The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-31

road company never intended to interfere
with the right of the Yarmouth road to
cross Tukey's bridge. They did not desire
to shut them off from the right to GROSS
the bridge, but were only endeavoring to
secure the right for themselves.
Alderman Rounds asked what objection
there would be to laying one set of rails
ON the bridge to be used By both roads.
THAT would not be practicable. replied
Mr.. Libby. "There would be the danger
OF lnterohanging of currents and one
reed would have to maintain the wires
and operate the who lie line. Then the
question OF repairs would cause constant
conflict between the two roads. One
road might want to shut off its power at
one hour in the day and the other road
might want TO run across the bridge
when the road furnishing the power
didn't want to run it's CARS "There are
many other objections to this plan, said
Mr.. Libby. "The committee should bear
in mind that if the bridge is paved there
will be no more danger in crossing the
tracks than there ia on Congress street
today
Mr.. Libby went on to say that the offer
Of the Portland railroad to the city had
been made at the solicitation of com-
1nittee appointed by the last city govern
ment. The railroad company was asked
by the city to aid in building the bridge
and accordingly the railroad made what
it considered to be a fair and liberal offer.
They had no thought of buying an ex-
elusive privilege from the city.
Alderman Kehoe said that it had been
stated that the tracks of the Portland
Railroad company on Washington street
had been laid in such a way that the
tracks of the Yarmouth road, when laid,
would be obliged to cross the Portland
Railroad company's tracks several times.
Mr.. Libby said the yarmouth road
would have to cross the tracks of the
Portland road only once, and that would
be at the head Of Oxford street on Wash
ington. The Portland roads tracks had
been laid in such way that when the
Yarmouth road was built both tracks
would occupy the middle of Washington
| street.
Mr.. Larrabee said that as he under
stood the matter the Yarmouth road had
been put under additional expense By
this location which had been given the
Portland railroad. In order to get into
the city the Yarmouth road would be
Obliged to dig down part of MunJoy hill.
The Yarmouth road has no objection to
| the Portland railroad having as much
right as they do, but in this case the
Portland road ha6 got all and the Var.
mouth road nothing. The Yarmouth road
has commenced laying its tracks and
wants to get into Portland some time
this summer, and in order to do this they
have got to cross Tukey's bridge.
"We want the same rights and no more
than are accorded to the Portland rail-
road said Mr.. Larrabee. we want to
pay for these rights what reasonable men
say 1t is right to pay, and what we can
pay. We don't want the Portland road to
be granted exclusive rights
| Alderman kehoe asked Mr.. Larrabee il
he thought the passage of the order be-
fore read would grant the Portland read
exclusive rights if it were passed.
"It is unreasonable to consider the
proposition of one road, T" said MIR. LARA
bee, without considering the proposition
of the other for the right to Cross this
brigde. We want you to consider both
propositions at once
Alderman kehoe said that he hadn' t
seen but one proposition and that was the
one made by the Portland railroad.
eve want the city to make PROPOSE
ton to u.s." said Mr.. Larrahee.
.Are you afraid if the CITY government
passes this order asked Alderman
Pagan, that it will prevent the Var
mouth road from crossing Turkey S
bridgeP''
81 DORIS desire to express an opinion
| on that" replied Mr.. La1rabee.
Mr.. Libby stated again that the Port
land road did not ask the exclusive right
of crossing the bridge. They recognized
the fact that another road could and
probably would cross the bridge.
Mr.. Harris explained why he had re-
I
auested hearing for the Yarmouth road
when the proposition of the PORTLAND
road was first made. The Yarmouth r. nd
had, it seemed to him, been excluded
from all conference and not taken into
the confidence Of the city in relation to
the building Of the bridge or the cross
ing of it.
Alderman Kehoe said the reason that
the Yarmouth road had not been taken
into the city's confidence was because ii
had existed only on paper and the com.
mittee had not known who represented
the intel ests of the road.
Mr.. Larrapee asked Mr.. Kehoe it the
committee had not known that a
previous city government had granted
the Yarmouth road the right to Gro
| Tukey's bridge when it was taking II
Portland road into its confidence at
holding conferences with its represen &
tives
i Alderman Kehoe replied that no ope