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

To the Honorable Railroad Commissioners
of Maine.
Respectfully represents the Portsmouth.
Dover and York Street Railway, formerly
the Berwick. Elliot and York Street Rail
way, that under Chapter II of the Private
and Special Laws OF Maine for the year
nineteen hundred and three 1t was az,
thoriZed to purchase the property and
franchises of the Eliot Bridge Company,
a corporation, maintaining toll bridge
between Maine and New Hampshire Under
the laws of both states and that under
said Act it was further authorized In the
event of the purchase of the plant prop
erty and franchises of the said Eliot
Bridge Company to construct, operate and
maintain street railroad upon the bridge
so acquired, strengthening the same to
the satisfaction of the railroad commits
sioners or if it so elected widening, the
same or erecting an independent structure
alongside thereof in d manner not incon-
sistent with the requirements and cond-
tiOns of the charter OF the said Eliot
Bridge Company, all work so done to be
subject to the approval of the Railroad
Commissioners. And in so doing it was
further by said statute authorized to
erect such Piers and other structures as
might be by il deemed necessary and COM
Venient to the use Of said bridge, naviga-
ton through or at said bridge not, how
ever to be obstructed to all extent greater
than as authorized by law at the time of
such sale or lease.
Your petitioner represents that as 50
plant property and franchises of the
Eliot Bridge Company, and has construct
ed and is now operating and maintaining
a street railroad upon the bridge 50 ac-
CURED and that it has so strengthened
the same and erected such structures i'll
connection Herewith as III the opinion OF
your petitioner to make the same safe for
public travel.
under the laws of New Hampshire gov
ernine the operation of the bridge within
the limits of the State of New Hampshire
1t WAS incumbent upon your petitioner to
secure the approval of the railroad com
mssioncrS of the State of New Hampshire
for such changes. widening or strengthen
ing As might be deemed necessary in the
future use of said bridge for street rail-
road purposes. Your Petitioner respect
fully files herewith, and makes it Il part
of this petition. Il copy. of the petition
with its accompanying plan and decree
State of New Hampshire of date of May
sd 1903, approving the same.
Your petitioner respectfully prays that
your Honorable Board will examine. the
said bridge and issue your decree of APP
prevail if in the opinion of your Honora bic
Board the strengt hening thereof has made
the same safe and suitable for the uses
to which it is to be put, and that after
due examination your Honorable Board
may approve all OF the work of your pc
utioner connected Herewith and also file
such decree requiring such additional
WIN, IL any, lis III tllt oDIHIOH Oh your
Honorable Board may be necessary for
public safety.
Dated at South Berwick this twenty
fourth day of September. in the year OF
our Lord. nineteen hundred and three.
PORTSMOUTH. DOVER AND YORK
STREET RAILWAY,
BY
HEATH, ANDREWS < BUTTON,
Its Attorneys.
Upon the foregoing petition,
ORDERED, That the petitioner cause to
he published a true copy of said petition
ana this order of notice thereon, three
days successfully in the kennebec Jour
nal, a newspaper published at Augusta
in the County of kcnnebec. the first pub
LEGATION in said paper to be at least five
days before Monday, the 18th day of Oc-
tober a. ID. 1903. on which day the Board
of Railroad Commissioners will be in SEES
sion DIT their office at Augusta at One
O'Clock in the afternoon, for the purposes
indicated in said petition.
JOSEPH Il. PEAKS, Chairman
For the Board OF Railroad Commission
ers of Maine.
Dated this Eighth day of October A. D.
1903
A true copy.
Attest: FRANCIS c.. PEAKS,
Asst. Clerk.
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