Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-05

Respectfully represents the Eustis Rail
road Company that it is a corpora ton or
ganiZed under the provisions of Chapter
fitty-one of the Revised Statutes of Maine,
as amended. and that by decree OF your
Honorable Board it has been decreed by
you that public convenience requires the
extension of its railroad from Station Five
Hundred and thirty-seven of its present
authorized location; thence through the
Plantation of Coplin, into the town of
Eustis. to a point near the Novelty Mill
in Stratton Village in said town of Eus-
tbs.
Your petitioner herewith presents it's
petition for approval of location of said
authorized extension, defining it's courses,
distances and boundaries, accompanied
with the map first presented and with a
profile paper in common use, and with
report and estimate prepared by d. w.
Brown, "a skllful engineer, from actual
survey.
Said location is as follows:
beginning at Stratton So of the Eus
us railroad location, being equal to sta
ton 0 of the Stratton extension, near the
residence of l. w. Green in Copln Plan
tation and running thence by a curve to
the left of five hundred and seventy
three and ven-tenths (573.O feet radius
five 42O feet to station Alps; thence BY
tanSent North fitty-tive degrees thirty
minutes east IN. SO so Ed thirteen thous-
ana two hundred Q3,20W feet to station
Lev 81, lileIlCe py curve 10 lne IJSHl VI
two thousand eight hundred and sixty
four and nine-tenths (2S6i.9) feet radius
q distance, of eight hundred and seventy
I'VE (S'3) feet to station JAS; thence by q
hundred and thirty-seven and three
tenths 1888 feet radius, a distance Of
one thousand QOOO feet to station 15J;
thence by tangent south seventy-two
degrees east IS. ~ E.) five hundred 600
feet to station 100, thence by curve to
the left of seven hundred and sixteen
and eight-tenths Gl69 feet radius dis
lance ta1 of five, hundred 600 feet to station
eight degrees east IN. GS' e. four hundred
and ninety Q90) feet to station 169-+9O;
thence by carve to- the right Of one
and seven-tenths Gl32D feet radius a dis
lance of five hundred and fifty (550) feet
to station 175-t 40; thence by a tangent east
one thousand four hundred and sixty
Q46c? feet to station 100; thence by curve
to the left of one thousand one hundred
and forty-six and three-tenlns Ql4t3) feet
radius a distance, of two hundred GOOD
feet feet, to station ls2 thence by q tangent
hundred (60C| feet to station 1873; thence by
a curve to the left of one thousand four
hundred and thirty and seven-tenths
hundred Go0) feet to station 105; thence
by a tangent north fifty-tWo degrees IN.
- Ed fourteen hundred G40O feet to sta
ton 2lH; thence by a curve to the left of
u
and seven-tenths Q432. y feet radius a dis
lance of seven hundred 600 feet to sta
ton rs: thence by d tangent north TWEEN
ty-four degrees east On PAP Ed eight hun
dred 5000 feet to station 23i; thence by a
curve to the left of one thousand four
hundred and thirty-two and seven-tenths
q4@2O feet radius distance of four hun
dred 600 feet to station 23S: thence by a
tangent north eight degrees east On. 50 E.
eight hundred 6CW feet to station 2i6;
thence by curve to the right of one
thousand four hundred and thirty-two
and seven-tenths Q432.D feet radius a dis
lance of five hundred 600 feet to station
25l: and crossing the town line between
Coplin and Eustis at station 2i6+90;
thence ny q tangent north ,twenty-.eight
degrees east IN. 2So E) five hundred (5eo)
feet to station 256; thence by curve to
the right of nine hundred and fifty-fve
and tour-tenths t955.D feet radius a dis
feet to station 267;. thence by a curve to
the right of one thousan- nine hundred
and ten Q9l0) feet radius a distance of two
hundred COP feet to station 269; thence
by tangent south eighty degrees east
Is. S0' Ed one thousand one hundred and
seven Q10O feet to station 2S0-A50; thence
by curve to the left of nine hundred
and fifty-hve and four-tenths (9554) feet
radius a distance of five hundred 600 feet
to station 2So+50; thence by a tangent
north seventy degrees east On. 100 Ed
three hundred and ninety-Seven $50 feet
to station 239447S, thence by a curve to
the right of seven hundred and sixteen
and eight-tenths 116.S) feet radius a dis
lance of three hundred (300) feet to sta
ton 92417.S; thence by a tangent south
eighty-six degrees east IS. So Ed one
thousand and seventy-two and two
tenths d072.2) feet to station 5vy-r-20, in
the the hghway , leading ing to Flagstaf five
from place of beginning.
All of which is four rods wide, being
two rods or each side of the above de-
scribed line, with the following excep-
Ia tot t..,1
in Stratton Village the loca ton is twelve
O2) feet on the northerly side and one
and one-half QR) rods on the southerly
side of above described line: from station
2S& to station 292+G0, one and one-half
90 rods on each side of above described
line, and from station 292r60 to station
5h3l2.0 one rod on each side of above de-
scrfbed line.
Your petitioner prays that your Honor
able Board will appoint a day for a hear
ing hereon, and that your petitioner may
give such notice thereof as your Board
deems reasonable and proper in order that
all persons interested may have an oppor-
tunity to appear and object thereto, and
that after such notice and hearing your
petitioner prayS that your Honorable
Board will approve the foregoing proposed
location in order that said corporation
may proceed with the construction thereof
in the manner provided by law.
Dated this twenty seventh day of No
vemher, A. ID. 1903.
EUSTIS RAILROAD COMPANY,
BY Heath, Andrews & Dutton.
Its Attorneys.
On the foregoing petition.
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to he published a true copy OF said petit
ton. and this order of notice thereon
thrne davs successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal, newspaper published at
augusta the first publication in said pa
per to be at least five days before
"Wednesday. the SIXTH day of JAN
TAKY, A. D. 1904, on which day the
Eoard of Railroad Commissioners will be
in session at their office in AUGUSTA at
ten o'clock in the forenoon for the pur-
noses indicated in said petition. Said pc
titioner shall send copies of the foregoing
petition and order, to the County Commits
sioners of Franklin County, also to the
Municipal officers of the town of Eustis
five days at least before the date of said
hearing.
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine.
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