Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-19
STATE HOUSE.
important Matters to Be Heard
by R. R. Commissioners.
Extension Of Electric Road from
Thomaston to Warren.
Schools in Unorganized Townships Not
in Operation.

Hon. ]. b Peaks. chairman Of the
board of railroad commissioners, Went
to Portland. Monday, to hear the rep
resentatives Of the Boston & Maine
Railroad Co. on a petition for permls-
sion to lay a track across Commercial
street in that city; but on arrival there
| it was discovered that no notice OF the
proposed hearing had been given. IL
will be held. Thursday, Feb. q. at the
West End hotel. Portland.
On the same day the same corpora
ton will present reasons for the build-
ling of an extension of it's track IN the
northerly portion Of Commercial street
| to land of Davis and Baxter and the
Milliken-Tomlinson Co.
The petition of the municipal officers
of Portland for the right to widen For
est avenue in that city by crossing the
tracks Of the Rochester branch OF the
Boston & Maine railroad, will also be
considered on the 9th inst.
The hearing which was to have been
held in Lewiston. yesterday, on the
petition of the Lewiston municipal Off
GERS for permission to establish a street
across the tracks of the Maine Central
Railroad Co. in that city, did not take
place. 1t was found that when the city
laid ont the street the proper legal no.
tice was not given the railroad COM
pany. Therefore the whole matter
must be gone over again, so that the
requirements of the law shall be COM
piled with.
Heath & Andrews. acting as counsel
for the Rockland. Thomaston q Cam
den Street Railway, have filed peu-
ton with the railroad commissioners
asking for permission to extend It's
track from the present terminus. near
the State prison in Thomaston. to the
village Of Warren, distance of about
five miles. A hearing has been ordered
to be held at the Knox house, Thomas
ton, on Friday, Feb. %, at 11.S0 A. nj.
Dr. A. g. Young has been busy re-
Gently in investigating alleged cases OF
smallpox in different parts of the State.
Yesterday, he went to Dresden to look
into the case of the man who boarded
at the boarding house there and VINO
is now sick with the disease in Port
land.
Hon N A. Luce Of VassalbOrO, who
has charge Of the schools in morgan
lied townships, was at the Capitol. yes
tcrdav. on business connected with his
work. He saws that this class of schools
do not open until fairly good travelling
begins In the spring. The schools are
located in isolated places and there is
considerable difficulty in the winter
time for scholars to reach them. In the
&L4x, arn successfully
conducted, however. and are source
of much profit to the attendants"
The following companies have filed
articles OF incorporation at the once
of the secretary of State:
The Puritan Oil and Development
Co, organized at Augusta, for the pur-
pose of operating. coal. gas, OIL ana
gold or other mines or wells, with
$4,000 capital stock. of which noth-
ing is paid in. The officers are: Presl-
dent, Lewis A. Burleigh of Augusta;
treasurer, Jos. Williamson. Jr., OF Au-
gusta Certificate approved, FEB. TO-
1902.
Boston and Texas Oil and Land Co.,
organized at Kittery. for the purpose
of producing and dealing in crude pc
troleum and it's products, with $lOO,O0o
capital stock, OF which nothing Is PAID
in. The officers are: President Er-
nest L. CLANCY of Kfttery; treasurer
Edward p. Mclaughlin OF klttery.
Certificate approved. Feb. IL, 1902.
Federal Tool and Light Co, organ
lied at Kittery. for the purpose OF
carrying on a general manufacturing
engineering and trading business, with
5000 900 capital stock, OF which noun
ling is paid in. The officers are:
President, Charles c. Smith of Kit
ltery: treasurer, William P. Huelin OF
Kittery. Certificate approved, Feb. Il,
1902.
The Androscoggin Telephone Co.,
orranlzed at Lewiston, for the purpose
of operating telephone and telegraph
lines between Lewiston and Auburn
land Lisbon and other towns and VII
llages in Androscoggin county, with
ls15o,oe0 capital stock. Of which $500 Is
,Ipaid in. The officers are: President
tE. w. Gross Of Auburn; treasurer, r.
IT, Do,ror of lewiston Certificate ap-