The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
STATE OF MAINE.

Atlantic & st. Lawrence Railrt al Company
and the Grand Trunk Railway Company of
Canada, petitioners for appointment of
trustees to fill vacancies.
To the Honorable Judges OF the Supre me
Judicial Court of the State of Maine:
Your petitioners, the Atlantic Il st. Law
renee Railroad Company, corporation
duly established and existing under the laws
OF the State of Maine and having place of
business at Portland, in said State, and the
Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, a
corporation duly organized and existing by
virtue of the laws of the Dominion of Cana
da, and having place Of businss at Mon
treal in said Canada, respectfully represent
and show unto your HOn0rs:
l. That your petitioners are both interest
ed in the trust hereinafter set forth, that on
the 1st day of October, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
four, the said Atlantic & st. Lawrence Rail-
road Company duly made and executed q
mortgage deed OF trust to Charles j. Bridges
and Joseph Hlckson, both then resident of
said Montreal, and John b. Brown, then a
resident of Portland, Maine, and to their
survivors and successors, of the railroad,
and 3na and rights and
renee Railroad in the states of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont, of which full
description is contained in said deed of
of trust, which said trust was accepted by
said Charles ). Bridges and Joseph Hickson
and John b. Brown. who thereby became
tustees under said mortgage deed of trust
OhN hCAst tiiS lIOpclly ,IlSlltS anu franchises
conveyed to them in trust for the pupose of
securing the payment of three thousand
ninety-ni bonds for one hundred pounds
sterling each, as set forth in said mortgage,
said bonds being dated October 1st, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-fcur, and
for other purposes named in said deed
OF trust; the property conveyed and the
nature of said trust more fully appear by
said indentnre and mortgage deed of trust
copy of which is hereunto annexed and
marked.s Exhibit A. and made a part of
this petition.
Q. That after entering upon the execution
of said trust and during its continuance, va
cancies occurred therein which cannot be
filled by appointment by the surviving trus-
tee or trustees named i'll said deed of trust,
and that said vacancies occurred and still
continue by reason of the fact that the said
Charles j. Bridges and Joseph dickson and
John r. BIZ, VIII have each OF them deceased,
and that the survivors of them neglected
during their lifetime to fill The vacancies
occurring 10y reason of the said deceaSe of
their co trustees; and said vacancies III said
trust, of the places OF all said trustees still
remain untitled, and there ia no trustee 10
administer SAID trust created b, said deed
OF mortgage. Ana your petitioners further
j. Rrydgcs and John Il. Brown, that the
said Joseph Hickson continued to u minis
ter said tlnst until lie fourth day
of January, A. d. 1897, wien he died, nos
CONTINUING vacancies caused by the death of
Charles J. Bry'lees and John J. BroMn
8. And your petitioners further represent
that said The Grand Trunk Railway { om-
pany OF Canada is n lessee of the railroad
and property described in said trust deed,
which said lease is sill in force for the I'M
expired term thereof; tnit the bonds Sc
cured by said indenture and mortgage deed
OF trust have never been discharged OF cam
celled, but the same are now held b., 4oui
petitioner, the Grand trunk halfway on
pany OF Canada.
4. And Your petitioners further say that
II is necessary That said trust should be con-
tinued and administered iof the benefit of
said bonds and the holders thereof, and the
performance OF the agreements, conditions
and trusts defined and set forth in said
mortgage deed OF trust of the Atlantic u Ut.
Lawrence r tilioad Company. said copy OF
Wnlch Is IL fcunto annexed and marked
exhibit A.
Where ore your petitioners being the par
ties interested i'll the trust and i'll the pro-
per performances and execution thereof, the
Atlantic q st. Lawrence hailroad Company
amongst other things as the mortgagor and
The owner OF the equity OF redemption IN :
der said mortgage deed of trust, and the
Trunk Railway of Canada ompany amongst
other things being Interested as The lessee
OF the property, rights and franchises con-
veyed ny saiu mortgage deed of trust, and
as the holder of the bonds secured thereby,
respectfully pray that atterssuch notice ia
all persons interested by publication OF
otherwise, as the Court shall order and ,Ipon
due hearing thereon, this Honorable Court
will appoint tharles Nj. Hays and Charles
Percy, both of Montreal, in the Dominion of
Canada, and Almon A. Strout OF Portland
i'll the said county of Cumberland, or such
other persons as the court shall deem suit
able, as trustees to fill the vacancies caused
by the. deaIll of Charles j. Bridges, John
Il. Brown and Joseph ickS0n, heieinbefOle
named as the original trustees under said
mortgage deed OF trust; and that there
upon and by virtue OF said appointment,
tile property described i'll said deed of trust
and mortgage conveyed to and held by
said Charles j. Bridges, John i. Brown and
Joseph dickson in their lifetime, and at the
time OF the deceaSe of each OF them, shall
vest in said trustees so appointed by sal
court without further conveyance thereof.
and that said trustees SO appointed shall
have the rights and powers to be subject to
the duties relating to such trust to the same
extent and for the same purposes rs the
same were held by the said Charles j,
Bridges, John Is. Brown and Joseph Hickson,
the original trustees i'll said trust, and that
the court will make such decree as shall be
proper in the premises to confirm the trans
fer of title as hereinbefore set forth.
5.-And your petitioners further pray
that this Honorable Court will order such
notice to be given to the heirs-at- and
personal representatives of said deceased
trustees, and each of them, by publication or
otherwise, as the court may order and de-
cree, and that said heirs-at- law and per-
Sona1 representatives OF said deceased trus-
tees. and each of them, may be allowed to
appear and be heard in the matters con-
tanned in this petition, and that this honor
able Court may make such further orders
and DEGREES iii tile premises as it shall deem
meet and proper.
Portland, April Is, 1897.
ATLANTIC q ST LAWRENCE RAILROAD
COMPANY,
BY W. W. DUFFETT, TT asurer.
THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY CO., OF