The Portland daily press., 1873-05-19

NoTE-In the schedule the side lines from station
the main line Is curved in which case The direction
Will vary with the curve If, for example, two sta
tons are given with an increase of width right and
lett, by five feet and twenty-five feet at half way
intermediate point the increase of width will be ff-
teen feet, whether the main line is curved or
straight.
And now comes the Boston and Maine Railroad,
corporation duly estab he'd by law of the State of
Maine by virtue of the authority OF the law of the
State of Maine and that conferred upon it by char
er granted by Act of Legislature of this Slate and
having made the survey required BY said charter,
by its President and Engineer, files the follow
ing location in accordance with the description in
said charter being location of land for side tracks,
beginning at point in the centre line of the location
filed February 18th, 1872 at a point where the said
the City of Portland, thence north 65k deg. east,
agnetic) $40 feet to the southeastery side Of Com
mercal street taking land for said side tracks thirty
that no land shall be taken the southeasterly side
OF Commercial street.
Boston and Maine Railroad, by
G: WHITE, President.
HENRY BACON, Engineer.
Maine Railroad. February 18th, 1872, the following
vote was passed-to wit: tvoted that the foregoing
location for side tracks, reported by the Engineer
southeasery side of Commercial street. in the city
of Portland in the State of Maine be- and is hereby
adopted, and made the location Of the Boston and
described and that tn, President be, and he hereby
is authorized to authenticate the by his sigma
tpre and cause the same to be filed and approved ac-
cording to law
f' 6. r. JUDD Clerk.
The foregoing was received filed and entered Feb
ruary 14th, 1872, and by the County Commissioners
Attest: D. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
And now comes the Boston aud Maine Railroad
corporation duly established by law of the State of
Maine BY virtue of the authority of the law of the
State of Maine and that conferred upon it by a
charter granted by Act OF Legislature of the State
of Maine and approved by the Governor, on Febru-
by said charter by its President and engineer now
files the following location in accordance with the
description in said charter and which is the route of
the Extension, which the said Engineer particularly
surveyed and submitted for approval at the meeting
of the Directors of said corporation, held the f
teenth day of February 1872 and which is continu-
atian of the line described in the location filed and
approved by the Honorable the Commissioners for
the County of Cumberland, February 7th, 1872.
Also necessary tracks and also the locations desgna
ted on the plan annexed and marked A (Which plan
is made part of this ocation) for necessary tracks
and car, engine and freight houses and materials.
to wit: beginning at point the line of said extern
sion in the city Of Portland where the said line inter-
secs the westerly side of Maple street designated in
said approved location Station 2330 plus O5;
thence south 6sA deg east (magnetic) flour feet
and -four feet to the southeasterly side Of Com
mercial street, taking strip of land thirty feet wide
each side of said line excepting that no land shall
be taken on the southeasterly side of Commercial
street.
And location for necessary tracks beginning at a
point on the centre line of the location filed February
7th 1872, at the point where the said centre line
crosses the westerly line of High street, in the city of
Portland. Thence north 81 deg. east (magnetic),
five hundred and sixty feet to the southeastern
side Of Commercial street. king land for sand tracks
thirtyfve feet wide each side Of said line excepting
that no land shall be taken the southeastern side
of Commercial street.
Boston and Maine Railroad by
n. G. WHITE, President.
HENRY BACON, Engineer.