The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-21
STATE OF MAINE.
TO THE ELECTORS
OF THE
City Of Portland 4

tJohS GANT to warrants from the Mayor and
- - aldermen Of the City of Portland, 1 here
Portland, qualified according to law. "a meet at
,nelr respective Ward Rooms on the first MON
4, ala =, March A d. 1889, being the fourth day
od a onth, AZ ten O'Clock In the forenoon. then
a a lnere 20 give in their votes for Mayor, one
AaLasfman three Common Councilmen, Warden,
ward a. anu TWO Ctty Constabes, residents OF said
nma1au, 70 serve Tor one year Except that the
Island wards may each elect one consfable.)
also ,h IN wards Two, Four Six and Seven to give
ing school Committee, resident ia said Wards to
serve TWO years and In Ward Three for one MEM
s Der Oh .ne superntendng School Committee to
ana 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 fall within the limits OF the CITY Of
roIlisnd, an extension OF the Portland & Roch-
Se maroaa Or branch thereof proposed by
unuer lne act hereinafter referred to- Commencing
az point IN Portland in or near the MIL Pond on
VIC Westerly SIDE OF Green street. thence westerly
70 and crossing Grove street and 81. Jobn street.
thence south-westerly to a Connection with the
between PorIa Name central Railroad Company,
Sald question Is submitted In accordance with
tne provisions OF an Act Of the Legislature Of the
tne Cnarter OF the Portland & Rochester Rail
Iuaa, approved February 18th, 1885. under
w, wnice SAID Portland & Rochester Railroad did on
tne loth gay o. February, A. ID. 1852 file In writ
ing with the Clerk Of said City Of Portland a fun
ana complete description of the above proposed
extension, stating therein In definite terms The
initial and terminal points Of said location. and
lne courses and distances between said points nv
when said location should be fixed and deter
mined, when said description so filed by said
Portland s. Rochester Railroad is Of the following
o, point in the Mn Pend at the end Of a curve
on the now existing Railroad OF the Portland Il
rochester Railroad, and beng six hundred feet
the track Of the Portland 4 Rochester Railroad ir
from point In the centre OF Green Street; thence
eurying 70 the left with ten degrees curve, Ave
hundred and sevenfy-three feet radius six hum
dred fees; thence on tangent to said curve south
egnty-sn degrees fifteen minutes west two hun
ared ieeL 70 station eight; thence on curve Of
sxty-1ve feet radius five hundred feet to station
tnlIteen; thence on curve OF four degrees to the
half feet radius, three hundred and fifty feet to
station sixteen plus fifty; thence ON a tangent 10
SAID curve south sixtytwo degrees fifteen minutes
overweight; thence a curve to the left OF six
degrees, nine hundred and fifty five feet radius,
three three o hundred and fifty feet to sta ion
curve south forty-one degrees fifteen minutes
west, four hundred and twenty-seven feet to
curve to left Of six degrees thirty minutes, eight
hundred and eighty-one and one-half feet radius
nye hundred and thirty feet TO the main track Of
tne maine central Railroad Company near Union
station, between Portland and Congress Streets
- Inc INES described as aforesaid are the central
ltncS VI sdlu 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
VIII cross Grove street under grade and st. John
street. ana Portland street by erhead crossings
ana Will De constructed, maintained and used ac-
eordng TO the directions and provisions of said act
audltlonai 70 the charter OF thu Portland &
kochester Railroad" the Statutes and Laws
therein referred to and the other Laws OF the
Such question shall be determined In the follow
ing manner, tnat IS to say: Each voter In favor
OF such proposed extension shall express such
preference BY ballot bearing the word .YESD
ana each voter opposed thereto, BY ballot
bearing the word "N0.n
Inc polls on such day OF election TO remain
open until four O'Clock In the afternoon. when
they shah be closed "-~-
also give notice to said inhabitants that the
Ai1ermen Of said city viii be in open session at the
Alasrnen,s Room. In City Building, from nine TO
WE'VE o'clock IN the forenoon, and from two to
nve O'clock In the afternoon, on each OF the four
secular days next preceding such day Of election.
or tne purpose OF receiving evidence of the quail
ncatlon q voters whose names have not been en-
Tered on the lists OF qualified voters In and for the
several wards, and for correcting said lists.
GEO. G. BURGESS, CITY Clerk.
City OF Portland, February 20, 1880 feb2Idtd