Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-18
LOCATION APPROVED.
Commissioners Approve Of Location
Of Branch Track at Gardiner.
All Crossings to 20 at Grade After Necessary
Changes Nave Been Made.

The board of railroad commissioners
were at Gardiner, Thursday morning,
for hearing on the petition of the
Maine Central Railroad for the appro-
val of the location of branch trak
leading along the Cobbosseecontee
stream, from a point near the Cause
way. along Summer street and TO the
numerous manufactures. paper mills
etc. The plan of the branch track was
shown in the Journal, some weeks ago
In the afternoon. the commissioners
came to their office at the State House
and after discussing the matter rem
dered the following decision
STATE OF MAINE.
In Board Of Railroad Commissioners:
Pursuant to the foregoing petition, the
board met at the time and place deslg-
mated in said order. and gave a hearing
to all parties interested.
Messrs. White Il Garter and A. Nj. Spear
appeared for the Maine Central Railroa
Company.
Mr.. Freeman Patten. mayor Of the city
Gardiner, appeared for the city of Car
diner.
Mr.. George f. Macomber appeared for
the Augusta. Hal!owell &, Gardiner Rail
road Company.
MIR. Gardner appeared for the Gardiner
Real Estate Company.
From an inspection OF the several
crossings ard from the facts brought out
At said hearing II appeared that none OF
said crossings could reasonably be made
otherwise than at grade.
The municipal officers of the city of
Gardiner approved OF the passing along
of said Summer street.
Therefore We have determined to per :
nit All ~ said crossings to be made at
grade. and that the manner and condi-
lions OF constructing and maintaining
same shall be as follows:
The crossing Of Causeway street shall
re at grade after said street has been
filled one foot.
The crossing Of Bridge stree; snail be
at grade after the same has been exca
waited two feet.
The crossing Of Winter street shall be
AT grade after said street shall have been:
fil!ed on. and one-half feet
Permission Is hereby granted 10 fill and
The grade along Summer street TO be
as shown on profile submitted.
The approaches at the several cros..
ings shall not be sleeper than one foot
elevation for every - feet out from said
track.
The crossing OF the Augusta. HalloweIT
K Gardiner Railroad shah be "A grade
after said crossing has been raised one
foot. ana the Augusta, Hallowell * Gar
diner railroad shall be raised TO conform
to said grade as raised. The street shall
De- graded after being raised 10 the sat
isfaction Of the board Of railroad com
mssioners. All the expense Of crossing
ana maintaining said street railroad ami
raising and grading said street shah b.
borne by said Maine Central Railroad
Company.
All trains on said branch track before
crossing the Augusta. Hallowell & Gar
diner Railroad, and all cars on the Au
gusta. Halowell 4 Gardiner Railroad be
fore crossing said branch track shall
come TO full stop within 100 feet of SAID
crossing.
We therefore hereby approve the loca-
ton OF said branch track as shown on
plan herewith signed and approved, II
the manufacturing establishments atore-
said. and find that public convenience re
qures that il shall be built.
Dated at Augusta, this 18th day Of Au
gust, \. ID. 1888.
JOSEPH r. PEAKS
BENJ. +. CHADBOURNE,
FREDERIC DANFORTH,
Railroad Commissioners of Maine