Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-20
70 ,ne honorable Board of Railroad

| Commissioners: 'F
Respectfully represents the Franklin,
somerset Il .>ennebec Railway Company
that by its charter, chapter four hundred
ana siXty-scven of the Private and SDe-
ciai Laws OF Maine for the wear eighteen
hundred and ninety-seven, it is author
1zed to lay out, build, own equip con-
lstruct and o"erate line Of railway COM
mencing at point in the Village Corpo-
ration OF Farmington at or near the ter
mihal Track OF the Sandy River and
EarmlnGton, through Pennington, New
Sharon. Mercer, Rome, Smithfield Bel
grade, Oakland and Waterville. to some
the. powers. privileges and immuni.ies.
and subject 70 al the duties and liabiIi
ties provided by the Statutes OF This stlta
III respect to Railroads.
! That it has as required by law. filed IT.,
location with the County Commission rs
of kennebec, Somerset and Franklin
Counties. and now has "A legal location
grounds OF yard of the Maine Central
Railroad Company in the Village Corpo-
ration of Pennington. through the towns
above named, TO terminus in said Wa
tCrvillc.
That it has expended large Gums of
money IN the partial construction of 1T
railroad upon said location. and is now
about to construct and build the Whole
| Of the same.
That to commence it's said railway at
the terminal tracks of the Sandy River
and Maine Central Railroad COMPANIES,
and thence proceed through Fa rmington
| TO New Sharon, and so on through the
towns above named. as by II said charter
authorized. it is necessary that its tracks
should pass through tire aforesaid grounds
| in said Pennington Village Corpora inn
occupied by the said Maine Central Rail-
I road Company. and by ii claimed to re
necessary for its use fer station purpo3, s.
and also To pass into and upun the right
81 way occupied by the Sand River Rail
) road Company Immediately nrr- II Or said
station grounds. and that
/ er cannot commence AT it's authorized ter
minus without so doing.
| mat the Legislature, by the charter
! aforesaid. has expressly gran'nd 70 WV
! petitioner the right to begin its railroad
NJ point of physical connection with the
terminal track of the Sandy River Rail-
| ROAD Company and of the Main Central
/ I,aiIfoAd company. ana IRON lneAce ,p
! proceed through the station XII, lnde of
/ me A'aine Central Railroad CumHlrv IN
| snch manner and under such ,rta- ana
| r"hhif"i!S rs may be impose Ar ttfir
! Honorable Board under the etn1ttI MAS
| Of tn" State.
| petitioner take for the purposes OF its
! rillroad aforesaid the following location
| through the station grounds aforesaid ~
| the Maine Central Railroad Company.
and upon the located right Of way Of tho
| SANDY River Railroad Company; sixteen
ana onc-half G6i4l feet each side of thc
following d"Scripcd center lire: beEiuniig
! at Il pont in the south line of tn" ward
! or station grounds of tn. Maine Central
Railroad C"inuany twelN' on feet nast
| of the point where the g. .tfer line Of II.
location of the Franklin. Somerset <
konnchec Raj way Compan. crosses, sail
south line; thence by tangent nor 81
eightE-ScN"n degrees. thirty minute
| "a ~ West two hundred and sixty
| three (3'rD feet: thence by a five Gegr.o
| O. curve to the right with an Z even I'm
f dred and forty-siX and three-tenths
| tN-four ti3A feet: thence b. a tangen,
North sixty-fivc degrees thirty minute
| M 3ht West two hundred and twcl..
| '2i2t feet to a point between the rails oa
ne main track of the SANDY River Rail
road COMPANY forty-two ard twcnty-hun-
dredfh s i2.a0r feet Northcriy from the
standpipe ~ The Sandy River Railroad
companr- The plans hereto annexed are
\ made a part herenf-tEc right so taken t.
be an easement only to lay out. build,
equip. construct and operate n line Cf rai l.
road thereon subject to such use thereof
| by said Maine Central Railroad Company
and said. Sandy River Railroad Comparr
| as shall not unrcaSonab!Y interfere with
your petitioner in the operations of its
| railroad thereon in such manner as Will
enable it to effect its junction with said
| Maine Central Railroad Company and
| with said Sandy River Railroad Company
as by IT'S said charter is authorized. and
also TO perform the duties required by
That the said Maine Central Railroad
| Company has refused to consent to per
| nit your petitioner To enter upon said
station grounds and to take any part
thereof. and has torn M the tracks laid
/ thereon for the purposes % reaching the
aforesaid terminus and efcctns said
junction.
| That the land aforesaid SO proposed 10
| be taken is not necessary for the ex-
| elusive use Of said Maine Central IA /
road Company for station purposes. Thai
| the foregoing change in the location Of
| your petitioners railroad Forth Of sad
| south line OF said station grounds IS
| necessary and expedisnt. and your peti-
| TONER. under the direction OF Your Hon
IL,
| change and to take said easement thee
| for under the general provisions Of law
applicahlc thereto. or such easement t.r
fined ~ the terms and co1Giti n mposal
thereon by Your Honorable Board
That hy It's said charter yonr prttioA7r
| is authorized to connect with the s"'i
Sandy River Railroad at its terminal
track aforesaid. and said SANDY Rive
Railroad Company is by law Obliged -
draw the cars Of Your petitioner over SAID
Sandy River Railroad at reasonable rates
and for toll not exceeding its own ordt-
! nary rate. and your petitioner is by its
said charter authorized and hv the gem
| eraI laws of the State likewise SO re-
prIirCd to so receive and SO draw over j.
road ears of the Sandy River Railrr al
Company. both said roads being of like
gauge. to wit. two fee. -
| That your petitioner is unable 10 fulfill
it's duty under its chartered contract wit,
the state. or to exercise said ch,rtercd
privilege unless il is permitted under the
direction Of your honorable Board to 50
Icuter upon ard pass through said station
grounds
That by its charter aforesaid your petit
tioner is authorized to connect with the
Maine Central Railroad ut or near its
terminal tract. in FarminEion Village
Cnrpora ton. and likewise with the Sandy
River Railroad. and 50 to become by law
In connecting road with the said fairoa dS
and thcreupon to demand ana receive
from said railroads equal facilities and
despatch in the transportation WI pas sen
gers freight and merchandise. under the
general laws Of the State, and your petit
toner AYERS that passengers freight anc
merchandise cannot he so transported
with such facilities and despatch unless
your petitioner is permitted under the Il
rcction of Your Honorable Board tO entS
lupOn said station grounds and to make q
physical connection with the track q
said Sandy River and Maine Central Ran
road Companies
That in constructing its tracks rs afora
said ii will he necessary for NoUr rCt
TONER to construct its tracks 8urrSs t...
tracks Of said Maine Central Railr1a,
Company as already built in NV uot tiIar
Is portion Of said station grounds.
Wherefore your nctiiioncr rrays tina
after notice and hearing thereon youl
l. That the land proposed to he tal<er
as aforesaid is necessary for the purpose:
of this petition.
9 That public necessity requires SAT-
land to he 81 taken for such purposes
3. That the aforesaid change in YOU
petitioners location may ne so made Il:
aforesaid under your direction. and ~
easement therefor may VIE your approx
al be so taken.