The Portland daily press., 1899-12-09

Ex-Mayor samusl l. Lord ard q. =.
Greene, Saco merchant. gave their tes-
timony in favor Of the proposed road.
John Simpson Of Simpsons Mills.
Limerick, said be and most Of the farmers
of Limerick and Parsonsfsid do their
marketing In Biddeford and Sa,o.
James 7. Watson, superintendent Of
Stlmpson mills said IL is long, hard
pull from the mills to the Centre Water
boro station, from which his shipping Of
freight Is done. He wsntsd TO see an
electric road built; he considered that
road running to B'ddsfo d would be
public convenience, but no far ns he Is
personally concerned, q line from Linn
erick to Centre watsrboro Is almost .
necessity
J. u. Chadbourne Of North WATERFORD
would like TO s,s read built from Linz
srick. II wouid be great public con-
vsnienos. Lester A. Jefferson Of ] East
watertoro. gave similar testimony. Capt
Josiah N. Jones, one Of the sslectmen Of
waserbcro, was an enthusiar.io advoeats
OF the Limerick to Bid ieford road. Capt.
Jones was one OF the first men to sput on
o United States uniform In the Civil
war. He was q member Of the Sixth
Mass ,chusstts regiment which was at
tsck,d By the mob whom passing through
Baltimore.
The other witnesses examined during
the forenoon sesi IN were: Lester A.
Jefferson of East WATERFORD; Eugene
Strout, North WATERFORD; George +.
Chase, Il. IL eng 1cer, WATERFORD; Frank
II. ScIibner. North WATERFORD, rspressnt-
| Ing q comm istee chosen at pub l, meet
| log ria village, in favor OF road TO
Biddeford; Edwaro Mhioehoute, sslsot-
| man of Day ton; ZSph,r X. Foisom, Saoo,
who does bus in sss at Goodwi,'s Mills;
Adelbert s. Taylor, Goodwin's Mills; n.
K. TIipp, seleotman OF Lyman: b. y.
Hurd, Goodwin's Mills; Leonard Y.
Walker. Lyman; Charles Hemmsnway,
Good ms Mills; ex- Mayor E. W. Staples,
Biddeford; ex-Judgs Edwin J. Cram.
Bid. ford; Roscoe b. Hill, Dayton; J.
Burton Roberts, postmaster Of Dayton;
Aibsrt r. HID, Dayton All Of these wit
nesses gave 1t ~ their opinion that the
building Of an electric road from here to
Limerick would be great convenience.
Some Of the up-oountry witnesses went
further into details and testified In regard
to the number of houses and stores and
the opportunities for manufacturing,
slong the route. Chairman Peaks aug
esst ted that II more statements Of facts
we're made In regard to the need OF a
street car line, and less private opinion
given, the board would be better snlight'
ened a. to the needs Of public convenience.
In the afternoon these witnesses were
examined: Ex.Mayor Frank Foss. Saoo;
| County Treasurer Charles ID. Adams,
Limerick; Samuel Smith, IT,, Bidde-
ford merchant; Joseph A. SWEET. Water
boro; George W. Perry, city auditor Of
Saco; II. L. Bowsr and J. N. Anthoine,
| Howard Hamilton, Frank J. Smith and
N. W. Kendall, Biddeford traders; ex'
Mayor James A. Strout of Biddeford; and
| william A. Roberts, ons of the projectors.
| Their testimony was, in the main, simi'
lar to that OF the forenoon witnesses.
County Treasurer Adams said Limsriok
has eight stores. hotel, an academy, and
bank that carries the largest deposits 10
York county. The Holland wooden mills
are In the town. The population Of the
Limerick village is about 500. A large
furniture factory In the town Is idle on
I nc ,ount Of the lack Of railroad communi.
cation.
Judge Symonds for the Boston and
Maine introduced one witness. Civil En-
ginesr Frank b. Rowsll. who testified In
regard to the grade crossings included In
the route proposed. 1t would be almost
| impossible to Cross the western division
tracks on Main street except at grade,
and such crossing would be dangerous,
owing to the hill. It would be very Ok
pensivs to build an overhead crossing Of
the eastern division.
Manager U. II. Prescott OF the Bidde'
ford and Saco railroad, testified that his
com any Is willing to enter into traffic
arrangement with the proposed road, but
objects to having a competing line con
struoted hstwesn Biddeford aud Saco.
Four new vestibuls cars for the present
road have bsen ordered, . fifteen minute
time table between the two cities wal
aintained last year at \ loss Of 500.
The hearing on the York County Cen
trail railroad petition for location from
held tomorrow. The hearing on the pc
tltion fer o line from Biddeford to Well,
h as been postponed till January 8, the
d ny following the Atlantic shore lfne'i
| adjourned hearing.
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