Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-11-07
70 the Honorable Board Of Railroad
commissioners for the State NJ Maine.

n the Honorable Board Of Rail,oa 4
commissioners for the State NJ Maine:
The Ecgton K Fairfield RAILWAY Com.
pant. corporation duly stabliS he'd m
.eF thc LAWS M The State III Main. and
nAFln2 H> place II business a Fairfield
~ me tcUntr d Somerset and the Srata
~ Maine. having constructed "A rafIu-s >
operated ny electricity from Bentoa
i ans N he county Of kenae bee to N.
Z village n Fairfield in the county If -nna-
erStt, hereby petitions youf honora ble
BODY Tor approval % the location.
courses distances and boundaries ~ ! =
extension II said road which IL r1roross,
- build Of he same gauge as The exist.
/ .i7 1890, Stld extension lying wholly
w.thin said town n Fairfield
And said petitioner HEREBY nreesuts
| local q its proposed EXTENSION
I courses. distances and boundaries al III.
lows the I'm. described being the center
me 81 said location:
1 Beginning at point in Island street.
- called. in said town NJ Fairfield. opno
! ste nc WOODEN nill, il being Station
4 PLUS lib Of the branch track N ca IA per
t ton a Fairfield Railway 10. il 4. nres-
! eTlt iocated. sad point being adopted a.
/ ne ohlclai station in the present sur
/ NtE. thence southerly on a curve 70 tie
( night or westerly OF 10 T. radius ga
/ T. 70 station plus S73; thence n, =
I curve e the left or eas,erlv OF l59 II
radius = It. across a portion Of Brids,.
street. 70 station ! plus 1i3 in the center
! y The main line Of said Benton & FAIR
/ Held Railway as located: thence sarpe
curve 80 #: across said Bridge street 10
station Plus zl.2 near The southsa.T
corner Of the bridge abutment: thence
-dme curve Ia r. to station Plus as;
thence on course south s deg e IN
west 40 II. 70 station plus 79i: TIE
courses 10 this station from station 1
oIlls TN D+4nS along and over ne IVES
t@Tly canal o- channel OF the Kennebec
river and western Of the water r1-fvi-
leges OF the American Woolen Co, r j.
Savage & 90. and the WaterYille & Fair.
Held Railway & Light Co; thence on a
course south 2 deg 40 m. west 81 Il.
along and over said westerly canal a.
channel ana over the dam across tbs
same 70 station plus 712; thence
same course 51.3 # along said Kennels
fIEtr ana e3sieriE OF ihe water privileges
Co.. 10 station Plus s5.5: hence 'i sane
course 1908 II. along said kennebec nv
er ana esls,erly % he water privileges
Owned ~ W ;. Spaulding and now .oe.-
cupied by the Waterville 4 Fairfield
Railway < Ligh. Co. 70 station 5 plus
$40; thence on 4 course south Is deg. n
west ly0 r. along ne said Kennebec riv-
leseS owned BY said Somerset 4 Kenne-
htc Co. - station plus 40.
Also a spur track beginning at station
plus S45 IN he branch OF The Benton
& Fairfield Railway CO. as located on
Island street aforesaid. thence nor-heriy
on : curve % the right or sasterly OK
llq f. radius 3Sl Il. across said Island
street TO station Z plus 5Sl on tbs easter
~ side Of said Island stree. and oppos!;.
the mill OF he American Woolen Com
pany.
Said location is ten +. wide, five r on
each side OF The center line from the
point Of beginning to station ] plus H..
and also from ths point Of beginning OF
spur 10 station plus 2S.l. and Is ls II
wide. *. on each side OF said Cente.
line between station No ! plus 49, and
station ! plus 40.
Your petitioner further represents that
between said station ! plus ZIP and sta
fF1 nj & Loo
westerly canal or channel of the Kenue-
bee river. that il is therefore outside Of
any highway; THAI il is impracticabIe 10
locate said portion OF said railroad in
any highway, and that il Is The purpos.
OF your petitioner 70 construct a substan-
iial trestle 10 support said railroad. oyer
said portion.
Your petitioner files herewith map
dated Oct. 29 1900 Of the proposed route
on an appropriate scale. together with
q written approval by the municipal OH
ana location as to streets roads and
ways III said town OF Fairfield within
y mich said extension is 10 be wholly CON
structed.
Your petitioner also files herewith :
report and estimate prepared from ac-
tual survey By 3. / Biakney, skilled en-
Your petitioner further represents thai
public convenience. requires the ceustruc-
ion @. said railroad a. herein prayed tof.
Wherefore your petitioner prays thai
your honorable board will give a hearin.
on this petition after due notice thereof
AZ such time and place as YOU may des-
isaate.
Dated at Fairfield, Maine. this 18th day
October, A H. 1900
Benton & Fairfield Railway CO:
BY CHAS. p. BROWN. President.
a ESL1E G. CORNISH.
Atty. for Petitioner.
On the foregoing petition
Ordered: That the petitioner cause to
he published = true copy of said petition
ana this order Of notice thereon, ,ioes
journal. newspaper published at Az
susta. in the county Of kennebec. the
frs publication in said paper to be at
least five days before Tuesday, the thf-
teenth Of November. \. d. 1850, on
which day the beard Of railroad con,yris-
sionerS will be in session at the Hpt.
Gerald in Fairfield at ten o'clock In the
forenoon for the purposes indicated in
said petition. Said petitioner shall Send
copies Of the foregoing petition and
der TO the municipal officers OF the town
OF Fairfield the American Wooler Com
pany; the Waterville and Fairfield Rail
way and Light Company, the Some-fet
& konnebec Company. r. ]. Savage
Company and W. :. Spauldins. parties
mentioned III said petition. five days al
J. r. PEAKS, Chairman.
For the Board Of Railroad Commissioner.
Of Maine,
Attest: l.. {. HARRINGTON. CIera.
Dated mis- n day Of November. 4 d.
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