Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-25

TO tie Honorable Board of Railroad Com
miSSioncrs of the State of Maine:
Respectfully represents Atlantic Shor"
Line Railway a corporation existing I'M
der the laws of the State Of Maine: that it
has acquired by purchase the M"usam
River Railroad which has outstanding
a mortgage dated December Is. 1872. and
that in tie construction and CQuipmem OF
said railroad there was actually expended
in cash the sum Of So 90"
Also the Sanford & Cape PorpoiSc Rail-
way Company. which has outstanding
bonds to the amount Of S2f,.Hn secured by
a mortgage dated January l. l&9. and That
in the construction and equipment OF sad
Railway there was actually expended III
cash the sum of $5l1, ilS6S up to November
2nth. \. u. 1901.
has outstanding bonds tn The amount of
$.N. sN. secured by Il mortG gage dated Janu-
AIRY l. 1895 of which debt $4,000 has beer
paid in a. Il sinking fund. leaving the
above the sinking fund. which properly
cost in actual cash up to April list. 1891,
tn" sum of S2tI.OU.
That M TO the 18th day of August A.
D.. 1904. said Atlantic Shore Line Railway
had actually expended in cash in -" con
strmcti"n and cqliinmcnt Of ;" much Of is
railway az lies between Bidd"ford and the
draw bridge III Kenncbunkrort tho sum Of
S2.-j, SiJ49 on which part of its system there
are outstanding bonds to the anCunt of
SIP 0O0.
That since November Goth. 1871. there
has been expended in cash upon Sanford
& Cape Porpoise Railway COMPANY in
| equipment up to April 1st, 1904. the sum of
| 900
That since August 18th. 1901 there has
| been actually expended in cash upon AT
| lantic Shore Line Railway. in straighten-
| ing its line, purchasing and improving al
diti"ndl water storage extending and n'r-
manently improving its Railway system
the sum Of S1:s3,f5S21.
That all of the above named properties
were consolidated under the Atlantic
Shore Line Railway on April list. 1901.
That in a certain trust deed of said At
lantic shore Line Railway dated April 1s.
| 1904. provisions are made for taking M
| aud cancelling the underlying bonds Of
the several compa mics. and for future eX-
| tensions and improvements. a copy Of
! which is filed herewith.
That i'll the construction and equipment
| of said Railway, up to this date. tho
| actual cost Of its power plant. storage
| privileges. the actual cash disbursements
for read bed. overhead construction.
81 .G2S. 9233S
| That the amount Of bonds outstanding
| ut this dat amount to S1600N
Wherefore your petitioner prays. that
| You viii make such an investigation of
| the accounts and vouchers. relative to the
construction of said Railway and equip
mcnt thereof as will satisfy you as to the
actual cash disbursements and cost
| thereof. and thereupon you will file Ger
tlicdtt us provided IN sec. - OF Cnaptef
| * of the Revised Statutes of Maine.
Sanford. Maine. January I'd. 1865.
| ATLANTIC SHORE LINE RAILWAY
BY Fred j. Allen. Its Attorney.
| On the foregoing Petition.
| ORDERED, That the petitioner cause to
| be published true copy of said petition.
and this order of notice thereon three
| days successfully in the Daily kcnnebec
Journal. a newspaper published at Au-
| S1I%ta, in the County of Kennetec the
first publication in said PAPER t., he at
| least five days before Tuesday, the 31st
day of January. a. d. 1903. which day
the. Board Of Railroad Commissioners
will be in session at their Office in An
gusta. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon for
| the purposes indicated in said petition
J. B. PEAKS, Chairman
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
| Of Maine.
| Dated this sd day Of January A. D.
A true COPY
Attest: T.. G. HARRINGTON. Clerk.
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