Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-29
DAILY kennebec journal
PETITION FILED.
Dirigo Telephone Company
Asks to Enter Augusta.
Presents Formal Application to City
officers, Thursday Evening.
hearing Arranged for Saturday Evening. Dc.
cember ~. at City Hall.

| The regular semi monthly meeting Of
the municipal officers was held al tn,
alder mems room at the civ huildinr
last evening. The mayor and Alder
men Nichols. Fletcher. Hichborn
Cross. Burns. Haskell and Dudley v,er.
present. In the absence of city Clerk
Lewis \. Bulleigh. Alderman Fletcher
was made clerk pr" tenn. and duly
sworn.
1t had been previously announced
That the Dirigo Telephone Co. would
make application to the municipal Off
GERS for permission to erect pol.s ana
Cross arms. string wires and establish
pay stations III the city. County Al
tnincN Thomas Leigh. local attorney
for the company. was present To- per
form this duty
his remarks We're very brief as at that
time the only thing which the company
could ask Tor Was tile ordering Of !,
healinG upon the petition He explained
that the object for which the aunIi,.,-
non was made was simply to connect
TIE northern and southern divisions of
thr c"npany's trunk line The north
nm division starts about 20 miles from
!.1neel"y ana extends through Farm
la2toh. New sharon. Rome. Belgrad"
1iIi SltncN Z" point near the Au-
GESta lime. The southern division
starts from Portland ana extends
through Lisbon. Lisbon Falls. West
li"'"doin. Litchtieid ANA West Gar,lt-
""r ~ 4 point near the Hailowell line
tbs '"mpany has applied t. th,. mu
Nl'.p1l officers of Halloween for r,.r,niS
sion tn eros. tb,, i,, ii
t ..,., 'r'''' HS "aS
'i"ei'" '"u WEI take place,
nee u.
Tie fun text Of The, rttitian is ,. r,i
~ II ti'''il = ~ i"t-
~ tn. Honorable En..1 N. N,,,.r
\i,i,,.nr,,i - '' MA; or AN
lI .,t, 'i'.'' Fl II" '''> # Augusta.
TN. Diligo T,-,.,bnr. ,,,,.n,,.,. ".
Nafr, h. rnrnorttii,,, ,a'.! !,
under the jlwS nf II has i."r"
inG deem granted hy special IrcfsIuiin,,
inC LENT to construct md opcrttt. tel
phone lines throughout IN, STAT. sr,b
over any. and all Y.lIlI, hirhu.,y<
bridges. ard place. ct,. dud t. conmG =
hE Grccmcrt with other t.l,rhniir .,rl
telegraph lines laws ~ Maine I<,a
Section J. chap 40 and ta wing rnt.r
its Special privileges. ANA ia conformity
with the laws Of the state constructed.
IN" CountitS VI Franklin. oxford Krun.-
Dec ami Androscngsiu. N rnuinnrii,u,
with its present @xteI-iT nn+triI,ti,,,,
Nithiu .trd rrn,r I'LL. C,,, IN. p,,, ''y'i
through .orthyast,r, .,,,l .,,,,r 49,, i''i.,.'
tai AUGUST, '''''''
III" said Til, D;ricn r.;.,b.,..
CumilnN w Main. HON d.-ir. ln,.-
mission to erect with r,uSs-:trr,s ih.r..nr
along ANA Ilrnr I'M. ..r..,.,I yt,...t- .,,,.i
highway, Of tho tity of \no.i.t IL.
AI,,u.~ s.,i3 S,w.u rtr..t H., ...,iI t.i.,
INV alnn. said ,'niIrt Strrrr ~ tr.N ,,,,-
r,.,. ~ 49,, AMI 'i.,ii .,,. $40,
IN pur.,ner of stringinc it~ wirrs and
,..l;rs L. =, nav .t.,ti,,i +, ..iI ,.j,ini, d.
T.. L. b.,,' rt..,. 'ttI ,r ~. ~,
,.rn---.,r,rs ,hnra,,, +, ~ tl.4,,I ~,
;t5oy. rntntinurd sir. ct4 iu .nmr;i ,n,,.
with Il diagram t. L.. ,fl.i Mia ,hi- url-
ton.
Ihc said I'D priG" Tricph"H
permission "a ,rort poles WITH ,,o~
arms thereon alcn2 said s,ya Stree
from the corner uf said court stree
ihrn,, s+,...t J." W-i,,.r ctra., ,,'I ..I,,
said Winter Str.,.t 10 tr,. ,.nrI,a,. 81 W.
TIL ani r;rii~n stI,...'t th.nr.. ..lst,riy
Fridge ard Water streets fnr tn.. uurp,.s..
If sf-ir,i,,c ~. ,.-i,rs ma ClIIt. +, 4
lin. lti,,7n,t Il, ..,ii i.i,.in,ty N, il,.r.,r-
pa? , nl.,i,i III, ~ -
thereon. to ~ Ior;,i,d IN .,boN,. mention
=, ,.,, ,i,i ,'e,iti ' = - o.
Tn. said m DIiig" Telephone
tompany 90 Mai1r further desires
l.. 'ttot 'ti' .I,,
Stat. .;rrrsts nnrthcriy along saia Stalv
Street ana along i:ond Brook Road f"t
,,I,i. -, I,,i,.. It's l.,I,ic.. bety,4n in.
mf our STATE. said uo,es with Cross-arIns
thereon, 4" he located On "h".Nr mrntlnt-
iii u ,;',iI I'm, I'M rh Dir
irn TrI.l;nnnc Company Of Main
further Hrsircs permission I" attach
Is WIS Il Inf n",.n ~ " th,I. d.,
has b,,n hnrrtDfnrr. or may be- hc,e;,i-
Ter. acquired by agreement with the sud
other COMPANIES Wh"9e l"nrs ~ .s,,i
h'rt'"-oi'' ~ iiihs u.i,hi, ~. t:,id
an III \usust:,
The laid Thc Dirig" Telephone