Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-13

TO the Honorable Board of Railroad Com
miSSionerS:
The undersigned. a majority of the Di-
rectors of the Eustis Railroad Company.
railroad corporation organized under the
general laws of this state for the purpose
of constructing, maintaining and operat-
ing allto&d for public use in the con-
veyance of all persons and property with
| in the state, respectfully represents:
That its Articles of Association have
been duly approved and recorded by your
Honorable Board.
That its location in Dallas Plantation,
Lang Plantation. Coplin Plantation and
RedinSton township, in Franklin County,
has been duly approved by Your Honor
able Board, ard is now on file.
That its road has been nearly completed
III accordance with the foregoing location
and under DEGREES of your Honorable
Board approving its highway crossings.
That the said Company desires to extend
Its road to other points or places and
therefore respectfully files this petition
therefor
The gauge of thu proposed extension is
two feet.
The places from which and to which
the extension of said road is to be con-
structed, maintained and operated are
Copin Plantation and the town of Eustis
The length of the road, as nearly as may
be- will be six miles.
The name Of each town and county in
the State through which or into which
The Plantation of Coplin and the town of
Eustis, all in Franklin County
The road rs aforesaid is to lie extended
from a point in Coplin Plantation near the
farm of |. w. Green at Station 537 on it's
present approved location. thence to Il
point i'll Stratton Village in the town Of
Emstis near the Novelty Mill.
The amount of capital stock of said cor
poraton was by the Articles thereof
Forty-eiSht thousand dollars GS00O) and
since the approval of said Articles of As
ISOLATION the said corporation has by vote
increased its capital stock to the extent
Of Eighteen Thousand Dollars t$lS COO, so
that said capital stock is now SiXty-six
/ thousand dollars (S6G00W said increase of
Eighteen Thousand Dollars t$lS,00D being
at the rate of Three Thousand Dollars
ls:',oc0j mile for said proposed extension
That the said increase of capital stock
of Eighteen Thousand Dollars (s1S,OOO) has
been subscribed for in full and in good
faith by responsible parties and five per
cent. paid thereon in cash to the Treas
uicr of said Corporation.
Icur petitioner files herewith n map of
the said proposed extension on an appro-
Driate scale
That public convenience requires the
construction of the foregoing extension.
Wherefore We pray that you will appoint
= day for Il hearing hereon and that no.
tce thereof as you may deem reasona BILE
and proper may be given and that after
hearing you will endorse upon this petit
ton certificate that all the provisions of
law have been complied with that p,blic
said railroad. and that you will thereupon
issue such decree as the law and evidence
may require.
FLETCHER POPE.
Phillips. Me.
HARRY Z. AUSTIN,
Phillips, Me.
SIDNEY G. HALEY.
Phillips. Me.
We. the undersigned, Fletcher Pope.
Harry b. Austin, and Sidney G. Haley,
being ajority of the Directors of the
Eustis Railroad Company, on oath de-
pose and say that the statements in the
foregoing application are true, and that
the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars
ts1S 900 the same being the increased
amount of the capital stock of the said
Company. has been in good faith sub
scribed by responsible persons, and that
five per cent. thereof has been paid in
in cash to the Treasurer of said Corpora
ton. and further, that it is intended in !
good faith to construct, maintain and
operate the extension mentioned in the
foregoing petition. and this affidavit they
ten application as required by the general
laws of the State of Maine.
Dated this Second day of October A. D.
1895.
Phillips. Me-
HARRY B. AUSTIN,
Phillips, Me.
SIDNEY G. HALEY,
Phillips, Me-
STATE OF MAINE.
Franklin. SIS. October =, 1909.
Personally appeared Fletcher Pope.
Harry B. Austin, and Sidney G. Haley,