The Portland daily press., 1896-03-26
THE MAINE CENTRAL.
Promotions Caused by The Death Of
Chief Engineer Allen.
ORDERS ISSUED BY GENERAL
MANAGER TUCKER.

The Men Who Have Charge of the Maine
Central's Tracks and Bridges-A Re-
ward Offered for the Recovery of MIR.
Aliens Body.
Vice President and General Manager
Tucker was seen yesterday at his ONCE
by representative Of the PRESS, and
asked if the sad dea6h of Chief Engineer
Allen would not necessitate some changes
IN the Maine Central staff, and what those
changes would be.
Eyes" said Mr.. Tucker, 'Mr. Aliens
sudden ana sad death, which has been
such shock to us all personally and
such loss to the Maine Central system,
of course necessitates several changes in
the executive force the road, and as you
will see by these orders the changes for
the present have been decided upon,"
Mr.. Tucker handed the reporter the in
formation printed below. which goes to
all the employees of the Maine Central to-
day.
Continuing, Mr.. Tucker said the
officials named are all tried men. who
have served the road efficiently and
faithfully, masters of their trades, and
the travelling public will be glad to know
that the Engineering epartment-such
AN important one to the safety of the
publio-is to be i'll the hands of such ca
pable men, so thoroughly acquainted
with the construction of the Maine Gen.
trail system.
The orders are as follows:
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Vice Presidents Office, Portland, Me-,
March Goth, 1896.
Mr.. Herbert G. Robinson, assistant
charge Of the office of the Civil Engineer
ing Department. of this Company at Port
land.
Beginning this date, Mr.. ID. A. Booker
will have charge of the maintenance of
bridges. and the maintenance of build
ings and other structures at Portland and
on ali the lines of this Company east If
Portland. He will report directly to the
Vice President. Mr.. Booker's title is
Bridge Inspector. His address, Bruins
wick, Maine.
The maintenance Of roadway and track,
east of Portland will be in charge of the
roadmasters on the various Divisions,
as at present designated. They will re-
port directly to the Vice President.
Beginning this date, Mr.. George r.
Black will have charge of maintenance
of roadway and track, and the mainten
ance of bridges, buildings and other
structures on that part of this Company's
lines north of Portland. He will report
directly to the Vice President. Mr..
Blacks title is Assistant Engineer His
address. Portland, Maine.
Nj Wnfr PrjI 10,
will act as assistant to Mr.. Black in the
maintenance of bridges, and will report
directly to him.
Vice President and General Manager.
In these orders the Maine Central fol-
lows its old established precedent of pro-
noting officials and all of the civil en-
gineers and road masters are moved up
a peg. Following are brief sketches of
the men who are promoted:
HERBERT G. ROBINSON,
Assistant Engineer, who is promoted
to have charge of the Civil Engineering
department., is SO years of age, a native
of Portland, and has been in the employ
of the Maine Central Railroad since May,
1888
He began engineering work in Sop
rember, 1873. in the office of William A.
Goowdin, then City Civil Engineer at
Portland, and passed seven years in that
office, afterwards doing engineering
work in South America, and on various
railroad surveys, principally in the State
of Maine, until his appointment on the
Maine Central
GEORGE F. BLACK
Assistant Engineer, Portland, Maine,
was born in Palermo, Maine, Novemb Der A,
1861. He was graduated from the Maine
State College in June, 1886, and entered
the employ Of the Maine Central rail-
road as assistant engineer in July Of the
Same year. He was en- gagged on the en-
cheering work connected with the con-
struction of the repair shops of the com
pany at Waterville, and of the Union
Station at Portland until September.
1888. From September, 1888, to May,
1894, he was employed as assistant engi-
neer and as acting roadmaster on the
Mountain Divisiou.
PERLEY N. WATSON,
Bridge Inspector, Bartlett, N H., was
born at Randolph, N. H., on April Sth,
1S47. In 1876 he entered the employ of
Che Grand Trunk railway, in the main
tcnance of way department, and helped
6t0Cb Oile uFSG pm CUuueCUeu iron Dr1dge
on the Atlantic & st. Lawrence division
of that road. In 1878, Mr.. Watson had
charge Of the building of bridges and
structures on the Rum ford Falls and
Buckfeld railroad. In May, 1881, MIR.
Watson entered the employ of the Port
land & Ogdensburg railway as bridge
builder, and upon the lease Of that road
by the Maine Central WAS appointed
Bridge Inspector of that division of the
Maine Central.
D. A. BOOKER,
Bridge Inspector. Brunswick, Maine.
was born at Durham. Maine,
and Is now sixty three years of
ege: he entered the employ of the
Maine Central Railroad COMPANY in
1862, and In November of this year will
complete his thirty fourth consecutive
year OF active service with that corpora
tion. MI. booker was first employed on
the construction of bridges and buildings