The Portland daily press., 1898-10-15

William q. Dow, Secretary of Committee
of Portland Board of Aldermen:
Dear Sir-Answering. your request of
to the Cumberland Illuminating compa-
ny, am pleased to say that the Cumber-
land Illuminating company was chartered
under Special Laws OF Maine in 1887,
chapter ,148. approved February "a, 1887,
and Special Laws Of the state approved
February 10. 1891, March IA, 1895, and
March 23, 1897. Its capital stock is fixed
by the charter at not less than twenty
five thousand dollars or more than five
hundred Thousand dollars. Its directors
are Ephraim M. Steadman, George G.
Shaw. NJ. 81. Kelly, Geurge W. Brown.
Harry L. Jones. Henry M. Jones and
Fred W. Hodgman. George W. Brown
is president and general manager; III. II.
Kelly is treasurer; Seth l.. Larrabee is
clerk.
The company has leased from the Seba-
go Power company all its plant and
works at Great Falls, Me. with the right
to improve, hold and operate the same un
til the Sebaao Power company shall make
its full development of the power at and
near Great Falls by the utilization of
several other powers, including the con-
struotion Of canals and the erection of
dams which shall give 50 feet head water
When this development shall have been
made BY the Sebago Power company it
must purchase all the machinery and
property of the Cumberland Illuminating
company and improvements in and about
the plant, including It's lines to Portland,
and operate the same
The company has also leased all the
property and rights Of the Portland Eleo-
trio Light company in the city of Port
land for the term of ten years, with the
privilege of further extension of time If
desired.
The cost of the plant at North Gorham
and of the line to Portland which the
Cumberland Illuminating company pro-
poses to construct and operate Is about
$50. 900, the construction of which has
already been provided for by CONTRACT
and fully paid for. The estimated cost of
the pole and conduit lines in the city of
Portland is 100000. The time required
to put the lines up and have them ready
for operation Is three months.
The subscriptions to the capital stock
of the company are sufficient to meet the
entire COST of development and the con-
struction of the lines to Portland, and
the officers of the company are assured of
the capital necessary for the complete in
stallatfon Of its proposed poles, wires
and conduits in the city, provided per-
mission with reasonable restriction Is
granted the company to establish the
same in the city.
The directors of the Sebago Power
company are G. d. Brown, e. B. Den
nison, Jesse Peterson, H. L. Jones, ex-
Gov. Cheney of New Hampshire. W. r.
s. Brown, George ". Brown and NJ. II.
Kelly G. d. Brown is president; H.
n. Kelly is treasurer, and Levi Turner
is clerk. The capital stock of the COM
pany is $500, 900 common and 5000, 600 pre-
ferred. The company has no obligations
that have not been permanently provided
for.
The Portland Electric Light company
has capital of 100000. 1t has no out.
standing obligations. Its directors are
George w. Brown, John Fl. Fogg and q.
L. Jones. George W. Brown is president
and John III. Fogg is treasurer and clerk.
Very respectfully,
Cumberland Illuminating Company,
Geo. W. Brown, President and Manager.
September &c. 1898.
Rights to regulate water at lake answer
is found chapter "a, 1873, Presumpscot
Water company, charter to S. ID. W. q
Co., page 81. Laws of Maine
Portland, Me-, October G. 1898.
George W. Brown, Esq, President of the
Cumberland Illuminating company,
city:
Dear Sir-The committee of the Board
of Aldermen of the city of Portland, feel
ing that they have not yet received
sufficient information az to your company
and the other companies associated with
it in the matter Of furnishing light and
power in the city of Portland, respectful