Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-07
ORDER GIVES THE RAILROAD men
AND STRIKERS WEEK TO SETTLE,
House Action Provides for Joint Committee to Sum-
mons Leaders--Janles Donatue's Resignation
Accepted by the Governor Committee
Hearngs=Measres introduced.
THURSDAYS MEASURES.

The legislative hoppers We're nearly
as crowded for Thursdays session as
fer the preceding day. Nearly 200 acts,
resolves and petitions were introduce
ed in the House but the Senate BUSH
ness was noticeab bly, decreased
Representative Peacock of Readfield,
Thursday, introduced an act to incor-
porate the Lixermore 4 Augusta street
railway.
Charles p Hatch of Portland, Reuel
]. Nnyes, Elmer f. Newbert and Leon
O. Tebbsts of Augusta, E. Il. Peacock,
Nelson 7. Gordon and d. L. Leighton
Of Rcadfeld and William q. Hunton
OF Cherryfield are the ineorporators to
operate an electric street railway in
the town Of East Livermore, Andro-
scoggin county and through Fayette,
Mt Vernon. Readfeld, Winthrop, Man
chester and the city of Augusta. The
capital stock is to te s250,0e0 and can
be increased at any time.
Representative Kelleher of Water
Vile introduced an act regulating the
size and construction Of eaboose cars.
The provisions of this act shall apply
to any corporation or to any person or
persons while engaged as common car
riers in the transportation by railroad
of passengers or property within this
state to which the regulative power of
this state extends
Section .. From and after the first
day 81 JAM 1914, it shall be unlawful.
except as otherwise provided in this
act, FOR cabcose cars or other cars US
ed fer like purposes unless such ca
boose or other car shall be at least 50
feet IN length exclusive of platforms
and equipped with two four wheeled
trucks, and said eaboose car shall be of
constructive strength equal to that of
the 90 ton capacity freight cars built
according TO mastercar builders stand
ards. and shall be provided with door
in each end and an outside platform
across each end; each platform shall
not be less than "A inches in width and
shall be equipped with proper guard
rails and With grab ron and steps foI
the safety or persons getting on and off
said ear. said steps shall be equipped
with a suitable rod, board or other
guard at each end and at the back
thereof designed TO prevent slippins
from said steps. Said caboose shall b.
OF standard height with eupola and
necessary closets and windows.
Section >. Whenever such caboosr
ears or other cars now in use by such
common carriers as provided by sec
ton ] herein shall, after this act goes
effect be brought into any shop fol
repairs, it shall be unlawful TO agar
put the same into the service of sucf
common carrier within this state I'm
less it Re equipped as provided in sec
ton 2 Of this act
Section 4. The state railroad commits
sion is hereby authorized to grant to
any common carrier aforesaid upor
full hearing and for good cause shown
a reasonable extension of time in which
to comply with the provisions of this
act: crowded that in no case shall such
extension in the aggregate exceed
in limited for compliance with this act
Section ,. Any common carrier as
provided in section l of this act vic
lating any of the provisions of this
act snail be deemed guilty of INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than 800 nor
more than $500 for each offense to bt
enforced en- complaint or by indict-
nent
Section 6. This act shall take effeci
and be enforced from and after Jan. l.
1914,