Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-23
To the Honorable Board Of Railroad
Commissioners Of the State of Maine:

| To the 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
1 Portland 10 Bangor, from Brunswick
| to Bath. from Cumberland Junction to
! SkoWhcgan. from Brunswick to Farm
iston. from Brewer junction To Mount
Desert Ferry. from Gardner junction Ia
Copseco"k Hin. and from Woolwich to
ROrklaGd. a total of three hundred ninety
four ana scVcutN-seVen onc-hundredths
miles: and that il also operates certain
other lines ~ 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 eighty eight
thousand dollars, which latter amount has
been subscribed and paid for
Sad corporation further represents that
il desires To extend its said railroad. at
its present gauge. from a point in the
city OF Augusta through the city Of Au-
susta and the towns Of Manchester and
Winthrop To point in the town of
Winthrop, all in keunebec county, dis
tance of fourteen and onc-third miles
said extension to cover width of four
rods, except where more land is necessary
for excavation. embankment or materials.
the courses and distances Of said cN.
tension being as follows:
Commencing in said city of Augusta in
the centre OF the main track of said
Maine Central Railroad at Il stake mark ed
o situated 80 feet distant northeasterly
measured along the centre of said track
from stake opposite the northeasteriy
end OF the Maine Central Railroad Au
gusta Passenger Station:
Thence by a curve to the left of 12066
feet radius a distance OF 1i50 feet to sta
ton II + 30:
a distance of 1928 feet to station Il a 81.
Thence by a curve to the right of 1li6-5
feet radius a distance Of .i1.. feet TO sta
ton p 50:
Thence by Il tangent North O. % West
q distance of 211G feet to station 70 90:
Thence by a curve 10 the left of ll46.;
feet radius a distance of S23G6 feet to
station p II 1926:
Thence by 4 tangent North Al 40' West
n distance Of 1I.9.:i feet to station So 4
026:
Thence by a curve to the left of 1li6.3
feet RADIUS Il distance of ?j255 feet to
station o. r 0493
Thence by a tangent North Sc IL West
49, S''''''' ''' "
Thence by curve to the right Of lli63
feet radius 4 distance of lll5 feet To sta
ton g + 42j:
Thence BY q tangent North 81 o. West
a distance of SG9S5 feet to station So r
1255:
Thence by q curve to the lett OF 5,29hp
feet radius a distance of 12i3.33 feet 10
station 81 III 55.6s:
Thence by tangent North 45a 2S' West
d distance of 1862 feet to station 1l5
= All:
Thence by curve to the right of 1liG.
feet radius a distance OF $40 feet TO sta
ton III : l0.,:
Thence by a tangent North 10 OF West
a distance of 6io.1 feet 10 station 1T r
51.4:
Thence bv a curve to the left Of 1l4G3
feet radius q distance of 40l feet to sta
ton 1871 + CAL:
Thence by a tangent North S5o 90 West
a distance of 1913 feet TO station ic9 :
6i.2:
Thence by curve to the left of 2S649
feet radius q distance of $50 feet to station
1i9 n 1i.2:
Thence BY a tangent North 81 90 West
n distance OF 1919 feet to station 1863 +
I'll:
Thence BIZ n curve to the left of Il4G 5
feet radius distance of 81 feet 10 station
ia r i3.1:
Thence by a tango t North sO0 IS West
a distance Of 1919 feet to station 1877 a
8 on the lire bF Heen the towns OF Az
gusta and manchester:
Thence by the same tangent North So
So West distance OF 41469 feet to sta
ion 229 + 09.9:
Thence by a curve to the left of 1ll6.S |
feet radius a distance of lUtD.1 feet tn !
station 29 = zoe: :