Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-11
STATE HOUSE
More Beaver Proclamations-
Bangor & Aroostook Asks Au-
thority to Issue Securities
Public Utilities Orders Several
Hearings
NEXT COUNCIL MEETING ON
DECEMBER Is

The Public Utilities Commission in
its report upon the accident at Old Or
card, Dec. 5. resulting in the death of
John Mahoney. Biddeford, states that
the commission determined by investi-
cation that Mahoney. a tresspasser
upon the tracks OF the Boston & Maine
Railroad. was killed in the town of
Old Orchard at 40 P. NJ, Dec. Is, and
that said death was caused solely by
the carelessness of the man himself.
Bangor & Aroostook Securities
Following the hearing Of Dec. 7, the
Public Utilities Commission has issued
its order upon the petition of the Ban
gor & Aroostook Railroad Co. for au-
thorty to issue securities and the
railroad company is authorized to is
sue its consolidated refunding 4 per
cent. mortgage bonds, dated July l.
1901, of the aggregate par value of
$4,000
South Berwick Bridge
In 1903 the former Board of Rail-
road Commissioners permitted the
Berwick Elliott & York Street Rail
way to use for its purposes a portion
of the Great Works bridge in South
Berwick, and in the order relating to
such permission determined what re-
pairs renewals and strengthening of
parts should be made and how the eX
pense thereof should be borne On Oct
8. 1915, the selectmen of South Ber
wick requested the Public Utilities
! Commission to make an examination
| of the bridge and determine whether
there was at present any necessity for
repairs, renewals and strengthening of
| parts.
/ Engineer Paul L. Bean, a commits
sion engineer. examined the bridge and
the commission judged from his re-
port that repairs were necessary. A
hearing on the matter was held, Dec.
:, at the Capitol and at this hearing
Chairman J. W. Everett of the select
men was present and Messrs. Allen &
Willard presented the Atlantic Shore
Railway, the successor of the railway
company named above. The commits
sion found the town and the railway
representatives in accord and an
agreement was easily reached which
now brings forth the following com
mission order:
That the town of South Berwick
forthwith thoroughly scrape and
paint the bridge known as the Great
Works bridge, over which the cars of
tho Atlantic Shore Railway pass. prop
erly adjust the vertical floor beam
hangers at both ends of the down
stream truss and place the steel chan
mel supporting the street floor III prop
tr position, fastening the same in such
4 manner as to secure such channel
! against possible movement.
The entire work shall be done by
the town of South Berwick and Of the
entire cost of scraping and painting
the bridge, the Atlantic Shore Railway
shall pay to the town of South Ber-
wick two fifths. The balance Of the
repairs shall be done al the expense Of
the town.
Utilities Hearings Ordered
In the matter of the application Of
the Union Light & Power Co. for ap-
prevail Of an issue Of capital stock, the
Public Utilities Commission has or
dered the usual hearing to be held Dec
IA at 70 4. NJ. in the commissions All
dience room. The application requests
authority to issue $4,000 capital stock
for the purpose of enabling the con-.
pany to purchase Of Hollis NJ Shaw
certain franchises, rights and proper
ty.
In the matter of the application f
the Turner Light & Power Co for ou-
thority to issue per cent. bonds 10
the value of s25 .o1O, the commission has
ordered hearing TO be held Dc. ~,
at 10 \. NJ. in the commission Offices
In the matter of the petition Of tie
Union Light & Power Co. for author
ity to furnish power TO the town of
Union. the petition stating that the
Crawford Electric Cos. service u I'm
ion is limited and intermittent, the
commission has ordered a hearing in
its Offices at the Capitol at 10 A. NJ,
Dec. IA.
Beaver ProcIamations
The commissioners of inland fisheries
and game have already issued several
proclama tons granting a short open
season on beaver in given sections OF
the State where it has peen proved
that the little woodchoppers have be-
come troublesome. Friday three add-
tional proclamations were issued TIE
first declares an open season on heav-
er from Dec. 20, to Jan. 20 1916, in that
part of the North Branch of Presq,.e
Isle stream, so-calleld, which lies IN
Township II. Range 4, Chapman :,lln-
tation, and in the town of Mapletor,
Aroostook county. The second declares
| an open season on beaver from Da,. 90
70 Jan. 90. 1916. on Matherson brook,
from Matherson pond to the bridge
across said brook and on land within
| 10 rods of said brook between said
pond. and said bridge, in Township
10, Range 5, Aroostook county. TIE
third declares an open season on beav-
err from Dec. 20, OF Jan. 20. 1916, in
TOWNSHIP. l, Range 4, w. X. r., Bow
ton. so-called; in Township /, Range
6. E. K. r.. Indianpond Town, So
10 1lad. op1 IN ToWnSbip Io~ra II