Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-31
10 the Honorable Board of Railroad

To the Honorable Board of Railroad
Commissioners
The Augusta, Oakland and Waterville
Street Railway, Il corporation organized
under the general laws of the State,
specially 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. II Is impraCtirable to locate said
railroad within the limits of said streets,
roads or ways.
Your petitioner files herewith and &C
campaigning it's petition a map of the
aforesaid proposed route on an appropr
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 AMI estimate prepared by John A.
JoncT, n Skillful engineer.
Tho courses. distances and boundaries,
ue5Crlbed in said petition are on file i'll
tie office Of the Railroad Commissioners.
Wherefore. as Your petitioner has by
the said location taken, subject to your
ap1roval, and does by said location. sub
jCCt tn your approval. take as for public
uses for tho location. construction and
convenient use of its s1id 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 il so appears to be
impraCticablc to locate such railway
within the limits of such streets. roads
or ways aforo said. and to approve the
said described location so outside the
limits of any street. road or way.
Your r"titioncr furttGr represents that
public convenience requires the COnStruc-
ton Of said road.
Wherefore YOUR petitioner rrays that
this Honorable Board will appoint a day
for hearing hcreon. and that after such
notice thereof shall be given by
Your petitioner as your Honorable Board
deerS reasonable and proper. and after
location. subject to the provisions of sec
ton twelve of chapter fiftv-three. of the
whether public convenience requires the
construction of such road. and make n
certificate Of such determination in writ
ing in the manner by law required.
Dated this seventeenth day of August,
Augusta. Oakland & Watcrville Street
By HEATH & ANDREWS, Attorneys.
Or the nregoinE Petition,
ORDERED. That the petitioner cause
to be- published true copy Of said petit
three DAYS succoss!vely in the Water
willie Morning Sentinel, a newspaper pub
lishcd in Watcrville in the County of Ken
nebec. and in the Daily Kennebec Jour
in the County of Kennebcc. the first pub
LEGATION in each paper to bn at least five
DAYS before w EDNES1)AY the
TWELFTH day of SEPTEMBER, a. d
1906, on which DAY the Board of Railroad
Commissioners will be in session at their
office in AUGUSTA at TEN o'clock IN
the forenoon for the purposes Indicated III
said petition.
Said petitioner shall send copies Of the
foregoing petition and order to the Mu
nicipaI Officers Of the City Of Augusta.
and the towns Of Sidney and Oakland.
also to Geo. F.. Macomber, General Man
arer Of the Augusta. Winthrop & Gardi-
ner Railway. A. F. Gerald. General Mar
ager Of the Waterville & Oakland Street
Railway. and to Geo. +. Evans. General
Manager of the Maine Central Railroad
five DAYS at least before the date of said
hearing.
For the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Of Maine.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of Au-
gust A. d. 1906.
a true copy.
Atteat:- E. c. HARRINGTON. Clerk.
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