Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-01
TO HAMMOND'S.
The Official Inspection Of New
Trolley Line, Yesterday.
Handsome New Car Cobbosseecontee
Makes Trial Trip to Lake.
Railroad Commissioners Pleased With
Construction Of Road.

The elegant new car of the Augusta,
Gardiner & Winthrop Street Railway.
'Cobbosseecontee.'' made its initial
| trip over the new road, yesterday after
| noon. running as far as the residence
OF l.. Fl. Hammond. near the Manches-
ter and Winthrop line. The object of
| the trip was to give the State railroad
| commissioners an opportunity of in
speeding the track, roadbed and equip
men6 of the new road. Several direc-
tors of the company and officials OF the
road accompanied the State officers.
Superintendent Leander F. Taylor
had charge of the car and with him
We're Warren Seavey, chief electrician
of the road who had the management
of the motor, Conductor Edward Leon
ard and Motormen Chester Turner and
H. w. Clark, Jr.. who went along SO
as to get the hang of the new route.
In the party were Railroad Commits
siOners Beni. F. Chadbourne and Par
ker SpOfford, who We're. accompanied,
by the clerk of the board Col. E. G.
harrington. The directors of the COM
pany who were present were Governor
John F. Hill, Hon. J. Manchester
Haynes, Thos. j. Lynch, Esq, Hon.
George E. Macomber, DR.. F. G. Kins-
man and Col. Henry G. Staples.
The car left the junction of State
street and Western avenue at precisely
3 O'Clock. and. it sailed up the hill like
a bird. This hill is the highest grade
on the whole route, being about per
cent. And yet this is not so steep when
it is considered that Rines hill is 13 per
cent. The car ran very steadily over
the whole line. 1t is heavy car, weigh
| ing % tons, and naturally it requires a
good track and roadbed to run upon
| In this respect the new road is first
class. 1t is as good a piece of railroad
building ever seen in these parts, plenty
good enough for the uses of a steam
road.
| After passing Fuller's land the road
swerves to the southwest, passing over
the Plunkett land and on to the quarries
of the Hallowel1 Granite Works. The
building of this part of the. line was
expensive, as considerable filling had
to be done, especially ii Abe Morang
pasture. The grade is close TO 4 per
cent. in this vicinity. The first turn
out is at Plunketts. -
Beyond the quarries7 the road skirts
the base of the hill and sweeps along
in a pretty straight line toward Man.
chester Forks Through the land for
merly owned by the Granite Co<x.J. F..
Hunt and George F. Bodwell, the road
passes over a roadbed which required
much labor to build. On the BOdwell
land a regular bog hole was encoun-
tered and for time it was difficult to
find bottom. The bed had to be planked
and stone culvert was built. thus
making it possible to lay the track.
From this point straight run of near
| " a mile is had. For the distance of
$500 feet the track passes over land
which was part of the Hewett farm.
the longest stretch of land purchased
of one individual over the entire sys-
| TEN. .3 9sss
The Forks at Manchester is ap-
preached between the Augusta and
the Hallowell- highways the railroad
track entering the highway just north
of the Cummings saw mill. A sub
stantial stone culvert has been shuilt
just before reaching the Midway,
| through which runs a small brock, az
At Manchesta Forks the tracks4uHC
on the east sid&cf the hfghwayt ana
following it's course fontiHues- to Ham
mond's.g The truck ends heye at 'prssa
] ent and conse9Qe nth the car stepped
while the geYftlem{n. pf the party
waiked ahead somes distanee and
viewed the course the The win take
Beyond Hanmond's la short distance