The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-04-05
1889
Chapter 2s2.

Chapter 2S2.
AN ACT additional to and amendatory of Chapters three
hundred and and three hundred and twelve of
Of eighteen hundred and eighthve relating to Railroad
Crossings.
amended by chapter three hundred of laws of eig
teen hundred and eighyve is hereby amended, to
SECT. 81 Town ways and highways may be laid out
across, over or under any railroad track, in the
fore such way shall be constructed the railroad commits
eieners on Application OF the municipal officers of the
owning or operating the railroad, shall upon notice and
hearing determine whether the shall be permitted to
such track at grade Herewith not
and condition of crossing the and the of
limits Of such railroad shall be by
pany by the city town in which such way is located
shall be apporoned between such company and city
town. may be determined by said railroad commission
their decision hereupon the supreme judicial court at
its succeeding term to be held in the county wherein
such rulings, proofs and proceedings either party
DESIRES or as they deem necessary for full under
of court may accept, reject recomm said report or
send the to new commission make other
der decree law or justice may require to his ru
ing ORDER either party may file exceptions The adu-
dcaon in such cases shall be recorded provided in
lowed to either party at the discretion of the
the revised statutes as amened by capter breo OF
dred and twelve of laws of eighJeen hundred eighty
five, is hereby amended so as to read as follows:-
SECT. %. Railroads may highway town ways in
the line of the railroad, but cannot pass along them with
out leave of the town, but when railroad hereafter
laid out across highway other public way it shall be
constructed pass either under such wav
unless the railroad commissioners after notice and hearing
authorize crossing at grade Before entering upon the
construction of railroad, the and conditions
OF crossing shall be determined provided by section
twenty-seven of chapter eighteen amended. But
crossing of street in CITY, not highway shall be made
without written consent of the mayor and aldermen
Crossings not made nuisance may so treated
and the directors OF railroad corporations making them
personally liable.
SECT g. Highways and other ways may be raised or
lowered for the purpose OF permitting railroad to
or under same or the of the may be
tered so as to 1aetae such crossing or to permit rail
road to at the side thereof application the
road commissioners and proceeding as provided bv
ton twentyseven of chapter eighteen amended 6y this
ac and for such purpose may taken and damages
awarded as provided for laying out highways and other
ways. [Approved March 81
Chapter 2S3.
AN ACT providing for the preservation of local histories
financial and other reports of towns Cities counties and
corporations
l. shall be the duty of the librarian of the state
bar TO collect from time to time and preserve copies of
the history of the towns and counties of the state,
published and all other publications relating to the
terlal social and religious progress of the state.
SECT. q Town clerks of the several towns, city clerks
of the several Cities and of several
ties, shall promptly transmit to the librarian of the
library copies of all reports of said towns cities and
ties including all exhibits of town. city and county expe-
dtures provided, that the provisions section shall
apply to printed reports only.
SECT b The directors of all corporations doing bust
the transmit to the librarian of the state
library copies of all printed reports relating the affairs
OF sad corporations. lApproved March 81
Chapter 2S4.
AN ACT to prescribe the taking of land or
other property by Water Companies.
Scot l. Unless otherwise provided in their of in
corporaton Wnen any water company, duly authorized
therefor finds it necessary for its purposes
county of the county where the land or
other property taken is situated plans and descriptions
Scot. 2. All such plans and descriptions, or all such
descriptions heretofore fled aforesaid, hereby
made valid and legal for all purposes of taking
SECT. g. This act shall take effect when approved
[Approved March 81