Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-09
owned or occupied by the Maine Central
railroad Company where said crossing

owned Or occupied by the Maine Central
Railroad Company where said crossing
right terminated and thence southerIy 70
the north line OF Steamboat Street as de-
nneateo upon SAID map and as above de-
Scr!bed IS to be seven and one-half (7Ia)
feet on the east side of said center line
ana upon the west side of said centre line
Is 70 De bounded by the east line OF such
Ialtd as is owned or occupied Dy the
Maine Central Railroad Company
Ihat IN each and All + the cases where
of the limits of :iny street road or wav
it is impractical Bile to locate said railroad
within the limits of said streets. roads
That public convenience requires the
construction of said railroad.
Ihat your petitioners made written ap-
pication to the Municipal Ofiicers of
GARDINER to approve route and location
as to streets, roads or ways III said Depot
Square and on said Steamboat Street and
said Municipal Officers refused to approve
such a route and location, whereupOn. as
provided. in section seven OF Chapter
fifty three of the Revised Statutes. an
APPEAL wdS taken 10 the next term there
after of the Supreme Judicial Court in
the County of kennebec and due proceed
.ings had thereon as required by law and
d committee appointed by said court as
provided by law made their report 10 said
Court defining therein the route and loca
ton as TO streets. roads or ways as de
termined by them, which report was ac-
cepted and entry OF judgment made
thereon ana forthwith certined TO Your
Honorable Board and by you received
under said statute in lieu of the APPROX
nj Of the Municipal Officers; 50 that your
petitioners. instead of filing herewith the
written approval of the proposed route
and location AS to streets. roads and
ways OF the Municipal Officers OF said
Gardiner, respectfully refer this Honor
abb. Board to the foregoing judgment Of
the said committee now on file in your
Office.
Your petitioners further file herewith a
map of the aforesaid Proposed route on
an appropriate scale; defining ITS courses.
distances and boundaries. also the ludg-
ment of said committee as aforesaid, to
gethcr with report and estimate pre-
pared by William b. Getchell. skiliul
Your petitioners further represent that
its tracks are to be constructed across
and underneath the tracks of the Maine
Central Railroad. the same being a rail
road already built. and that such cross
ing is To be made, constructed and main
tanned In such manner and under such
conditions rs shall be ordered by your
Honorable Board. the expense thereof to
be borne as your Board may order. As
required by law your petitioners hereby
apply to your Honorable Board in writ
ing. giving the location of the crossing
desired as follows: Said location IL de-
lnca;ed with technical accuracy upon
the map herewith filed and made part
of this petition and crosses underneath
the said Maine G, ntral Railroad tracks at
point about one hundred and ninety
$50 feet south of the platform of the
WHEREFORE your petitioners pray
that this Honorable Board viii! appoint
a day for hearing heroon and that after
such notice thereof shall be given by
your petitioners as Your Honorable Board
deems reasonable and proper and after
lowing DEGREES; that such location be APP
proved, subject to the provisions OF sec
ton u Of Chapter So of the Revised
Statutes. that your Honoraple board VIII
determine whether public convenience re
qlrires the construction of the extension
aforesaid. that YOU will determine the
manner and conditions OF the construc-
ton and maintenance of said crossing
underneath the present tracks of the
Maine Central Railroad Company. and
that You will find that it appears to be
impractiCahle to locate such proposed eX-
tension within the limits Of streets. roads
and ways. and finally that you VIII make
certificate of yOur determination here
under in writing in the manner by law
Dated this twenty-seventh day Of oc-
tober; a, D. 1906 o,rE1I g cAPDI.
NER RAILROAD COMPANY:
BY: Heath & AndTews Its sN Att3 GaRn1-
NER RAILWAY
BY: Heath & Andrews. Its Attorneys.
On the foregoing Petition.
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to he published true Of copy 4t, ca f fherepp
three days successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal. newspaper published at
first publication in said paper to be at
least five days before TUESDAY. the
TWENTIETH day of NOVEMBER, 4.
D.. 1915, on which day the Board of Rail-
road commissioners will be in session at
the JOHNSON HOUSE in GARDINER
at TEN o'clock in the forenoon t, for the
Said netitioner shall send copies OF the
foregoing petition and order to the NUM-
cipaI O,l,cers Of the City OF Gardner
and to Mr. Geo. F. Evans. General Mana
ger If the Maine Central Railroad. Port
land five days at least before the date OF
said hearing.
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
hated this I'd day of November. A. D.
1906. ...-s -..
.ttest: f. c. HARRINGTON. Clerk.
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