Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-07
STATE HOUSE.
important Business transacted by
Railroad Commissioners.
Board OF State Assessors Meet the Kennebec
County Assessors.

The railroad commissioners In the
matter of the petition of the Portland Ex-
tension Railroad for the approval Of
articles Of association granted an an
proval OF the same as required by the
Statute, chap. $685. sections and 2, P.
L., 1895.
Inc decision, however, OF the board upon
the approval Of the location of the road.
which would come by the usual order I'm
der later petition, is foreshadowed by a
memoranda" attached to the approval
OF the articles of association.
This declaration of the board was made
by consent and wish Of the contending
parties, and it Is adverse to an approval of
the location at the present time. as public
convenience in the meaning of the statutes,
they do not believe will permit it.
The memoranda contain in part, the
following; "If the public convenience
referred to by the petitioners, means the
same public convenience which is re
quired to authorize the building of steam
railroad, the demand for the road petitioned
for would not seem to be warranted For
measuring the volume of public con-
venience to be served by the use made of
existing methods of public conveyance.
we find that, while there are six passenger
! trains, each way, between Gorham and
Portland the actual gross receipts or the
year ending June 80 1895, averaged only
81. W2 per train. This certainly does not
show any great demand for increased
facilities"
In regard to the claim made by the petit
tioners that Electric roads naturally ac-
commodate different class than steam
railroads, and that it Is more easily reached
by greater number, the commissioners
maintain that in the present case not
enough would be benefited to warrant its
approval, on that account.
The railroad commissioners will make
examinations on the following dates: Fri
day, Nov. s, from Auburn; Tuesday, Nov
IL. from Waterville and Oakland; Wednes-
day, Nov. 13, from Norridgewock
The railroad commissioners held their
regularly monthly meeting, yesterday, and
the following business was conducted:
The petition for the running of a branch
of the Bangor & Aroostook from the town
rioy-
granted.
The Sebasticook & Moosehead Railroad
was granted it's petition for crossing a
highway at Hartland, at grade. The high
way In question leads from Hartland vii
,lage to Athens. The selectmen of Mars
Hill Aroostook county, were granted per
mission to construct a road across the Ban
gor & Aroostook, at grade.
The Bangor & Aroostook was granted
permission to vary and change in places
the location of the Ashland branch of the
Bangor q Aroostook Railroad, to avoid
expense in construction.
The board of State assessors held the
Kennebec county meeting at the State
House. Wednesday, Each town in the
county is required to send at least one of
its assessors. At the meeting, yesterday,
many of the towns were represented by
the full board The meeting was very in
teresting.
Tho following were heard from Rome,
Randolph, Farmingdale, Belgrade, China,
Albion, Monmouth, Unity (plantation),
Vassalboro Fayette, Readfleld, Sidney,
Litch1eld, Hallowell, WinslOw, Winthrop,
remaining II cities, towns, etc, will be
heard today.