Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-23
STATE OF MAINE.

kniCherhocicr Ice Co. OF Maine.
TO the supreme judicial court, sitting in
| equity
The American Ice Company, corpora
ton duly established by the LAWS OF the
state OF New Jersey, and having a place
OF business at Gardner, Kcnnebec coun-
ty. Maine, respectfully represents:
That the knickerbucktr Ice Company
of Ma!nc Was formerly corporation duly
established by the laws OF Maine. and
having a place OF business at Augusta IA
said county of Kennebcc, and that. on
the 18th day of January 100. said KnCk-
crbocher lee Company OF Maine was DIS
solved IN due form by decree of tEe
supreme judicial court Of Maine sitting
N equity within and for the county of
Nennebec, as by the records Of said court
Will more fully appear.
That, prior to said dissolution, and to
the petition therefor, namely, on the ljth
DAY Uf March. 1900. the Stockholders of
SIid knickcrbockcr Ic" Company OF
Maine. at u meeting legally called and
leld ior that purpose, voted unanimously
TO sell and transfer to 81 id American Ic,.
Company, all its property ana assets Uf
every name and nature excluding its
franchises. the consideration for such sale
being the payment to said knickcrboekcr
lee Company of Maine the sum of ten
million dollars $50 0GU.000). together with
an aSrC"incnt OF said American Ice Com
rlnN that il would duly and LEGALLY as
sumo ~ II" outstanding indcht, dnCss "f
Sit1d Nrickcrho"krr iC" cniupHnN. TINT
SAM consideration WIS ;ttttrMarG> duIy
lird and distributed nmnr. tn. 5:r,.k
holders of he knick"rbacN"r ir, C,i:.-
!''itlN az Mttlnc. and that al O;I-St wv! ~
ini"htcdncss; Of tn" krici:":l,urIcr IN
company OF Maine was Legally ;.>;sumc,i
a&rr"Wcnt I" titt effect duly .uiti"rizrG
aud signed on behalf "f said American
day Of April. 1900.
!h"t after said it'll ',y rf April. noe
all III" outstanding debts Of thr Sai,i
NnlcEf r'"ttr / CnirplnN were duly IsSuIr
"d Hnd paid by slil American Cnmp,ul
10y virtue OF its said acr, cn,ut. ANA tIrit
ny Vnfu" Of an tn" premises aIorcSlid
SAID American Company bcr;trn,. entitled
T." aud th" cIiitahIc owner uf, all tn
rope rty and %Sscts "f sIid I'm ok ! hooker
company. Including I'll real estate WHn.I
hN H. I!' especially the several picr.S NJ
r".'l estate h"rcnHtt'r described. ana NH
SAID rrrp"rtr. inclndinc Ill real c$ilt.
owned ny said knickcrh booker Conpdil,
WIS supposed to have been conveyed t.
Ealh American Company. ard To h;Iv,.
been embraced in the trlnsf' rs is:ade i.v
sand knckorhockcr Company to said
American Company IN pursuance of tho.
HGr"' mCnt$ hcrcinhctor" rr,itcd
hut Your petitioner AYERS that il now
api"TtrS that. hy !autuHl miStak" cf Nil
The parties to S;;id agreements nnI trans
f"l:5. ~" several parcels nt r".iI c~tut..
nm! ltiil''inGS thereon hereafter Gc+cribnd
w"rc omitted from the said cnnvcy.rnccs
S;iil stands i" the Nnickcrb"ck,r Ir"
Company as Maine. ncH dissolved. III
though Zach Of said par.'..lS has Eecn in
fact in til" XrluSivc possession :irG man -.
aGcmcnt Cf said American lee Cr5nr,.n..
rNrr since the c"usummnt:on nf sr.d
agreement and I'll" transfers mad There
under. said .tmcrirln Ic" cnnrsrnv haN-
ing. as before rcC:t"tI. paid u cu'I f"r tn"
Sumo and having be- II al times sine.
IN" making of said acr" rn"n:S entitled
IN equity to 4 Conveyance OF each of tn:
Same i'll t." simple.
