Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-09
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To the Honorable Railroad Commission
crS of the state Of Maine:
The Bangor and ArooStOok Rlilroa
Company. a railroad corporation c~tah-
liSh"d ana existing under the laws III the
state Of Maine respectfully represents
that ii i DESTROYS of constructing ana
maintaining a branch railroad track eN-
tending from the branch track i'll lsllnd
Falls. in Aroostook county. in said state
Of Maine Ghe location of which last
named branch track was approved hy
your honorable board. April To- 1870 to thu
mill of the MttttwamkeaE Lumber com
panY in said Island Falls. ana that il has
made location of the branch railroad
track desired. which location is described
As follows:
"BcEinninE at station % - on the cen
ter line of the Tannery Spur of the Ban
snr X Aroostonk Railroad. as per location
approved by the railroad commissioners
April II. 1884 which station equals sta
ton 200 of this spur; thence running in
a sOutherly direction on a curve to the
left with A radius Of hO3.S feet. $50 feet
To station 0->Sh +. r. IL. thence on
curve to the right with a radius of G13.N
feet, SS.6 feet 10 station l+11.2 f.. C.; At a
point IL feet distant Mt right angles from
the main Tannery Spur above mentioned,
thence in SOutherly direction parallel
to and Il feet from said TanncrY Spur.
2i5.S feet more or less to the center of
the Pltten road, 50 called. az station
Is. thence continuing to run parallel with
said Tannery Spur. IS feet to station 4+>1
l.. II. G.: thence on a curve To the left
with a radius of 6o3.S feet 80 feet moro
or less to said lumber company's mill
yard.
The location is to cover a width of
twenty feet, being ten feet on either side
Of the above described line.
Said location crosses the highway
known as the "Patten Road" all of
which is shown on pan hereto attached.
That it is impossible for said branch
track to he bnilt so as to cross said way
otherwise than at grade.
Nnnr pntitipppr hereby asks a
val of said location in order that SAID
branch track may nc constructed ana
maintained under your direction as pro-
vided by law, and your petitioner praYs
that said branch track may be allowed
to cross said way at grade ana asks
your honorable board to determine the
manner and conditions upon which said
branch track may cross said way.
Bangor a Aroostook Railroad Company.
by APPLETON & CHAPLIN.
Its Attorneys.
June 5. 1900
on the foregoing petition.
ordered: That the petitioner cause to
be published a true copy of said petition,
and this order Of notice thereon. three
days successfully in the Daily kennebcc
Journal, newspaper published at Au-
gusta, in the county of kennebCc. the
first publication in said paper To be at
least four days before Tuesday, the 18th
day Of June A. d.. 1900. on which day
the board of railroad commissioners will
be in session at the passenger station of
the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad Com
pany at Island Falls at eleven O'Clock in
the forenoon for the purposes indicated
in said petition. Said petitioner shall
send copies of the foregoing petition and
! order to the municipal officers Of tho
town Of Island Falls three days at least
before the date of said hearing.
J. Il. PEAKS. Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine.
Dated this eth day of June, A. d. 1900.
| A true copy.
Attest; l.. c. HARRINGTON, Clerk.
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