The Portland daily press., 1889-02-26
CRY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City Of Portland

DURSUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
u Aldermen OF the Cityot Portland, mere,
By warn and notify the Inhabitants Of said City o.
their respective Ward Rooms on the first MON
DAY OF March, A. ID. 1889, being the fourth day
OF said month"; at ten o'clock In the forenoon. then
and there TO give In their votes for Mayor, one
Alderman, three Common C0uncilmensa Warden,
Clerk, and two CITY Constables, residents OF said
ward, TO serve for one year Except that the
Island wards may each elect one c0nstable.)
Also In Wards Two, Four, Six and Seven 70 give
IN their votes for one member Of the Superintend-
ing School Committee, resident In said Wards. TO
serve two years and In Ward Three for one mem
Der OF the Superlntendlng School Committee to
serve one year TO I'LL vacancy.
And further then and there to give in their
ballots upon the following question:
Whether the legal voters Of the City of Portland
will approve, 50 far as the location hereinafter
named sha iali within ne limits Of the City Of
ester Railroad or a branch thereof proposed by
the Portland 3 Rochester Railroad and its officers
under the act hereinafter referred to- commencing
at point In Portland in or near the MN Pond on
the westerly side OF Green street. thence westerly
20 and crossing Grove street and st. John street.
railroad Of the Maine Central Railroad Company,
between Portland and Congress streets.
said question Is submitted In accordance with
state Of Maine, entitled can Act additional 10
tne Cnarter OF the Portland & Rochester Rail-
roaa approved February 18th, 1889, under
the 10th day Of February, A. ID. 1885, file In writ
ing with the Clerk Of said City Of Portland a fun
extension, stating therein in deiinIte terms s6e
initial and terminal points OF said location and
the courses and distances between said points, by
when SAID location should be fixed and deter
mined, which said description so filed BY said
Portland & Rochester Railroad is Of the following
Commencing in the City OF Portland at station
o, point In the Mill Pond at the end OF a curve
on the now existing Railroad Of the Portland &
rochester Railroad, and being six hundred feet
fha -
the track OF the Portland & Rochester Railroad
from point In the centre of Green Street; thence
curying 70 the left with a ten degrees curve 1--WE
hundred and seventy-three feet radius, six hun
dred feet; thence on tangent to said curve south
elgnty-slx degrees fifteen minutes west two hum
two degrees to the left. twenty-eIght hundred and
sxty-hye feet radius, five hundred feet to station
ast Thence on curve Of four degrees TO the
half feet radius, three hundred and fifty feet 70
station sixteen plus fifty; thence on a tangent to
west, eleven hundred and fifty feet to station
twentyeight; thence on a curve 70 the left Of six
degrees nine hundred and fifty five feet radius,
thrty-one plus fifty; thence on a tangent TO said
curve south forry-one degrees fifteen minutes
west, Tour hundred and twenty-seyen feet to
station thirty five plus seventy-seven; thence
curve TO left OF six degrees thirty minutes, elsht
hundred and eighty-one and one-half feet radius
nve hundred and thirty feet 10 the main track OF
the Maine Central Railroad Company near Union
station, between Portland and Congress Streets.
. Inc lines described as Aforesaid are the central
lines OF said Intended extension, which extension
and the location thereof win lie two rods In width
on each side OF said lines.
said Intended extension and the location thereof
Will cross Grove Street under grade and st. John
street and Portland Street by erhead crossings
and viii be constructed, maintained and used ac-
corning TO the directions and provisions OF said act
additional 10 the charter of the Portland &
Rochester Railroad" the Statutes and Laws
therein referred to and the other Laws of the
Such question shall be determined in the follow
Ing manner, that Is TO say: Each voter In favor
OF such proposed extension shall express such
preference BY ballot bearing the word YES, 2
and each voter opposed thereto, by a ballot
bearing the word "NO.o
The polls on such day OF election to remain
they shall be closed.
also give notice to said Inhabitants that the
Aldermen Of said city viii be In open session at the
Aldermens Room, In City Building, from nine TO
Twelve O'Clock In the forenoon, and from two to
hve O'Clock In the afternoon, on each Of the four
secular days next preceding such day OF election,
Tor the purpose Of receiving evidence Of the quail
ncstion OF voters whose names have not been en-
tered 90 ne lists o! qualified voters n and for the
several Wards. and tor correcting AID nsts
GEO. q. BURGESS, City CLERK
City OF Portland. February 10, 1859. f6b1ldtd