Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-17

/ To the Hon. Board of Railroad Commits
| siorcrs of the State of Maine.
The Franklin, Somerset & kennehec
Railway Company, a corporation duly or
Ganized and existing under and by virtue
of the laws Of the State of Maine and
| having its principal place of business in
| the city of Watervilc County Of kennc-
/ bee. State of Maine. respectfully repre-
| scnts:
That it is about to extend ana complete
its railroad. heretofore partially con-
| structcd between Pennington and New
| Sharon in the County of Franklin. TO its
authorized terminus i'll the city Of Water
| vile, County of kenncbcc.
| That it has completed its survey there
| of through the towns of Pennington.
New Sharon. Mercer, Rome Smithield.
THAT it has filed its location in accord
| aEce with said survey with the Cpmnis-
s;oncrs oil the Counties Of Franklin. som
| CrSCt and kenncbcc as required by Jaw.
| That its tracks 20 be CONSTRUCTED in ac-
| cordance with said location will be con
slr .; nndernoath ne tracks ,,, ;,lrnad.
| the town of Oakland.
| That the location of the crossing de
| sired is as follows: Becinning at poht
Comnany's tracks ut point 900 feet
| Eastrr!y Of the Oakland passenger sta
tor. 10, feet Westerly q Inc Sornrrs !
| Railway Company's yard limit post and
| twelve miles South-easterly OF Norridge-
wock station on said Some rsct Railway;
| thence by tangent South Is degrees East.
| by A II degree curve to the right. 90 6l-l0J
| feet to the center OF the Maine central
| track, making an angle with said track
of about g. degrees at point ~ feet
| f,aSteriy OF Oakland passenger station. lO)
| feet Easterly of the elaine Central Rail
road yard limit post and nvc miles West
| Of Watcrviilc station on said Maine C"u-
| trail Railroad; thence by same u degree
curve to the right, As 35-l'p feet to tie
| dividing fence Lctwccn the Maine Cen
| trail Railroads south limit OF right OF
way on land occupied BY Dunn Edge Tool
Company, as indicated upon the location
| of said Franklin. Somerset a. kcnnet";
Railway Company as fled with the Com
| misS:pncrs OF kcnncbcc County as afore-
said.
Your petitioner Graves leave to refer q
said location now so of record anu 70
make the same. so far as II show tnt re-
| on the crossing desired, a part Of this pc
tiiiOn
Wherefore your petitioner REQUESTS that
your Honorable Board. after due notice
and hearing, viii determine the manner
and conditions Of the construction anu
maintenance of said crossing as provided
By tho public laws Of Tie Safe OF Maine.
Datcr. April %. y. ID. 1891.
Franklin Somerset g. kcnnebec Halfway
Company, by Leonard Atwood, Pre5i-
dent.
ON the foregoing petition.
ORDERED:-Th the petitioner cause
to be published true copy of said petit
ton. and this order of notice thereon.
three days successfully in the kennebec
Journal, newspaper published in Au-
publication in said paper 10 be at least
five days before the 18th day of May. A
ID. 1901, on which day the Board OF Rail
road Commissioners will be in session a.
the Passenger Station of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad in Oakland at two ociocv
In the afternoon. for Tire purposes fnuf-
Gated in said petition
Said petitioner shall send copies of the
foregoing petition and order to the Sta
ton Agent of the Maine Central Railroad
Company at OAKLAND
Joseph y. Peaks Chairman.
For the Board of Railroad Commission
ers of Maine
Dated this fifteenth day of May. A. d.
1901.
A true copy: Attest f. G. harrington,
Clerk.
Mayl7d3t