Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-19


The FAIRFIELD & SIAWMCT RAIL-
WAY respectfully represents that it is 4
corporation organized under Chapter 2,;S
OF the Public Laws of 1898 and acts addi-
tional thereto and amendatory thereon.
and that it desires to begin the construc-
ton OF its road when your Honorable
Board shall approve the same as required
by law.
Your petitioner herewith presents 10
your Honorable Board a petition fer tn.
approval of its location. defining its
courses, distances and boundaries &C
companied with Il map OF the proposed
route on an appropriate scale, with Il
written approval of the proposed route
and location rs to streets, roads or ways
by the municipal officers of the town OF
Fairfield in which said railway is to he
wholly constructed. and with Il report
and estimate prepared by John A. Jones'
a skillful engineer
LOCATION OF THE FAIRFIELD &
SHAWMCT RAILWAY
Beginning at spike driven at the in
tersection of the center line of the Wa
terville and Fairfield Railway. and the
center line Of the Benton and Fairfield
Railway. said spike being numbered
thtnce rortG On tne nv map of location;
lett OF 80 feet radius 80 irrt III
station $50; th,ncc \. 5 90 l..
800 feet to station 12+91; thence by u
curve to the right of 1000 feet radius 40,
feet to station Il; thence n. 2Go 30' l.. SS
feet to station 25t.S; thence by a curve.
tn the left of 1000 feet radius 10 feet to
station G-t1: thence n. % 30 r. 40 feet
to station 3i-iI; thence by a curve to tn.
left of soc feet radius 29S feet to station
81 II; thence n. Il +. 951 feet to station
$3.50; thence by curve to the left of ZOO
feet radius 1856 feet to station 4S+92
thence N. - w. AZ feet to station IS ~:
thence by a curve to the left OF $50 feet
thence by a curve to the right
OF so feet radius 59i feet To STA
ton Gill; thence by Il curve to the
right of 100 feet radius 29S feet 10 stu
ton 65T9; thence by a curve TO the lett
of 1870 feet radius ~ feet To station 6S--,:
thence n. 10 so f.. 81 feet to station
.3t 81 thence by a curve to the right of
200 feet radius 3I7 feet to station 77+ae:
thence \. 29' 80 l.. 925 feet to station
~. 81; thence by q curve to the right of
1000 feet radius 1JS feet to station SS+52;
thence n APO r. 2413 feet to station l12.-
GS; thence by a curve to the left of 1000
feet radius ia feet to station ll4439.
thence N. 80 T.. 5l3 feet to station IIg- ~;
thence by curve to the left Of 80 feet
radius rs feet to station 1ol-G0; thence n.
~ H. I'D fcet 10 station L. 60: all the .
above tanSents arc parallel To ana about
Is feet from the Easterly line Of Main
street on the River Road so called.
Thence BY 4 curve TO III" right of 100
feet radius 81 feet to station IT, 81; said
station being II feet Westerly from thu.
Easterly line of the new road to Shawmut
Village.
Thence y as go f. and parallel to the
Easterly line of said New Road 1909 feet
to station 135+6; thence by a curve to the
left of 1000 feet radius $50 feet to station
13S- Sc: thence n. IS" As Il. go feet to sta
ton 14l : i6: thence by a curve to the left
OF 200 feet radius 40 feet to station H.
sc; said station being 10 feet westerly
from the Easteriy line OF the New Road;
thence n. 90 w. and parallel to tho East
erly line of said New Road 4.9 feet to sta
tion EStSo; the nee by a curve to the right
Of 10 feet radius 81 feet to station l5tE-o.
said station being Il feet suutherly from
row of trees standing on the Norther-
~ side Of Main street in Shawmut VII
lage; thence \. S' f. and parallel to
said row of trees G9l feet to station IG1-;-
s.;
The said line described is the cen
ter line Of sud location, and such location
has upon the streets. roads and WAYS
therein described a width and boundary
OF ilve 90 feet on each side Of said center
line.
That public convenience requires the
construction of said road Wherefore
your petitioner prays that this Honorable
board VIII appoint day for hearing on
this petition and that after siich notice
thereof shall be given by your petitioner
as your Honorable Board deems reason
able and proper. and after hearing yo,
VIII approve such location and will then
determine whether public convenience re-
auires the construction Of such road.
Dated at Fairfield this Seventh dav of
February, A. d. 1906
FAIRFIELD & SHAWMUT RAILWAY
BY Amos +. Gerald, President
or the foregoing Petition,
ORDERED: That the petitioner cause
10 De published true copy Of said pe-
tition, and this order of notice thereon.
three days successfully in the Daily Ken
nebec Journal newspaper published at
Augusta, in the County Of Kenncbec. tho
nrst publication in said paper TO be at
least five DAVIS before FRIDAY, the 23d
Gay OF FEBRUARY, A. D. 1906, on which
Day the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Will be in session at the HOTEL. GER
AID in FAlHFIELD at ten o'clock in the
forenoon for4fhe purposes indicated in
sald Petition. Said petitioner shall send
copies OF the foregoing petition and order
to the Municipal Officers of the Town of
Fairfield, ard to Mr.. Geo. F. Evans, Cen
eril Maragcr of the Maine Central Rail-
road AT Portland. Maine. five days. at
least before the date of said hearing.
j. b. PEAKS. Chairman,
For the Board of Railroad Commissions :
ers of Maine.
Dated this sixteenth day of February,
A. ID. 1906.
A true copy.
Attest: L. c. HARRINGTON, Clerk.