The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28

BOSTON anu MAINE Rallr0au, pV
N. G. WHITE, President.
HENRY BACON, Engineer.
The foregoing was received filed and entered Feb
ruary 7th, 1872, and by the County Commissioners
approved and ordered to be recorded.
Attest: D. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
NoTE.-In the schedule the side lines from station
to station, given will be straight excepting when
the main line is curved, in which case the direction
will vary with the IT, for example, two sta
lions are given with increase Of width right and
left 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 a
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 char
er granted by Act of Legislature of this Slate and
approved by the Governor, February 18th, 1871, and
having made the survey required by said charter,
by its President and Engineer now 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
center line crosses the estery line of State street in
the City of Portland, thence north 65k deg. east
magnetc $40 feet to the southeasterly side of Com
mercia street taking land for said side tracks thirty
thrt 33 feet wide each side of the line, excepting
that land shall be taken the southeasterly side
Boston and Maine Railroad, by
HENRY BACON, Engineer.
At meeting of the Directors of the Boston and
Maine Railroad. February 18th, 1872. the following
vote was passed-to wit: "Voted that the foregoing
between the easterly side of State street, and the
southeasterly 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
Maine Railroad for side tracks between the points
described. and that thu President be, and he hereby
is authorized to authenticate the same by his sigma
a f1n1o
cording to law
true copy of record,
The foregoing was received, filed and entered Feb
ruary l4th, 1872, and by the County Commissioners
Attest: d. w. FESSENDEN, Clerk.
And now comes the Boston aud Maine Railroad n
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
airy 18th 1871, and having made the survey required
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
teenth day Of February 1872 and which is, contnu-
alton 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 designa
ted on the plan annexed and marked A (Which plan
made part of this locaton) for necessary tracks
and side tracks, depots wood sheds, repair shops
and car, engine and freight houses and materials.
to wit: beginning at point on 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 as Station 1880 plus O5 :
thence north 6S deg east magneti) one hundred
and y-four feet to the southe side of Com
mercial street. taking strip of land thirty feet wide
each side of said line excepting that land shall
be taken on the southeasterly side of Commercial
street.
And location for necessary tracks beginning at
point on the centre line of the location filed February
7th, 1872 at the point where the said centre line
the westerly line of High street, in the city of
Portland. Thence north 81 deg. east (magnetic),
five hundred and sixty feet to the southeasterly
side of Commercial street. king land for said tracks
thirtyfve feet wide each side Of said line excepting
that land shall be taken the southeasterly side
of Commercial street.
Boston and Maine Railroad by
N. G. WHITE, President.
HENRY BACON, Engineer.