The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-07
SPAULDING IS
UNDECIDED
Boston & Maine Special Ses-
sion Is Not Yet
Granted
CONFERENCE
TO BE RESUMED
New Hampshire Official Not
Convinced Yet--Railroad
Faces a Hard Fight

Concord, N. H., Aug. AFTER three
hour session with Representatives OF tho
leased lines and the Boston and Maine
Governor ROLAND II. Spaulding yester'
day afternoon gave out this statement
with representatives OF the leased
lines, the Boston and Maine and the
public service commission, ] went over
the bill which has been agreed upon by
the Boston and Maine and the New
Hampshire lines. The conference was
informal, and ! have not formally been
asked to call special meeting OF the
New Hampshire legislature. 1t will be
resumed, probably early next week. That
is all ! can say at this time"
Behind this statement, however, Turks
the fact that the Boston and Maine and
leased lines representatives encountered
stubborn opposition to the calling Of an
extra session. Governor Spaulding is not
yet convinced that the bill which has
been drawn up is of nature to justify
the expense-estimated at anywhere
from $4,000 to s5o000--of special
session of the New Hampshire legis-
lature.
The bill, which is in twenty four sec
tions, has been printed, and it was the
intention in case the informal confer
ence with the governor gave the leased
lines--Boston and Maine company hope
of a special session to make the bill
public. AT the conclusion of the hearing
il was stated that the bill would not be
given out.
The reason for this obviously is that
if the bill which was presented to the
governor yesterday was not satisfactory
the committees might have an opportun-
ity TO draw another bill which they
hoped would be accepted.
They did not wish to make public a
bill which is different from the bill TO
be submitted to the legislature in case
a special session is called. Ii the bill
was satisfactory it would be submitted
to the directors Of the roads involved
and if it received their approval would
then be formally presented to the gov
ernor.
The conference yesterday began at IL
o'clock in the executive chambers and
was not finished until o'clock Besides
Governor Spauld' there were Edwin
G. Eastman, representing the Boston a
Maine, George r. Morris of the Concord
& Montreal, Allen Hollis OF the Boston
& Maine, Edward g. Niles and A. II.
Worthen OF the public service commits
sion. Mr.. Worthen, however, remained
but a few minutes.
The bill agreed upon by the leased
lines and the Boston & Maine does not
differ in fundamental respects from the
bill defeated in the last legislature ex-
ccpt that il provides for a stock as
sessment on the Boston 4 Maine, which
provides for cleaning up the old debts
before a consolidation with the New
leased lines can become etfec-
tive.
This assessment, BY the way. does
not amount 20 $50 a share, but is now
figured out as about equal 10 $50 a
share. Section IS of the bill, which is
the leased line provision for the opera
ton OF the roads by new corporation
in the event of a receivership, was not
until Tuesday night
So far as possible, the bill follows the
phraseology of the Massachusetts, act,
although having all the requirements Of
The general railroad law Of New Hamp.
shire. Governor Spaulding, il Is under
stood, made il plain at the beginning Of
the conference that he must be- shown
that there IL an extraordinary reason
for calling the New Hampshire legisla.
ture together.