Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-25
To til" Honorable Board Of Railroad
Commissioners of the State Of Maine:

To til" Honorable Board Of Railroad
Commissioners OF the State Of Maine:
The Maine Central Railroad Company. a
corporation organized and existing under
the laws Of the State Of Maine. respect
fully represents that it now owns and
operates Il standard gauge railroad from
Portland to Bangor. from Brunswick
to Bath. from Cumberland Junction to
Skowhegan. from Brunswick to Farm
inSton, from Cr0wley's Junction to Lew
iSton. from Brewer Junction to Mount
Desert Ferry. from Gardiner Junction Ia
Copscr0ck Mill. and from Woowich 10
Rockland. a total cf three hundred ninety
four ana seTcnty-scven o0e-hu0dredths
miles: ana that it also operates certain
other lines Of railroad Under various
leases that it has an authorized capital
stock Of twelve million dollars; there
being issued of said capital stock four
million nine hundred and cighty-eign
Thousand dollars. which latter amount has
been subscribed and paid for.
sad corporation further represents that
it desires to extend it, said railroad. at
is present gauge fron. point III the
city Of Augusta through the city Of Au-
guSta ana The towns Of Manchester ana
winthrop to Il uoint III the town Of
Winthrop. III IN konnchcc county. i dis
tancc Of fourteen and un"-thirJ miles;
said extension 10 cover a width oc four
rods. except where more land is ncceS -arv
tor excavation, cmbankmcnt ~ mate las
inc courses ana distances Of said ~
tension 'c'OG as follows:
Commencing in said city cf Augusta IN
IN" centre Of til" main track Of "a q
Maine Central Hailr, al AZ stake mari al
situate! 81 iect distant northcast:rll
measured along In centre Of laid rack
from Il stalk opposite thu north"Hstcriy
cnd Of ;he Maine Contra. Railroad An
gusta Passenger Stltion:
Thence by a curve iu liz. left ~ L So
feet radius 4 distance Or iio fe to STU
ton II p ~:
Thence by tangent North - 81 West
a distance of 81; feet to station II 4. q .:
Thence Ivy d carve 10 the right 81 iipi.-.
feet radius "a distance Of go fest 10 sta
Thence IN tangent North r M IVES,
q distance ~ .l,.6 feet ID station ~ 9-.6.
Thence by a curve To The lett "f III -
feet radius distance of >-1.GS feet g.
station ~ .1.S:
Thence ~ 4 tangent North u w West
4 distance Of lTaa1i feet To- station -
o26:
Thence ~ curve ~ the left Of iih.s
iCct raGIuS distance of ai1.5S feet to
station g. ~ 90:
Thence by 4 tangent North Sc AZ West
a stance Nj '.1.5. feet to station - --
Thence by y curve 10 the right Of ilis.s
feet radius distance Of Iil5 feet 10 sta
ton Is n t3.a:
Thence by a tangent North 81 o2' West
4 distance Of ~9S5 feet {" station - r
ESQ:
Thence by a curve to the left Of 512s.5j
feet radius distance OF 1859 feet To
station 81 aJ.6S:
Thence by 4 tangent North i3' - West
Il distance of 1860 feet Ia station III
r AZ:
Thence by q curve to the right of lli6..
feet radius Il distance ~ aC feet 70 sta
ton ~ l0.3;
Thence by 4 tangent North 10 o. West
5 3 Gs'""'v = ~ TT : S'"''0'' :
Thence by curve to the left Of 11ic.3
feet radius Il distance Of ~ feet to sta
ton 13l NJ Gil:
Thence BY !. tangent North SIS % West
a distance of ..t9S feet 10 station 10 >
a.
Thence BY 4 curve to the left Of 2S6i 9
feet radius Il distance Of $50 feet to station
li9 + H.:
Thence by a tangent North 81 - West
a. distance Of 1879 feet to station 1863 ~
121:
Thence by curve To the left of lIiG.;
feet radius distance of 81 feet to station
IA Fl III:
Thence by Il tangent North so So West
Il distance of 1879 feet to station Is. -
g. on the line between the towns OF Az
gusta and manchester:
Thence by. the same tangent North so
30 West 4 distance of 1859 feet to sta
ton DO n 6o.9:
Thence by Il curve to the left Of II i63
feet radius distance of 1863. feet to
station 80 1o6: