Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-16

TO the Honorable Board of Railroad
commissioners of the State of Maine.
The Maine Central Railroad Company,
corporation established under the Laws
of the State of Maine, located and having
it's principal place of business at Port,
land in the County of Cumberland and
State aforesaid, respectfully represents
that it is DESTROYS of constructing and
maintaining a branch railroad track in
the Town of Fairfield in the County Of
Somerset in said State of Maine extend
ing North Eastwardy from a point about
one mile North of Fairheld to the saw
rlili of Hume and Newhall Company on
the West shore of the Kennebec River.
The location of said branch railroad
track is described as follows:
Tile centre line of said location com.
mences in the centre Of the main track of
a point marked 8 plus $50 which point is
about 1854 feet Southerly, measured along
said main track, from its intersection
with the centre line of the Fairfield &
~, on a curve of 1928 feet radius, turn
ing Easterly. a distance of ga feet to sta
ton plus AIS; thence on g line tangent
to said curve, a distance of All feet to
station 4 plus $40; thence on Il curve of
716S feet radius. turning Westerly. dis
lance of III feet to station plus 66.6;
thence on a line tangent to said curve,
distance of 1884 feet to station 8; thence
on Il curve of 1853 feet radius, turning
Easterly. Il distance of 1888 feet to sta
ton Il plus 1913; thence on line tangent
to said curve, a distance of 81 feet to
station l? plus SO; thence on curve of
410.3 feet radius. turning Westerly. a
tangent to said curve a distance of 81
feet to station 16 plus PA; thence on a
curve of 4l03 feet radius, turning East
erly a distance of 1882 feet to station IS
plus OO.6; thence on a line tangent to
said curve a distance of 2994 feet to sta
ton 81
This location to cover a width of feet
on each side of the above described line,
subject to all prior rights of the Maine
Central Railroad Company over and in
any portion of the land covered by said
location.
The above described location crosses the
highway on County Poad. known as Main
street, and the Fairfield and Shawmut
Railway (electric) which said location,
and Shawmut Railway are shown on the
plan attached hereto. dated May 9th
1908, and signed by Theo. l.. Dunn, Chief
Engineer.
Wherefore, the said Maine Central Rail-
road Company prays that your Honorable
Board will approve such location, that it
may locate. construct and MAINTAIN sad
branch railroad track under the direction
of said Board as provided by law. and
that your Honorable Board will determine
the manner and conditions by which said
| branch railroad track may cross the afore-
said highway and the aforesaid Fairfield
| and Shawrnut Railway.
Dated at Portland, Maine. June 9Th, 1905
Maine Central Railroad Company,
BY MORRIS MCDONALD.
Vice President and General Manager.
| FORREST GOODWIN,
| Attorney for Petitioner.
On the foregoing petition.
| ORDERED: THAT THE PETITION
FER CAUSE TO BE PUBLISHED true
copy of said petition. and this order of
notice thereon. three days successfully In
the Daily Kennebec Journal a newspaper
Published at Augusta, in the County OF
| 1\pnnphPc. the first nlIhIlcatlOn IN SAID