Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-06
To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners for the State OF Maine:

Commissioners for the State OF Maine:
TIE Benton &, Fairfield Railway Com
pany. corporation duly eSta blished un-
DER The laws OF the State of Maine and
having its place OF business at Fairfield
IN tne county OF Somerset and the State
OF Maine, having constructed a railway
operated by electricity from Benton
Falls in the county OF Kenrehac tn the
village Of Fairfield in the county of SOM
erset hereby petitions your honorable
pody Tor approval Of the location,
extension Of said road which it PROPOSES
To build. Of The same gauge as the exist
lns road; said extension lying wholly
Wlthin said town Of Fairfield.
Ana said petitioner hereby presents q
location RI liz proposed extension
courses distances and boundaries as Ioi-
itra t.it ms described being the center
Beginning at a point in Island street,
SO called, in said town of Fairfield oppo-
site the Woolen mill. it being Station 1
plus 7l.3 OF the branch track OF said Ben
ton & Fairfield Railway Co as at pres
-lt located. said point being adopted as
vey; thence southerly on a curve 10 the
right or westerly Of $50 fl radius S3
II: TO station plus S7.3; thence on a
curve TO the left or easterly of $50 fl.
radius 81 II. across a portion of Bridg..
street TO station l plus 1+.3 in the center
q the main line Of said Benton & Fair
curve ~ II; across said Bridge street to
station plus ~ near the southeast
corner Of the bridge abutment; thence
same curve IA #. TO station / plus sSs:
thence on a course south Is deg q m.
west lf0 IT. 70 station plus 79l: the
courses 70 this station from station /
Plus Zl3 being along and over the wes-
terly canal or channel of the kcunebec
river and westerly of the water priyi-
Savage & Co. and the Waterville & Fair
held Railway q Light Co; thence on a
S Sfon south z deg; 20 m. west eli "a
dlohg and over SAID westerly canal OF
Cn1NDel ana
same 10 station , plus 709: thence
same course 50.5 IT. along said kennebec
Co, TO station plus 205; thence same
course 1908 # along said kennebec riv-
&. ana eaFierly Of the water privileges
cupied Dy The Wate-ville & Fairfield
Railway < Light 90. to station plus
40; thence OF 1 course south ID deg. ) m.
west luo IT, along the said kennebec riv-
leges owned b said Somerset & Kenne-
bee Co. to station 6 plus 40.
Also a spur track beginning at station
plus S4S in the branch of the Benton
q Fairfield Railway Go. as located on
Island street aforesaid; thence northerly
on a curve 20 the right or easterly of
10 Fl. radius ISL #. across said Island
street TO station plus 3S.1 on the easter
ly side Of said Island street and opposite
the mill of the American Wooden Com
pany.
said location is ten IT. wide, five #. on
each SIDE Of the center line from the
and also from the point Of beginning 81
spur 70 statio 9 plus 3s,l. and is Is fl
wide. fl. On each side Of said center
line between station No | plus o12 ana
station = plus 4L0.
Your petitioner further represents that
between said station ! plus Pip and sta
ton plus ITO. said location is over the
westerly canal or channel of the Kenne-
bee river, that it is therefore outside of
any highway; that it is impracticable to
locate l,',a sad portion Of said railroad in
any highway and that it is the purpose
OF your petitioner 70 construct a substan-
tlal treStie to support said railroad over
said portion.
Your petitioner files herewith man
dated OcJ. e. 1900. Of the proposed route
on an appropriate scale. together with
a written approval BY the municipal off,
GERS ot Fairfield Of the proposed route
ana location a. to streets roads and
ways in said town Of Fairfield within
which said extension is to be wholly con-
Your petitioner also flies herewith !
report and estimate prepared from ar-
tual survey by =. 1. Elakney, skilled en-
gineer.
Your petitioner further represents thar
PUBIC convenience requires the construc
lion of said railroad as herein prayed for.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
Your honorable board will give a hearing
on this petition after due notice thereof
at such time and place as You may des-
Dated q. Fairfield. Maine, this 9th dav
October. A. H. 1900
Benton & Fairfield Railway Co.
BY CHAS. d. BROWN, President.
LESLIE c. CORNISH
Atty. for Petitioner
On the foregoing petition.
ordered: That the petitioner cause to
pc published a true copy of said petition
and this order Of notice thereon tire,
days successfully in the Daily Kennebec
) Journal newspaper published at Au
Susta, in the county of Kennebec the
first publication in said paper to be ar
least fve days before Tuesday the -hir-
teenth of November, a. D 1900 on
which day the board of railroad commits
sloners will be in session at the Hote,
Gerald IN Fairfield, at ten o'clock in ,he
forenoon for the purposes indicated in.
said petition Said petitioner shall SEMI
copies Of the foregoing petition and or
der to the municipal officers of the town
Of Fairfield: the American Wooden Com
pany, the Waterville and Fairfield Rail
way and Light Company; the Somerset
\ kennebec Company, +. ]. Savage A.
company and VI $. Spaulding. parties
mentioned in said petition five DAYS al
least before the date of said hearing.
j. Il. PEAKS, Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Commission ars
of Maine.
A true copy.
Attest: f. c. HARRINGTON. Cler,.
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