Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-30
known as upper College avenue

crossing.
After said crossing at grade had
been completed and was being used.
the Waterville. Fairfield 4 Oakland
Railway. "a street railway public
utility under the jurisdiction Of this
commission and hereinafter referred
to as the street railway located its
tracks on the easterly side of said
College avenue. and at said upper
College avenue crossing crossed the
tracks Of the steam railroad at grade
Upon said highway and in the
cars Of the street railway many per-
sons daily cross the tracks Of said
steam railroad and complaint has
been made to this commission that
the protection at present given to
travellers both upon the highway and
, upon each Of the aforementioned
public utilities is not sufficient, and
that there should be erected and
maintained what is known as a ball
and mast signal.
The attention Of the steam railway
and Of the street railway has been
; called to this matter, and this COM
, -NAANSNOAA - AoviSCd SAuI SaCy are ILL.,
able to agree as to the necessity of
such additional protection or as to
how the expense Of the construction
and maintenance Of the same, il ac-
tually installed. should be divided.
The Public Utilities Commission of
Maine has summarily, without notice,
investigated the matter Of the ne
cessity Of the installation and oper-
alton OF ball and mast signal pro-
lection at said crossing and is sat-
isfled that sufficient grounds exist
to warrant formal public hearing
being ordered as to such matter. The
commission therefore furnished to
the steam railway and the street
railway this written statement as
notice of the matter under invest;.
cation.
Notice hereof is to be given to the
steam railway by serving by regis
tered mail upon D. c. Douglass, its
federal manager, certified COPY
hereof forthwith, and upon the
street railway by similarly serving 4
Ike copy upon w. s. Wyman, its
trea surer.
The document bears the date of
April IS. 1919
Ihirty-four residents Of Burnham
Waldo county. Tuesday filed a com :
plant with the Public Utilities Com
mission against the Maine Central
railroad asking that the company he
required to reopen and maintain
the station at Winnecook, which was
closed March 81. 1919. The COM
plants say that the company has
maintained station at Winnecook
Tor over 20 years and it's closing has
been great Inconvenience to the
compliments and other citizens.
The complaint is signed by the fol-
lowing residents of Burnham: Maple
wood Lumber Co.. lumber dealers;
Charles w. Wood, farmer: G. w.
Parsons. mill man: E. L. varney,
farmer: William I. Coffin. farmer and
shipper: w. E. Lancaster. farmer;
.ence Wood. farmer: Grover Braley.
shipper: w. E. Lancasef, farmer;
F. w. Gray. farmer: W. F. Gray,
farmer: Orrison Chandler. farmer:
James E. Wood. farmer: Charles NJ.
Lasselle. farmer; T. L. Jones, farmer:
G. F. Lasselle, blacksmith; E. c.
Sayward. farmer; A. D. Young,
farmer: E. F. Rome, farmer and
shipper; M. w. Reynolds, farmer;
George E. Dodge. farmer: NJ. G. Nc
Gray. farmer: e. E. Sidelinger,
farmer; Durinal E. Hunt, farmer;
George Hunt. farmer; Edward Hunt,
mason; w. E. Reynolds, farmer:
Harold Young. mason: o. d. Braley,
farmer: George Braley. farmer: E.
L. Braley, farmer; Frank Sayward.
farmer.