The Portland daily press., 1889-03-04
CITY ADvERTIsEmENrs.
CITY ADVERTISEMENT.
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City Of Portland

DURsUANT to warrants from the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the Cityof Portland, here
Dy warn and notify the Inhabitants of said City Of
Portland. qualified according to law, to meet at
their respective Ward Rooms, on the first mon
y DAY Al, o. March A. d. 1889, being the fourth day
and there to give In their votes for Mayor one
Alderman, three Common Councilman, a Warden,
CLERK, and two City Constables residents OF said
ward, to serve for one year Except that the
Island wards may each elect one constable.)
Also In Wards Two, Four Six and Seven TO give
ing School Committee, resident in said Wards. to
serve two years, and In Ward Three for one mem
per Oh the experimenting School Committee to
serve one year to fill a vacancy.
And further then and there to give in their
ballots upon the following question:
Whether the legal voters Of the City Of Portland
VIII approve, so far as the location hereinafter
named shall fan within the limits OF the CITY Of
Portland, an extension Of the Portland & Roch-
est ester hailroad or branch thereof proposed by
under the act hereinafter referred to- Commencing
at point In Portland In or near the Mill Pond on
TO and crossing Grove street and ST. John street.
tnence south-westeriy 10 a connection with the
railroad q the Maine Central Railroad Company,
between Portland and Congress streets.
said question Is submitted In accordance with
the provisions OF an Act of the Legislature OF the
fne cSarer n ss 'ed Act e
road, approved February 18th, 1889, under
which said Portland 8 Rochester Railroad did on
ing with the Clerk Of said City Of Portland, full
and complete description Of the above proposed
extension stating therein In definite terms The
initial ana terminal points OF said location, and
the courses and distances between said points, BY
which said location should be fixed and deter
Portland s Rochester Railroad Is OF the following
tenor:-
Commencing in the City of Portland at station
v, point In the Mil Pond at the end Of a curve
on the now existing Railroad Of the Portland &
Rochester Railroad, and beng six hundred feet
distant measuring westerly along the centre Of
from point In the centre of Green Street. thence
curylng to the left with ten degrees curve 1--WE
bred feet; fence on tangent 10 said curve south
eighty-slx 'rgrees fifteen minutes west two hun
dred feet s,ation eight; thence on a curve Of
sixty -ye feet radius, five hundred feet to station
,nrteen; thence on curve OF four degrees to the
left, fourteen hundred and thirty-two and one
half feet radius, three hundred and nifty feet 10
station sixteen plus fifty; thence on tangent to
SAID curve south sxty-two degrees fifteen minutes
twenty-eight; thence curve 70 the left OF SIX
degrees, nine hundred and fifty five feet radius,
three hundred and fifty feet to STATION
curve south forty-one degrees fifteen minutes
west, four hundred and Iwenty-seven feet TO
station thirty five plus seventy-seven: thence on
curve to left OF six degrees thirty minutes, eisht
hundred and eighty-0ne and 0ne-half feet radius
I'VE hundred and thirty feet TO the main track OF
station, between Portland and Congress Streets.
. Inc lines described as Aforesaid are the central
uhcs OF Salu intended extension, which extension
and the location thereof viii 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 o. erhead crossings
and VIII be constructed, maintained and used ae.
cordng to the directions and provisions OF said act
additional to the charter of the Portland &
rochester Railroad" the Statutes and Laws
State.
Such question shall be determined in the follow
ng manner, that Is to say: Each voter In favor
n such proposed extension shall express such
preference by ballot bearing the word .YES.1
bearing the word mo-
The polls on such day OF election to remain
open until four O'Clock In the afternoon. when
hey shall be closed.
1 also give notice TO said inhabitants that the
a,aermen OF said city will be In open session at the
Aluermens Room, In City Building, from nine TO |
we've o'clock In the forenoon, and from two TO |
I've O'Clock In the afternoon, on each OF the four
ecular days next preceding such day Of election,
OF tne purpose OF receiving evidence Of the quail
icdtlon OF voters whose names have not been en-
ered on the lists OF qualified voters In and for the
several wards, and for correcting said lists.
GEO. G. BURGESS, City Clerk.
Clty OF Portland, February 20, 1882 feb21dtd