Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-02-09

Bank Examiner Tifnbrrlakn went
| to His home in Phillips. Thursday.
The railroad commissioners have ap-
/ proved the articles Of association ui
the Atlantic Shore Line Railway. which
| asked fur the privilege If constructing
| q line of electric railway from Bidde-
ford to connect with the York Beach
| Electric Railway
They made their report. Thursday
giving for their reasons. the fact that
public convenience requires the con
structi"n " the line.
me I"'i"N "'6 - tH' report Oh t"'
| board III full:
Upon the petition. notice having been
, ordered for a hearing AT the Mousam
house in krnnebunk. on the 10Th day
! of November, 1899. ut > o'clock I. NJ.
thr board mtt AZ the time ana place
mentioned IN said order ana then ana
there adjourned To- meet in the town
hail in said kennebunk forthwith.
At said time ana place If adjournment
the matter WAS further continued to
Jan. I. 1900. at the same place. at ~
o'clock \. NJ, and a new notice was
ordered II br published I'm the Port
land Express NJ said adjournment. ana
of the time and place Of hearing.
on the same Jan. {, at ~ o'clock in
IN. forenoon. all the notices having
been given as ordered. the board met
at thr time ana place IaSt mentioned.
and gave a hearing t. all parties who
appeared.
Messrs. Heath X Andrews appeared
1"r th' irNtlofl,rS.
MI u .. hradpury o, Sac'' "pPedrtl
personally, claimed To be an interested
party ana was made party ui record.
int subsequently withdrew his appear
.rr..
Mr.. 4. 4. Richardson. attorney. APP
p.l7-cd for certain citizens Of Kenue-
hun.lpurt. ana certain citizens uf l'oS-
.nn. summer residents IF kennrbunk-
mort who in writing gave their rra-
e.,ns f,,. nr.,t,.stin.y against thc building
Of said road. hut as none of them
asked tn ~ made parties Of record.
ANA as Mr.. richardson mad" that
claim for them, "" hay" considered
their OBJECTIONS without making th'hl
parties of record
\ hearing was gwen To- All plrtlrS
appearing. ana the matter was then
adjourned to Augusta. on til" 9TH day
nf February. a. -. 1900. for consider
alton ana decision.
Upon examination "" ar" SATISFIED
that sections ana "f 'h;tptrr ~
of i. l.. of 1872, as amended. have been
complied with.
This proposed electric railway Will
not i'm any way interfere or compete
,yIth 1ny other railroad or railway
steam or street. II is not opposed bv
/ ANN. other railroad or railway company.
lor Mil if affect vested rights.
II is oprosed by MIR. j. O. bradbury
If Saco. VINO claims to br an Interested
PARTY. and also by certain citizens of
/ krnncbunkport. The objection Of the
| citizens ana summer residents of Ken
n,.bunkport is that the town is 4 place
uf summer resort for a large number
Of people who do not desire To have an
electric railroad in the town because
| it would necessarily bring large
number of eXcursionists. which from
thoir standpoint would not be desire
able to the summer residents of Ken
nebunkport.
1t does not strike us as very strong
| argument. 1t rather seems 10 be an
! argument in favor Of the road. The ad-
! mission that such eXcursionists Woult
take advantage Of the electric railroad
1 rather proves than disapproves that
: puhllc convenience REQUIRES IT,
HesIdvS. me statement ifa' Suii''l''
! C"'taStfS VIII ieaNt 'i'e pace II a.,
! LOW an eleclrlc ralirod" - Is "ui'