eleven
years and collector for twelve years, testi-
fed that in his opinion public conven-
fence required the building of the pro-
posed electric road.
Judge Symonds, of counsel for the re-
monstrants, asked if the, road to serve
Cash's Corner could not better go out
Danforth street and across Vaughan s
bridge. Witness replied that it might
but that more people would be conven-
fenced by going by way of Knightville
and Pleasantdale.
Prof. John B. Chase, who has lived in
South Portland since June Z, 1856, said
that road had been demanded for years
Three thousand people would be accom-
modated. Prof. Chase spoke at consider
able length and with much earnestness in
favor of the road.
Mr.. George L. Miller, of South Port
land, a resident of South Portland for
ten years, believed that public convenience
required the location. Questioned by
Mr.. Peaks he said the road would cross
the Boston & Maine track at Cape Eliza
beth station. and that this would be the
only crossing south of Portland bridge.
Mr. Charles A. Tilton, resident of