Your petitioner avrrS That Ia" parcels
Of lard tiI"s emitted from Sp.d c1uv"l
ancrS anG trlnSft rs hy niutr;ul mistake or
al the parties are situated ana dcscr.b-
cd as follows:
First. Certain parcels Of land situated
n PittSt"n, IN said county Of Ecnncbec
.knC"n as The "Goodwin's Point planu,
together with all buildings thereon or
connected Herewith and all rights OF
way and other appurtenanc, thereto be-
longing. heing all the premises. proper
deeds from Rucl w Poor Of New York
20 the knickcrbockcr Ice Company III
Name, both d"cds being dated April 20th.
1888, said Dc, dS being recorded rcSncr-
lively III the N"nncbec Registry If Deeds
Book AZ; pa:r" 30. anu Sock ~. page Sc
both which deeds and the records there
OF are hereby made part of this descrip-
ton, the same as if fully rcc.t,d herein.
second Also certain parcels Cf lInu
situated on TIA" Isle au Hnut in the c Iunty
oi Hancock and Stale Of Maine. together
with an buildings thereon or connected
IN, r"With, and I'll rights Of way ana
other airuitrEanccs thereto belonging.
being "il thc premises. property and
from the knicfo rho"k..r lee Company of
PcmrsylvauiG to the kuick"rbocker Ic,.
Company of Nainc. both drCaS being lat
beng r"cord"d r,Sp' cttY"lv i'll the Han
cock lt"g!ttrY nI Deeds. Book ::l. peg.
3S>. ana Book ~. par" :%r3. both (Which
deeds ana the r"cOrds thereof ara hereby
t0%d' part ut this description, the SAM.
as if full rcc;ted herein.
Third. Also certain other parcels of
land situated IN Bowdoinh,m in the c1ua
tknOwn as the Hodges nlant) together
with all buildings thereon or connected
Herewith. and I'll rights Of WAY and Other
appurtcninccS thereto belonging being All
M premises pr"p"rit anu r.-uts n.-
Scrihod il orc cnrtain decd from Charles
RpS*cil of Wat"rt"wn. in the county OF
MiidlcScX and commonwealth OF AI:tsS.i-
chus. It's, to the Nnickcrbockor Ic, Com
rany of Maine. dqt",i the list day vi
March. 1N:H. said decd being recorded in
the SaGad:thoc Registry # Deeds. BOIL,
9% page 23i. which decd and the record
thereof is hereby made part Of this a.
Scription the same rs if fully rccit"d
therein.
termination of tn" said Knickcrbockcr
Ice Company hy the dissolution aforc-
said it WAS Il stakeholder in said cor
panY, and that by virtue of the facts
herein stated. il has become Il creditor of
said dissolved company and entitled to -
conveyance of each Of the above parcels
81 land with the buildings thereon. and,
by reason Of the premises, that the rec
ord title to each Of tho Same still stand;
in tn" dissolved company. rud that ~
reason of the premises there is no person
or corporation now empowered to make
legal conveyance thereof. ana that your
petitioner is therefore rcmcdvlcSs. except
in equity.
Wherefore, your petitioner rrays
L. That the Court will order such motto"
upon this petition to ;ri parties Interested
herein as it may deem proper.
H. That after due notice arI hearing
it viii appoint. under its general equity
furiSdictinn and under tho provisions IF
the Statutes Of this State. some suitable"
person as trustee. and that it will direct
said trustee. whcn appon;eG tn receive
and hold the several parcels Of real cstatn
with buildings hcroinbcfnrt. described A.;
llrdiStrihutei assets Of said knickcr book
or lee Company Of Maine. ana will fur
ther direct said trustee. nn behalf If said
knckcrbock"r Ice Company Of Maine tn
execute and deliver to Nour petitioner .
rropor conveyance Of each Of said tracts
in fee Simpl"
AMERICAN I"F: COMPANY. ,
Gy j.. G. BALLARD
STATE OF MAINE.
KENNEEFC SIS AnriI 1S 19oe
Then personally appeared l., G RalI,rd
local manager of the American Ice Com
pdnY, ard made oath that Tho alIac.