Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-07
:. STATE HOUSE.
Cape Shore Railway Files
Articles Of Association,
Commissioners Grant Petition Of
Boston & Maine Railroad.
Governor at Capitol Friday--.nas Many
Callers During Day.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Friday, July 20 at 10 A. N.

Among the different documents
which were filed at the Office of the
secretary of State Friday were the
articles of association of the Cape
Shore Railway. a petition for the APP
prevail of which was filed at the office
of the Board of Railroad Commits
sioners April IA of the present year
by the directors of the company.
The proposed railroad is to be OF
standard gauge and the route will be
from the Cape Theater, in the town of
Cape Elizabeth, to a point at or near
the United States lighthouse reser-
walton known as Two Lights, also
from a point at or near the junction
of Sawyer and Ocean streets, South
Portland Heights, in the city of South
Portland. through the said city of
South Portland, and the town of Cape
Elizabeth. to point near the Pond
Cove schoOlhouse in the town of Cape
Elizabeth.
The capital stock of the corporation
is $4,000, divided into $50 shares Of
par value of 500 each, and the di-
rectors, each of whom have subscrib-
ed to 70 shares, are Llewellyn NJ.
Leighton of Portland, Jabez True of
Portland, Norman True of Portland,
Charles B. Dalton of Portland, and
Edward c. Reynolds of South Port
land.
The Board of Railroad Commission
ers was in session at it's office Friday
forenoon, every member being present,
for the purpose of holding a hearing
on a petition from the Boston & Maine
Railroad, relative to increasing the is
sue Of its common stock. Hon. Henry
b. CleavcS of Portland appeared on be
half of the petitioner, and as there Wa
no opposition it was the decision of the
board that the prayer of the petitioner
be granted.
The petition was presented through
Lucius Tuttie. president of the railroad
company, and asked the board for the
requisite authority and approval, con-
formally to law, for the issue of 42,O37
additional new shares of it's common
stock as authorized at a meeting of the
stockholders of the company which
was held at Lawrence, Mass, Oct. II.
1905, for the purpose of making ad-
ditions to the equipment of the COM
pany, and for making permanent i'm
provements to the road. and for abol-
ishing grade crossings and for such 9TH
cr necessary and lawful purposes: and
thai the board should determine the
price at which the amount of the in
creased capital stock which has been
authorized shall he offered propCriinn-
atcly to the stockholders for their sub
scription as provided by law.
Secretary Plummer of the Board Of
state Assessors was passenger on
the early morning train to Bangor Fri
day, going on business connected with
the work Of map drawing which had
been in progress in that city for some
time past, under the direction of the
board A large amount of work has
been done in this line. nearly all Of the
accessible plans having been copied.
and an effort will now he made to 10
cate and secure plans of some of the re-
mote parts of Somerset county and the
northern part of Franklin county. OF
both Of which sections plans are scarce
There are number of plans in the land
office, which were made in the 'a0S, hut
while they are very clear and are said
to he accurate. they are on such a small
scale that is probable that there arr
more recent surveys which would give
more accurate bounds.