The Portland daily press., 1899-11-23
MORE TROLLEY LINES.
Competing Companies ia Quest of
Electric Franchises.
rsrEcrAr TO THE raEss.!

nPEcIAI TO THE PRESS!
Biidefcrl, November ea.-Yosk coun-
", the storm centre OF TIE electric rail-
read war, has still another trolley pro-
feet on hand. A corporation known "a
the York County Central Railroad COM
pany, has been orssnizsd for the purpose
of cons. ructing and operating an electric
railroad from the PORTLAND & Rochester
station at Centre WATERFORD to Limerick
village, a distance OF about ten miles.
Among Its PROJECTORS are ex-senator
Frank al. Higgins, County treasurer,
Charles h. Adams and several othsr
prominent Limerick citizens and W. W.
Mason and W. X. Anthoine, Esq. Of
Portland.
The news Of this enterprise was first
made public in this city toda', at henr-
log before the Maine Railroad commits
sioners, when two petitions for electric
railr nd rontes In YORK county were I'M
der consideration.
Tbs pst!t,oasrs at tails he.rln. wsrs Il.
b. Loring AID Theodore p. Dresser of
Boston, Hon. james o. bradbury OF
Sacc, Hon. Charles S. Hamilton, Will
liam A. Roberts and Edgar A. Hubbard
OF Biddsfo-d. One OF their petitions calls
fer route from Ssco to Biddeford, Ly-
man, Dayton, Hollis, WATERFORD and
Limerick, the nortnerly terminus to be
near the Holland wooden mills In that
Isnivllle The other line Is between
Biddeford and Wells. through the village
of Kennebunk.
The fr3t of these petitions was to be
taken up first. Messrs. Hamilton, Brad
blry ami Rob rts wers on hand to CON-
duct the hearing In behalf of the petition
ers. The room was filed with lawyers
Ex-Governcr Cleaves and Judge Symords
Of Portland, re; resented the Boston &
Maine railroad; Fairfield 81 Morse of
S AGO were there In tehaf OF the Bidde-
ford & Saoo railroad to protest against
he granting OF franchise ketween these
two cities; Fred J. Allen Elq OF San
ford, attended the hearing for the prr'
pose CT demonstrating agar st tie Bid3e-
ford to Well. road, because its asked for
route covers practically the same ground
as the Atlantic Shore line, whose petit
tion is now pending before the commits
slcners.
The appearance of Mess-s. Higgins and
Anthoine was considerable of q surprise.
AS econ as the hearing opened they
asked for continuance, In order that
they might have an equal chance with
these petitioners in the trying out of the
question OF public convenience.
Mr. Hamilton said he didn't blame Mr..
Higgins for waiting to get charter.
low that / Q sees what coed thing some
body else has got. MIR. Higgins replied
that the company he represents has made
an actual survey OF the route from Lime
rick TO Centre WATERFORD, and that the
present petitioners, on learning that such
n s.ivey was in progress, organized and
atten pee to get control of this territory.
withol 1T the formality of making str
vey.
There was some further talk between
counsel ON this point, but 1t was suddenly
brought to an end by Chairman Peaks Of
the board. who dryly remarked that snoh
talk had no mora efIect on the board than
tho pouring of water on to IA ducks back.
II was agreed b. all parties concerned
that the hearing be contln ued TIL Deem
ber ., on which day the two petitions on
the boarj's table today. and that of the
prt ,cto-s Of the line from Limerick to
Centre WATERFORD, will be considered.
The two Boston men who are financial
ly intsrestel II the two peti i1ns were
pie :ent, and brought with them erti'
fed checks for $500 and $40. 0c0. rs e,i-
dence that the statute reqr ling ths pay
Ing in of I've per cent. of the cal ital
stock of the corporation has been COM
phi I'd with.