Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-17
To the Honorable Board of p,u,o,a
Commissioners; o'''

nuHdrcu ana nihety-seVcn. ii Is author
lied 20 lay out. build, owl. equip, cor
struct and o"eraie a line Of railway com
mencing at n point in the Village Corro-
ration OF Farmington. at or near the fer
n,aine Central Railroad t.onpa MES in sal /
Pennington, through Pennington, New
Sharon, Mercer. Rome. Smithicd. Bel
grade gi oak kn "a, and NWa,erv,llc. to some
the powers. privileges and immunilics
and subject to al the duties and liabili-
ties provided by The Statutes of this Stat.
in respect to Railroads.
That il has as rcquired by law. filed its
location with the County Commissioners
of Kenncbec, Somerset and Franklin
from the South line Of the station
grounds or yard of the Maine Central
l;ailroad Company in the Village Corpo-
ration Of Pennington. through the towns
above named, to a terminus III said Wa :
tcrvillc.
That it has expended large sums of
money in the partial construction of its
railroad upon said location. and is now
about to construct ana build the who Q
Of the same
That to commence its said railway at
the terminal tracks of the Sandy River
and Maine Central Railroad Companies
and thence proceed through Pennington
TO New Sharon. and on through The
towns above named, as by it said charter
authorized. 1t is necessary that its tracks
should pass through the aforesaid grounds
In said Pennington Village Corporation
occupied by the SAID Maine Central Rail
road Company. and by 1t claimed to be
necessary for its use for station pi1rpos s.
and also to pass into and upon the right
OF way occupied by the Sandy River Rail-
ROAD company Immediately north of said
station grounds, and that your petition
CT cannot commence al its authorized ter
minus without so doing.
That the Legislature. by the charter
aforesaid. has expressly granted to your
petitioner the right to begin its raj road
at point Of physical connection with the
terminal track of the SANDY River Rail-
road Company ana of the Maine Central
Railroad Company. ana from thence %
proceed through the Staticn grounds If
the Maine Central Railroad COMPANY in
such manner and under such terms an l
conditions may be imposed by your
Honorable Board under the general laws
of the State.
That public necessity requires that vou~
petitioner take for the purposes of its
railroad aforesaid the following location
through the station grounds aforesaid of
the Maine Central Railroad Company
and upon the located right Of way OF the
Sandy River Railroad Company: sixteen
and one-half G6l1 feet each side of the
following descrIocd center line; beginning
at a point in the south lire Of the yard
or station grounds of the Maine Central
Railroad Company twelve G2) feet west
or the point where the center line of the
location of the Franklin. Somerset &
kcnnehec Railway Company crosses sail
south line; thence by tangent north
ciEhty-scvPn degrees. thirty minutes
C7 800 West two hundred and sixty
81 curve 10 the the right WITH an tieSen lun
dred and forty-siS and threc-tcnths
Giis.Si foot radius four hundred and thir
fy-four tiJf) feet. thence by a tangent
North sixty-fvc degrees thirty minutes
t6i 3h'l West two hundred and tweivc
tol2D feet to point between the rails Of
the main track of the Sandy River Rail-
drcdths Geo feet Northcrly from the
St1napirc Of the Sandy River Railroad
COMPANY The mans hereto annexed are
made part hereof-the right so taken to
he an easement only to lay ont, bu'li.
equip, construct and operate 4 line If rail
road thereon subject to such use thereof
b. said Maine Central Railroad Company
and said Sandy River Railroad Company
as shall not unrcas0nabiy interfere with
vour petitioner in the operations of is
railroad thereon in such manner rs will
enable il To effect its junction with sad
Maine Central Railroad Company AMI
with said Sand River Railroad COMPANY
as by It's said charter is authorized. aud
also Ia perform the duties required by
said charter.
That the said Maine Central Railroad
Company has refused to consent to rcr-
rlit r"Gr petitioner to enter upon sail
station grounds and u take any par
thereon for the purposes OF reaching The
aforesaid terminus AID cncctinS 81 d
junction.
That the land aforesaid 50 proposed 10
W taken is not necessary for the cN-
elusive uSc of said Maine Central IA l.
road Compqnv fer :ta'ior purposes. Thu
the foregoing change in the location Of
your petitioners railroad north of 81 d
necessary and CXpCdfcnt. and your pet
toner, under the direction Of your Hon
orahl" Board is authorized 10 MAKE such
change and to take said easement there
for unl'r the general provisions of law
anrliCablc thereto. or such easement for
such purpose as may he limited and dc
fined by the terms ana ConGitif rs imposed
thereon by Your honorable Board.
That by i1s said charter your petitioner
is authorized to connect with the ga
SANDY River Railroad 1t its terminal
track aforesaid. and said Sandy River
Railroad C0muauT is nv law obliged 20
draw the ears of YOUR petite nor over S1;d
SANDY River Railroad NJ rea sonabie ratcs
and for "A toll not exceeding its own cr,ij-
nary rate. and vour petitioner is by It's
said charter authorized and nv the gon-
cral laws of the Stat" likewise SO ~"
road cars of the Sandy River RailrraI
Company, both said roads jcin, of Ill @
gauge. tn wit. two fccf.
That your petitioner is unable 10 fulfill
it's duty under its chartered contract wit s,
the State, or 20 exercise caid chartered
privilege. Unless it is permitted unGcr the
direction of your Honorable Board 10 so
enter upon ard pass through said station
grounds.
That by its charter aforesaid VOW rc't-
TONER is authorized to connect with va
Maine Central Railroad at or near is
II rminal track in FaImincion Nil'a~c
Corporation. and iii,Cwise with the Sandy
River Railroad. and So to become bv law
a connecting road with tho said railroads
and thercupon to demand and receive
from said railroads equal facilities and
despatch in the transportation Of raS on
gers freight and mCrrland'sc. under tn"
general laws of the State. and your petit
toner AYERS that passengers. freight and
merchandise cannot b" 50 transport ~
with such facilities and d"Scatch unir.;s
your petitioner is permitted under the d.
rection Of your Honorable Board to enter
uron said station grounds ana to make
physical connection with the tack, Of
said Sandy River and Maine Central R1i
road Companies.
That in con~tructi1g is tra k IS aForo
said il VIII he necessary for your petit
tionor to cor~tr',ct its racks across H."
tracks Of said Maine Central Eaiir~aI
Company rs; already built IN tn" norihcr-
~ portion Of said station grounds.
Wherefore your petitioner nroyS that
after police and hearing thereon Your
Honorable Board will decree as follows:
l. That tho land proposed 10 he tak"n
as aforesaid is necessary for the iu~pos s.;
of this petition.
2 That p,tI,li, necessity requires rad
land TO re go taken for such purro-cs
3 That he aforesaid charge in your
petitioners location NAV DO so made as
aforesaid under YOUR direction. and an
easement therefor may with your APPROX
al be so taken.
4 If YOUR Honorable Board determine
that public necessity does not rcnuirc said
land so to he taken as hercinbcforc pro-
nosed then The petitioner prayS bat Your
Board will determine what change in
your petitioner location now of record
shall he made under vorr direction. AMI
what easement therefor shall be taken