Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-06
Public Utilities

Public Utilities
The Public Utilities Commission has
received d petition from the Portland
Terminal Co, asking that the com
mission reopen a decree of the former
Board of Railroad Commissioners
made in 1898. regarding the Brighton
avenue crossing in the city of Port
land. in which it was ordered among
other things that the company lnstall
q signal mast with red ball by day
land red light by night as danger sig
nails These were installed and now
the company wishes to substitute sem
'iphore signals and ask the commission
to amend the decree to that effect. A
hearing has been ordered for $50 A,
NJ on Friday. Dec. q. in the grand
Jury room in the county court house at
Portland.
A petition has been received from
the Central Maine Power Co. asking
authority to purchase the capital stock
of the Robinson Land Co, which owns
the capital stock of the Hartland Elec-
trio Light & Power Co. and the Wis
casset Electric Light q Power Co.
The Central Maine Power Co. owns all
tlc stock of the Robinson Co, which
lis a holding proposition. and wishes
through this action to secure its au-
tnority by direct means. A hearing
has been ordered for 10 A. NJ. on Tues
rday, Dec IS at the Office of the COM
mission.
! The joint application Of the Rock
L., Il .
Railway and the Central Maine Power
Co is of an unusual nature. the only
one of the kind yet received by Public
Utilities. 1t states that the Central
Maine Power Co. is under contract to
supply electrical energy to the Rock
, land, Thomaston & Camden Street
Railway and the latter claims that the
service since last May has been inter
rupted, particularly on Oct. 80 and 81,
wnen the interruption was of long
duration. The petition asks a public
hearing at which all may state their
grievance and enable the commission
= issue a decree covering the situation.
A hearing has been ordered for II A.
NJ on Thursday. Dec. 81 in the NUM-
cipal court room at Rockland.
Grade Crossings Damages
Public Utilities has received four
more claims for damages resulting
from the removal of distractions at
grade crossings, in accordance with
the law passed by the Legislature at
it's last session, as follows:
From Fl. r. Whipple of Bingham, for
the loss of some nice trees. He leaves
the amount of damages with the com
mission.
From o. IT. Goddard of East Vas
salboro, for the loss of a hedge at his
place on Pope avenue. He asks dam
ages in the sum of $50.
! From Benjamin j. Slipp of Pitts
field, for the loss of three apple
trees at Shaw's crossing, which he
valued at $72.
From Mrs. Annie f. Collins of South
Thomaston, for the loss of fruit trees.
which she valued at s25.
The first three cases will be heard on
Dec. IS at the Office of the commission
at Augusta and the fourth on Dec ~ at
Rockand.
Tuesdays Hearings
Three hearings We're scheduled for
ueSUdS D6loIc liie uDlIC tIllltCS
Commission at its office. but no APP
pearance was made in the petition of
+. L. Flanders of Monmouth asking
5000 on account of the removed of 10
apple trees from his property. on &C
count Of the new grade crossing OBJ
struction law.
Thornton Alexander Of Boston, gen
eral counsel of the Boston & Maine
Railroad, appeared for the petitioners
in the matter of the condition of Rice
ard Buffers bridges in the town Of
Kittery. and called Civil Engineer r.
Jones as a witness. The town Of Kit
terry was not represented. but filed a
letter stating it was willing to leave
the commission The necessary re-
pairs will include new planking and
stringers.
Walter S. Wymar appeared for the
petitioners in the matter Of the Central
Maine Power CO.'S petition for author
ity TO issue per cent. stock and 5 per
cent. mortgage bonds, to an amount
not TO exceed $500, 900. and on petition
of several subsidiary companies for
authority to issue stock or obligations
or both. sufficient in amount to REIN
burse their treasures for the capital
expenditures since their purchase by
the Central Maine Power Co. He
called the company's auditor, John 5.
Everett. as witness. The subsidiary
companies are: Wiscasset 1t. * Pow.
Co, Penobscot Bay Elec. Co: Bath &
Brunswick It. & Pow. Co: Waldoboro
Water, Electric Lit. 4 Power Co..;
Union 1t. & Pow. Co.; Hartland 1t. &
Pow. Co. and Newport Lit. & Pow. Co.