The Portland daily press., 1898-05-18
TO CAPE COTTAGE.
The Route OF the EIeetries as Finally
Determined.
ACTION OF THE SELECTMEN OF
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The Company Must Do the Work in Ac-
cordance With Requirements for Pub
lie Safety and Convenience-These
Terms the Company Has Accepted.
An adjourned hearing before the board
of seleotmen of South Portland upon the
petition of the Cape Elizabeth Electric
company to lay track over Meeting
House hill was held yesterday afternoon
at two O'Clock at the junctio of Broad.
way and Cape Cottage road.
All the members OF the board were
present and the company was represented
by Vice President and General Manager
Krutz, Manager Mcleod and Hon.
Clarence Hale. attorney of the road.
Several interested citizens were present
and the entire party inspected the pro-
posed route by walking over the entire
road from the starting poinJ just men
toned to it's terminus at Angel avenue.
Before retiring for consultation. Mr.
Thomas B. Haskell stated that Mr.. May
berry of Knightyille had asked that be-
fore final decree was given that the
company should guarantee five cent
fare all over the line and that the COM
pany be forced to take up one Of it's tracks
on the village of Knightville.
After long elaboration in which the
company officers participated, Mr.. 7. B.
haskell president of the board of select
men announced that the decree would be
granted subject to the following con-
ditions which the company acceded to:
First-The Railroad company shall pave
the public crossings of the road with
and eighteen inches from the rails out
ward, and shall keep the same In good
condition at an even grade with the
streets SO that the crossing of it's track
shall be safe and convenient at all points;
and shall lay and maintain suitable
planking between the rails and for a
sufficient width outside of said rails op-
poSite all private entrances bodering on
said track, to enable the owners or occu-
pants Of the premises to which such
private entrances are appurtenant, to pass
to and from said street with their teams
and carriages conveniently and with safe
ty.
Second-Said railroad company shall,
when deemed necessary by the selectmen
anu ulO IOctu COl1l4lSSAOaCI Vi 5nAu UOWA,
make and maintain suitable gutter
between the said tracks and the sidewalk.
Said Railroad company shall also make
and maintain suitable culverts under its
ira 3ks to convey the drainage of the
streets or roads TO the said gutter or ditch.
Third-When in the construction or
operation CT its road, it shall trench upon
the travelled way of said streets or roads
to such extent as to make said travelled
way or road bed of less width than is
deemed necessary by the selectmen and
road commissioner of said town, the said
Railroad company shall, at it's own ex-
pense, build out or widen such roadway
to the necessary extent and to the salts
faction of the said selectmen and road
commissioner.
Fourth-Said Railroad company shall,
in the operation of it's road, remove so
much of the snow in the clearing of their
tracks as may be required to keep the
travelled way Of the roads and sidewalks
in good condition and safe and convenient
for public travel. said work to be done by
said company promptly after each storm
and to the satisfaction of the said select
men and road commissioner.
Fifth-Salt and other substances in
furious to horses, carriages or other
vehicles shall not be used to aid the re-
moval of snow or Ice from the tracks
without the permission of the municipal
officers and road commissioner.
Sixth-Wheneyer the grade Of the road
or streets over which the foregoing loca.
ton is granted shall be changed by the
town, said Railroad shall, at it's own ex-
pense, change their tracks to conform to
said grade, and to the satisfaction of the
said selectmen and road commissioner.
Observation-Disclosures in the construction
OF any public improvements or the doing
of any public work, it shall be necessary
In n DO nv, of tho tpo oko or
| road bed, or any part thereof, embraced
in the foregoing location, said work OF
taking up and replacing shall be done by
| the Railroad company and at Its own
expense, and to the satisfaction OF the
said eelectyuen and road commissioner.
Eighth-Said Railroad company is to
keep, at it's own expense, it's road bed and
all necessary bitches and culverts to carry
OF the surface water, in good repair and
to the satisfaction of the selectmen and
| road commissioners.
The additional track which will be be-
gun so soon as new plans are prepared
and the necessary legal papers are signed
| will be laid on the east side of the road OF
to the point where road leads to Willard
| and another to Cape Cottage. From this
particular point the track follows the
| west side of the road on to the junction
| of the new extension with the main line
| at Angel avenue The length Of this ex.
tension will be about 1870 feet, and ten
feet will be allowed from the side of the
road to the rail- eight feet to the ditch
| the allowance for the latter being two
| feet
There is ample space for turnout
near the old meeting house on the Hill
near the Soldiers monument, and as
| little rock was encountered not much
blasting will be required in construction
1t is calculated that when completed
this extension will effect saving in
time from the city to the Cape Cottage oil
| about twenty minutes, and in distance
less than now travelled by way of Willard
| of one and half miles.
| The company has now on hand most OF
the material needed in construction, and
1 f. nyh hot