Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
GLOWING PRO pecrUs
VI Hiq Electric Railway Enterprise With
Parks and Funeral Cars.

This morning The Sun presents the
plans of the electric railway syndicate
that Is to develop the trolley interests
eff the Androscoggin valley. The plans
are certainly a. interesting as anything
that has been presented to the atten-
con CT our people fer a long time. We
are assured that Lewiston is to be con-
nected with a system that is to contain
TWICE as nlucn mileage an any other
electric system in the State of Maine
me project also embraces q park and
entertainment enterprise that is novel
and original and will certainly form
one OF the great attractions hereafter
OF the Androscoggin valley. The
scheme will undoubtedly divert this
way much of the travel that has
hitherto gone To the sea shore at Old
Orchard and Portland
Next week the rails will commence
to arrive for the projected electric road
between Lewiston and Brunswick
This steel will come from the well
known Carnegie Company and will be
distributed along the line.
Within two days Engineer Jones who
has had charge of the work has com
pleted the survey aud makes Il most
favorable report to the management.
He says the grades are very easy,
much more advantageous than had
been thought at first and that the
measurement of the distance has de-
/ Neloped surprise. He reports thai
the distance from Lewiston to Bath by
the electric line will be fully three miies;
shorter than by either the steam cars
or the highway.
In a general way this will be the
route to be followed by the new trolley
! line. The construction will start al
the lower end of the present Lisbon
| street line in the city of Lewiston ana
| the road will be run straight dow n
! the Lisbon road. so called, through
| Crowleys. Lisbon village and Lisbon
| Falls. To the latter point the road VIII
closely follow the highway, taking the
riverside.
AT two points between here and Las
| bon ii win be necessary for the electric
| line to cross the steam road. At both
these places there will be overhead
| iron bridges for the trolley. In fact
| there will be only one grade crossinG
! along the entire line and that will be
at Brunswick at the present crossing.
.Just this side of Peiepscot Mills or
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'"ON' Nio79ii'7 ''i ny "'' g : =
slightly from the highway and for tia
most of the remaining distance into
the village Of Topsham Will pass Over
private land. BY taking this route the
| bulluefS VIII ma easy gradeS-lh TAT
| an almost level country The lay ul
tho land will enable tho ears tn max.
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IAN i"iii cdu sf'eeu at iS@s' 10 illlies an
houf' Whlch IS 10 De the running llhtt
| on the new road.
At ,Tonshan, tho nt,y road win CON
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| meet "ith thf I'iSiidii anu hiuil9N I''
/ line and VIII pass over the hridS
! across ,hr Androscogein into Bruins
,ricI, and 1ha,,cn dow, The p,ai, etrn,,.
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/ d'l "S9 tHr II "'NS "l t"S "di'' Nell'i q
/ to What IS known as the lower road
/ leading t. the city If Bath The tr0i
/ te,. linn, ,,.;li r,Il,,,,. ,t;s road ,,ra,+ :.
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! 1t will then cross New Meadows river
! hy a bl-i4iet. 10 In erected between Bli!
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