Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-10
STATE HOUSE.
R. R. Commissioners Establish
Crossing Over c. ?. R.
Hearing Called for Washington
County Railroad.
Four New Corporations Filed Their Papers
at the State House, Monday.

nv Au'Aoses IttfC TcI-
dered a decision regarding the crossing of
a highway over the Canadian Pacific
Railway at grade at Lake View township
number four, approving said crossing
This case has been contested in the courts,
and was sent to the board of railroad COM
missioners for adjudication, the court
holding that the railroad commissioners
had jurisdiction in the matter.
This matter was one of great interest
The way about which the difficulty arose
was laid out by the local county commits
sioners to cross the Canadian Pacific
The latter made an injunction on the
commissioners to restrain them from 60
ing ahead An appeal was made to the
railroad commissioners, who maintained
that they had no jurisdiction in the mat
ter. In a subsequent rescrpt the court
decided that the railroad commissioners
were empowered to decide the latter com
ing to the above decision, In favor of the
highway.
The decision Is An important one as the
proposed road is the only approach to the
famous Schoodic lake from Piscataquis
county and its construction is much de-
sired by all. especially those interested in
that section as fishing and general sum
mer resort.
The commissioners have ordered hear
ing on petition of the Washington county
railroad for approval of the location of
its road, the hearing to he at Calais,
Tuesday, March II, at o'clock in the
afternoon. The road extends through the
county distance of III miles.
The railroad commissioners have
granted decision on petition of the Port
land & Rochester r. r. Company for ap-
prevail of crossing at Green street on the
marginal way in Portland, at grade, sub,
ject to the conditions of the mayor and
board of aldermen.
Hon. J. W. Bradb bury, was at the State
House, Monday, on business with the
State treasury department.
The following new corporations filed
their papers at the secretary of States
office, Monday:
The Tyler Ten Cigar Company, organ
lied at Portland, for the purpose of max
ing cigars especially those known as the
Tyler ten and odd SIX" with $4,000
capital stock of which $40 is paid in. The
officers are: President. Charles l.. Marren
of Lowell, Mass treasurer, John NJ Nc
Alvin of Lowell, Mass.
The Boston and Alaska Company, or
ganizcd at Portland, for the purpose of
developing and operating processes for
mining mines, with 800. coo capital
officers are: President, Rufus A. Lane
Of bingham, Mass; treasurer, Grenv!le
d. Braman of Cohasett. Mass.
The William n. Todd Company organ
il ID at Portland, for the purpose of manu-
fact airing and doing business in all kinds
of furnishing goods, with SIS, 900 capital
stock or Whlcn E0OU IS palu IN. ne OIL
| GERS are President, William N Todd of
Mclrose Highlands, Mass. treasurer,
George v Phipps of Boston, Mass
The Fiber Buckskin Manufacturing
| Company organized at Portland, Tor the
purpose OF manufacturing and doing
general business in selling bicycle handles,
and other articles made in whole or in
part from wood pulp and other fibrous
material, with S25, GOO capital stock of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President William :. Corsa of
Maiden, Mass; treasurer, Charles \.
White of Everett, Mass.