Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-09-15
w. v. and f. Railroad Auction
is Postponed to Oct. "a.
The Cib's Case Goes TO Law Court Again
by Agreement Of Counsel.

A hearing was held before Judge AL
bert NJ. Spear, in the library room at
the courthouse yesterday morning, on
petition of mandamus by the Ed
wards Manufacturing Company to. COM
pei the Board of Assessors of tie city
of Augusta assume jurisdiction on tile
petition of the company for an abate-
rIent of its taxes. BY agreement of
counsel the question was reported to
the full bench for q decision FI-nk L.
Dutton, the city solicitor, and the law
firm of Williamson & Rurleigh APP
reared for the city of Augusta, and the
Hon. o. D. Baker appeared for the Ed
wards Manufacturing Company.
The original petition for an abate-
ment of the taxes was presented in
1904 and related to the 1904 tax The
petition was refused and the Edwards
Company appealed to the supreme judi
cial court. The petition was dismissed
because the company failed to show
that it had seasonably filed lists of its
property as is provided by law
The company then paid this tax and
again filed a petition with the present
board requesting an abatement. The
assessors refused to take action, either
to grant or deny the abatement. on the
| ground that as previous board had
| acted on the matter and final Judgment
| favorable to the city had been handed
down by the law court, they had nc
| jurisdiction.
The present petition is brought tc
compel the assessors to assume Juris-
diction. The briefs of the counsel for
I 10,
| or before if possible, and the case will
| then he presented to the law court
Another step in settling the financial
difficulties of the Waterville, Wiscasset
& Pennington narrow gauge railroad
was taken at the courthouse yesterday
morning. The various interests met q
prospective purchaser the Columbia
Trust Company OF Middletown. Conn.,,
and granted that company until Oct.
"a to organize a syndicate for the pur-
pose of taking over the property in
volVed.
The road is about 43 miles in length.
extending between Wiscasset on the
coast and Albion in Kennebec county,
and has been known as the Wiscasset
& Quebec Railroad. 1t has been in OPP
Grafton 10 years, but has never been a
financial success.
Last spring Judge William P. White
house appointed w. D. Patterson OF
Wiscasset receiver and he issued GER
tificates for the purpose of running the
road.
Sept. A. 1906, was the date set by
Judge Whitehouse for the sale OF the
property to the highest bidder. The re-
ceiver. Mr.. Patterson, presented mo-
ton for postponement of the sale 81
davs and no objections being offered
this was done. Later however, the time
was extended to Oct. "a.
Those present at the conference We're
T.. c. Cornish, of the firm of Cornish q
Rassett. who appeared for Godfrey +.
Farley. the genral managr ana one OF
the heaviest stockholders in the ROAD
Hon. H. NJ. Heath, representing certain
Philadelphia bond holders; Charies
REYNOLDS. representing the Columbia
Trust Co. of Middletown, Ct. the pros
ractiye purchasers; w. T. Reynolds IN
hehalf of Winslow creditors; Amos I.
carald the Fairfield electric railroad
n,aenate and Row and Hall, Boston
contractors.