The Portland daily press., 1895-06-25

| gave them, should take all or nothing.
At this point Mr.. Ilsley, the civil en-
gineer, who had laid out the road, pro-
duced large plan of the new location
The single rack will be laid alongside the
road bed over the gutter, as is the case
with the Deering and Westbrook electric
railways. This location will prevail on
all the street, except Sawyer street.
| 1t will run down that to the ferry in
the middle of the road, by the express ap-
proval of the Inhabitants.
Mr.. W. M. Bradley who appeared for
Henry st. John Smith one of the resi-
dents of Cape Elizabeth, said that the in
terest of his client was mainly involved
in the width Of the road bed, after the
track was laid. After seeing the plan
and hearing its explanation, the only
| criticism that he would make would be
in regard to the 450 feet side track, just
beyond the end of Portland bridge in
Knightville He declared that there is
other road leading into Portland, as is
| shown by the way the teams accumula te
when the draw of the bridge is up. He
thought the siding there would be
source of danger. Mr.. Hale and Mr.
Krutz explained that since the cars must
be more or less delayed on Commercial
street, because of the numerous railroad
tracks, it would be very necessary to have
siding at that point
Chairman Peakes said that they had
been side tracked for some time by this
map, and asked Judge Robinson to pro-
ceed on the main line.
Judge Robinson, who appeared for Cape
Elizabeth said he had word for Mr. Hale
who had begun proceedings on that day
as at the previous hearing by whimpering
and snivelling about somebody's disin-
genuousness. So far in the proceedings
what he had termed cavilling, technical
and frivolous objections had seemed to
result in bringing the company down to
legal restrictions. The objections, he
would assert would prove in the future
to be based upon solid common sense and
I think he'll find upon pretty good law
also"
This board is confronted with a con-
dition of thing that are striking because
of their popularity. You are asked to
deal with two corporations, yet it is made
over and over again apparent to you that
the same set of men are controlling both.
Now what's the reason of all this? Like
the master carpenter they have built
house that they don't want to live in
They have constructed a corporation, a
certain portion of which they don't want
to live in. If there were no objections to
this nothing need be said. But there are
objections He challenged any man to
take the special charter and find in it any
authority for the company to go certain
distance and there stop. This charter
was intended as finality.
The chief corporator, Mr.. Krutz had
just stated to the Board that their siding
on the Cape end of the bridge was neces-
sary because of their cars being delayed
at the other end in Portland.
sits an open, confessed thing that the
same oody of men are parading here and
going through these antics as two corpora
tions. We say that public convenience |
does not require that two corporations |
shall operate an electric railroad in South |
Portland. Now why the authorities of
South Portland should complain that we
are trying to prevent an electric railroad
there, when we are only trying to put
that railroad under their control, 1 do
not understand. say now to the au-
thorities of South Portland that we are
merely claiming what you ought to claim
for your own protection.
Mr. Stephen Perry appeared for the au-
thorities of South Portland and declared
that all this talk about corporations was
very childish and had nothing to do with
the case. This kind of opposition was
from paid attorneys and should be looked
at pretty carefully. The question is
whether public convenience demands the |
location of this railroad He represented
the South Portland people in saying that |
they desired the railroad very much and
had approved the location.
In conclusion Mr.. Hale said that a
legally organized corporation presents
itself today and asks that this court shall |
find whether public convenience and |
necessity shall permit and require the To-
cation asked for. 1t comes here just as
legally as the corporation that was given |
a charter by the legislature 1t was or
ganized by this very board, and now
come certain objections And they say
in this whimpering way, without any ar
gument, that we are trying to evade |
restrictions.
Mr.. Hale denied that they were trying |
to eyade responsibilities. He declared |
that because the special charter gave per-
mission to locate tracks hin South Port
land il did not therefnra ranIlira that the |