Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-02

STATE HOUSE.
Crossings for Portland 4 Rochester
r. r., and Portland Street R. R.
About 800 State Pension Certificates Sent
Tor i896-New Corporations.

The railroad commissioners, ]. p.
Peaks Of Dover, Frederick Danforth of
Gardiner, and Benjamin +. Chadbourne
OF Biddeford. held their regular
monthly meeting at the Capitol.
"Wednesday. and besides transact;,:,
routine business made decisions in re-
gard to the recent hearings for cross
ings of the Portland & Rochester r. r.
and the Portland r. r. at Portland.
and Morrill's corner.
| In regard to the position of the Port
land 4 Rochester r. r. at Green street
Portland, the question was as to the
manner and condition of the crossing
the Portland r. r. Offering no oriec-
ton to crossing. The commissioners
have ordered that the Portland &
Rochester II. Il. shall furnish suitable
frogs at the crossing. in conformity in
| size, weight. etc, to those in use by the
Portland r. r., and the work. and ex
| pense to be borne by the former com
| pany, and to be satisfactory to the en-
gineer of the Portland r. r.
The commissioners order that
the Portland r. r. which Is a
street railway, shall stop its carr,
within 100 feet of the rails of the p. g.
r. r. r.. and shall not cross the tracks
of the other, until the motorman and
conductor are satisfied that the Cross
ing is clear, from signals now dis
played by the railroad
Mr.. Stephen c. Perry and SUIT.
Peters of the Portland & Rochester p.
r., appeared for that railroad, and Mr..
Charles F. Libby and Supt. Newman,
appeared for the Portland r. r.
The decision has been satisfactory 70
both roads.
The present signal system in use by
the road is that of balls and soma
phores 1t was agreed that any
further system which could be adopted
would only serve to confuse, rather
than assist the present conditions be-
ing perfectly safe to all concerned
In regard to the crossing at .Lor:iirs
Corner, the same conditions apply.
with the exception that in this case,
the Portland Il. r., being the cross
ing road bears the expense Of frogs,
rails, etc.
There have been sent out from the
State Pension Department since Jan
/, 1896. 500 certificates for pens' ans.
about one half of the total number to
be sent for the year.
The following new corporations filed
papers at dhe secretarysDf States |
office. Wednesday:
The Cinnabar Mining and Manufac- |
turing Co., organized at Berwick for |
the purpose of cutting and manusac- |
turing lumber, and mining gold ard |
silver ore in Montana. with 100000 |
The officers are: president, AdeIbert T.. |
Whaley of Providence, r. l.; treasurer. |
B. A. Whitcomb of Worcester, Mass.
The Wood Manufacturing Co., or
ganized at Belfast for the purpose of |
manufacturing long and short lumber,
with $4,000 capital stock of Which |
$4,000 is paid in. The officers are.
president, Lewis E. Pitcher of North
port, Me-: treasurer, Charles L. Pea
boJv of vpp Macs
The New England Weighing Ma (
chine Co.. organized at Portland fer
the purpose of manufacturing and do
ing a general business in weighing
machines, with 800, 900 capital stock % |
which $50 is paid in. The officers are:
president, William f. Nickerson Of
Cambridge, Mass; treasurer, 81 en-
burne M. Merrill of Newton, Mass