Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-06-08
Portland, Gray & Lewis
ton R. R. Wants More Time.
Fish and Game Commission
AssignsFrankIin Co. Hearings.
Contract Awarded for Building
State Road in Eden.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, June %, at P. M.

A petition has been received at the
office of the Board of Railroad Com
missionerS from the Portland, Gray
g. Lewiston Railroad Co, praying that
its corporate existence and power may
he extended for a period not exceed
ing three years from July Il, 1910, as
nrovided by Section 10 Of Chapter 80
of the Revised Statutes as amended.
The petitioning company represents
that if is a corporation duly formed
under the provisions of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Maine, Chap
fer 49, Sections | to ., both inclusive,
and amendments thereto; that its
articles of association We're filed and
recorded at the office of the secretary
of state July T.. 1907 that the
amount of it's capital stock as stated
in said articles of association was
s16O00o. that by proceedings duly
taken under the provisions of the Re-
vised Statutes of the state of Maine,
Chapter A.. Section 30, tn" amount Of
it's capital stock was increased from
1850. 900 to 81 900 900, and II certificate
thereof was filed with the secretary of
state July %, 1907.
The petition further represents that
it has begun and is now actively en-
gagged in The construction of its road.
and has expended thereon more than
ten per cent. of its original capital of
1850 ono. that it has not expended
and although proceeding with dill
cence in the construction of its road
viii not cXpond before July L., 1910
ten per cent. of its capital as in
creased to 81 600 900, that accordingly
under the provisions Of the Revised
Statutes ~ Maine. Chapter ~, Sec
ton 10, ;s amended by tn" Public
Laws IT 1903 Chapter 80, Section /.
its corporate existence and power will
cease on the said twelfth day of July,
unless the same shall b" extended by
the commissioners. Hence the prayer
Of the petition
Another petition has been received
by the commissioners. from the Ban
Gor & Ar"oStonk Railroad co. asking
the approval by the board of It portion
Of its railroad which il is authorized
TO build between Fort Kent and Van
Rurcu
Th" petition states that the said
portion of tn" location presented COM
menccs in Grand Isle at 4 point in
connection With that portion Of said
railroad already built the location of
which Was approved by the commits
SionerS May 2S, 1909. and al station
12S divided by II of said location as
amended with TIA" approval of the
hoard Nov. ~. 1909. and ends at sta
ton 2l97 divided by 67.S at u point of
connection with the north end of
what was formerly the Fish River
railroad in Fort Kent. The said 10
cation approved Nov. .. 1909, from
station rs divided by II r. &. to sta
tion 80 divided by 90 +. {. is now
abandoned and the portion included in
said lnratinn with sam" station mum
hers viii lake its place.
The location included in the petition
is in the towns of Grand Isle, NADIA =
WaSka. Frenchvillc and Fort Kent.
The petition defines tn" courses, dis
tanr"S and boundaries of said portion
OF said railroad, and is accompanied
with the map nf said railroad first
presented tn the commissioners.