The Portland daily press., 1897-01-23


signs are.constituted asscorporation- by the
name of .Westbrook, Windhnm and HaF-
rison Railway Company, with authority
to construct, maintain, use and operate
by compressed air. electricity or animal
power, street railway with convenient
single or sdouble tracks, side tracks,
switches or turnouts with all necessary
lines of poles, wires, pipes and conduits
and compressor, electric and other
plants for motive power beginning at
some point in Westbrook through that
city the oasterly psft of Gorham and on
to Windham, South Windham, Raymond,
Casco, Naples, Harrison, Bridgton to some
point in Waterford Through streets, town
roads and highways as may be fixed by
the municipal officers Of the towns and
oity mentioned.
This railway corporation shall have tho
power from time to time to fix such
rates of compensation for transporting
persons, or property as 1t may think ex-
pedient and generally shall have all the
powers and be su bject 10 all the liab1l1-
ties of corporations as set forth in the
forty sixth. chapter of the revised stat
utes.
or neglects for 80 days to approve OF the
routes over the streets and highways, the
railway corporation may appeal to the
next term Of the supreme judicial coufG
held in any county in which any part
Of the road is located by serving written
notice of such appeal upon the municipal
officers whossso refuse or neglect at least
IA DAYS before the session of the court,
providing the term of court Is held 50
days or more after the expiration OF the
30Sdays covering the period of the neglect
desori ibed-or from the date OF the refusal
to accept the location made. The court
shall appoint thee disinterested persons
who shall view the routeeand location in
question and report at thssnext ssternsof
by them and this route when approved
shall be filed with the clerk of the
municipality which is partysto the dis
agreement. Failure on the part OF the
corporation to appeal such a case shall
not bar it from making new application
to thesmunieipal officers.
Municipal officers shall have power at
all times to regulate form of rail, grade
Of road bed, appliances and safeguards,
ate OF speed and removal of snow and
ice from the streets and roads as the pub
lio convenience and safety require. The
corporation shall keep in ana maintain
in repair portions of streets and roads
occupied by its tracks and for space OF
IS inches outside of each rail and shall
make all changes and repairs ms may be
required by the occupation OF the same
by the railway.
The corporation may purchase or tax g
and hold land outside OF the limits OF
highways when it is impracticable or in
convenient in them but such land shall
not exceed four rods in width unless neo-
essary for excavation embankments or
sal, bo ocEi of and naVmanf
of damages for land SO taken shall be in
accordance with the provisions OF chapter
| 81 Of the revised statutes.
The corporation may mortgage by
bonds Its franchises, railways and proper
ty or may mortgage it's income on them
and tho bonds may be sold at less than
par. Ii may aid or invest its funds in
summer hotels, summer or shore resorts
or amusements at such resorts
The capital stock shall not exceed $500,
600 If that is found to be sufficient to
carry on purposes AID power or the cor
poration; II not more may be issued from
time to time. Such inore ase shall be as
sented to by two thirds of the stock in d
meeting called for that purpose
The corporation shall be Liable for dam
age to any person accused by neglect OF
tniscnnduot of it's agents or servants OF
by any defect in highways caused by the
company or its agents ard for damages
to water and gas pipes caused by it's elec-
trio current.
Amy person obstructing tie use of ssthe
tracks or cars shall be punished by fine
not exceeding 5000 or may be imprisoned
in iailsfor not more than so days.
The corporation may lease, purchase,
hold orsdigpose of real or personal estate,
water or other power necessary to operate
the road and may dispose of surplus
power and may along it's line maintain Il
telephone line.
when the corporation deems it neces-
sary to alter the grade OF any highway
ocoupied such alteration may be made
at its own expense with the approval OF
The municipal officers
When a dispute arises about the man.
ner Of laying the rails across those OF an
other road the matter shall be decided by
the railroad commissioners.
The directors shall have absolute power
and authority to issue and transfer STOCK
to settle claims against the company Tor
work, property rights or privileges grant.
ed the company and such stock shall be
fully paid and non -assessable
The company may change the location
of it's tracks the new locations being. ..su b.
jsot to conditions prescribed for the or1g1-
nal route and shall not be compelled to
change any location made according to
it's charter.
Towns may take up the tracks for the
purpose of construction and repairs OF
highways.
Cities and towns in Cumberland and
Oxford counties may purchase the com
pany's stock at par or loan credit to the
company or do both by q vote of their
citizens not exceeding the percentage OF
| valuation defined bT law. Cities and
| towns may designate on what part OF
the road their money shall be expended.
No other company shall locate q s1m1-
lar road In the highways occupied by this
one but any company lawfully operating
a road to any point toswhich the tracks
of this company extend may enter upon
| and use the same on such terms as may
| be agreed upon. Whenever any corpora-
| ton shall lawfully operate any railway
TO Point touched by the Westhrook,
Windham aud Harrison company the lat
ter may connect With IL and use 10 on
such terms as may be agreed on. II the
| two parties cannot agree the matter shall
be decided by three persons appointed by
the supreme cours who shall render
| final decision, the expense to be equally
divided between the contending parties.
| The company shall have all the rights
and be su bieot to all the liabilities ni
street railway companies in this state
except in cases otherwise provided for III
| its act of Incorporation.
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