Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-28
To the Honorable Board Of Railroad
Commissioners for The State Of Maine:

To- the Honorable Board Of Railroad
commissioners for the State Of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company.
q .CufpoTat!oh established under the laws
ol the State " Maine located and having
is principal place of business at Portland
I'D the county OF Cumberland and State
aforesaid. respectfully represents:
nat II owns and operates line of
railroad running from Waterville to Ban
Sor; that said road was formerly known
as the Fenphscot x Kennebcc Railroad:
mat your petitioner deems it necessary
and CXpedicnt for the safe and convenient
operation OF it's said railroad to make a
ChanSc in The location of said road where
Sfld read crosses Etna Bog, SO called, in
the towns Of Stetson and Etna in Penob-
scot county and State aforesaid. so that
Inc main track shall diverge from the
present location at or near station l105 10
OF the location Of said Penobscot and
kennebec Railroad which point is about
600 feet easterly measured along said
road from the Newport and Stetson town
line.
The center line commences at said point
at or near said station 11O5+l9 at stake
marked % runs thence south AS g
east distance Of l527.6 feet to a stake
left Of easterly of 1910 feet radius a dis
lance Of 1874 feet to a stake marked 81
"; thence on a tangent bearing north 79'
So east a distance of 2f34 feet to a stake
marked 3l+934: thence on a curve to the
right or southerly Of 26if.6 feet radius Il
distance of 1891 feet to n stake marked
~ 40 WHICH stake Is III the center OIL t1e
present location al or near station 1864
Ill Of the location Of the aforesaid Pen
Chscot a. Kcnnebec Railroad.
This location is to cover a width of six
90 RODS being a feet wide on the south
crly side " the above described line and
~ feet wide on the northerly side of the
above described line
Your petitioner further represents that
Il has purchased and holds in fec simple
the title TO the lands covered by the 10
cation above described; that said new 10
nj OF mr.
town way; that your petitioner has filed
herewith a map or plan showing both the
old location and the new location covered
by said change in location.
Wherefore the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company requests your honorable
board 70 approve the said change in To-
vile to Rangor as aforesaid, to be made
under the direction of your honorable
board. and further requests your honor
able board to consent that your petition
er in running its trains over said road be-
tween Waterville and Bangor may devil
ate from the track as originally built and
run said trains over the track construct
ed upon the new or changed location
hereinhefore described.
Dated d Portland May Sth. 1900.
Maine Central Railroad Company.
BY: GEO f. EVANS,
Vice President & General Manager.
on the foregoing petition: ordered:
That the petitioner cause to be pub
lshed a true copy of said petition, and
this order of notice thereon, three days
in the Daily Kennebec Jour
nal. a newspaper published at Augusta.
in the county Of Kennebec. the first pub
LEGATION in said paper to be at least five
days before Wednesday the sixth day of
June. A. y. 1900. on which day the board
OF railroad commissioners will be in SEES
sion at their Office in Augusta, at ten
o'clock in the forenoon for the purposes
in said petition. Said petitioner
shall send copies of said petition and or
der to the municipal officers of the towns
of Stetson and Etna, five days before the
date of said hearing.
]. Il. PEAKS, Chairman,
For the Board Of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine.
Dated this oath day of May, A. D. 1900.
a true copy.
Attest: Il. c. HARRINGTON Clerk.
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