I. WARNER LOWER VILLAGE. To the Railroad Commissioners of New Hampshire: GENTLEMEN,- We, the undersigned, respectfully represent that we are citizens of Warner, residing in the Lower village, on the line of the Concord & Claremont Railroad; that the flag station of said road in said village is in a most ruinous condition, not fit for the purpose for which it was built; that there are no accommodations for passengers waiting the arrival of the trains; that the windows of said station are broken up, to the great discomfort of the patrons of the road, and danger to their health; and lastly, that great numbers get off and on the cars at this station during the summer and fall seasons. Wherefore, we humbly pray you to take such action in the premises as by law it is your duty to do. G. H. GEORGE and twenty-seven others. Upon notice to the Boston & Lowell Railroad of the filing of said petition, the following letter was received by the Board, to wit: NORTHERN DIVISION BOSTON & LOWELL RAILROAD. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, CONCORD, N. H., June 14, 1886. Hon. E. B. S. SANBORN, Clerk New Hampshire Railroad Commission: DEAR SIR, -Relative to the petition for repair of the station building at Warner Lower village: To-day I had an interview with Mr. W. K. Bartlett, one of the signers of the petition, and agreed to put the building in a neat and orderly condition, which he said would be satisfactory to the public who have occasion to use the same. Mr. Bartlett said that he and others interested would endeavor to keep it in like good condition after repairs had been made. Respectfully, GEO. E. TODD, Superintendent. Further proceedings upon said petition were postponed. By the Board, II. E. B. S. SANBORN, Clerk. WEST MILAN. To the Honorable Board of Railroad Commissioners of the State of New Hampshire : We, the undersigned, residents and business men of West Milan station, respectfully represent to your honorable Board: 1. That our only accommodations are provided by the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada, a foreign corporation having their principal offices at Montreal, P. Q. 2. That the depot accommodations at said West Milan, on their said road, are not only inadequate and insufficient for the uses of it patrons and your petitioners, but because of its condition has actually become a public nuisance. 3. And that upon hearing before your honorable Board we can show beyond question its inadequacy, and the necessity of something better. Wherefore, your petitioners pray that your honorable Board will grant them a hearing at said West Milan, at an early day, upon the matters herein set forth, and such other facts as are pertinent to the case; at which hearing evidence of the gross and wanton neglect of the public interest and convenience by said corporation may be submitted by your petitioners for your consideration, and that you will grant such order and relief as the public necessities, the convenience, and well-being of your petitioners and the public in general may in your judgment require. And we hereby designate A. S. Twitchell, of Gorham, as our attorney, to whom notice or other communication pertaining to the matter may be addressed. A. A. HIGGINS and nineteen others. WEST MILAN, N. H., December 1, 1885. Upon due notification to the Grand Trunk Railway of the pendency of said petition, such negotiations were had between the petitioners and said railway as resulted in no further action by the Board. Further proceedings upon said petition were postponed. To the Selectmen of East Kingston : We, the undersigned, legal voters of said town, respectfully rep resent That the public crossing at or near the depot of the Boston & Maine Railroad in this town is a dangerous place, and needs some protection for the safety of the public. Therefore, we petition you to make complaint and application to the Board of Railroad Commissioners of said State to examine said crossing, and if in their opinion any protection for the safety of the public is required, they may take such further action as they may deem proper. DANA WEBSTER and thirty-nine others. CHARLES E. MARSH, ABEL H. TILTON, JOHN L. PHILBRICK, Selectmen of East Kingston. It appearing that provision had been made that the crossing should be flagged, further proceedings were postponed. By the Board, E. B. S. SANBORN, Clerk. IV. CONWAY CENTRE. CONWAY, N. H., March 23, 1886. We, the undersigned, legal voters of the town of Conway, knowing the depot at Centre Conway, on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, to be located in a place to inconvenience the whole business of the village of Centre Conway, and the traveling public that have occasion to stop at said village, and are willing to vote at any time, should it be deemed necessary, for the removal of said depot. D. E. THOMPSON And one hundred and seventy-seven others. CONWAY, N. H., March 23, 1886. We, the undersigned, legal voters of the town of Conway, believing and knowing the depot at Centre Conway, on the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad, to be located in a place to inconvenience the whole business of the village of Centre Conway, and the traveling public that have occasion to stop at said village, and are willing to vote at any time, should it be deemed necessary, for the removal of said depot. RICHARD S. LORD and fifty-one others. We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we are unwilling that our names should appear on the petition to the railroad commissioners asking that the station of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad at Conway Centre be removed from Eastman's Bridge to Cotton's Siding. We signed the paper without having given the matter any attention, and retract whatever our signatures imply. I. T. RANDALL and seven others. To the Honorable Board of Railroad Commissioners for the State of New Hampshire: The subscribers, residents of Conway, in the county of Carroll in said State, are informed that a complaint has been made to the Board of Commissioners by the selectmen of said town upon the petition of J. P. Pitman and one hundred and three others, in which complaint it is represented that the present location of the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad station at Centre Conway does not convenience the public. Your petitioners hereby remonstrate and declare that there is no occasion for a change in the location of said station; that there is no point on the line of said road east of the present site where all interests can be so well accommodated as at its present location; that the petition filed with the selectmen does not represent fairly the interests of the traveling public or that of the business of the town. Your petitioners further represent that the present location of said station was agreed upon by the directors of said road after a hearing by them granted and the business interests of the two villages had been fully considered, and that all of the changes of circumstances only tend to favor the present location. We therefore pray that we may be notified of the time of the hearing upon said complaint, and be allowed to be present and represent our interests as citizens and business men. C. W. WILDER, Treasurer of Conway Savings CONWAY, April 8, 1886. PETITION DENIED. STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. IN BOARD OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS, CONCORD, N. H., July 19, 1886. PETITION FOR CHANGE OF LOCATION OF CONWAY CENTRE STATION ON THE PORTLAND AND OGDENSBURG RAILROAD. The Board is unable to find sufficient cause for granting the petition. This is a controversy between Conway Centre on the one side and Conway Corner on the other side, both villages in the town of Conway, as to the location of the railway station used by the people of both villages. Each village claims that the proper location of said station is that which is nearest to itself. The dispute has existed ever since the railroad was opened. The track runs along the northerly side of the Centre village, the station being now located about |