The Portland daily press., 1897-05-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
STATE OF MAINE.
County of Cumberland, IS.

Supreme Judicial Court,
April Term. 1897
Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Railroad Com
pany and the Grand Trunk Railway Compa-
ny of Canada, Petitioners for appointment
of Trustees to I'LL Vacancies.
To the Honorable Judges of the Supreme
Judicial Court of the State of Matne
Your petitioners, the Atlantic and st. Law
renee Railroad Company, corporation duly
established and existing under the laws or
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 liom1n1on OF
Canada, and having place of business at
Montreal in said Canada, respectfully
represent and show unto your HonoIs:
THAT your petitioners are interested in
the trust hereinafter set forth; that on the
first day of May in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one,
the said Atlantic and st. Lawrence Railroad
Company duly made and executed q mort
gage deed of trust to Charles j. Bridges and
Joseph Hickson, both then resident of saiu
Montreal, and Samuel f. Spring then resi-
and successors, of the railroad, real and
personal property, and rights and franchises
OF the said atlantic and st. Lawrence Rail
road Company. in the States OF Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont, of which full
description is contained in said deed of trust,
which said trust was duly accepted by said
Charles j. Bridges. Joseph dickson ana
Samuel +. Spring who thereby became trus-
tees under said mortgage deed of trust and
held the. property, rights and franchises con.
securing the payment OF one. thousand four
hundred and seventy three bonds for one
hundred pounds sterling each, amounting in
the aggregate to one hundred and forty
seven thousand three hundred pounds in
all. said bonds being dated May first, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, :
and for other purposes named in said deed
of trust; the property conveyed and the
nature of said trust more fully appear by
said indenture and mortgage deed of trust,
a copy of which is hereunto annexed and
marked Exhibit A. and made a part of
this petition.
OF said trust and dining Its continuance
vacancies occurred therein which cannot be
filled by appointments by the surviving
trustee or trustees named in said deed OF
trust and that said vacancies occurred and
still continue by reason of the fact that tho
said Charles ). Brydges, Joseph Hickson
and Samuel l.. Spring have all of them de-
ceased, and that the survivors OF them neg
lected during their life time to fill the
vacancies occurring by reason of the said
decease OF their co-trustees. and said vacan-
cies in said trust OF ;he la .es of all OF said
trustees still remain unfilled, and theTe is
noStrustee 10 administer said trust crxas ed
by sGil decd OF mortgage. And ,uur
petitioners further say that after the olccsase
OF Said h tries j. Bridges ana Samuel u.
SPRING that The said yoseph Hickson tom
tInutu to administer said trust until Ehe
ioulth day OF J.tnudr, "A. D., 1897, When he
died, not ha'i gapptinied any trustees to
fill the continuing vacancies caused by TIE
death of har'es j. Bridges OF samuel y.
SlllI.S or elmer oi tie m.
3.-.liiti y@ur petitioners further reprcSent
that sad Iue tlistt.u trunk halfway Come
pay OF tstl;;t,ia Is y lessee oil The fa1lroaG
and properly aes, flned in said trust oeedt
which siisi lease is stil III force iu; The UNI
expired term fnelcuf hat die A.9gtis secured
by SAIL iusientsie ANA mortgage ueeu OF
trust have never been discouraged or can
celiad, but tiie same are iiow heid ny your
petitioner, 1hc Grand TiHiik isallW1y TOM
pany OF ;;nada.
and your petitioners further say that
1t is neeessars t'sitt said trust Should pe coh-
tinued AHA administered. Lof tine DenciiI OF
said b jIois anu tle Ii ,iaeis thereof, and lie
performance oi the agreements. conditions
and trusts ,ieiined aA,i ses forth III said
lnOri sagr decd OF Irs4SL vi the Atlantic ana
st. L.Nlence .ts,ilrHtd Company. saia copy
Of wnicii Is herenn o annexed and niarSNt d
.Exhioit i.
Ni.tKafuRE your petitioners, being The
parties interestee in sold trlst ana III the
proper performance anu, execution thereof,
The Atlantic and ST. Lawrence Railroad
Company, amongst other things as Tie mort
gagor and The owner OF the equity uf re-
tielnpGun uAdel said mortgage deed OF trust
and the ohiigor ultn said tonds, ana he
Grand iruhi. Ealsioau Company OF aLada
amongst oti.er things being interested as the
lessee OF the property, rights and franchises
conveyed by said mortgage deei, OF trust,
and as he holder OF the bonds secured
thereby, respectfully pray, hat after such
notice 10 all persons interested ny pubiiea-
ton or otherwise, az the Court shall order,
and upon die hearing thereon this Honor
able Court VIII appoint Charles Nj. Hays and
Charles Percy, both of Montreal in The
Dominion OF canada, and Almon A. strout
of Portland in the SAID tounty of Cumber
land, or such other persons as the Court
shall deem suitable trustees to fill the
vacancies caused by the deaah of Charles j.
Bridges, samuel f. Spring and Joseph
dickson. hereinbefore named as the original
trustees under said mortgage deed of trust;
and that thereupon and by virtue of said
appointment. the property described in said
deed OF trust and mortgage conveyed TO and
held by said Charles j. Brydg Samuel Z.
Spring and Joseph Hickson in their lifetime
them, shall vest in said trustees so APP
pointed by said court without further con-
Veyance 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
Charles j. Brydges, Samuel e. Spring and
Joseph dickson, the original trustees in said
trust, and that the court will make such de-
cree as shall be proper IN the premises to
confirm the transfer OF title as nereinbefore
set forth.
5.-And your petitioners further pray that
this Honorable Court will order such notice
to be given to the heirs at-law and personal
representatives of said deceased trustees,
and each of them, by publication or other
and that, said heirs law and personal
representatives of said deceased trustees,
and each of them, may be allowed to appear
and be heard in the matters contained III
may make such further orders and DEGREES
in the premises as it shall deem meet and
Portland, April 18th, 1897. Atlantic and St.
Lawrence Railroad Company:
BY W. w. DUFFETT, Treasurer.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company of
BY CHARLES M. HAYS, General Manager.