Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06
STATE HOUSE,
The Railroad Commrs,
Render Two Decisions
On Petitions Received From tha
Somerset Railway Co.
eoWrnor Cobb Expected b Visit CAPITOL
Ioday---0thN Matters.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting Of Governor and Council,
Friday, July 20 at 10 A. NJ.

announcement was made at the ONCE
OF the Board of Railroad Commission
ers that decisions had been rendered in
two petitions from the Somerset Rail-
way Co. The first petition asked the
approval of the board Of the taking and
holding by the company, as for public
uses. lot Of land for borrow and grav-
el pits situated in Township No. /,
Range Z, w. X. r., known as Sapling-
town. in the county of Somerset.
The hearing was held Friday, June
20. at noon. at the junction of the Som
erset Railway and the Canadian Paci-
fic Railway. on the line OF the extension
OF the Somerset Railway. At the hear
ing IL appeared that the land owners
described In the petition. and the said
railroad company. had not agreed as
10 the necessity for taking said lands,
nor the area necessary to be taken. II
further appeared that this is practical
" the only good gravel pit on or near
the line Of railroad. and that the ballast
therein is needed for the proper con-
struction OF said road. and the COM
missiOners found that so much of the
land as was definitely described was
necessary for the use Of the railroad
company for the purposes set forth In
the petition.
II was therefore adjudged and de-
termined by the board that the prem
Uses described are necessary for the
use of the railroad company for "A grav-
Il pit. and that the premises may be
taken and held as prayed for.
The second petition asked the APP
prevail by the board of the location Of
a spur track i'm the town of Saplng-
ton mentioned i'm the above petition,
extending from point on the located
line of the Somerset Railway extern
sion to a gravel bank situated on lot
No. 40. in Saplington.
The hearing was held at the same
time and place as that on the first pc
tition, and the decision of the board
was as follows: We find that the To-
| cation for the spur track in Township
No. l. Range Z. w. X. R., named i'm the
| foregoing petition. is necessary. and
| that public convenience requires that
| the same should be constructed And
we hereby decree that a strip of land
two rods wide, one rod each side of the
| center line described in said petition,
may be taken as and for public uses,
| anu tfidt spur tIdch uidy ne iOtdt-
| ed and constructed as prayed for IN
said petition: and we hereby approve
of said location. and provide that the
petitioner may locate, construct and
maintain such necessary tracks under
the direction of said board, AMI accord
ing to this decree.
| In connection with the coming list
/ .t,s - -
ed by Governor Cobb on Friday, July
IL. while there will doubtless be the
usual list of appointments to minor Of
fees. so far as is known at present
the list of executive appointments will
be limited to One-that Of judge of
the municipal court of the town of
| Winthrop. to succeed the Hon. John
IGOwer, whose term of office will eX-
pire July % Judge Cover was APP
pointed to the Office when the court
was established in 1901. and had been
n trial justice since 1888.
| Governor Cobb is expected to be Mt
the Capitol today for a few hours. The
Governor was of the party which went
To Kineo Tuesday with the excursion OF
1.-THE Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
Association. and will stop off at Au-
gusta on the way TO his home in Rock
land.
Col. y. s. Purinton. private secretary
to the Governor. has returned to Au-
gusta after passing a few days at his
home In West Bowdoin.
Prof. s. c. Thompson, State dairy IN
Ispector and Prof. f. +. Hitchings,
State entomologist. arrived III town
Thursday, and were at the department
during the day on matters connected
with their respective offices.
| The following corporations lave filed
Their certificates of organization at the
Ioffice of the secretary of State:
| Massachusetts Realty Co. organized
lat Kittery, for the purpose of conduct
ling a general brokerage and commis-
Ision business with $4,000 capital
stock. of which $50 is paid in. Officers:
president, Lorenzo A. Dirrick of Bos-
Iton, Mass; treasurer, William II. Har-
low of Boston. Mass. Certificate APP
Iproved, July 4. 1906.
C. A. Batchelder co. organized al
|Kittery, for the purpose of manufac-
Turing and dealing in novelties, ma