The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-23
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
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Providence, April I. 1906
Whereas. the Mashassuck Valley Rail-
road company, a Corporation created by
tho General Assembly OF the state or
Rhode Island. has filed I'm said office a
certificate accompanied by a plat as re-
quired by law, which certificate SETS
forth that said Company has taken ana
acquired by condemnation, for the pur-
pose of locating, laying out, constructing
maintaining and operating railroad toi
the transportation OF passengers ana
freight with convenient single ana doupie
tracks switches and turnouts, by elec-
trcity or other power, except steam, ull
der authority granted by It's charter ana
the amendments thereto. an estate In Zee
simple in and TO certain lands. with All
the buildings and improvements thereon
and the appurtenances. rights and prlVl-
leges belonging thereto, and rights anu
easements over under and through GER
tain other lands as hereinafter dehned. az
shown by said plat which is entlted fla'
onseven sheets showing the location OF tne
railroad OF the Moshassuck Valley hail-
road Company. authorized by act OF the
General Assembly OF the State OF Rhode
Island passed al it's January Session a.
ID. 1904, and of lands taken therefor scare
30 feet TO an inch March 1906 the loca'
tion OF which said lands I'm which SAID es-
state. rights and easements have peen
taken being described as follows.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BASE LINE
OF LOCATION AND OF THE LANDS.
RIGHTS AND EAsEMENTS TAKEN.
The base line OF location commences at
a point In the westerly Harbor Line On
Seekonk or Pawtucket River, on or op-
posite land on the westerly side OF said
river. owned by Frank A. Sayles, ana OPP
poslte a point on said land % feet souther-
ly from the northerly boundary line or
la,,,
filed herewith, and runs I'm westerly dl-
rection parallel with and % feet distant
from said northerly boundary line over
and upon land OF said Sayles, 10 point
about 24O feet easterly OF the easterly
line OF Pleasant street, public highway,
which said point. for the purposes OF
this description is designated as Station o
OF the base line.
From station O, tho base line curves 30
the south with a radius OF 1902 36 feet. still
passing over land Of said Frank A. Sayles
TO station about plus f6 in the easterly
line OF said Pleasant street. being also
the westerly line OF said Sayles' land ana
for the purposes OF erecting power sta
tions or other buildings or structures, the
placing OF tracks. and for any other de-
sired uses connected with the said rail-
road. as provided in Section ! OF the act
referred to- the Railroad Company hereby
condemns and takes an estate in fee sim
pie in the entire tract OF land extending
out to said Harbor line crossed by SAID
base line as aforesaid and owned by ssld
sayles, said land comprising AN area or
about ASS square feet.
From station about plus 46. in the
easterly line OF said Pleasant Street. the
base line still curves TO the southwest
with a radius OF 1902 36 feet, crossing the
westerly line OF said Pleasant Street at
station about plus s. and crossing said
Pleasant Street at grade. said Railroad
Company hereby taking right and ease
ment in said highway for the purpose OF
crossing the same al grade. for said rail-
road purposes and for the purpose OF
stringing wires above said highway for
the conduct OF electricity From Station
about.3 plus s to station about plus 3,
the base line continues In the curve last
described and passes over land owned by
or standing OF record In the names or
Eunice X Thornton and Martha G
Jenckes. said Railroad Company hereby
. taking OF said land an estate In fee SIM
pie in a strip 100 feet wide OF an area OF
about Il 800 square feet From Station
about . plus TO station about 10 plus 50
the base line is a curve in continuation Of
that last described. and from Station
about 10 plus 80 TO Station about Is plus
20 80 a straight line. From Station about
Is plus 7Oss the base line curves 10 the
right with a radius OF l202.36 feet, and
crosses the easterly line OF Oakhill Ave
nue.. a public highway. at station about 10
Mus -passIas-eyer. between Station
about plus and Station about 10 plus 20
at Oakhill Avenue. land owned by or
standing OF record in the name OF Oakhill
Land Company, said Railroad Company
hereby taking OF said land an estate ia
fee simple in a strip 40 feet wide for
portion OF the distance. and lbo feet wide
for the remainder OF the distance, as is
more particularly shown on the said plat
filed herewith and OF an area or ABOUT
l34i70 square feet.
From station about 10 plus 30 10 station
about 10 plus 81, the base line passes un-
der Oskhil Avenue, a public highway,
said Railroad Company hereby taking a
right and easement In said highway ann
in tho land under the same for the pur-
pose OF crossing the same below grade
and Of erecting and maintaining proper
and suitable bridge, and the foundations
ana abutments necessary 10 support saio
bridge and highway, and for the purpose
of stringing wires below said highway Tor
the conduct OF electricity
From Station about ls plus 81 In the
westerly line OF said Oakhill Avenue, to
station about % plus 93, the base line con-
tinues bonding to the right In conunu"
alton OF the last described curve, and
Land Company. said Railroad Company
hereby taking Of said land an estate In
fee simple In a strip $50 feet In width, as
Is more particularly shown on said plat
fled herewith, and OF an area OF ABOUT
30 800 square feet
From Station about rs plus sS to sta
ton about 30 plus g %, In continuation OF
said last described curve. and TO the east
eriy line of East Avenue at Station about
"a plus 20, in straight line, the base line
masses over land belonging TO William +.
Sayles' estate, Frank A. Sayles and
Charles o. Read Trustees, crossing East
Avenue at a point s feet northeriy from
the southerly boundary line OF land Of
said trustees. said Railroad Company
hereby taking OF said Sayles land an es>
tate In fee simple in a strip varying in
width from 80 feet TO about IS feet. as il
more particularly shown on said plat filed
herewith and Of an area Of about III. 725
square feet.
The side line defining the southerly loca-
tion of the land taken on the easterly