Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-23
PETITION REFUSED
For Electric Road Extern
sion to Steamboat Wharf.
Rumored That Big Steamers
will Stop at Bath.
Also That Electric Road Will Garry EIten-
sion Case Still Higher.

aldermen last evening, in the CITY
building. H. NJ Heath of Augusta, pre-
scented petition signed by the Angus
| ia. Winthrop & Gardiner Hallway. own
| crS of the Augusta, Hallcwcll * Gar
diner Il. r. Go. praying Cor location
for tracks for the extension Of the COM
panyS system in this city. The petition
| was accompanied by two plans. prepar-
| ed by a civil engineer, in which the
| proposed location was set forth, pro-
| vIding for the laying of Il single track
| from the present terminus; of the 1fac-
ton Co. in Depot square, extending
| through q passage between HarrihS-
toms and I.ailcy's buildings, under the
| Maine Central II. X. Co. tracks anu
| treStle over the lIollngawcrth WHIT
|ncy 60. wharf property. and through
Steamboat street To the wharf proper
ity of the Eastern Steamship Co.
| In presenting the petition and plans
| Mr.. Heath addressed the mayor ana
board, explaining the project. Mr.. HEATH
said that ii was asserted, last fall. that
Calvin Austin, general manager OF the
| Eastern Steamship CO., arI foached OIL
ficers of the A, w. & G. Ry. and spoke
Of his intention of putting the httlc
steamer Della Collins out of commas
sion. she having Outlivcd her uSefui :
ness. and that "a new steamer would be
| buin cXIlessly to run from Bath 10
| Augusta touching nj Richmond, Gardi-
ncr ana HallOWtll to land passengers
ana freight. that would be transferred
from the big boats owned by the conf
lnonv at Bath. Mr.. Austin suggested.
if is asserted, that the Electric Traction
Co. build the proposed extension. and
contract to carry freight trom the Gar
din,1. wharf through 20 HalloWell and
Augusta thus doing away with the
uccf ssity Of a smaller steamer to ply
the river. 1t was acting upon this sug-
Igcstion.
Mr.. Heath said, tha! the A.. W. & q.
Inv. present the petition. Mr.. Heath
claimed that The Traction Co. would not
lnale n great deal IF money out of tn
Iadde.' business folloWin; this extension
lof its system as provided in the plans.
He said that the company would hay"
j great expense 10 shoulder by making
the extension, paying heavy land dam
lagos paying for a steel and masonry
railroad treStle for The Maine Central
Trains and for rails etc, He brought up
the point of the extension of the SyS-
Item as an injury to the business now
Ienioved by the Kennrbec Central X. Il.
Mr. Heath asserted that the Street
Railway 60. would GLADLY enter into n
contract that would prnvide for All
freight consigned 20 Togus to be de
llivcrrd directly from the Eastern ). ;
leo. boats in Gardiner to the X. {. X. X.
land Woul nGt solicit, or even accept
lTneus business. He cnd,aVorcd to i'm
press ON the board the greet injury thai
lGardincr would sustain were the biz;
Boston boats taken off from the Gardi-
liner line and the end Of tEcir route be
lat Bath.
A. &. Stilphen 4 Gardner attorney,
l"ddressed thu meeting briefly and he
claimed that the contention that the big
Boston beats would stop at Bath WAS
Ian Idle threat, and 10 further said that
If tits step Mas taken by the Steam
SHIN 60. that Gardincr would open 4
new line to run from this city to BnS-
ton, ana operate ii in as IN cillclent
manner as the Eastern :. s. Go. now
opcrat,s il now. He said that two lines
| operated ut some profit /" or II years
ago. and he believed that il could b"
done now. In closing his remarks he
referred to The Eastern $. 5. co. rs the
| Morse Steamboat trust" and his re-
marks appeared To have considerable"
| weight With the board.
| s. A. cobb local agent Of the Eastern
81 amship 60. spoke very briefly and
| assured the board that if the proposed
| extension of the street Railway Co..
was not effected. that the company
would. to the best of mis- knowledge and
| belief, build new boat for service on
| the i<ennehe" river. and cause its main
| line to terminate At Bath. He also said