The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-05
Commissioners Hearing
at Kennebunk.
Their Decision viii Be Awaited
With Great Interest.
ESPECIAL TO THE rRKss.1


tors Of the Atlantic Shore line electric
railroad. who want 10 build from York
Beach 10 Biddafosd, had the ears of the
Maine railroad commissionsrs,f for an hour
or 20, this forenoon. The town hall,
which . month ago was the scene Of .
lively hearing. when large aggregation
Of kennebunk merchants appeared - en-
ter protest against granting . location
except through their village. was the
place Of meeting today. The Kennsbunk
merchants were not In evidence thia
time. at least not ss rsmonstrants. The
company..s agreement TO build a spur
track from the village TO oonne,t with
the Atlantic Shore line satisfied them.
and they are all heartily in favor Of See
ing the road built.
But there was no lack Of opposition to-
day. Hon. j. W. Symonds and Hon.
Henry B. Cleaves Of Portland were here
~ representatives Of the Boston g.
came over to enter his remembrance as
n member Of the corporation which has
applied for o charter to build trolley
line from Biddeford to Wells Beach, over
a part Of the route as laid down In the
Atlantic Shore line maps. A light
against the proposed road was also put up
BY attorneys representing certain resi-.
dents and summer cottage owners atjKsn-
nebunkpoIt. who fear that the running
Of electric cars through the village will
cause u shrinkage In thsir real estate
values.
No testimony was in.rod uced at today Q
caring. the petitioners believing that
at the former hearing thsy efectually
demonstrated that public convenience
demands street car service in the towns
named In their petition.
Asa A.DRichardson of Ksnnshunkp port,
st;ths beginning Of the hearing. announced
that he appeared for certain property
owners OF his town. Chairman Peaks
said the remonstrants whom Mr.. Rioh-
ardion claimed to represent must appear
In person or In writing. The board did
not care to have a repetition Of the per-
formance az the previous hearing. when
An attorney claimed to represent certain
Iemonstrants and the next day word
oams from some Of the parties he had
named that they had not authorized him
to represent them.
MIR. Richardson thereupon pressn tad
the board with q written rem o1stranoe
signed by b. A. HaokmAn. II. b. Den.
matt, Hamlin Littlefeld, George N. Stsv
ems, william II. Cluf and James Nc
Cabs. 1t read thus:
Z "The underslg ned, residents and tax
payers of Kennebunkport. protest against
granting the petition Of the Atlantic
shore Line Railroad company, or to
lay route and railtold across the KEN
nebunk river, so called. any nearer TO
Kennebunkport village than the already
constructed electric railroad known as
the Sanford and Cape Porpoiss railroad.
or to grant any routs through any pnsi-
ness or residential streets Of said village
for the following reasons:
First-Thsre IL no public demand or
neoesSity for the same.
Ssoond-Ths town Of Ksnnebunkport Is
almost. wholly devoted to summer residents
and an electric RAILROAD would be detri-
mental to the welfare OF the entire COM
munity, as the entire business of the
town, 80 to speak. 10 through the summer
residents.
Third-Ths public and residents are
fully provided fer BY the steam railroads
already existing; therefore We respectful
ly pray that our protest may receive your
careful consideration"
The letters demonstrating against the
proposed trolley car invasion were writ
ten by Lorin +. Dsland of Boston, Mary
A. Bancroft and Eliza Shjplsy Of Boston,
and william b. Sanders Of Cleveland. q.
Mr.. Heath objected to ths oonsidsra-
tion of these remonstrants. As the evi
dencs had been closed at the former hear
ing 1t was too late for other parties to sp-
pear.
Chairman Peaks ruled that at this
hearing was held under new notice. be-
cause of an srror In the publication Of
the original notice, other parties than
those who first appeared have right to
now appear.
Mr.. Bradbury, In response to the oom-
missionsrs' inquiry, replied that he ap-
peared personally as rom onssrant.
Mr.. Heath objsctsd to Mr.. Bradbufy's
appearance, inasmueh ss no 10 not an
interested party. under the statutes; he
is NOS an abutter and has no property
int rest In the csee.
Chairman Peaks replied that the
statute does not clearly define the quss-
rlon Of what constitutes . rem onstrant's
right 10 sppssr. II simply states that
any persons Interested may appear snd
shall be parties of record.
Mr. Bradbury now announced himssif
a. IN associate of = propossd oorpcrss,sn
which seeks location over . part Of che