Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-27

The directors of the Saco River Flee
trio Railroad corporation have petitioned
the board of railroad commissioners for
a revival of their charter. According to
the law a railroad corporation must conf
mence the work of construction within
two years after the filing of the CORPORA
ton or its charter becomes void This
is the case with the Saco River road. A
hearing on the petition will probably take
place in the near future The petition
follows:
ITO the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Maine:
with due respect your petitioners
show and allege that the railroad corpo-
Railroad. received, according to law upon
its articles of association. a certificate of
your approval in writing. July l3, 1897,
approval were duly filed and recorded in.
the office of the secretary of State Tor
the State of Maine.
THAT thereafter said corporation has
all due proceedings before your board.
and before the municipal officers of Stand
ish, Buxton, and Saco, and obtained full
and lawful right, license and permission
to construct and operate its proposed
road through said Saco, Buxton and Bon
ny Eagle. so called, in the town of
Standish; that said corporation duly filed
all papers, data, plans, surveys and APP
prevails specified by law with the clerk of
county commissioners in the respective
counties of York and Cumberland, in
which is the proposed and approved
route of said railroad; that the proposed
route aforesaid was and is, from Five
Points. so called. in Biddeford, through
Saco, Buxton and to said Bonny Eagle
in said Standish: that trust deed to
secure bonds to aid in the construction
of said road had been duly executed and
recorded; contracts made relative to the
construction of the said road; that a
large amount of material for the con-
struction has been purchased and deliv-
cred on the line of the said road that Il
large sum of money has been expended
for and upon the necessary preiminaries
and surveys of the route: that on account
of adverse and unavoidable events. said
corporation has not constructed and oper-
ated saiu road; that said corporation is
advised that its rights to construct and
operate said road have lapsed.
THAT it has intended and now intends
in good faith to construct and operate
said road having already expended much
money thereon; that the undersigned are
the directors or a majOrity of the direct
ors of said corporation, and in view of
the foregoing allegations, said petitioners
for and in behalf of said corporation in
order that it may not lose money al:
ready expended and may be able to con-
struct and operate its said road pray
| that If the rights aforesaid have lapsed,
that your honorable board will grant a
| revival of its said charter or corporate
rights as provided by law for the con-
struction and operation and for all other
purposes and legal purposes over so much
| of said route as is in said Saco, Buxton
and Standish; that said revival be for a
| definite time as may be deemed proper
| and Just not exceeding twelve months
| after the date of the decree asked for
| from your board in order that right may
| be done said corporation and the pubic
whose interests and convenience its pro-
1 posed road will serve.
| "EleaZor 3. LOring.
| Francis A. McLeach."
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