Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-29
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To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners of the State of Maine:
The LIMERICK Railroad Company, a
railroad corporation by law duly estdD-
lished. and having its place of business
at Rockland. Knox county, Maine. re-
spectfully represents thar its main line
Of railroad now crosses Sea street in the
city of Rockland. at grade; that the man
ner and conditions OF crossing sara street
has heretofore been established by your
honorable board, as provided by law;
that it has made an additional location
to its said railroad extending across and
along said Sea street, at grade IN accof-
dance with the location filed with and
approved by the county commissioners OF
the county of Knox on the 18TH day Oh
June A. d. 1897, and that permission to
lay said track in said street, and across
the same as aforesaid, has been granted
by the city of Rockland and by the mu-
nicipal officers thereof.
Wherefore, it prays your honorable
board to permit said track to be laid
across said street at grade, and to de-
termine the manner and conditions OF
crossing said street as aforesaid.
And the LIMERICK Railroad Company
further respectfully represents that II
has. by an additional location to its rail-
road, leading from the engine quarry
branch to the Q. 3. Timer quarry SO
called which said additional location was
filed with and approved by the county
commissioners of the county of Knox on
the 18th day of June A. d. 1897, located q
branch of its railroad crossing the old
county road. at grade. at an angle of
nearly f5o, and at a point about III feet
northery of the intersection of the Spear
Meadow road with the western side OF
said old county road, and in accordance
with the lines specifically described in
said location: that the municipal officers
of said city have in writing directed the
manner of crossing said street as to
grade and direction. and given permits
sion to said railroad company to con-
struct the same as aforesaid.
Wherefore. il pravs your honorable
board to permit said track to be laid
across SAID old county road. at grade, and
to determine the manner and condition of
crossing said street as aforesaid
Rockland. Maine, June Is. 1897.
LIMERICK Railroad Company.
By WIN. T. COBB, President.
On the foregoing petition.
Ordered. that the petitioner cause to
be published true copy of said petition,
and this order of notice thereon. three
days successfully in the Kennebec Jour-
mai, a newspaper published at Augusta,
IN the county of Kennebec the first pub
lication in said paper to be at least five
days before Thursday, the eighth day of
July, A. ID. 1897. on which day the board
OF railroad commissioners will be in scs-
sion at the Thorndike hotel in Rockland.
at nine o'clock in the forenoon for the
purposes indicated in said petition. Said
petitioner shall send copies Of the forego-
lng petition and order to the municipal
omcers of the city of Rockland. three
Gays at least before said date of hearing.
JOSEPH b. PEAKS. Chairman
ror inc board OF Railroad Commission
ers of Maine.
Z Dated this 18th day of June, A. D., 1897.
"A true copy.
A.! est :. Z. c. HARRINGTON, CLERK
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