Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-22
STATE HOUSE.
Same Parties File New Petition
for Location of Road,
That Confines Road to Limits Of
City Of Augusta.
Great Damage Reported from Grass Fires and
by Lightning.

The hearing on the petition for the
electric road to Togus opened and
closed, yesterday morning, without
anything being done except to adjourn
to a week from today, May %. This
was because some Of the parties most
interested couldn't be present until
that time.
| The hearing was commenced in the
railroad commissioner office, and
when the business was opened, stand
| ing room was at premium. Good
sized delegations from this city were
present and Gardiner was also well
| represented. There were present as
counsellers, c. +. Johnson Of Water
vile. for the Augusta Togus road;
L. c. Cornish, Augusta. representing
the Augusta, Hallowell & Gardiner
! road. and \. NJ. Spear and a. c. Still
phen. Gardiner, representing the Ken
nebec Central.
Before the business was fairly in
motion, Chairman Peaks of the rail
road commissioners said h had re-
ceived 4 telegram from General John
Marshal Brown, the eastern manager
Of the National Home at Togus. stat
ing that he would like the hearing
postponed until such a time as he
could hr there. As the Togus road
Il" m, .,rs lad pctitionCd to enter the
grounds ct thr Home. the chairman
thought il no more than right to adj
iourn until Gen. Brown could be pres
cnt.
Attorney Johnson said that. under
those conditions. the petitioners would
amend their petition so that it should
ask t. run within the limits of Augusta
only
Chairman Peaks stated that the COM
missioners had ruled adversely on a
similar amendment before and could
not make Il change this time.
Replying. Attorney Johnson said that
it was not the purpose Of tn petit
TONERS at the present time to 20 out
side of the limits If Augusta.
To this the reply was made that the
commissioners could not go back Of the
sworn statement If the petitioners.
that they intended to go outside Of the
limits If the city
Mr.. Stilphen stated that h. as c5un-
sci for the Kennebec Central. would
like to have a pOstponement. When
all things We're considered. ii was
agreed to postpone the hearing. this
decision being arrived at after the pro-
motors had q conference together in
the private office Of the commissioners
The hearing was accordingly adj
iourned until Tuesday. May %.
Before the hearing had adjourned
Chairman Peaks stated that Commits
sioner Danforth Of Gardiner. consider
ing all things in the case. had abso-
lutely refused to sit on the case.
y new petition was filed late in the
afternoon. by Hon. c. F. johnson. the
attorney for the Augusta-Tngu road.
by which the location is slightly
changed. According to the new petit
ton the road is to run wholly within
the limits Of Augusta. 1t is the TN
derstanding by the rev petition that
the road is t. extend to a point near
GOV. Aliens home, so that although
the desired portion of the city will b.
reached the road will be wholly within
the limits of Augusta
Two near names appear on the petit
tion. They are those Of George Z.
Macomber and Thomas J. Lynch, who
are interested in the present road. But
although these men are interested in
the old road. the new road is not il
any way connected with the OLD.
The petition is in time 50 that the
commissioners may act on that at the
same time that the hearing on the for
mcr petition was ADJOURNED to.
The new names appear On the new
petition simply because the parties are
Augusta men and are anxious to see
the road built. being citizens of this
city and interested in its prosperity.