Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-20
STATE HOUSE.
Washington County Railroad
Location Approved.
Two Hearings Of Portland Railroads
Before Railroad Commissioners.
Notices Being Sent Regarding Vacancies on
Local Boards Of Health.

| Governor CleaveS was at the state
| House, Thursday, to attend to pressing
| business which demanded his attention.
| He also visited the court house on bust
ness He returned to Portland Cd the 3
O'Clock train In the afternoon.
| There were two hearings before the
-ailroad commissioners, Thursday, in
| regard to crossings of the Portland &
| Rochester r. r., and the Portland f. r
| The former was represented by Hon.
| Charles F. Libby, in regard to a crossing
| Of the Portland r. r. over the Portland
| & Rochester. at MorrilI's Corner. The
| Portland & Rochester r. R., was repre-
| iented by Stephen C. Perry of Portland,
in regard to a crossing of that road over
decisions were given cut by the commits
| sioners
The latter have approved the location
i the Washington County r. r., accord
ing to the petition of the company which
is constructing that road. This decision
| gives the road it's right to so ahead. ano
| york will be fastened as soon as weathe,
permits. Already about seven miles of
| che road bed have been graded. There is
however, much surveying yet to be done
The advantages to the Washington
| county town along the route of this roa6
will be inestlmable, and the peopl'
through that section are delighted to pu,
! it mildly. 1t is now necessary to drive il
many cases some 80 miles, to reach a
rairoad from many of the towns. This
will to a large extent be remedied.
The location of the road will be as fol
lows:
Commencing at q point in the city OF
Calais, running thence through the cit,
If Calais and towns of Robbnston anc
Perry, to and into the city of PASSPORT, all
in Washington county, and also from the
point In the town of Perry, known a.
Perry Junction thence through the towns
IF Perry, Pembroke, Denny Ed
nands, Marion, East Machias, Machias,
Whitneyville, Jonesboro, Columbia Falls
Columbia, Harrington, Cherryfeld, Mil
Washington and through township No Z,
md the town Of Sullivan, to the cas-,
sank of Sullivan river, in Hancock
county
The company reserves the right to make
any variations in the road which it might
wish, with the approval of the commits
sioners.
Secretary Young of the State board OF
health will soon send out instructions t.
the municipal officers in regard to the
appointment Of new members on the local
boards of health
The boards consist of three members,
one of whom is retired each year. To fill
This vacancy the municipal officers ap-
point a member to serve three years. The
meetings of the municipal officers are helc
in April, at some time before the 18th OF
the month
There are also being sent out from the
board Of health department blanks which
are used by assessors in making birth re
turns to the city and town clerks.
The attic of the State House is being
given a thorough clearing out and many
old chairs and other furniture no one
knows how old have been unearthed
and will he used rs kindling wood.
Mayor Nelly of Bangor was at the
capitol Thursday on business.
Fred G. Fassett special correspondent for
the Portland Press and managing editor
Of the Portland Sunday Times was &
visitor at the State House Thursday on
his return homo from Waterville.
The following new corporations flied
their papers at the State House Thursday
The Automatic Electric Pump Com
pany organized at Portland, for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing and dealing in
various kinds of articles made of metal
and composition with 500, coo capital
stock of which S30U is PAID III. The
officers are President, George f. Atwood
of Boston, Mass. treasurer, Elmer A..
Messenger of Boston, Mass.
The New England Leather Company
organized at Portland for the purpose of
| manufacturing buying and selling hides,
skins ETC., with $50 900 capital stock OF
| which $50, 300 is paid in. The officers are
President, William Rapp of Brockton,
Mass. treasurer, Walter Rapp of Brock
| ton. Mass
Funeral OF the Late George T. Young.