Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-09
STATE OF MAINE.
CUMBERLAND, SIS.
Supreme Judicial Count.
In Equity.
PORTLAND TRUST COMPANY

1sOs and filed in the office of the Clerk
Of Courts Of said Cumberland County. /,
ed by the SAID decree viii sell at public
auction 10 the highest bidder in accord
ance with the terms and conditions Of
eastern Telephone Company on Cisco
Street in Portland in said County Of Cum
berIand and State of Maine on the six
teenth day of December, 1908 at ten
o'clock in the forenoon of said day the
following property, to Wit
All and singular the property Of the
Northeastern Telephone Company, includ-
ing the property, rights, franchises, prIv-
leges and appurtenances of saic North
eastern Telephone Company under GER
Mayor and Aldermen OF the City Of
Portland, together with all the rights and
privileges. whether legal OF equitable in
all the real and personal property now be-
longing and in any wise appertaining to
said Telephone Company wherever Stu
ate. and in particular In the following
lowing counties in the State of Maine,
namely: Portland, South Portland, Fal-
! mouth. Cape Elizabeth Cumberland. Var
mouth, Pownal, New Gloucester and
Gray, all in the County of Cumberland in
said state: Durham. Lewiston and Webs
ter in the County of Androscoggin; Bow
| field, Gardner, Farmingdale, HallCwel
Augusta, Sidney, Belgrade. Mount sVer-
! non and Vienna in tie County of Kenne-
bee, New Sharon, Pennington. Chester
Plantation, Weld, Avon, Strong, New
Vineyard Freeman salem, Phillips.
ley Plantation, Rangcley. Dallas Planta-
tion. Lang Plantation, Redington, Cop
lin Plantation. and Eustis in the County
of Franklin: Mexico, Dixfeld. Canton and
Peru in the County of OXfcrd; LivermOre
in said County of Androscoggin: Fayette
and Wayre in SAID county of I<ennebec;
Leeds and Turner in said County of An
droscossin; Hartford in said County OF
oxford; Greene and Auburn in said Coun-
ty Of Androscoggin; WindGam. Gorham.
ScarborC WeStbrook and Standisil in said
County of Cumberland. Together with all
rights and privileges whatsoever under
the several permits and grants to. said
Telephone Company and the privileges
and rights thereby granted and which
may have been acquired by it or be-
lOnSed or appertained to it since the first
day Of december, 1862. and any plant or
plants exchange or exchanges construct
ed Hereunder, especially the local ex-
changes ir the following towns and cities,
more Fails, Wilton. Dixfield Weld. Farm
ineton, Phillips, Ranseley and Belgrade.
together with ary and all telephones.
switches. appliances, devices. wires. con-
duitS, tunnels, subWays. cables, eXchang-
es, power houses. stations. lands, build
ings. machinery, equipments, poles. cross,
arms, insulators, batteries. supplies and
appurtenances and property of every kind
and description of said Telephone Com;
rst nV dav "cb Of December @ Meo @ or was s there
after acquired or used by said Company
for plant or plants. exchange or ex-
changes, which have been constructed un-
der said grants wherever situated. Being
all the property, real, personal and mixed
owned and held by said Northeastern
or thereafter acquired by said Northeast
ern Telephone Company, and which said
property owned and held on December
1st, 1902, together with all property there
after acquired was mortgaged or con-
veyed by said Northeastern Telephone
Company in and by its mortgage deed of
trust to the Portland Trust Company of
said Portland. Trustee, bearing date De-
Gem Der 1st, 1902.
The aforesaid property. premises and
franchises will be sold subject to the lien
of any and all taxes, assessments. charges
and rates levied or assessed prior to the
date of said sale against the same or any
part or portion thereof. and subject to all
claims and amounts due for operating
expenses, including labor, material and
supplies which have accrued during the
pendency of this cause from the time
when the receiver herein was appointed
by order of this court up to the date of
said sale, and which said receiver at the
date of said sale may not be able to
satisfy, out cf cash then in his hands;
tiles which have been or may have been
created or incurred by the said receiver
prior to the date of said sale and subject
especially to all receivers certificates of
Indebtedness and to the lien created there
by, which have been issued by said re-
ceiver or may have been issued prior to
order heretofore made by this court in
| this cause.
Nc bid will be received by the Special
Master from any. person who shall not
| first deposit with him as pledge that he
will make good his bid III case of its accep-
tanee the sum of twenty five thousand
| (25,'ob dollars in cash or by certified
| check on some National Bank or Trust
| Company in said city of Portland made or
| endorsed payable to the order of said
| Special Master. Such deposit received
oy,p SfJJ1 sh1l hp
| turned to him when SAID property snail
| be struck off to some other bidder. The
| Special Master will accept no bid for said
mortgased property, premises and fran
| chses less than the sum of Two Hundred
and Seventy Five Thousand (275,Wol Dol
lars. On the acceptance Of any BID the
Special Master in addition to the amount
| of said deposit qualifying him to bid at
said sale. the sum of fifteen thousand
| check on any National Rank or Trust
Company In said city of Portland. which
| check shall be made or endorsed PAYABLE
Special Master will thereupon apply to the
Court for confirmation of said sale and
the court may thereupon direct the man
ner and time of payment of the balance
of said purchase price. In case any Did
der shall fail to make good his bid upon
its acceptance by said Special Master or
shall fail after such acceptance to comply
with any order of this court relating to
| payment of the amount bid or any part
thereof or to the conSummat1on OF inc
purchase. then all sums deposited by such
bidder or purchaser, whether paid in in
cash or represented by check. shall be
forfeited as penalty for such failure
and shall be applied to the payment Of the
expenses of the sale of said property.
premises and franchises, or of a resale
thereof. ard toward making good any
deficiency or loss in case said property
premises and franchises shall be sold at
less price on such resale. If the court
shall not confirm the sale for which the
deposit shall have been made, such de-
post shall be returned to the bidder hav-
ing made said deposit. The purchaser
shall upon confirmation of the sale by the
court make such further payment or
payments In cash on account of the pur-
chase price as the court may from time
to time direct. So much OF the purchase
price as nay not be required by the court
to be paid in cash shall either be paid
in cash. or the purchaser may satisfy and
make good the balance of his bid y
whole or in part by delivering to sad
Special Master to be cancelled or CREDITED;
mortgage bonds and coupons of said
Northeastern Telephone Company in and
by. said decree adiudged to be secured BY
said mortgage deed of trust; and said
purchaser shall be credited for such