Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-09
NOTICE..
To the Honorable Board of Railroad
(oroVic

ganized under the provisions of Chapter
hfty-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 it's present
authorized location; thence through the
Plantation of Coplin, into the town Of
EuStiS, to point near the Novelty Mill
in Stratton Village in said town OF Eus-
tbs.
Your petitioner herewith presents its
petition for approval Of location of said
authorized extension. defining its courses.
distances and boundaries, accompanied
with the map first presented and with
profile Of the line on the relative scales of
profile paper In common use, and with
report and estimate prepared by d. w.
Brown, a skillful engineer, from actual
survey.
Said location is as follows:
'Beginning at station 537 OF the EuS-
tbs Railroad location. being equal to sta
ton of the Stratton extension. near the
residence OF l. w. Green in Coplin Plan
tation and running thence by curve to
the left of five hundred and seventy
three and seven-tenths t573O feet radius
a distance of four hundred and twenty
tangent North ffty-five degrees thirty
minutes east IN. 80 80 Ed thirteen thous-
and two hundred O5,20D feet to station
13dt25 thence by curve to the right OF
two thousand eight hundred and sixty
four and nine-tenlhs (2S64.9 feet radius
distance OF eight hundred and seventy
five $3.50 feet to station Jas; thence by
curve to the right Of one thousand sl>
hundred and thirty-seven and three
tenths 0G37.3) feet radius, distance of
one thousand $1,000 feet to station 155:
degrees east Is. 72' Ed five hundred 600
feet to station 160 thence by curve to
the left of seven hundred and sixteen
and ei@ht-tenths (7l6.S, feet radius dis
lance of five hundred (5OW feet to station
1G5: thence by a tangent north sixty
eight degrees east IN. 6S' lG.> four hundred
aud ninety N9U) feet to station 1Gs 80;
thence by curve to the right of one
thousand four hundred and thiTty-two
and scven-tenths t14S2.D feet radius n dis
lance of five hundred and fifty $50 feet
to station IFS 10; thence by tangent east
one thousand four hundred and sixty
dia) feet to station 1870; thence by Il curve
To the left Of one thousand one hundred
and forty-siX and three tennis 1l4j.33 feet
radius a distance of two hundred (200)
feet to station le2: thence by tangent
north eighty degrees east IN. so Ed six
hun,li ed tbtE) feet to station 1888; thence by
u curve to the left of one thousand four
hundred and thirty and seven-tenths
U43"..O feet radius distance of seven
hundred 600 feet to station 205; thence
by IL tangent north fifty-two degrees IN.
SO I'D fourteen hundred O40O) feet to sta
ton 30; thence by q curve to the left of
one thousand -four hundred and thirty-tWo
and seven-tenths uf32.O feet radius a dis
lance of seven hundred G0O feet to sta
ton 22G thence by tangent north twen-
ty-four degrees east IN. ~ Ed eight hun
curve to the left of one thousand four
hundred and thirty-two and seven-tenths
U432O feet radius a distance of four hun
dred 900 feet to station 23S; thence by a
Z tangent north eight degrees east IN. s. Ed
teiGht hundred $500 feet to station 246;
Whence by curve to the right of one
Thousand four hundred and thirtytwO
bind seven-tenths Q432.D feet radius dis
Rance OF five hundred 5000 feet to station
cs5f: and crossing the town line between
Es0pli1 and Eustis at station $3.50;
AheflcA by a tangent north twenty eight
Nggrecs east IN. 2S9 Ed five hundred (o90)
Vect To station 25G: thence by curve to
The right OF nine hundred and fifty-fve
sf,)4i sfcur-tenths (9554l feet radius dis
668f one thousand one hundred nl0W
tAtion 267;; thence by a curve to
sns i sasSssa ds sine ee OF sso
by tangent &ontl eighty degrees gre se east
IS So FL one tffQs,sand one ss hundred %! and
and hfty-tive and Ioar-t enths lsa5,4 feet
radius a distance of ne hundred (9OO feet
north seventy degreeeast IN. 1O' E.)
three hundred and ninNty-seven (39O feet
to station 2s9447.s; thenre by a curve to
and eight-tenths C16S test radius a DIS
lance of three hundred (5CD feet to sta
ton 29.,- AS: thence by tangent south
thousand and seventy-two and two
tenths tlO7o2) feet to station ,u.-t-20, in
the highway leading to Flagstaff, five
and seventy-five hundredths go miles
from place OF beginning.
All of which is four rods wide. being
two rods oE-~each side of the above de-
scrited line. with the following eXcep-
tons. viz: From station PSI to station as
in Strntton Village the location is twelve
t,2) feet on the northerly side and one
and one-half go rods on the southerly
SHE of above described line: from station
.SN to station 292 so. one and one-h half
1,s) rods on each side of above described
line. and from station $50 to station
NS 100 one rod on each side of above de-
Your petitioner prays that your Honor
able Board will appoint a day for 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 foreeoing proposed
may proceed with the construction thereof
in the manner provided by law.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of No
yember A. ID. 1908.
EUSTIS RAILROAD COMPANY.
by Heath, Andrews & Button.
Its Attorneys.
On the foregoing petition.
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
to he published a true copy OF said petit
three days successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal. a newspaper published al
Augusta, the first publication in said pa
urr TO be at least five days before
WEDNESDAY. the SIXTH day of JAN
UAKY. A. D. 1904. on which day the
Eoard of Railroad Commissioners will bt
in session at their office in AUGUSTA a.
ten o'clock in the forenoon for the pur'
noses indicated in said petition. Said pc.
titioner shall send copies Of the foregoing
netition 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 sale
hearing.
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
of Maine
Dated this second day of December, A
d. 1908.
A true copy.
Attest: Z. Z. FARRiNGTON.
Clerk.
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