The Republican journal., 1870-11-03
Z THE RAILROAD COMPLETED.

The accompanying map shows the route
and connections of the railroad from this city
to the line Of the Maine Central The work
was completed with the close Of last week
and is now undergoing examination by the
Directors of the Central road, prior to ac-
ceptance under the contract for a lease.
The annexed sketch of the line will be found
of interest.
The line begins al the foot of Main street
upon the lot belonging t. the city, heretofore
known as ''Puddle Dock" These grounds
have been extended by building substantial
sea wall on the north western side, and fill
ing. The whole flat has also been raised
about three feet by earth, the surface being
sand and gravel, and smoothed Off
The buildings consist of passenger build
ing G5 by 25, handsomely finished with ash
and walnut containing two waiting rooms,
ticket office, telegraph office, and baggag ge
room. The depot has projecting caves, with
the track outside the depot now the most
approved style 1t has wide platforms all
around.
The freight building is 125 by 80 feet with
rolling doors, raised platform on one side
and track on either side
The car house is Luilt upon piles, 40 by
27 feet with a double track, and room for
six passenger cars.
The engine house is a substantial building,
about twenty feet ia height, and hat-rooted
1t has room for three engines, with two en-
CINE pits, for working under the machines.
The building contains Il water tank holding
1000 gallons, self-tilling from reservoir on
the hill ahove-the reservoir holding Is 900
gallons, and supplied from neyer-tailng
spring.
In front of the engine house is the turn
table, one Of the most substantial structures
Of the kind in the country. 1t is centre bal
anced, with screw Adjustment built of granite
faced with brckwork, with two full circles,
and carries fifty feet of track The frame is
OF hard pine, heavily ironed.
The woodshed, $50 by 30 feet, is situated
across the pile bridge near the end of the
Olu BellaSL bflune
The flats to II dts wharf are crossed by q
pile bridge 1000 feet long, the piling driven
firmly into the mud. At one point, where
the ledge comes too near the surface, heavy
mud sills were laid, locked together, with
spaces through which the piles were driven
thus securing Il good foundation. There are
nine piles in each span, and the span ten
feet apart. The caps on the piling are of
pine, l. by IA inches, on which are laid pine
stringers of the same size On the stringers
sawn ties are locked, and upon these the rail
is laid About $50 feet Of this bridge is on q
curve of radius of 1000 feet. The bridge
has two spurs or projections, carrying tracks
to different portions of the depot grounds.
From the lower depot to that at City Point
the distance is about Two miles. The river
here is crossed by a very handsome and sub
stantial Howe truss bridge, Of 100 feet span,
with remarkably fine granite abuments.
The station building for both passengers and
freight, is 35 by 20, with siding tor Is freight
cars Quite an extensive business is done at
hay, potatoes and produce generally. Mr.
kacr's plaster and fertilizer mills are about
a half mile distant
Within about n mile above City Point the
Westcott stream is crossed by two substantial
Howe truss bridges, similar TO that at City
Point OF fifty feet span each.
The next point of interest is the gravel bed,
eight miles above, from which the material for
ballasting the lower portion of the road was
taken Over three acres, to an average depth
of ten feet, were taken ont. Here was the
temporary boarding house, at which large
number Of aborcrs were boarded
The Brooks Village station is two miles be-
yond Here is a handsome station building,
60 by 20, with passenger room, ticket and
telegraph offices, baggage room, &c. A
wood she'd 100 feet long, tank-house with
self-tlling tank containing 5000 gallons, and
600 feet Of siding. Brooks is a smart and
thriving village, with u large trade and will
furnish much business to the road. The ad-
iacent towns of Jackson and Brooks will find
their best outlet here.
A mile and a half beyond is a pile bridge
over the mill stream, loS feet long-built on
spans of y feet, the stringers on corbels and
bolted to them and strengthened by Joint
rods, with rail spiked to the stringers.
The only crossing of the highway under
the grade of the railroad is about mile
above, where granite abutments are placed
in an embanlment and car truss bridge is
thrown over the span of 10 feet.
The next point of interest is the ''upper
gravel bed" Il very fine deposit Of gravel in
a high ridge which is cut through by the
track. Some 5000 yards have been taken
out for ballastng, besides a very large
amount that was used in embankments. The
supply is inexhaustible.
A short distance beyond is the stone arch