Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-12-02
CAPITOL NOTES..
Every Day Brings Several New
Corporations.
Decisions Of Railroad Commissioners on
Several Important Cases.

The railroad commissioners. Wednes-
day. approved the location of the San
ford & Cape Porpoise r. r., with the
exception of two spur tracks. tha,
would run through Main and Storel
streets in the village of Kennebunk.
Upon the petition of the Washington
County R. r., for change of location
in the route from the point where it
connects with the NJ. c. r. r., to Cher
ryfield, and upon which hearing was
held at the American house in Ellis
worth. on the 18th day of November
and the decision was reserved. the COM
inissioners deeming that public con-
venience required the change. granted
the request.
In the case of the Wiscasset & Que
bee r. r., for permission to cross at
grade the Maine Central r. r. At
Burnham. the request was denied and
they were ordered to build an overhead
crossing.
This matter has caused much work
upon the part of those concerned and
the public have become interested in il.
The first hearing was held at Burn
ham, on October 26, and one later at
the office of the board, upon the 18th
of November. but the most important
lxn1l
Portland. on Saturday. November 90
where an immense array of legal tai
At the time the decision was reserved.
The Maine Central claimed that the
crossing should be an overhead one.
and no evidence was introduced by the
w. & @. that showed that they hal
any legal right to cross the NJ. c. r.
r.. but the Maine Central did not raise
that point. The commissioners decided
that public safety demands that they
should prevent as few grade crossings
as possible, and so order the w. & ..
r. r. to cross the NJ. c. r. r. by an
overhead bridge, which shall be, when
above the tracks of the NJ. c. r. K.
If the line of the w. 4 @. is changed
so that the crossing will be 92O feet
| westerly of the present proposed cross
ing. the Maine Central shall lower its
| grade feet at the point where the
bridge is built. and that the w. & @.
may build it's bridge II feet above the
present grade of the NJ. c. r. r.
| The. bridge may, be substantial
wooden one that will suit the commits
soners. and it is estimated that suit
able one may be built for $4,000. the
expense of which will be borne by the
| w. & ..
The lowering of the NJ. c. r. r.
grade, it is estimated, will cost about
$4,000, the expense to be borne by the
Maine Central.
The W. & @. claimed that if such a
/ decision was given, that it would cause
them quite a delay and asked that a
temporary grade crossing be allowed
and the commissioners, although be-
lieving that the overhead one could bt
erected about as quickly, have granted
them permission to build temporary
grade crossing, the frogs to be fur
nished by the w. & @. for the Maine
Central to put in, and the expense tC
be borne by the w. & Q.
A suitable signal station and ar
office for the same is to be erected, and
the expense to be divided as the la"
provides.
This temporary crossing will expirs
July 1, 1898.
Adjutant General John T. Richard:
went to Bangor, Wednesday afternoon
upon an official visit. ..
State Treasurer Simpson went to hi
home in Carmel, Wednesday. for .
brief visit.
E. P. Kenyon, assistant superln
tendent of agencies for the Hartfor'
Life Insurance Company of Hartford
Conn, was in the city, Tuesday. upo'
business at the State House. in the In
terest of his company.
Vinalhaven Net Factory Buildin
Company has been organized at Vlnai
haven, for the purpose of dealing D
real estate, with $4,000 capital stock Q
which $3O5O is paid in. the oIhcer
l are: President, J. Fl. Sanborn Q
, Vinalhaven: treasurer. T. E. Lipby q
yinalhaven. Certificate approved NOV
23, 1897
La Vogue has been organized
r saco. for the purpose of manufacture
S and dealing in hats, bonnets' ofesse
and all other wearing apparei ana or
Goods with $4,000 capital STOCK
which $50 is paid in. The officers arr