Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-30

10 the f1CnOf9DIe Board OF Railroad
Commissioners
The Augusta. Oakland and Waterville
Street Railway, a corporation organized
under the general laws of the State, re-
Spccuully represents that it desires to be
gin the construction of its road in the
town of Oakland and Sidney and in the
city of Augusta.
That in each and all of the cases where
the aforesaid route and location is out
side of the limits of any street road or
way, 1t is lmpraCticable to locate said
railroad within the limits of said streets.
roads or ways.
Your petitioner files herewith and ac-
c0mpanying its petition n map of the
aforesaid proposed route on an appropri-
ate scale, defining its courses, distances
and boundaries: also the written approval
| OF the proposed route and location, as to
streets. roads and ways of the municipal
officers of the towns in which said rail-
way is to be constructed, together with "a
report and estimate prepared by John A.
Jones. a skilltul engineer.
III" courses. distances and boundaries,
described in said petition are on file in
the office of the Railroad Commissioners.
Wherefore, as Your petitioner has by
the said location taken, subject to your
approval. and does by said location. sub
ject to your approval, take as for public
uses for the location, construction and
| convenient use of its said road, the land
and all materials in and upon it herein
before described in said location as out
side of the limits OF any street. road or
way. your petitioner prays this Honorable
Board to find that it so appears to be
impracticablc to locate such railway
| within the limits of such streets, roads
or ways aforo said, and to approve tn.
SAID described location so outside the
limits of any street. road or way.
Your petitioner further represents that
public convenience requires the construc-
ton Of said road.
Wherefore your petitioner rrays that
this Honorable Board will appoint 4 dav
f2r bearing hereon, and that h after such
a c I1nnOrD 1yl
deems reasonable and proper, and after
hearing hereon, YOU will approve sucn
location. subject to the provisions Of sec
ton twelve OF chapter ifty-threc Of the
Revised Statutes. and then determine
whether public convenience requires the
| construction of such road. and make
certificate Of such determination in writ
ing in the manner by law required.
Dated this seventeenth day of August,
1906.
Augusta, Oakland 6. Wattrvile Street
BY HEATH & ANDREWS, Attorneys.
Or N" foregoing Petition,
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to be published a true cory Of said peti-
ton, and this order Of notice thereon.
three DAYS successfully in the Water
vile Morning Sentinel, a newspaper pub
nebcc, and In the Daily kennebec Jour
nal. newspaper published at Augusta.
in the County Of Kennebec. the first pub
days S' bcfo aT payer WEDNESDAY vast the
TWELFTH day of SEPTEMBER. A. D.
1905. on which day the Board of Railroad
Office in AUGUSTA at TEN o'clock in
the forenoon for the purposes indicated In
said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copiea OF the
foregoing petition and order 10 the Mn
niciral Officers of the City of Augusta,
and the towns Of Sidney and Oakland
also to. Geo. F.. Macomber, General Man
ager of the Augusta. Winthrop * Gardi-
ner Railway, A F. Gerald. General Man
nser Of the Watcrville 4 Oakland Street
Railway. and to Geo. r. Evans, General
five days at least before the date of said
hearing.
]. E. PEAKS, Chairman,
For The Board of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine
Dated this twenty day Of Au-
gust. A d. 1896
true cory
Attcat'- F. c, HARRINGTON. Clerk.