Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-19

plan q. present tur daEmanfs1nE TIN
Winthrop Line He said L baianUs
first - prior hen hnlners-
Al the close Of recess. Nj RA0et1
cross-examined NJ Sweeney far =
lCng tine and was esQuaut1y Nnr-
-up1ec ~ Justice Mmriu v6o stAt-
ed thar he was anEoachsnH On
ground PET af the time that had been
gone over
Many questions were asked ~ NJ.
5asser- that could not be answered
definitely by witness. IN the ground
thai he G,6 NOT have specific agur1e
FOR The Winthrop l,ne- The estimates
were made an the finances q the
whole system
Mr.. Sweeney sain he made nts e.
Cna1es for 1913 IN the Winthrop tine
On the last seven months If 49,
ano the first five months a 1913
When asked = freight psia On this
Line Nj Sweeney sad he WIS NOT
prepared - say. Re then asked Z
the freight hnd PAID OF he Whole
system Ead Mr.. Sweeney -epies -aa-
ne thought II had.
Wou4cn : this pa. Ct the rad Be
better u t1r aassenee-r without tho
-eiga- service asked M Easserr.
/ should say not, salG NJ Sweeney.
n making W your tuTEe, for The
Whole -naG / understand -ne-. would
be Sc much money per nile ccutng
u me Whole system and there voric
De 1roporunnats amount GINNING
% ne winthrop Line cac = come 70
the Winthrop line
nave nu1 The figures here 70 show.
Then l understand that The hntsef
TOR me whole system mas nor pro-
, cucec It's propor-ona.e share or the
Winthrop Irne7
That I cannot cav
irness was ne. asked The set
revenue Of The me between Aurus,a
and Gardner NJ Sweeney couid
oGf feI1.
Is there any part Of rour sysren
lna- pays oer.sr than the 1;ne be-
rWeen AcEusta and Gardner.
should nor wa1r 10 saw
Do the books show,
MOI e1acrlr- You would have n
get al Il by some figuring
Save YOU an impression TIN. -.
Mechanics Fails line paws
link y does
81 THIS unctu-e Justice Morrill,
SILT ne c,on cA-e whether TIE Win
~nrop Inc paid nou or not. " wnern-
er anything a3ou- cos, q -ehani,,ra-
non as RS aniy concern WIS va.r,-
- win reasonable expense tho .,o.
cao be TN
Judge Mansr c-oss-Ex.mi,~
Judge Maae- rnen taok a b,,s
me cross-examlaRnon. Do Won think
he winthrop line unsafe he asrec
cnInk Il IL running On a unruv
| margin.
what pa-r of vou- whole syseezu IN
, you Take as a STANDARD,
Nc par % II Is any roo tira
Now May hes VII De neeaec rHn-
on On the Winthrop line
should say 60ep Or saae
NO" would like n ark snsf3
Judge 1aher, nor many passe.x.r-
rloe On tie winthrop line rs --1,.-
ters from the naIn line.
Ar. Sweeney was unable ~ I'm
Judge Manner then ASKED ;. :, -.
estimate Of expenses ne hac mnd.
e
On itae cna' runs only once n ~,
! houTs. as against other paris q the
system that run every aalf hour
NJ sweeney salC ne did npr r3yfnk
-ais was an apprec,anie amount -.
SAFE - Der cent Of re oasser~~r
earnings anG I - per cen. Of -.
--e2Ei'I earnings are usually g., as,d.
. TOY damages -ha- have % be paid mn
On rallwav lines
Eo~ many Passengers f.6 the WIN.
-a-op line cary II 1873
: ieness was unable - stair. n.
sElc a2z-a fares were rakec bu>
could nor tei, how ua-y oassenr~,
that represented Cross -.c.i,-< :,
March we're ESD and n Are
S3.D4s
Stress was LAID or the -ignrs q
ne onnc-noioers NJ SRsser- Wis
Inslstent N injecting II - tie hea--
-cg what he Regarded as irnpcr-a-.
testimony
Attorney General Files Motion "A
p,sm.ss
Al he morning session A-.uner
Genera SrU-Eis IN benas II me PUB
o.
rlon ma. the receivers petition ~
dismissed for want Of Jurisdiction Of
The cur TINS motion was as >o,-
2 iuws-
A7G now comes the Pubic TIL.
Les Commission Of Name ou-sraus
10 order Of notice Of -als cuur. q
June s, 1919. % SHOW cause whr
the prcyer or SAID petitioners should
not De granted and answers and
says
Eha- me Lewiston. Augusta and
! "a;s-ville Street Railway. defend
ant = THIS cause anG me pe--cu-
@rs VINO are receivers OF sa.c -nti-
waT. IS common CARRIER" anc a
vuotlc utility" within the meaning
q Chapter 55 u me Revised Srs-
urss ~ Name. and as sucn is required
DIV sac Cha p1e- So II furnish saSe.
+ reasonable and adequate tac.srr,es
! for Inc carriage If passengers Or
freight OF both, ever and upon each
anc every par CT rs stree. a.tway
sysiaYn.
/ And The SAID Public Utilities Conn.,
:. mission Of Maine further saws enz.
the exclusive control over SAID mi
way anG SAID RECEIVERS Il the ma.
ter OF furnishing facilities il ny ssac
! Chapter 80 Of The Revised Statutes
+ Of Maine anc acts amendatorv there
I or and additional thereto vested in
/ sad Public Utilities Commission md
/ thai The continuance or c,sconEinu-
I ance Of operation Of said line be-