The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-03

| think that road would oppose the Cape's
request.
ME- thompson said the proposed turn
out on Elm street would reach nearly to
Oxford street and wanted to know why
the road didn't ask for these tracks. This
turnout would take 500 feet and there
would be left only about 200 feet to the
lower part of the street.
Mr.. Seth L. Larrabee said he represent.
did not oppose the Cape Elizabeth road's
going down Elm street, provided they
didn It Interfere with the Yarmouth
roads rights.
Alderman buddy read the communion
ton from the Yarmouth road showing
that they had accepted the location on
Elm street granted them some time ago
Alderman Little asked if any agree
ment had been made between the Var
mouth and Cape roads for the use of the
tn rnout.
Mr.. Larrabee said not.
| Alderman Thompson said he disliked
to oppose the road, but as property
owner on the street he must oppose 1T.
With two tracks on Elm street but seven
feet would remain between car and
curb. The turnout is virtually double
track.
| Alderman Little asked il the location
was granted, wouldn't it make three
| tracks.
Mr.. Perry then explained that the sin
gle track without the turnout would
not accommodate the road. The turnout
IS on the easterly side Of Elm street, on
the location of the Yarmouth road, and
when that road comes in the turnouts
must be taken up unless the Cape and
| Yarmouth roads agree to use it together.
| Alderman Randall then read a long pc.
tition signed by the citizens and proper
| ty owners living on the line Of the pro-
posed extension, and headed by Col. f.
| N. Dow and President Wescott of the
Portland & Rochester, and another by a
great number of the prominent firms on
Commercial street, praying that the pro-
posed location of the extension be graz t.
ed, in all some three hundred names.
| The petitions were ordered received and
placed on file.
Alderman Randall then introduced this
order.
ORDERED, That the Portland and Cape
Eli zabeth Railway company be, and it is
hereby permitted and granted the following
additional location in the City of Portland,
| to witt
| ress street at the end of its present loca-
ton, in Monument square, thence continu-
ing its present railroad from said southerly
| line of Congress street., across said Congress
street to the northerly line of said Congress
street, to the head of Elm street, and cross
ing the tracks of the Portland Railroad
company; thence ON and through said Elm
street, on the westerly side of the center line
thereof as near as practicable to said center
line, to the intersection of said Elm street
with Oxford street; and the location in said
Elm street of the Portland and Yarmouth
Electric Railway company, granted Septem-
Der p. 1880, is, by and with the consent of
way company, hereby changed from
''through the center of Elm street. to it's
intersection with Oxford street, to Through
Elm street on the easetrly side of the centre
line thereof, as near as practicable to said
center line, to its intersection with Oxford
street, and said location of said Portland
and Cape Elizabeth Railway company shall
continue from said intersection of said Elm
street with said Oxford street above referred
| to, on and through said Oxford street to its
| intersection with Preble street; thence on
| and through said Preble street to a point
on said street distant twenty feet from the
southerly side of the present southerly track
| of the Portland and Rochester railroad, and
| to erect, set and maintain all such poles
| wires, appliances and fixtures as nee
| eSSary for the proper operation of its said
| electric railroad along and upon said above
| named streets, upon the lowing terms and
conditions:
First-Said Portland and Cape Elizabeth
Railway company is hereby permitted to
| build a single track electric railroad Oh all
| o
street and upon said Preble street,
it may build double track electric
a five hundred foot turnout on the easterly
side of the center line of said Elm street
| and as near the center line of said Elm
street as practicable, beginning at point in
said Elm street sixty feet northerly from the
northerly line of Congress street at the head
| of Elm street and extending through said
| Elm street distance of about five hundred
| feet; the location of said turnout is granted
subject in all respects to the rights of To-
cation in said street heretofore and herein
granted the Portland and Yarmouth Electric
Railway company; the location of said turn
out shall not be construed to authorize the
occupation OF Elm street by more than two
| tracks at any time; said turnout to be built
| in manner satisfactory to the Commiss-
Toner of Public Works of the City of Port
land SAID poles to be located by the City
Electrician and the Commissioner of Public
Works, and the work to be done under their
supervision, and subject to the ordinances
now in force relating to electrical appli-
|
board may hereafter make relating to the
same.
! Second-Said company shall forever keep
| in repair the pavement between the rails and
| tracks of said company's tracks and for a
space of eighteen Gs) inches outside of the
| outside rails on each side.
Third-In so much of said streets covered
! by said location as is now paved with gran
| lite blocks pavement said Portland and Cape
Elizabeth Railway company shall pay to the
| City of Portland for the granite paving
| blocks and foundation material now existing
the sum of one dollar and fifty cents (S1.50]
per square yard for so much of said materf-
| al and paving blocks as shall be between
the rails and tracks of said company's
| tracks and for a space of eighteen (iS)
| inches outside of the outside rails on
each side. The permission granted in this
| order if accepted by said company shall be
| accepted on the condition that said company
shall make the above payment (the amount
| of which shall be computed b. the Commiss-
Toner of Public Works of the City of Portland
within period of thirty days (3O) after
said company shall have completed laying
| said tracks.
| Fourth-An material taken out of said
| streets shall be the property of the City Of
Portland and shall be delivered by said
railway company at such convenient places
| as may be designated by the Commissioner
OF Public Works of the City of Portland
| The expense, if any, of changing the grade
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