^cfitioii of the Q)Hinno itmt fhii/ic ^iniiiiati fhtiluiw
i^^ont^itnii for power to extend to ^ititlt ^te. J^lnrie, unit for
otiier ^Inienilmeiit.'i, i^hiitii nil conneitiufi fon^nniie.'i eqnnt
rif^lita it{ cierij rea^eit:
TO THE IIONORAHI.i:, TIIK IIOUSH OF COMMONS OF CANADA.
Tilt; I'ctition of The Ontario anil I'acific Junction Railway Company respectfully sliewcth :
1. That it is i,'reatly in tlie commercial interest uf Canada that a line of railway should bo
constructeil without delay froui Sault Ste. Marie to connect with the railway systems of Ontario
and Quebec, and that such line should afford equal traffic facilities to all connectinti railways.
2. That your I'ctitioneis have a Charter to construct a line of railway from a point at or
near (Iravenhurst, in the District of .Muskoka, to a point at or near Lake Nipissinj^, so as to
connect with the Canadian rt.»;ific Railway or any railway to be built to reach the St. Mary
River or Lake Superior.
3. That very full surveys have been made between Gravcnhurst and Lake Nipissing, and
it is the intention of this Company to reach the eastern terminus of the Canadian I'acific Railway
at the earliest possible tlate.
4. That no company has yet taken active steps to construct the line from Lake Ni|)issing
to Sault Ste. Marie so as to enable this Company to form tl;e connection contemplated by its
Charter, and )'i)ur Petitioners therefore desire to have their Charter powers extended so as to
enable them to build a branch or extension to the Sault.
5. The Hill already before your Honorable House respecting your Petitioners' railway
])rovides for an extension northward to reach a point on the Upi)er Ottawa south of Lake
Temiscaming, .'iid the construction of that bianch will greatly tend to develop and improve a
considerable portion of the Province of Quebec as well as of Ontario.
6. Your I'etitioners desire to so amend their said Hill as to provide for power to build such
extension to .Sault Ste. Marie, and also to insert therein the fullest provisions to protect all
connecting lines, whether carr)ing the traffic of Ontario or Quebec, from any und.ic preference or
discrimination, and to place them all upon a basis of absolute equality in respect of tolls and
traffic facilities.
Youi I'etitioners therefore ilesire that the following jjrovisions may be added to the said Bill
now referred to the Railway Committee of this llonor.ible House, that is to say :
"and to construct an extension froui any convenient point on
their main line to .Sault St.'. Marie ; and all the powers and
conditions relating to the railwa} which the said Company was
heretofore autliori/ed to construct shall be applicable to the ex-
tensions hereby authorized.
2. " The said Company may also lay out, construct, and work a
railway bridge over the River St. !ilary at or !5ear the Sault Ste.
Marie ti) connect witii railways in the State of Michigan, one of
the United States of .Amevica, and lor that purpose shall have
power to unite with any other company incorporated, or which
may be incorporatetl unc'er the laws of the said State of Michigan,
or of the United States of America, and to enter ':-to an;- contract
or agre> meiK with such company respecting the construjtion and
m.iintenance thereof; and it may be made ?. contlition of such
contract or agreement that the net revenue 'Jerivable from such
bridge shall be used exclusively ii? the payni.Mt of the principal
and interest of any bond, security, or debt (vintractcd for the
construction thereof, or that the interest on sucii boud, r,v.curity, or
debt, shall form a part of the running expen.ses of the railway.
3. " Until such bridtjc has Ikcii constructccl, tlic said Company
shall h.tvc powiT to construct, charter and navigate scows, boats,
ami steiuii and other vessels, for the purpose of crussin{j the said
St. Mary River, and of carryint; passen^;ers and ijoods over the
said river.
4. "It shall be lawful for the Conip.iny to take, receive and
hold a fjrant or grants of public lands from the Ciovernment of any
Province in ('aiiada, in aid of the construction of the railway, and
to survc)- and subdivide tlie same in such manner as they shall sec
fit, and to liiise, nu)rty,.ij,'e, sell or {^rant the said l.mds, or any
part thereof, upon such terms and conditions and for such price
in money or in bonds or stocU of the Comjun)', or other securities,
as the Directors of the Compaii)' may from time to time deter-
mine, subji ct to any agreement which may be made between the
Company and any I'rnviiici.il Government respecting' the said
<;rant or grants of land.
6. 'The said Comi)an\' sh.ill ;it all times work and operate its
railvvay so as to at'ford iipial facilities for the receipt, transfer and
transportation to. from or over the same o( the tr.itfic of all other
lines of railw.iy in C.iiiad.i which may connect with the railway of
the said Companv, and the said Company shall establish, levy and
collect ei|ual tolls, rates and changes in respect of the tratTic re-
ceived Ironi or to be ilelivered to all such other railways, anil so
that the same shall be received, transferred, transported and
delivered, and the tolls and charifos in respect of the same shall
be levied and collected on terms of absolute equality, and without
iliscrimin.ition ol a?iy sort in favor of or a<^ainst the traflRc of any
other such railway.
6. "The eij^hth section of the Act of Incorporation of the said
Company, passed in the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Her
Majesty, chaptered sevent_\-four, is hereby repealed and the follow-
ing section is substituted therefor :
■' The said Company may receive, either from any Dominion or
Provincial (iovernment, or from any persons or bodies corporate,
municipal or politic, who may liave power to make or grant the
same in aid of the construction, equipment and maintenance of the
said railway, bonuses, loans, or gifts of money, or securities for
money, ;ind upon accepting such aid the said Company may agree
to any conditions as to rumiing powers or traffic arrangements in
favor of other lines that may be imposed by any Government
granting such aid ; provided that such conditions sliall not have
the effect of discriinin.iting in favor of any Company against any
other Company.
7. "The fifteenth section of the Act is hereby repealed, and the
following section is hereby substituted therefor :
" Tlic lionds liereby authorized to be issued, shall, without
registration or formal conveyance, be t.iken and considered to be
the first and preferential claims and charges upon the said Com-
pan\-, and the undertaking tolls and income and real and personal
property tin reof. now or at an\' time hereafter acquired, save and
e.vcept an\- public lanils that may be received from any Govern-
ment in aid of tlu- constructicjii of the railway, and not actually
used and occupied b\- the railway, and each hoh'er of the said
Honds shall be deemed to be a Mortgagee or Incumbrancer upon
the said securities //v rn/a with all the other Bondholders.
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8. " Tin: twenty-first section of s;viil Act is lierohj' rcpcaitd, and
the lollowiiip; section is substituted tiicrefor :
" The said Company -.liall iiave power to make running
arran^,'euients witii .ui\- Railway Company or Companies in Can-
ada upon sucii terms and conditions as the companies may aj^ree
upon, ^uljjeet to tile approval by two-thirds of the vt)tes of tiiesiiare-
hoklers \otin;,' in person "r l>)' proxv', at a special ^'encral meeting
to bn held for that purpose ; and in all such runnini^ arrangements
no undic advantages shall be 'dven to an\' one company over
another. .Any agree inetil or deed in any case contemplated by this
clause lor the purpose ot giving effect to the powers herein con-
tained, which shall be s(j sanctioned, shall be valid and binding
in all Com Is and [ilaces for the [lurposes afores.ud."
Your Petitioners therefore pra\' : That your Honorable House may be pleased to pass
the said Bill with the said amendments.
And your F^etitioners will c-ver pray, etc.
, Signed J. I). KDCiAR.
IVcs't. C). & I'. J. Ky. Co.
(Signed) JAMES J. FOY.
Acting Sec. (). & I'. J. Ry. Co.