Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
Trouant e. Bates.


To the Honorable Railroad Commission
ers of the State of Maine:
The Bangor and Arnostook Railroad
Company. railroad corporation cstab-
llShed and existing under the laws of the
state Of Maine respectfully represents
that II is DESTROYS Of constructing ami
maintaining a branch railroad track cx-
tending from the branch track in Island
Falls. in ArooStook county. in said State
of Maine tthe location of which last
named branch track was approved by
your honorable board. April Is 1Ngn To the
mill of the Mattawamkeag Lumber Com
pany in said island Fails. ana that il has
made a location Of the branch railroad
track desired. which location is described
is follows:
beginning at station - - on the CEN
ter line of the Tannery Spur of the Ban
g0r n ArooStook Railroad, a. per location
approved by the railroad commissioners
April L. 1894. which station equals sta
tion 0+t@ of this spur; thence running in
a southcrly direction on a curve to the
left with radius Of 6c3.S feet. $50 feet
to station 0--SS.6 u. r. c.: thence on Il
curve To the right with radius of 603.S
feet, SS6 feet 10 station 1-Ii.2 +. O.; at "A
point ~ feet distant NJ right angles from
the main TanncrN spur above mentioned:
thence in 4 suuthcrly direction parallel
to and Is feet from said Tannery Spur,
2f5.S feet more or less to the center of
the Patten road so called. at station T.
%: thence continuing to run parallel with
said Tanncry Spur. IS feet to station f+M
+. K. g.; thence on a curve 10 the left
with a radius of Gi3.S feet. go fee; more
or less to said lumber company's mill
yard.
The location is to cover width Of
twenty feet, being ten feet on either side
of the above described line.
Said location crosses the highway
known as the "Patren Road" all Of
which is shown on plan hereto attached.
That 1t is impossible for said branch
track to be built SO as to cross said way
otherwise than at grade.
Your petitioner hereby asks your apprO-
val of said location in order that sand
branch track may ne constructed and
maintained under your direction as pro
vidcd by law, and your petitioner prays
that said branch track may be allowed
your honorable board to determine the
manner and conditions upon which said
branch track may cross said way.
Bangor * Aroostook Railroad Company,
BY APPLETON & CHAPLIN.
Its Attorneys.
June ). 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, Tn"
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 K 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.
]. 3. PEAKS. Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine.
Dated this eth day Of June. A. D. 800.
A true copy.
Attest: L. c. HARRINGTON, Clerk.
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