Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-04

III dttdi UPON TIE SuSScotioio an
! recommendations of the Interstate
Commerce Commission and to report
and recommend to the board what ac-
! ton in their judgment is best in the
interest of the public of the employee
and of the bond and share holders.
! Said reports to be made at the earl!-
est moment that is reasonably practi-
cable, but not later than December l.
/ IA committee to take up, inves-
tigate and discuss the Connecticut
Trolley situation, to consist of Messrs.
Samuel Rea, John l.. Billiard. Charley
F. BROKER, James S. Hemingway, Will
/ liam Rockefeller, A. IT. Hadley and
Howard Elliott. That this committee
is TO confer with and get the views
of the public utilities commission of
Connecticut and with Mr.. George NJ.
Woodruff of Connecticut of the com
mittee on trolley affairs of the New
1 England Railroad Conference created
| by the governors of the New England
states.
PA committee to take up and in
vestigate and report on the Rhode Is
land trolley situation, consisting of D.
Newton Barney, Robert w. Taft, Ed
warn MllllSdI, EsuNdi u INillCI, l. bc-
,, Witt Cuyler, Howard Elliott and Vice
President auckland. That this COM
mittee is instructed to confer with the
public service commission of Rhode
Island and with Mr.. George M. Wood
ruff. of the committee on trolley at
fairs of the New England Confer
ence.
"a committee to take up, investigate
and report on the steamship situation to
consist of A. Fl. Eaton Robertson, Henry
X McHarg, ]. T. Pratt, George F. Ba-
ker, Francis r. Maxwell. Howard Elliott
and ]. Rowland Gardner, vice president
of the New England Steamship Co. That
this committee is instructed to confer
with Mr.. Franklin w. Cram of Maine of
the committee on steamship affairs OF
the New England Railroad Conference
"A committee to take up, investigate
and report on the relations of this COM
pany with the Boston & Albany Railroad
to consist of Murray Crane, Theodore
\. Vail, Alexander Cochrane, William
Skinner, James s Elton and j. H. Husts.
That this committee is instructed to con-
fer with the public service commission of
Massachusetts and with some member of
the New England Railroad Conference
to be named by that body.
"a committee to take up, investigate
and report on the western Massachusetts
trolley situation, to consist of c. F.
Brooker w. Murray Crane, Lawrence
Minot, Frederick F. Brewster, j. III. Hus-
It's That this committee is instructed to
confer with the public service commits
sion of Massachusetts and with Mr..
George NJ Woodruff, of the committee
on trolley affairs of the New England
Conference.
"a committee to take up, inves-
tigate and report on the relations Of
the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford and Boston and Maine roads to
consist of c. F. BROKER, William Skin
ner, r. n. Vail, Alexander Cochrane,
Arthur T. Hadley and Howard Elliott.
That the directors of the Boston and
Maine be asked to appoint a commit
tee from among their number. and that
these two committees confer with one
another and with Mr.. +. T. Bowles Of
the committee on Boston and Maine of
the New England Conference.
THAT all of these committees
shall elect their own chairman and are
given Iull power TO call upon OIlCeTS
and employees for any and all infor-
nation which will be promptly fur
nished, and shall have power to incur
reasonable expenses"
After the meeting President Elliott
made public a letter he had sent to
Gov. Foss Of Massachusetts, in reply
to the Governors request that the road
permit an inspection of its books in
view of the agitation over the New
Ravens general expenses" account.
Mr.. Elliott said he would be glad to
comply with the request for examina-
tion of the company's books, vouch-
ers, etc, as son as the Governor or
the Massachusetts Public Service
Commission desired. In his letter Pres
ident Elliot said:
Just as soon as you or the COM
mission, if you put the matter in
their hands, are ready, l shall be
pleased to give the matter my best
attention.
we will be glad to submit any orig
inal vouchers or furnish certified cop
les or we will be glad to have the
property accredited representatives of
the state of Massachusetts examine
the books, payrolls and vouchers on
file in our offices. The question raised
by You is very important and this
company would like to have the very
fullest investigation of the whole mat
ter and have it made at once"